Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-03

The John f. Tolle, due up tonight
for St. Louis, has 1880 sacks of salt.
The Fannie Tatum has laid up at
Cincinnati.
The new Granger Line has purchased
the hull of the Marble City at st. Louis
for wharfboat.
The General Buell., en- route from Gin
cinnati to Louisville, struck log at
Aurora Friday evening and sunk. The
Champion went to her assistance.
The City of Vicksburg passed up yes
terday noon for st. Louis with a fair
passenger trip and moderate freight list.
Billy Willis will rusticate on his lower
plantation until the Belle Texas comes
out in September.
The st. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, brought in from the lower
coast so bales of cotton and 1899 sacks
Of seed and good list Of passengers.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar' Point and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee presides. in the office.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drinkwater,
leaves to morrow evening for Helena,
the bends an5a s.. Francis river. Billy
HARE is her supercargo.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane.
brought in this morning from st. Louis
full cargo of grain and produce. She
leaves the elevator this evening with a
return trip for Cairo and st. Louis, con.
Meeting at st. Louis with the North ern
Line packets and railroads for st. Paul
and all points East and West. Mr..
Hewitt does the honors of the Office, and
Billy Dill, passenger agent of the line,
will see that the guests are comfortably
slowed away.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in from the lower coast with 1880
! sacks seed and small list of cotton;
also good passenger trip. She leaves
tomorrow evening with return trip for
Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. Messrs. Bob Wildberger
and Charley Sharpe. two clever gentle
men, have charge of the Office.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0, X. Jop-
lin, came in from the upper coast with a
fair list of cotton anG seed. She leaves
this evening with return trip for Osce.
ola and all way landings. J.. W. Rhodes
is her accommodating clerk.
The Anchor Line packet Julia, Capt.
VIM. Blake, will leave the elevator this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. John Blake is her gem
tlemanly clerk
The following is the report of the pa
tents at the Marine Hospital at Louis
vile: Number of patients admitted
during the month of July, 80; number
of patients treated, SO; discharged, %;
remaining, 90.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Rowland,
came in last night from Arkansas river
with fair list of cotton and seed. She
leaves this evening with return
trip for Pine Bluff and all points on
Arkansas river, carrying the mail
Walker Outlaw, an efficient and worthy
officer, controls affairs in the Office.
Mr.. Joyce, the well known freight
agent at New Orleans, passed through
the city yesterday en- route to the Vir-
ginia Springs to spend the summer.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive in port to-day from
Cincinnati with full cargo of Western
products, and will leave tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. The Parker is an
excellent steamer and is in charge OF
efficient and worthy officers. Ed Cobb
will make engagements for her.
Captain Woods, of the ST. Bernard
Coal Association, returned home last
evening from GAINESVILLE, where be has
been rusticating or few days.
The Texas and Louisiana delegation
OF merchants visited the elevator and
river frontage today They did not take
the river excursion on account of their
not getting through with sightseeing in
the city in time, and not wishing 10 re-
main here longer than to-day,
The remains Of Mr.. John Rocco 30 :
giana, bar keeper on the steamer Yszoo'
who was scalded to death blythe burst
ing Of her steam pipe, was taken to
Vicksburg and inferred in the City Gem
etery on Thursday last.
The Paragon is due up this evening
from New Orleans, bound for the Ohio
river
The Cherokee passed down this morn
inc for New Orleans well laden. She
mt off here lot of furniture and some
other stuff.
The Henry Ames, en- route from st.