Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-21

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The St. Francis and Frank Forest,
out last night, had good trips.
The Anchor Line rates from St. Louis
to Vicksburg are 25c per barrel on -four
and l5c per 100 pounds.
The steamer Henry Tete was sold at
New Orleans on Saturday by Marshal
Packard for $780,
The John f. Tolle is due down to-day
for New Orleans with 1000 tons of freight
The steamer Jessie struck snag in
the upper Ohio on Saturday last and
sunk. She was small craft and used
as packet between Cincinnati and
Pomeroy, Ohio.
The R. w. Dugan, Captain Lon Bry:
son, came in last night from Cincinnati
wit cargo of Western products, and
will leave promptly this evening with a
return trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati. Frank Bryson, a clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
A private dispatch from Little Rock
reports only two feet of water in the
Arkansas river by the gauge mark
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
is the mail packet leaving this evening
for Napoleon and the bends, attending
10 all way business. Messrs. Bob Wild
berger and Charlie Sharpe, two geii..!iaf'
men noted for their urbanity and uni
forth kindness, have charge of the office.
The John B. Maude will be due up to-
morrow morning for St. Louis. The
principal items of her cargo are $50
hogsheads and ESQ sacks OF Havana
sugar and 200 bales of cotton for Cairo.
The Robert Semple, which has been
plying between Pine Bluff and ldttle
Rock, has laid up at the latter place on
account of low water.
The staunch light draught steamer
GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritchard in
command, leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and way points on Arkansas river.
She goes this evening without fail John
O'Neal, one of the most popular boat
men on the river, does the honors Of the
office.
Billy Woodruff, supercargo Of the
Commonwealth, is quite ill at St. Louis
A storm passed over Evansville last
evening which dismantled one of the
Peytonia's barges, blew down tobacco
warehouse, unroofed several buildings
and broke several boats loose from their
moorings,
Beacon lights will be placed at Rising
Sun next week, for the convenience of
pilots in enabling them to steer clear of
the sunken store boats above that place.
Steam was raised on Captain Kennis-
tons new steamer, Vino Shinkle, yester-
day.
Mr.. M. c. Espy died at st. Louis on
Friday morning. The deceased was
well known in river circles, having been
a steamboat passenger agent for years,
associated with Captain j. 81. Duffer.
He was also steamboat owner, aid at
one time was proprietor of large num-
Der of bars on the river.
The Pauline Carroll passed up al mid
night for st. Louis with 5000 sacks Of
sugar, 400 barrels rosin, and 300 tons of
miscellaneous freight; and also had
good passenger trip. She put off here
few lots of freight. $50
The McMillin steam. capstan VS.. James
Rees, was up in the United States court,
Friday, at Pittsburg Mr.. Rees secured
a patent for the capstan some time ago,
which Captain McMillin claimed was an
infringement on his patent capstan, and
Judge McKennan so decided. The court
ordered that Mr. Rees would have to dis
continue the construction Of capstans,
unless he proceeded in a regular way,
by getting a license from Captain Nc
Millln. Otherwise he would make him
self liable to action for contempt of
court. Mr. Rees' counsel asked that his
client be allowed to proceed by giving
bond, but this was denied. So the case
stands for the present.
The Great Republic will pass up to-
morrow evening for St.. Louis. She has
$50 tons of freight, principally sugar
The staunch and light draught little
steamer Ella Hughes, Captain Drink
water in command, leaves this evening
for Helena, the bends and all points Oh
St. Francis river through to Wittsburg,
attending to all way business Billy |
Haire attends to her freight department.
Captain A. L. Cummings and family |
left last evening on the Belle Memphis,
en- route to St, Paulto spend the sum
mer.
A Bartlett steamboatman's club was
organized yesterday, and at their meet
ing last evening they resolved to attend
the barbecue to-day in body, but the
question arose as to who would furnish