Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-27

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The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, attend
ing to all way business. and connecting
at st. Louis with the Northern Line
steamers and railroads for ST. Paul and
all points East and West. Mr.. Hewitt,
clever gentleman, presides in the office.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark
Cheek, brought in from the lower coast
small list of cotton and seed and
good list of passengers. She leaves to.
morrow evening with a return trip for
Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. Bob Wildberger and
Charley Sharpe two of the best fellows
in the world, have charge of the Office.
The st. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in yesterday morning from the
lower coast with fair list of passengers
and a small list Of cotton and seed. She
leaves this evening with return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends. Captain
Stack Lee controls the affairs of the
office, and is ably assisted by B. P.
Fields and Charley Smither
The Quickstep had good trip for
White river Saturday evening.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop-
lin, came in yesterday with fair trip
from the upper coast, and leaves this
evening with return trip for Osceola
aud all way landings on the upper coast.
j. w. Rhodes, a clever gentleman, does
the honors Of the Office.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley in com
mand, leaves this evening for Vicksbsrg
and the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Chris
Sharpe is her attentive purser.
The Paragon, Captain Darrah, will
pass down this evening for New Orleans.
She gets several hundred sacks of oil
cake and some other stuff at the big red
wharfboat for New Orleans.
Captain ]. 7. Washington has gone to
Kentucky to rusticate for few days.
The Ella has been withdrawn from the
White river trade on account of scarcity
of freights and dull business.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drink
water, will be found in port this evening
to receive for Helena, the bends and the
cut off in st. Francis river, and will
leave tomorrow evening. The Ella
Hughes is staunch boat, and in charge
of efficient officers.
The Tom Jasper passed down Satur-
day evening for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards. She paid'fourteen
dollars warfage tax for the privilege of
buying 200 boxes of coal. o Lord, how
long will the city dads put off attend
ing to the wharfage ordinance2
The Grand Tower, for St. Louis Sat
urday evening, had 12O bales of cotton
and fair list of passengers.
Capt. Kenniston's new steamer Vint
Shinkle leaves Cincinnati this week Tor
Memphis.
The Indiana loads this week at Gin
cinnati for New Orleans.
The John Kilgour is being dismantled
at Cincinnati. Her machinery will be
put in Captain STEMS new boat.
Dad Durham is now mateing on the
City Of Vicksburg
The Atlantic, with three barges in
tow, bound for St. Louis, will be due up
to morrow. Her cargo consists of the
following: 1876 hogsheads and 1900 boxes
sugar, 40 cases whisky, 80 tierces soda
ash and 1903 bundles ties.
The Nashville is looked for from Gin
cinnati to-day with cargo of Western
produce. She leaves Wednesday evening
with return trip for the Ohio.
The General Council will hold another
session this evening, and we trust that
the Board of Aldermen will concur with
the Council in passing the wharfage or
dinanee on its third and final reading.
It should be delayed no longer.
VIM. Dardis, sr, who was well known
in river circles and respected and beloved
by all who knew him, died yesterday
morning very suddenly. Peace to ashes.
The late rains along the Ohio has i'm
proved navigation in that stream, and
Al feet water on the bars are now report
ed from Louisville to Cairo.
Captains Woodruff and Bowling, OF
Little Rock, have contracted at Madison,
Indiana, for a new boat similar to the
Halle.
The Carrie V. Kountz passed down
Saturday night for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards.
Navigation in Arkansas river above
Pine Bluff has been suspended on &C
count of the low stage Of water