Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-28

The st. Genevleve Tor ot. Louis leiI
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Exporter left Louisville yesterday
for New Orleans She received at JEFF
fersonville rs tons of Government ra-
tons for the Louisiana sufferers.
The Mitchell is loading at Louisville
for New Orleans.
The Arlington for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
The Bee and barges and Dick Fulton,
with tow of coal for New Orleans, left
Cairo yesterday.
The Susie Silver passed down this
morning, loaded down to the guards.
She added here 60 bales Of cotton.
The George W. Cheek is due this even
ing from White river with fair list of
cotton.
Captain Hegler. of the steamer Kittie
Hegler, has sued Marshal Eaton, of this
city, for $1,000 damages for OBTAINING
his boat.
Captain Ross has sold the steamer
Nashville to Captain James, of Tell
City, She will probably be placed in
the Cincinnati and Evansville trade.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and
the bends, attending to all way business.
Bob Wildberger and Charley Sharpe,
two courteous and attentive gentlemen,
have charge of the office.
Captain Gus Fowler takes command
of the Robert Mitchell, and her late
skipper, Captain Desouschet, takes
charge Of the office.
The swift and superb passenger
steamer Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Mer-
riles, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sengers through to New York for $25
and to Baltimore for $40, including
meals and staterooms. Mr.. Muller, a
clever gentleman, controls the Office.
Captain ALI Grissom, late Of the John
B. Maude, arrived in the city last even
ing. It is whispered that he will come
out on the Belle Lee as chief clerk.
Captain Frank Hicks could not make a
better selection,
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese
Pritchard, leaves again this evening for
! Little Rock, Fort Smith and all way
landings on Arkansas river, carrying
the United States mail. John 0'Neal, a
clever gentleman, presides in the office.
| A Aatboatman named Eastman was
murdered on his boattwelve miles above
the Bodeaux and bayou Lafouche Satur'
day morning by three negroes, who
made their escape.
Pilot Dan Lucas was severely burned
at his residence few days since by the
explosion of coal oil lamp.
The Pauline Carroll and Charles Bod
mann brought up from New Orleans sew
erai stables Of horses for the races mex
week.
The Peytona and barges passed ny
this morning after laying here severa
hours to clean out her boilers.
The members Of the Cotton Exchange
and Chamber of Commerce held an in
formal meeting this morning and ap
pointed a committee to solicit subscrip
tons for the relief of the sufferers BY
the overflow.
Capt. Mark Cheek, of the steamer A
J. White, has generously offered to CARR
down the river all contributions of sup
plies for the sufferers
William II. Brown, the coal king, ar
rived in the city yesterday, and is tn
guest of Mr.. N. NJ. Jones.
Mr.. Charles Locke, late business man
ager of the Appeal, returned home las
evening on the James d. Parker. d.
was we'll pleased with his trip, ant
speaks in glowing terms of the kin'
treatment and attention he receive'
from that ever popular boatman, Capt
Bob Wise; also of the many favors ex
tended him by the wet end reporters 0
Cincinnati, especially Mr.. Robertson, o
the Times, who, by-the-way. is one o
the best fellows in the world
Captain Lawrence Carter, of the San
J. Hale, takes charge Of the Office OF tn
II. S. Turner when she comes out.
The steamer Illinois will be disman
tied at st. Louis by Captain Dave Camp
) bell.
Over 10000 tons of ice have beef
a., shipped out of the Illinois river thu
spring.
The Laura No. goes to Hickman t
tow a raft of logs to this port.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Johl
WOODBURY., leaves this evening at sharl
t FIVE for Pine Bluff and all way points OF
Arkansas river, attending to all wa,
. business. Messrs. Frank Buskirk AM
Billy Willis, two gentlemen who ar
noted for their urbanity and uniform
= L;ndness have charge of the Office