Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-23

items of her cargo are 500 hhds sugar,
200 sacks salt and 100 tons sundries.
The Nick Longworth is loading at
Cincinnati for New Orleans.
One of the Anchor Line packets will
bring down this week q regiment Of
United States infantry, which will be
CHARTERED at Holly Springs, Miss.
Clarence Hall says he will summer in
Happy Hollow instead of Long Branch.
Mayer League will not sign the wharf
age ordinance until there is further leg.
islation to make the ordinance suitable
for the negro Wharfmaster. River com.
merce has to suffer in order to satisfy
the whims Of the Mayor and his colored
supporters.
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritch.
ard, will leave this evening for Little
Rock, Fort Smith and all way points on
Arkansas river. John 0'Neal, clever
gentleman, presdes in the office.
The Mary Miller, Captain Donnelly,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. She is in charge Of
good officers. Charley Woodbury.,
clever gentleman, has charge Of the
office.
The good steamer Ella Hughes, Capt
Drinkwater in command, leaves this
evening for all points on St. Francis
river through to Wittsburg Billy Haire
manages the freight department, while
John Myer, courteous gentleman, pre-
sides over Bachus.
The Mary Miller, Captain Reub
Haines, issreceiying for Arkansas river
and leaves on Saturday.
The James D. Parker will arrive here
tomorrow, and leaves on Saturday With
return trip for Cincinnati.
The Fort Gibson is due to-day from
Arkansas river.
The splendid steamer A. j. White,
Captain Mark Cheek in command, leaves
this evening for Napoleon and the bends,
carrying the mail, and attending to all
way business. Messrs. Bob Wildberger
and Charley Sharp, two courteous and
attentive gentlemen, have charge Of the
office.
The John Kyle, Captain Abe Hutch
inson, will leave the wharf this evening
for New Orleans and the bends. Billy
Brown does the honors of the office.
The superb Anchor Line packet City
of Vicksburg Captain Bob Riley in COM
mand, leaves tomorrow at 10 am. for
Cairo and St. Lonis, connecting at St.
Louis with the Northern line packets
and railroads for st. Paul and all points
East. Chris Sharpe does the honors of
the Office.
Captain Thos. Johnston, the ship car
penter who lives ont in Chelsea, was
robbed last night.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up to-
day at noon for the Ohio river with fair
trip. She put off here few lots of
freight.
Parties from Mobile were here trying
to negotiate for the Mary Boyd, for the
Alabama river trade, but Captain Reub |
Haines could not part with his pet
steamer.
Captain Bowlin and Captain Wood
ruff, late of the Halle, have purchased a |
one-half interest in the steamer Clarks-
vile.
The II. G. Yaeger passed up last night |
for st. Louis with 500 tons of freight,
including 26OO sacks salt, 300 barrels |
and 100 boxes sugar, and put off here
l25 packages freight.
Captain Van Hook stopped off here
and proceeded to St. Louis by rail.
The palatial steamer Belle Lee, Cap
tain Frank Hicks in command, will pass
down this afternoon for New Orleans.
Mr.. Green, clever gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
Captain Frank Vinson leaves to-day /
for Cincinnati and st. Louis. He de-
ferred his departure in order to have |
Mayor League send along one of the |
Common Council to represent our river
commerce.
The Atlantic and barges passed down
last night