Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-01

Butler and Willis, two clever gentlemen,
have charge Of the Office.
AID WATSON went fishing yesterday at
hopefeld, and Turner, the colored mag
istrate sent him up to Marion because
ne would not lend him ten dollars for
keeps.
frank Smith, the celebrated caterer
OF the Belle Lee, is now running the
Raleigh Springs Hotel
Twenty cents for bacon, so cents for
pork and 20 cents toAo cents for mis-
cellaneous freight are the ruling rates
! from Louisville to New Orleans
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
brought in good trip of passengers and
fair lists of cotton yesterday, and leaves
this evening with a return trip for
Friars Point and all way landings.
Captain Stack Lee, clever gentleman,
presides in the Office.
Hop johnson paid ten dollars yester-
day for not knowing how to hop bar.
Turner understood his business.
Beerman, the fellow that was strung
up en- the GAINESVILLE and afterwards
sued the boat for damages, is wanted in
Louisville by the city authorities.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket, is
the Tuesday boat for st. Francis river.
&The Henry Ames passed up last night
for St. Louis with fair trip.
The Keokuk left for the Ohio with a
tow of empty barges.
The Great Republic, Captain Thorwe-
gian, will pass down this evening for
New Orleans.
The Colorado will be found at the ele-
vator this evening to leave for Cairo and
St. Louis in place of the Belle Memphis.
She is good boat and in charge of eff,
cient officers.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, will be
found in port this morning to receive for
Cincinnati and all points ON the Ohio
river and will leave to morrow evening.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for 0sceola and
all way points on the upper coast. j.
W. Rhodes is her prime minister.
The John Kilgour up to-day had
good trip of people and freight.
Parties here are negotiating for the
renowned Ella Hughes.
The Arlington for Cincinnati Saturday
evening had $50 bales of cotton, so bbls
oil, and a lot of old iron and rags.
The John Kilgour passed up at noon
for Cincinnati with fair trip.
The Geo. W. Cheek is the Tuesday
boat for Napoleon and the bends. She
will be found in port this evening.
The Julia, Capt. VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this even
ing for Vicksburg and the bends.
The st. Francis, Capt. Basket, leaves
to morrow evening for Helena, the bends,
Mariana and Wittsburg. Messrs. D.
P. Davis and Jim Franklin have charge
of the Office
The negro constable that arrested the
wet-end and steamboat boys yesterday
at Hopefeld, for fishing, made Sid Dare
and Capt. AID WATSON mark time be-
cause they did not appreciate civil
rights.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, brought in a fair trip. She re.
turns to Napoleon and the bends to-
morrow evening, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Lee Cum
Minis and Charley Sharpe, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the Office.
The splendid passenger steamer Robt.
Mitchell, Captain Desouchet, leaves the
big red wharfboat this afternoon at four
clock for New Orleans and the bends.
Freight will be received for her ON the
red wharfboat. The Mitchell has no
superior in fare, speed or comfort.
The Paragon, with two barges in tow,
is due from the Ohio river en- route to
Mau, n.1arna