Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-04

The Anchor Line packet City Of Hell
ena, Captain Mckee, leaves the elevator
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting at St. Louis with the rail
roads for all points East Mr.. Walton,
an ahable gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The West Wind, Captain o. X. Joplin,
leaves this evening for. Osceola and all
way landings on the upper coast, at
tending to all way business. J. w.
Rhodes, clever and accommodating
gentleman, has charge of the Office.
The A. ]. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, brought in last night
good list of cotton and seed and big
passenger trip. She leaves this evening
with return trip for Napoleon and the
bends carrying the United States mail.
Messrs. Lee Cummings and Charley
Sharpe, two gentlemen who are noted
for their urbanity and uniform kindness,
have charge of the Office.
The Nashville for Memphis and Cher
okee for New Orleans leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, will ar
rive today from White river, and leaves
tomorrow evening on return trip for
all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the United States
mail and attending to way business.
Captain Ed Postal and John Chamber
lin are her gentlemanly clerks.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with good trip of people and
freight. She returns to Friar's Point
and the bends this evening. Captain
Stack Lee, Charley Smither and Billy
Willis, trio of courteous and attentive
gentlemen, have charge of the Office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, passed down this morning for
Vicksburg with nearly 500 tons of freight.
She put off here 1900 packages Of grain
and produce.
Col. VIM. e. Merrill at his own re-
quest, has been relieved of the charge
OF the water gauges at Louisville, Nash
vile and Memphis, Tenn !; Rock Island
and Cairo, ILL.,; Leavenworth, Kas St.
Louis, Mo-; Helena, Jacksonport, Little
Rock, and mouth of White river, Ark;
Florence, Ala; Vicksburg and Natchez,
Miss. Lake Providence, Red river Land
ing, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and Car
rolton, La, and the observers at the
above stations are ordered to report
hereafter to Maj W. H. H. Benyasrd,
Captain Corps of Engineers, at Vicks-.
burg, Miss, whom Colonel Merrill desig.
mates as his successor.
Tuesdays St. Louis Democrat says:
1.-THE big Granger Line for New Orleans
is moving. At present the line consists
of the City of Alton, James Howard
and Great Republic. They have entered
into an agreement which gives them the
use of the Northern Line wharfboat to
load at. Ons boat will leave Saturday
or next week, and it will probably be
the City OF Alton, Captain Dixby.
Captain E. A. Sheble will be Superin-
tendent of the line, and L. F. D'Arcam-
bal, Freight Agent"
Thomas Kirnan, ESQ., the well known
steamboat and railroad passenger agent,
returned last evening from an extended
trip to the lakes aud Eastern watering
places.
The A. J. White brought in 80 bales
Of cotton and 49l sacks seed.
H. N. Frisbee, United States Commits
sioner at New Orleans, is on trial this
week for extorting money from steam
boatmen. Frisbee is bad egg. His
reputation is OF the worst kind and the
Department should remove him, as he is
disgrace to any community.
Mr.. Seaman, clerk of the Carrie v.
Kountz, and the head engineer came up
on the City of Helena to make arrange
ments to get their crippled boat through
without much delay.
Captain Albert STEMS new Cincinnati
and New Orleans packet was launched
at Cincinnati yesterday.
The steamer James E. Rankin was
sold at United States Marshars sale, at
Wheeling, on Tuesday. The Cincinnati
and Wheeling Transportation Company
was the lucky purchaser. Price, $3.50
The Tom Jasper is loading at St. Louis
for New Orleans