Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-03

| Calro, Louisville and CINCINNATI Iii
Crider and Frank Skunk, two clever
gentlemen, have charge Of the Office.
The Minneola is a safe carrier, and will
go through with dispatch.
The New York Graphic of late date
has cut Of the gallant Phil Allin pass
ing through the new cutoff, she being
the first boat to 90 through. Fred
Anderson drew the sketch.
The Pat Rogers will arrive here to-
morrow evening and leave on Saturday
with return trip for Cincinnati. j
The Mary Milleris due this evening
from Cincinnati, in place of the Andy
Baum.
John E. Spither, formerly river
clerk, but lately connected with the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, died
last night at the residence of Captain
w. ]. Ashford, after an illness of several
weeks. The funeral will take place this
afternoon from Captain Ashford's resi-
dence, Clio Shelby street. The deceased
was beloved by all who knew him, and
leaves many friends to mourn his loss.
The steamers in port displayed their
colors at half.mast in respect to his
memory.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock last
night for Memphis, and will arrive in
time to leave here on Saturday with
return trip for Little Rock and all way
points on Arkansas river. Captain Sam
Miller will make engagements for her.
Henry Daniels and Matt Downs went
out last night as pilots on the Belle of
Texas.
The Paragon and Exporter, bound for
New Orleans, are stuck in the lower
Ohio.
The channel in the Arkansas river is
cutting out.
The Geo. W. Cheek, for Napoleon, had
good freight and passenger list.
The steamer Geo. G. Wolfe struck
snag in Missouri river twelve miles be-
low Brunswick yesterday and sunk in
nine feet water. She is badly broken
and will prove total loss. She was
owned by Captain Lloyd Belt and others,
of St. Louis, and was insured in St.
Louis agencies for $4,000. She had on
board at the time of the accident rs tons
of freight.
Dan Sullivan went out last evening as
bill clerk on the George W. Cheek in
place of VIM. Smither.
The Charles Brown arrived this morn
ing from the Ohio river with tow of IS
barges, containing 228,OOa bushels of
coal, for the well-known coal dealers,
Brown & Jones.
The Bee and barges, due up tomorrow
for St. Louis, has six barges. The
principal items of her cargo is 400 hhds
and 100 boxes raw sugar, 500 sacks salt,
and 20 tons marble.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to
morrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Captain Garrett Huls is her prime min
lister.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and St. Louis, leaving tomorrow
evening. She connects with the North
ern Line packets for St. Paul and the
railroads for all points East. Mr.. Ques
mel, a clever gentleman, does the honorS
of the Office.
The John A. Scudder will pass up this
afternoon for St. Louis. She has 200
boxes of raw sugar and 100 tons of
other freight.
The Carrie V. Kountz, due up tonight
has for St. Louis 400 tons of freight.
Captain Dick Lightburne received a
dispatch from the Quickstep saying she
would arrive in port Thursday night,
and will leave on Saturday for White
river
Turner, the negro magistrate at Hope
field kept all the forfeits from the unso-
phisticated that visited Arkansas on
Sunday. he received from two to if
teen dollars from some of them, and beg
ged for more. From one poor fellow that
was fined he wanted an extra V to
treat his deputies to lunch and spirits.
Another that had up ten dollars was
fined FIVE dollars and costs, which came
to nine dollars. Turner told him he
would keep it all, and refused to refund
the dollar. Yesterday Tuesday seve-
raj were arrested by Turner under the
pretext that they were violating the
game law, and their guns we're taken
from them. Turner is the one who came
to Memphis during the overflow and re-
ceived supplies from the Relief Commit
tee for sufferers, which were given to his