Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23

Genevieve for Vicksburg and Glencoe
for New Orleans left st. Louis yester-
day.
The Pat Rogers for Memphis, Mary
Houston and John Hanna and barges
for New Orleans left Louisville yester-
day.
l.. Howard, fireman on the steamer
Camelia, was drowned when she sunk.
The steamer Fayette was sold at
Evansville yesterday to parties of Peo-
ria, Illinois, for S525O
Joe Spears, supercargo OF the Belle
Lee, accompanied by his wife and son,
were passengers on the City Of Quincy,
en- route to New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder is due to-day
from New Orleans. She has one or two
stables of horses on her that come here
to attend the races which come off next
week.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines
is receiving for all points on Arkansas
river, and will leave on Saturday.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Charley Woodbury., o
clever gentleman, holds forth in the
office.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, leaves promptly this evening
for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the United States
mail and attending to all way business.
Captain A. L. Cummings, courteous
gentleman and accommodating officer,
presides in the Office.
The Alice Brown, due down, drops
part of her tow of coal here for Messrs.
Brown & Jones.
The Capitol City will pass up to-mor-
row for St. Louis.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Friday Anchor Line packet for
Vicksburg and the bends, leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening. Captain
I Garrett Huls is her prime minister.
A colored rouster on the Common
wealth, when coming up the river and
near Baton Rouge, went through Ger
man deck passenger while he was sleep
ing. The deck PASSENGER being aroused
from his slumbers, accused the negro,
and demanded the return of his money.
The negro drew knife and fatally
stabbed the German, then jumped over
board, thinking to escape by swimming
ashore, but was drowned. The remains
and effects of the deck passenger we're
put off at Baton Rouge.
The Memphis and. Little Rock trains
make regular time, notwithstanding the
water is over the track in many places;
but the bed Of the road don't wash or
give way like the roads on this side of
the river.
The City of Chester Captain Zeigler,
arrived last evening from st. Louis with
near 400 tons OF freight, including 400
sacks corn, 1876 sacks oats, % packages
eggs, $40 bbls -four, 400 bbls meal, 397
packf ges beer, SO head of cattle, 81
head OF stock, l57 head of sheep, and
1000 packages of other freight. The
Chester leaves again this evening with a
return trip FOR Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all way business, She has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations,
and is in charge Of careful and compe.
tent boatmen. Charles Quensell, a
courteous and attentive gentleman, pre-
sides in the office. Mr.. Charles Nor
tbrup, who, by the way, is one of the
most popular caterers on the river,
superintends the cuisine. he makes it
comfortable and pleasant for the guests
of the steamer he so ably represents.
We would advise all that travel on the
City of Chester to make his acquaint-
ance.
There is much distress in the bends
and along the lower part of Arkansas
river caused by the overflow. The
planters have lost their stock, provisions
and in some instances all their worldly
goods, and have taken refuge in the
high lands, living in destitute condi-
ton. Large numbers of stock and cat
tie are dying from starvation and drown
ing, and yet we see no definite action
taken by our Chamber of Commerce in
behalf of these poor unfortunate people.
A meeting Of the merchants should be
called and arrangements made to send
a boat loaded with provisions and feed
for stock to these starving people. This
will be a hard season on the planters.
Labor has been scattered aud cannot be
collected in time to do much good,
while many of the planters will be left
without stock or implements to put in
crop. The outlook for them is very dis
couraging.
John S. Crawford, head engineer of
the steamer ALT Stevens, died on board