Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-06


lar and experienced steamboatman Cap
tain Remission, came in last night from
Cincinnati with 400 tons of freight, in
GLIDING 1000 barrels salt, 700 stoves, a
lot Of -four, meal and other miscellan cons
freight. The Vint Shinkle leaves to-
morrow evening with return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, attend
ing to all way business. Billy Mcintyre,
a gentleman who is noted for his urban
ity and uniform kindness presides in the
office
The. fellows who voted the Radical
ticket to-day will have to eat crow>to-
morrow.
The Quickstep, Captain Mlt Harry in
command. will arrive in port this even
ing and leave on Saturday with return
trip for all points on White river, con-
Meeting at the mouth with the Pargoud
for New Orleans and at Devall's Bluff
with the railroad for Little Rock and the
Hot Springs.
The Commonwealth, II. G. Yaegsr,
and Bee and barges, left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The Carrie V. Kountz, for St. Louis,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The City Of Quincy and Belle of
Shreveport for New Orleans, St. Gene
We've for Vicksburg, and Grand Tower
for Memphis, left St. Louis last evening.
The B. d. Wood, with tow of coal,
left Cincinnati last evening for New Or
leans.
The. st. Genevieve, Captain Vickers
in command, is the Anchor line packet
leaving tomorrow evening for ViCks-
burg and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Captain Garrett Huls, genial and clever
gentleman, has charge of the office.
The A. j. White is the Friday packet
for Napoleon.
Full particulars of the burning of the
I Pat Rogers and list of the lost and
survivors will be found on our local
page.
Captain Ed Shaw, an old steamboat
man, is the newly elected Wharfmaster
at Vicksburg.
The wharfage collections at this port
for the month of July was $l448 05,
which is used to pay to Office holders,
when the ordinance says that wo,thirds
of the revenue collected from the wharf
age should be expended in repairing the
wharf.
The city dads failed to take up the
wharfage ordinance yesterday.
Captain Reese Dugan is still working
at Bacon Rock.
? The James D. Parker cleared for Gin
cinnati last evening with 100 bales cotton,
60 bales rags, 200 empty beer kegs and
30 cabin passengers.
The St. Francis backed out for Friar &
Point with good trip. Captain Stack
Lee, her popular clerk, stopped of to
| vote tue Wulte mdu > tlchet'
Jim Kinman returned from Hot
Springs yesterday much improved in
health.
The steamboatmen of Memphis fol-
lowed the example Of the river men Of
Vicksburg and voted solid for the white
mans ticket to day.
Billy Mcintyre, Of the Vint Shinkle,
feels very proud of his boat, as he should
be, for she is one of the best built boats
on the river.
Messrs. Boblen & Huse wish to dispose
of good stern-wkeeler
The Minneola, for Memphis, and the
Indiana, for New Orleans, leave Cincin'
matt this evening.
The Cora Belle will undergo repairs al
Pocahontas and be heightened twenty
feet.
Captain Milt Harry, the popular com.
mander of the Quickstep, came over by
rail this morning from Deyalls Bluff to
make engagements for his fine packet.
Mr.. w. D. Cummings is building a
| light draught boat l25 feet long for the
upper White river trade.