Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-24

oranges, " barrels molasses, III hogs-
heads sugar, 20 barrels wine, 46 barrels
onions and potatoes aud $50 packages
of sundr;es, and George Rice's stable
Of race horses, and had for st. Louis 800
tons of freight.
The John A. Wood passed down last
night with tow of coal.
The Future City, with tow of barges
loaded with grain and produce, passed
down this morning.
The Andy Baum backed out last night
for Cincinnati with 600 bales OF cotton.
The City Of Chester for St. Louis had
425 bales Of cotton,
The Red Wing arrived at St. Paul yes
terday morning-the first boat this sea-
son.
The John F. Tolle for St. Louis aud
Charles Bodman for Cincinnati left New
Orleans last evening.
| The Warner and barges and Thomp'
son Dean for Cincinnati and City of
Helena for St. Louis passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The James D. Parker for Memphis
left Cincinnati last evening.
The Dick Fulton, with tow Of coal
for New Orleans, left Louisville last
evening.
Freights along the Ohio river for the
South continue scarce.
The Pat Rogers for Memphis, and
Mary Houston for New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday noon.
The Falls Pilot, with tow Of coal for
the St. Bernard Coal Company, left
Cairo yesterday,
Captain w. W. Fenton has closed the
trade for the H. s. Turner; price, $l2.-
900. Captain Fenton will make cot
ton boat of her and place herr in the Red
river trade. t
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning with rs bales of
! cotton and lot of seed. She leaves
this evening with return trip for
Friars Point and the bends. Captain
Stack Lee does the honors of the Office.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
leaves tomorrow evening for all points
on Arkansas river. John o'Neil is her
prime minister. ~ yi
The Frank Forest Captain o. X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Haile's Point
and way landings on the upper coast.
~. W. Rhodes, clever gentleman, pre-
sides in the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain Jas. O'Neil,
came 10 this morning from Vicksburg,
and leaves the elevator this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis. Jimmy Thompso n,
courteous gentleman, presides in the
Office.
The Glencoe will pass down to-mor-
row evening for New Orleans
The Quickstep, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, came in this morning from White
river with 20 bales of cotton and lot of
sundries, and put off at the mouth "a
bales of cotton. She leaves again to-
morrow evening with return trip for
all points on White, Black and Lift lie
Red rivers, carrying the United Stat s
mail Captain Milt Harry does the
honors of the office.
The superb passenger steamer Ben
Franklin, Captain VIM. Miller, leaves
to morrow evening for Cairo, Louis vile
and Cincinnati, attending to all way
business She has unsurpassed passen-
ger Accommodations and win go through
with dispatch.
Alf Grissom has sold his fourth in
terest in the John B. Maude to Appleton
& Co., of St. Louis, and retires from the
boat. r9ve
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickersi
arrived at noon from St. Louis with
near 500 tons of miscellaneous freight.
She leaves the elevator this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends. Captain Gar
rett Huls, her worthy purser, will make
it comfortable and pleasant for all wish
ing safe journey down the river.
The St. Francis is the Saturday st.
Francis river packet. She will be found
in port today ready to receive.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
arrived this morning from the lower
coast with l42 sacks seed She leaves
again this evening with return trip for
Napoleon and the bends, attending to
all way business. Bob Wildberger and
Charley Sharpe, two clever and accom-
modating clerks, have charge of the
Office.
That whole souled and generous skip
per, Captain Williams, of the steamer
Exporter, coming down the Ohio river
and bound for New Orleans, offers to
carry all supplies contributed foE the
relief Of the sufferers free Of charge.
The fine passenger steamer Thomp-
son Dean, Captain James Pepper, will