Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-17

| "i way ldnulnBs on the upper COAST y.
w. Rhodes, an efficient officer and aft
able gentleman, has charge of the Office.
The GAINESVILLE, Capt. Reese Pritch-
ard in command, leaves this evening for
Pine Bluff and all way.points on the
Arkansas river, carrying the u s. mail.
John O'Neal, gentleman who is noted
for his urbanity and uniform kindness,
presides in the office.
The Atlantic and barges will be down
tonight for New Orleans.
The John B. Maude arrived in New
Orleans yesterday.
The Future City and barges and
Pauline Carroll for St. Louis left New
Orleans last evening.
Heavy rains extended along the Ohio
yesterday, and an improvement in navi-
CATION is anticipated
The City of Chester cleared for ST..
Louis last night with 81 bales cotton,
600 beer kegs, 5000 feet lumber and a
fair list of passengers
The Cherokee and Paragon are to
leave Cincinnati tomorrow for New Or.
LEAFS.
The j. d. Parker leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Anchor Line packet st. Gene
We've, Captain Vickers, leaves the ele'
vator this evening at five o'clock for
Cairo aud st. Louis, connecting at St.
Louis with the Northern Line
packets and railroads for st. Paul
and all points East and West. Captain
Garrett Huls, courteous and attentive
gentleman, presides in the Office, while
Billy Dill, passenger agent of the line,
will ticket passengers through to all
points East and West, and see that they
are comfortably taken care of.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning with fair list of
cotton and good passenger trip, and
returns to Friar's Point this evening,
carrying the United States mail. Capt.
Stack Lee, courteous and attentive
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The Fannie Tatum will pass up this
afternoon for Cincinnati. She has TO-
900 bundles cotton ties for this port and
near 500 tons for the Ohio river.
The Quickstep Capt. Milt. Harry,
brought in this morning 25 bales of cot
ton and fair list of passengers. She
leaves tomorrow evening with return
trip for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers connecting at the
mouth of the river with the Belle Yazoo
for New Orleans, and at DeValPs Bluff
with the Little Rock railroad for Little
Rock and the Hot Springs. Messrs.
Ed. Postal and John Chamberlin, two
clever gentlemen, control the affairs of
the office.
The submarine diver, AL Burrows, left
last evening for Cairo, on the City of
Chester, to rejoin the Eckert. He re-
ports the wreck of the Mohawk imbeded
in sand, and all efforts to raise her will
be abandoned. The wreck of the Cres-
cent City cannot be recovered, and work
on the above has been stopped.
Captain Ed Cobb is assisting in load
ing the Tatam for Cincinnati. She gets
here 300 bales cotton, $50 bales rags, 200
beer kegs and lot of old iron.
The A. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail. Messrs. Bob.
Wildberger and Charlie Sharpe, two ex-
cellent gentlemen, attend in the Office.
The U. S. mail packet Ella, John d..
Elliott commander, came in this morn
ing from White river with fair trip and
will leave again tomorrow evening on
her return, for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers. The Ella is a
stsunch and comfortable steamer, and
Dan Sullivan, her polite and attentive
clerk, win see that passengers have the
best of accommodations.
Jim Hall, medicine man on the Ella,
has reformed and will not dispense spirits
after the striking of the comet Jim
says he has resolved himself into cru.
sader.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Rowland
in command, will be found in port to-
day receiving for all points on Arkansas
river, through to Pine Bluff and will
leave promptly tomorrow evening, going
through without delay. Captain John
Hardin, popular gentleman, is her chief
purser.
The steamers in port at Louisville on
Wednesday displayed their colors at half
mast in respect to the memory Of Capt.
Benedict.
The R. W. Dugan is due on Sunday
from Cincinnati with cargo Of Western
products.
The Atlantic, with her tow of barges,
will add barge loaded with 2Sl0 sacks