Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-04

the Ohio river last night with tow OF
empty barges.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Gar
rett Huls, a courteous and attentive gen.
tleman, controls the affairs Of the Office
The Sam j. Hale and barges passed
up to-day for the Ohio river.
The City Council last evening post.
poned action on the wharfage reduction
until their next meeting.
The City Council of Louisville has
reduced the wharfage tax two-thirds.
The government takes possession of
the canal on the 18th inst. Ten cents
per ton will be the rate for lockage.
The big Richmond will be auctioned
off to-day in St. Louis.
The Glencoe this trip loads at St.
Louis for New Orleans at 40c on flour,
and zoe per hundred for pound freight.
The Quckstep is the Saturday packet
for White river. She will be in port to-
night to receive freight. Captain Light
burne will make engagements for her.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
arrived at IL a. M, from Little Rock
with % bales of cotton, 81 sacks of seed
and few sundries. She put off six
bales of cotton at the mouth. She did
big way business, handled considerable
freight and made one of the quickest
trips Of the season. The Boyd leaves
on Saturday with return trip for Pine
Bluff and all way points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail. Gus O'Neil,
one of the best fellows in the world, is
her chief purser.
The George W. Cheek is the Friday
packet for Napoleon.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
leaves the elevator this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis connecting with the North
ern Line of packets and railroads for st.
Paul and points East and West. Mr..
Quesnel, genial and clever gentleman,
has charge of the office.
The Paragon. Captain Darragh, will
pass down this afternoon for New Or
leans. Thomas Darragh is her purser.
The Robert Mitchell and Great Re-
public arrived at New Orleans to day.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop'
lin, came in this morning with fair
trip, and leaves again to morrow even
ing for Osceola and all way landings on
the upper coast. j. W. Rhodes, an eff
cient officer and clever gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed. Now
land, will arrive tomorrow from Arkan-
sas river and leave on Saturday with a
return trip for Little Rock and way
points on Arkansas river.
St. Louis rates to Memphis are 30c on
-four and l5c per hundred.
The stockholders of the Thompson
Dean Transportation Company held a
meeting at Louisville on Tuesday. II
Verhof, jr., was elected president, R. Fl
Voolfolk secretary, and Captain james
Paul commander of the boat.
The City of Helena, and Bee and
barges are due this evening from below
Fourteen hundred and ninety-four dol
lars and forty cents was the amount O
wharfage collected at this port during
the last month.
The Sam Orr came up this morning
from below with tow of barges, anC
lays here to clean out her boilers.
Messrs. Glenn & Vinson received {
dispatch from the Fort Gibson stating
she would arrive Friday morning anC
leave promptly Saturday evening fol
Little Rock.
The John F. Tolle will pass down thiI
afternoon for New Orleans.
Captain Cunning is negotiating a
New Orleans for light draught steamer
for the Pine Bluff and Fort Smith trade
The City OF Chester came in at moor
with full cargo of grain and produce
and returns this evening to St. Louis.
The Ella will be in this afternoon.
Henry McNutt brought the Mary BoyC
up from the mouth ofthe river in double
quick time. He worked all his clothes
off in keeping her down to the points
chutes and cut-offs.
Captain Sam Shock was summoned
here by a telegram announcing the
death of his son, and arrived in the city
last evening from Hot Springs