Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-15

left Louisville yesterday.
The City of Vicksburg for ST. Louis
left Vicksburg last evening.
The John B. Maude left St, Louis last
evening for Cincinnati.
The Andy Baum for Memphis, and
Sam ). Hale for New Orleans, left Gin
cinnati last evening.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening for Friar's Point and
the bends, attending to all way business.
Captain Stack Lee is her clever purser.
Friar's Point is two and a half feet
under water.
The Cheek, up this morning, reports
no further breaks and the river falling
all the way down.
The large brick warehouse at Napo-
leon cayed in the river on Wednesday
last,
Little Red river rose ten feet on Tues.
day but was falling again on Thursday.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sengers through to all points East at low
rates.
The Geo, w. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, arrived this morning from the
lower coast with 80 bales of cotton and
1893 sacks Of seed. She leaves this eve.
ming with return trip for Napoleon and
the bends. Lee Cummins and Charley
Sharp, two clever gentlemen, have
charge of the office.
The negro rousters on the James How
ard, en- route to st. Louis, mutinied at
Hailes Point and attacked the officers
Of the boat. The mate attempted to put
negro rouster ashore when the negroes
attacked the officers with clubs and
knives, refusing TO allow the theft to be
put ashore. In the meleethe carpenter,
mate and watchman were severely
bruised The negroes were finally over
powered and eleven Of them put in the
hold Sheriff Irwin, of Cairo, met the
Howard below Cairo with a tug and
posse, arrested the eleven negroes and
took them to Cairo, where we hope they
will get their just dues. me-
The Qlickstep, in command Of that
ever popular officer Milt Harry. arrived
this morping from White river with rs
bales of cotton, ll8 bales of hay, 80
sacks of seed, a lot Of hides, 200 packa-
ges of sundries, and reshipped at the
mouth 80 bales of cotton. She leaves
tomorrow evening for all points on
White Black and Little Red rivers,
carrying the United States mail connec-
ting Sunday morning at the mouth of
White river with the Belle Yazoo for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the bends;
and with the Cora Belle. at Jacksonport
for Batesville and upper White river.
Ed Postal and Dan Sullivan, two clever
gentlemen, have Caarge of the Office
Captain McCauley, who has been off
the. river for long time, has returned
TO his first love. He and BLY, Weaver
piloted the Ella to this port and Jack
Waters and Jim Kinman took her from
here around to White river.
Jim Hall went out last evening on the
ELLA, in charge of the mail.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land. leaves tomorrow evening for all
points on Arkansas river, carrying the
United States Mall Walker Outlaw,
a worthy officer and courteous gentle
man, has charge Of the Office.
The He Yaeger will be down to-
morrow for New. Orleans.
The Thomas Sherlock and City Of Al
ton are due tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
The Mollie Moore will pass up to-day
for St. Louis.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox. is
the Saturday Anchor Line packet, leav-
ing tomorrow evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Capitol City, Captain oNeal,
will leave the elevator this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, attending to
all way business. Jimmy Thompson,
Courteous and attentive gentleman, pre-
sides in the Office. u
Samuel Beerman yesterday instituted
suit in the First Circuit Court against
Captain Reese PSitchard for one hundred
thousand dollars damages for the hang
ing on the GAINESVILLE.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket, is
the Saturday railroad packet for Helena,
Madison and Mariana.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop
lin, leaves this evening for Asbport and
all way landings on the upper coast.
j. W. Rhodes, an agreeable gentleman,
does the honors of the office.
Captain Frank Smith, the well known
steward of the Belle Lee, will open the
new Raleigh Springs hotel Mr. Smith