Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-09

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The John Howard for New Orleans
came out of Arkansas river on Wednes-
day with 500 bales of cotton. This trip
closes her seasons business in the Ar
kansas river trade.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
arrived this morning from st. Louis,
with full cargo of grain and produce,
and leaves this evening with return
trip for Cairo and St. Louis, attending
to all way business. Billy Dill, passen-
ger agent Of the line, will ticket passen-
gers through to all points North and
East. EiI aiN Hafl
The Bismarck will pass down this
evening for New Orleans. -
The Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Merriles,
arrived this morning from Cincinnati
with full cargo of Western products.
She returns to Cincinnati on Tuesday
next.
The City of Helena, Susie Silver and
Carrie v. Kountz, for ST. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Thompson Dean left New Orleans
last evening FOR Cincinnati.
The Ella left Cincinnati last evening
for White river.
The Robert Mitchell. for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday evening.
The Painter is due this evening from
Cairo with tow.
The good steamer Fort Gibson, Capt
Ed Rowland, leaves promptly this even
ing for all points on Arkansas river
through to Fort Smith, connecting at
Little Rock with the Halle for the up
per river. The Fort Gibson has good
and comfortable passenger accommoda-
tons. Captain John Hardin and Walker
Outlaw, two popular and courteous gen.
tlemen, have charge of the Office.
The Ben Franklin, Captain VIM. Mil
Ter, leaves this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to all Eastern points at low
rates. She has unsurpassed passenger
accommodations and is in charge of
com petent officers. Captain Andy Har-
rigan, clever gentleman, presiies in
the Office.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket,
leaves this evening for Helena, the bends
Madison and Mariana, connecting at
Madison with the Little Rock railroad.
Messrs. D. P. DAVIS and Jim Franklin
have charge of the Office.
The superb passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Reub Haines in COM
mand, leaves this evening for all points
on Arkansas river, attending to way
business. The Mary Boyd has good
and comfortable passenger accommoda-
tions. Billy Nucles, courteous and
attentive gentleman, presides in the
office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing Monday evening for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
Quickstep, in command of that ever
popular officer, Captain Milt Harry,
leaves this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car
rying the United States mail and con-
Meeting at the mouth of White river
with the Belle Yazoo for Vicksburg and
New Orleans, and at Devall's Bluff with
the Little Rock railroad for Little Rock
and Hot Springs. The Quickstep is a
safe carrier, and has superior passenger
accommodations. Ed Postal, clever
gentleman, presides in the office.
Captain NJ. q. Crapster has gone to
Hot Springs to get billed out.
Captain Sam Houston, who com
manded the Halle when she was fred
into by the Brooksites. was killed and
his brother wounded. Captain John
Myers, pilot of the boat, was MORALLY
wounded. Captain Houston commanded
the Hesper when she attempted to carry
arms to Arkansas in 1869. At that time
he was a great Clayton man. Governor
Clayton and he, since 1870, have oper'
ated against each other, and, no doubt,
some Of the arms that he carried to Ar
kansas to kill innocent people with was
used by his former friends to kill him
and wound his brother.
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 7th
says:
Yesterday morning quite an excite
ment was created on the levee, in the
neighborhood Of Lafayette street, at the
foot of which the steamer Exporter was
discharging her freight, A crowd as
sembled near the boat, and without any
apparent provocation engaged in furi-
Gus attack upon the men at work in the
service Of the Exporter. A continuous
volley of stones was kept up by the at
lacking party, and one of these projec-
tiles CHANGED to hit Mr.. G. W. Floyd,
the clerk of the Exporter. Thereupon