Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-31

The City OF Helena, Captain Mckee
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the United States mail and
attending to all way business. George
Walton, an affable gentleman, presides
in the Office.
The following is the rates of freight at
St Louis by the South Anchor Line to
Memphis: Flour, SOC; pound freight,
l5c, To Vicksburg: Flour, 35c; bacon
and grain, l73c. To New Orleans, 35c
on -four and l71c per hundred; barge
rates: 3Oc on flour and l5c per hundred.
The following steamers will comprise
the Memphis and Cincinnati Line this
season. H. S. Turner, Pat Rogers, Ben
Franklin, Arlington, Andy Baum, side
wheelers; Vint Shinkle, James D,
Parker and Minneola, sternwheelers.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
brought in this morning from the lower
coast fair trip Of people and freight.
She leaves this evening for Napoleon
and the bends, carrying the United
States mail and attending to all way
business. Messrs. Bob Wildberger and
Charley Sharpe are her gentlemanly
clerks.
Captain Porter, of Helena, has char
tered the steamer George Spangler to
ply between Helena and st. Francis
river this season.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, brought in last evening from
White river Is bales Of cotton, rs head
of cattle, and reshipped at the mouth 10
bales of cotton. She had also a good
passenger trip ard brought in a good
number of orders. The Quickstep
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, carrying the United
States mail and attending to all way
business connecting at Devalls Bluff
with the railroad for Little Rock and
the Hot Springs. Messrs. Ed Postal and
John Chamberlin have charge of the
office.
Captain John B. Greenough has re-
tired from the river and has accepted a
clerkship in the Laclede Hotel at ST.
Louis. Captain John will prove an &C
QUESTION to the Laclede
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop
lin, leaves this evening for 0sceola and
all way landings on the upper coast at
tending to all way business. ]. W.
Rhodes, clever gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
The George W. Cheek will excurt the
Texas and Louisiana delegation of mer-
chants on Monday next.
New Orleans receives $24O,000 annu'
ally for steamboat wharfage, and the
city government, like Memphis, has
gobbled the money to pay ofice-holders,
and never repairs the wharf. The
steamboatmen ought to enjoin the city
government from collecting wharfage
tax until the city repairs the landing
aud refunds the money, which, accord
ing to the charter, belongs to the wharf
to be used in keeping the same IN repair
The Cherokee will be down tomorrow
for New Orleans.
The Indiana and Thompson Dean
leaves Cincinnati tomorrow evening for
New Orleans, and the Vint Shinkle for
Memphis.
The excellent steamer Ella, Captain
BLY, Weaver, leaves tomorrow evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, at
tending to all way business.
Captain VIM. Ezell, proprietor of the
wharf boat at the mouth of White river,
came up last evening on the Quickstep
to interview his Memphis friends.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning with fair trip.
She leaves this evening with return
trip for Friars Point and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee, a courteous and attentive
gentleman, presides at the desk.
Captain Frank Hicks has gone to the
springs to rusticate for few days.
Captain VIM. Jones, clerk Of the
Belle Yazoo, and his wife we're among
the Chester's passengers en- route to q
cooler cline.
The R. E. Lee resumes her trips in
the Vicksburg trade ON Tuesday next,
and the Natehez comes out on the fol-
lowing Saturday.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
connecting at St. Louis with the North
ern Line packets aud railroads for St.
Paul and all points East and West.
Billy Dill will secure staterooms and
tickets for all wishing a safe and pleas
ant journey up the river.