Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-06

Captain Cable, owner of the Tom
Rees who left for parts unknown several
weeks ago with several thousand dollars
borrowed money, has not been heard
from as yet.
The r. W. Dugan left yesterday
morning with so tons Of old iron and
rags and small list of cotton. She
adds at the mouth of Obine river 10000
feet of lumber for Cincinnati.
The John Kyle passed up last evening
for St. Louis with 1000 sacks salt and
200 tons Of other freight. She put off
here lot of groceries and fruit.
The Mollie Moore, up Saturday morn
ing, had for st. Louis 5000 seeks salt
and 26OO bundles cotton ties.
The Phil Alliu, Captaia James Lee,
brought in from tbc lower coast good
list of passengers and fair lot of cotton
and seed. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Friar's Point and the
BENDS attending to all way business.
Captain Stack Lee presides in the Office
and is ably seconded by B. P. Fields
and Charley Smither.
A slight wave out of the Wabash i'm
proved navigation in the lower Ohio.
The Great Republic leaves st. Louis
on Wednesday for New Orleans.
The John A. Sender passed down
last evening for New Orleans well laden.
She added here 500 sacks oil cake.
The owners of the City of Alton drew
$4,000 prize in the Havana lottery.
Good enough.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from st. Louis
with full cargo Of grain and produce,
and also brought back the excursionists
who went up Saturday on the Grand
Tower. She leaves this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, connecting at St.
Louis with the Northern Line packets
and railroads for st. Paul and all points
East. Mr.. Hewitt is in charge Of the
office, Billy Blenker having stopped off
at st. Louis on account of sickness.
lThe Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop-
lin, brought in from the upper coast a
moderate trip, and leaves again this
evening for Osceola and all way landings.
J. W. Rhodes, a clever gentleman, has
charge of the Office.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, will
arrive tomorrow from Cincinnati with a
cargo of Western products, and leaves
on Wednesday with return trip. Cap
tain Ed Cobb will make engagement
for her.
The A. j. White came in from Napo-
leon with good list of cotton and soed
also number of people. She will leave
tomorrow for Napoleon and way land
ings. Captain Mark Cheek commands
this elegant steamer and Bob Wildber-
ger is her polite secretary.
The Grand Jury at Cairo have indie
ted pilot Bill Gupton for the killing of
Eshback.
The GAINESVILLE is due tomorrow from
Arkansas river.
The Ella Hughes, Capt Drinkwater in
command, came in yesterday morning
from St. Francis river with fair trip,
and leaves tomorrow evening for Hell
ena and all points on st. Francis river
through to Wittsburg. Billy Haire pre-
sides in the Office.
The Anchor Line packet Julia, Cap
tain VIM. Blake, leaves the elevator this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. John Blake is her clever
purser.
Captain Woods, of the St. Bernard
Coal Association, with a number of
friends, excurted to Presidents Island on
the Fourth on the excellent tug Oriole,
in command of the efficient and popular
officer, Captain VIM. Maingault. Cal
Padget, Esq, a well-known planter on
the island, gave the party a warm recep-
ton and aided in making the excursion
a pleasant affair.
The City Council meets this afternoon,
and it is hoped that they will take up
the wharfage ordinance and put it
through
The tug 0riole in effecting landing
at Cal Padget's Saturday morning with
her excursion party on board, struck the
reef of the bar and careened so that her
larboard guard was under water. A
number on board became frightened and
feared the tug would capsize. Hop
johnson, of the Appeal, became so
frightened that he rushed into the cap
tain's room and donned life preserver,
and commenced praying manfully to be
relieved from his perilOus position. Hop
don't like water, and be thought his time
had surely come.
The splendid passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Reub Haines, is receiving