Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-03

st. Paul and all points East. Captain
Garrett Huls, courteous and attentive
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The R. W. Dugan, Captain Lon Bry-
son, will arrive tomorrow morning from
Cincinnati with full cargo of Western
products, and is announced to leave Sat
urday evening at o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati Captain Ed
Cobb received dispatch stating that
the Dugan would arrive positively to-
morrow morning and leave as above.
The elegant steamer Mary Boyd,
Captain Reub Haines, will give an ex-
cursion tomorrow, leaving the wharf at
ten I'm. and returning at seven pm.
The Mary Boyd is a safe boat and in
charge OF efficient officers, This will be
a rice trip for all wishing to enjoy an
excursion on the river on the Fourth of
July.
The Ella, Captain John Elliott, came
in this morning from White river with
good list of cotton. She leaves to-mor-
row evening with return trip for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the United States mail
The Ella is staunch and Of light draught,
and will 90 through with dispatch Dan
Sullivan, courteous gentleman and
accommodating clerk, presides at the
desk.
TO morrow will be gala day in St.
Louig. ofaf fiar
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving here
to morrow evening for Cairo and st.
Louis She takes an excursion up the
river until she meets the Belle Memphis,
upon which boat the excursionists will
return, arriving here Monday morning
at 3 clock. Fare for the round trip,
meals and state rooms included, four
dollars. Every arrangement has been
made for the pleasure Of the guests.
The splendid Anchor Line packet,
Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, will leave
the elevator this evening for Yicksburg
and the bends Mr.. DIETRICH, courteous
and attentive gentleman, has charge of
the Office. ~
| The Fort Gibson arrived at 10 clock
this morning from Arkansas river with
good list Of cotton and people. She
leaves promptly tomorrow evening at
o'clock with return trip for Arkansas
river.
The Mollie Moore will pass up this
afternoon for St. Louis.
Steamboatmen amused themselves at
the Convention last night by catching
shoo.hies and cussin' because their cam
didate did not get nominated.
A large number of steamboatmen at
tended the Convention yesterday and
seemed to take great interest in it.
| Those wishing pleasant ride on the
river and a jolly time should go on the
Mary Boyd for an excursion up and
down the river. The fare is only one
| dollar. i
Jim Ssyers, tho great and good pas
senger agent, has chartered an excellent
craft To transport all defeated candi.
dates up Salt river. Jim says he will
have full crew Of the defeated shipped
up to morrow and will leave Immediately
for Salt river. The Convention giveth
but little to the rings.
The towbost Tom Rees No. was sold
at Cincinnati on Tuesday by the United
States marshal to Captain Packer for
$500.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land, arrived in port to-day and is Ie-
ceiving for all points on Arkansas river
through to Little Rock, and will leave
tomorrow evening. Captain John Har-
ben does the honors OF the office
The Quickstep Captain.aMilt Harry,
came in last evening from White river
with Y bales of cotton and AZ sacks of
seed. She leaves tomorrow evening
with return trip for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers. attending
to all way business and connecting at
| Devall's Bluff with the railroad for
Little Rock and Hot Springs Messrs
Ed Postal and John Chamberin are her
gentlemanly clerks.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X
Joplin, leaves this evening for Osceola
and all way landings on the upper coast
J. w. Rhodes, clever gentleman, pre-.
sides in the office.
DR.. Thornton, in charge of the marine
hospital here, makes the following report
for June: Number of patients in hospi-
tai June LIST, 4; number admitted during
June, IL; number discharged during
June, 8; number deceased 6; number
remaining June 30th, 6.
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