Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-22

Colonel Carr, supervisor inspector for
this district, returned from Minnesota
Saturday evening.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in last evening with fair list Of
cotton and people, and will leave to.
morrow evening with a return trip for
Napoleon and the bends. Bob Wild
berger and Charley Sharpe, two of the
best fellows in the world, have charge of
the Office
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop-
lin, arrived last night from the upper
coast with good list of cotton seed
and other freight. She leaves this even
ing with return trip for Osceola and
the bends. J. w. Rhodes, clever gen.
tleman, presides in the Office.
The local inspectors at Pittsburg have
suspended for thirty days the licenses of
pilots Gardner, Jackson and John G..
Bush for permitting collision between
the propeller Caldwell and ferry Cusse-
WACO.
The Mary Miller, Captain Donnelly,
came in from the Ohio river with fair
trip Of grain and produce, and leaves
tomorrow evening with return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Char
ley Woodbury., an affable gentleman,
presides in the Office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane
came in this morning from st. Louis
with full cargo of grain and produce
and leaves this evening with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis, connecting
at St. Louis with the Northern Line
packets and railroads for st. Paul and
all points East. Billy Blenker is her
chief purser.
One of the Anchor Line packets will
leave here on Thursday morning the I'd
of July, with an excursion for st. Louis,
to celebrate the Fourth Of July and
formal opening of the bridge at St.
Louis. Round trip tickets, half price.
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritch-
ard, leaves this evening for Fort Smith
and all points on Arkansas river. She
is staunch boat and in charge of eff
cient officers. John O'Neal courteous
gentleman, does the honors of the office.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
is receiving for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river, and leaves tomorrow
evening carrying the United States mail.
Gus O'Neal, courteous and attentive
officer, has charge of the Office.
| Captain Frank Vinson, of the big
wharfboat, leaves to-day for Cincinnati
by rail, on business connected with his
agency. We commend the Captain to
the tender mercies of our contemporaries
of Porkoplis.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the hen DIS,
VIM. Walton, a clever gentleman, holds
forth in the Office.
Rates on freight from St. Louis to
Memphis are Is cents per hundred lbs I,
and % cents per Dbl. on -four.
The Cherokee passed down Saturday
evening for New Orleans, deeply laden.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drinkwater,
came in last evening from St. Francis
river with fair list of cotton. She is
receiving for return trip to all points
on St. Francis river through to Wits
burg, and leaves tomorrow evening.
Billy Haines attends to the freight de-
,partment.
The Mollie Moore and Bisma rck
passed down yesterday morning for New
Orleans. Both steamers were well laden.
The White brought in 81 bales cotton.
The principal item Of the Mary Mil
ler's cargo is As hhds bacon, SS tierces
hams, 100 boxes starch, l22 packages
butter and so kegs beer. 60
The Exporter passed up last night for
Cincinnati, after putting off here few
lots of potatoes and other stuff.
The Falls Pilot arrived last evening
from the Ohio river with tow of coal
for the St. Bernard Coal Company.
Captain Dick Lightburne received a
dispatch from Captain Frank Hicks,
stating that the Belle Lee would leave
Memphis tomorrow at twelve o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends.
The Susie Silver passed up this morn
ing before daylight for st. Louis with
fair trip of passengers and freight.
The Thomas Sherlock will pass up
this afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Phil Alhn, Captain James Lee,
came in yesterday morning with fair
trip Of freight and passengers, and will
leave this evening with return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends. Captain
Stack Lee is her prime minister.
The City Council meets this afternoon
t. receive message from the Mayor in
reference to the wharfage ordinance.