Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-08

ter, Captain Ed Gray, leaves the eleva-
tor to morrow evening for Cairo-and st.
Louis, connecting at St. Louis with the
railroads and Northern Line packets for
st. Paul and all points East and West.
Mr.. Quesnel, a genial and clever gentle
man, does the honors of the office.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, will be
found in port to day to receive for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, and will leave
tomorrow evening. Tiff Crider is her
prime minister.
The superb passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Reub Haines in com.
mand, is receiving for all points on
Arkansas river through to Little Rock,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business, and leaves tomorrow
evening. Gus O'Neal, courteous and
attentive gentleman, controls the affairs
of the Office, and is seconded by Billy
Nuckles.
Navigation in the Ohio river is par
tally suspended on account of low
water.
Tom Demmons, who is one Of the best
artists in the Southwest, is dressing up
the St. Francisin handsome style. When
finished she will be perfect beauty.
Billy Dill will have his road wagon
off the docks by tomorrow, and be has
challenged Cliff Page for another race.
Bill is determined not to have dust
thrown in his "yaller" Bob's eyes.
The Quickstep will arrive tomorrow
evening, and will leave Saturday even
ing with return trip for White river.
Thesteamer Belle of Jefferson, running
in the Usage river, when about three
miles from Jefferson City Monday night,
exploded her boilers, and is total loss.
A. A. Hubbard, her captain; Alex Stew
art, pilot, and John F. Kelly, passenger,
were scalded severely. Two colored
deck hands were blown overheard and
drowned.
The Pauline Carroll, Captain Pat
Yore, will leave the big red wharfboat
this evening for New Orleans and the
bends, attending to all way business.
The Shannon will be up tomorrow af-
ternoon from New Orleans en- route to
Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth will pass up this
afternoon for St. Louis.
The Quickstep goes through to Jack
sonport without reshipping.
Captain VIM. Elliott will have the
City of Augusta or Bannock City out
next week, and one of the above steam
ers will resume its regular trips in the
White river trade.
The Courier Journal Of Tuesday says
that there is a considerable amount of
freight there awaiting shipment to
points South. The Mary Miller waltzed-
by Louisville without landing and missed
fat take.
We learn that the City Council will, at
their meeting on Friday, pass a suitable
ordinance reducing the wharfage and
providing for remunerative salary for
the wharfmaster. This is as it should be.
The passage of the ordinance for the
reduction of the wharfage should not be
delayed any longer. Commerce on the
Mississippi river especially is suffering
on account of the exorbitant and ruin
Gus tax imposed upon boats by the city
governments of Memphis, Vicksburg,
New Orleans and other cities along the
river. This tax should not only be re-
duced, but abolished entirely. Memphis
as we'll as other cities and towns, is the
loser by this imposition. Large num-
bers of steamboatmen are thrown out Of
employment who would be at work were
it not for this EMBARGO on river com
merce. The river trade helps all branches
of business. Steamboatmen, when at
work, command good wages which they
spend freely in every port they enter.
We trust our city authorities will prop
erly consider this matter.
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