Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-08

lot of sundries. She leaves this even.
ing with return trip for Napoleon and
the bends. Lee Cummins and Charley
Thorpe have charge of the office.
Old Town levee and the leyee at e.
NJ Apperson's place are about to give
way.
The river in Walnut bend rose 81
inches from Wednesday II m. to Thurs
day IL m.
Between Burk's and McCloud's places
at the fo1t of Island SO within the dis
lance of four miles there are six breaks.
The rise out of st. Francis river has
endangered the levees at Helena an d
Friar's Point.
The break at the Bell place has been
closed
The St. Francis, Captain Basket is
the Saturday St. Francis river packet.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Saturday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The John B. Maude leaves st. Louis
on the 10Th inst. for Cincinnati, and will
make semimonthly trips between the
two cities.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed. Now
land, arrived this morning frem Arkan-
sas river with fifty bales of cotton, lot
OF sundries and good list of passengers.
She is receiving for return trip for all
points on Arkansas river, and leaves
positively tomorrow evening, carrying
the United States mail, Captain John
Hardin, a courteous and popular gentle
man has charge of the office.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Wicker s,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
Captain Garrett Huls, an affable gentle
man, presides in the Office. Sex
The Ben Franklin, Captain William
Miller, leaves tomorrow evening for
Cairo Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to all Eastern
points at low rates.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning with twenty-three
bales Of cotton and lot of seed. She
leaves this evening with return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends. Captain
Stack Lee does the houors of the Office.
The St. Francis arrived ut IL, a. M,
from St. Francis river with l27 bales of
cotton. She returns to Wittsburg to-
morrow evening.
L. Botto, head engineer on one of our
local packets, is carrying two negro
strikers, when there are plenty of good
second engineers and strikers, white
men, in the city, idle and anxious to get
employment. We will refer to this
matter at smother time.
The Quickstep, Captain William Ash
ford, arrived this morning from White
river with 80 bales cotton, so bales hay,
25 bundles hides and lot of sundries
and large list of passengers. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, carrying the United
States mail. She connects at the mouth
of White river with the Belle Yazoo for
Vicksburg and New Orleans, and at De-
wallis Bluff for Little Rock and Hot
Springs Captain Milt Harry, gentle
man noted for his urbanity and uniform
kindness, has charge of the office.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub
Haines, leaves tomorrow evening for
Little Rock and way points on Arkan-
sas river Billy Nucles, clever gentle
man, presides in the Office.
The Bismarck is due down this even
ing for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X.
Joplin, leaves this evening for Ashport
and all way landings on the upper
coast. j. W. Rhodes, clever gentle.
man, controls the Office.
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