Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-23

river with 80 bales of cotton aud a good
passenger trip, and reshipped at the
mouth 40 bales of cotton. She is the
United States mail packet, leaving this
evening for all points ON White, Black
and Little Red rivers, connecting at the
mouth with the Katie for New Orleans
and at Devall's Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad for Hot Springs and Little
Rock. Dan Sullivan, who is noted for
his courtesy and uniform kindness, has
charge of the Office.
The staunch and light.draught steamer
Fort Gibson will be dropped down to
the wharf to-day to receive for all points
on Arkansas river, and leaves this even
ing. Captain Ed Rowland, an efficient
officer, commands, with Captain John
Hardin at the desk.
The City of Quincy passed down for
New Orleans last evening well laden.
She put off here 20 packages of sundries.
The City of Chester, Captain ZsigIer.
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and St, Louis,
connecting with railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Quesnel a courte-
GUS gentleman, attends to Office duties.
The st. Joseph for Memphis Atlantic
and barges for New Orleans and City of
Helena for Vicksburg, left St. Louis yes.
terday.
The Cherokee for Cincinnati, John F.
Tolle and City of Vicksburg for st.
Louis, left Vicksburg yesterday.
The Belle of Texas will come south as
soon as there is sufficient water in the
Ohio to let her out.
The Il. s. Turner has been put in
thorough repair at Cincinnati prepare
tory to entering the Memphis trade.
Freight from st. Louis to New Or
leans is 223c per 100 and 45c per barrel
on -four.
The Bee and barges will be down to-
day for New Orleans.
Phil Hacker, pilot of the Belle of
Shreveport, was arrested here this morn
ing on the arrival of the boat charged
with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses The bill was secured by friend
and Mr.. Hacker was released.
The Ohio is lower than it has been for
many years.
The st. Francis, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Wednesday mail packet
for Friar's Point and the bends, leaving
the wharf this evening. Captain Stack
Lee, an excellent gentleman, has charge
of the office and is ably assisted by Geo.
Grifing and Billy Willis.
Captain ALT Grissome was a passenger
down on the Illinois last evening, bound
for Helena, to make cotton engagements
for his boat this season.
The H. G. Yaeger, Captain John
Burke, will leave the wharf this after
noon for New Orleans.
The Mary Miller, ten days out, came
in from Cincinnati last night with 200
tons of merchandise. She will return
to Cincinnati in few days. Charley
Woodbury., who, by the way, is one of
the best fellows in the world, is her
purser.
The Fort Gibson was launched this
morning at nine o'clock, and dropped
down to the whariboat to receive for
Arkansas river. She has been caulked
and put in thorough repair since her
retirement.
The Belle OF Shreveport passed up this
morning for St. Louis. She put off here
100 sacks of salt, l50 bundles ties and
255 barrels cement, and has for Cairo
492 barrels resin and for St. Louis 5000
sacks salt, Is barrels rice, 272 hogsheads
and 2O5 boxes sugar, Ga casks pitch, SO
packages oil, l cask chains, 8 casks
claret, "a hogsheads bottles, lot of scrap
iron and 300 packages sundries.
The Ohio river commissioners are in
session at Evansville, Indiana. Cover
nor Morehead, OF Kentucky, is perma.
nent chairman. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Pennsylvania and Kentucky are we'll
represented.
The elegant steamer A. j. White, Cap
tain Geo Malone in comman5, with the
ever popular officer, Captain Lee Cum
Minis, leaves tomorrow even ing for
Napoleon and the bends. The White
in her new dress is one of the hand
soonest steamers on the river
The st. Francis came in at twelve
o'clock from the lower coast with a good
list of cotton and passengers.
The 81. c. Yaeger, en- route from St.
Louis to New Orleans, came in at noon
well laden. She added here two hun
bred and forty packages of freight
shipped by Captain Dick Lightburne,
and got away at two o'clock for New