Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-26

The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves this evening for Napoleon
and the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Lee
Cummins and Charley Sharpe, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
Captain Nat Green is now reading law
and was engaged in dog case yesterday
before Esquire Caldwell The Captains
client was victorious.
The Pauline Carroll and MolIie Moore
are due from St. Louis bound for New
Orleans.
The Nick Longworth is due to-day
from the Ohio river en- route to New Or
leans.
The rapid decline Of the river is max
ing navigation troublesome, and in con-
sequence steamers bound up and down
are delayed and experience much incon-
venence.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkansas
river, carrying the United States mail.
Messrs. VIM. 7. Butler and Billy Willis,
two courteous and attentive gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
The splendid passenger steamer Pat
Rogers, Captain Ben Merriles, leaves
this evening for Cairo Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East. The Rogers has un-
surpassed passenger accommodations,
and will go through with dispatch. Mr..
Mullen, clever gentleman, holds forth
in the office.
The Ella, Captain Cummins, came in
this morning from White river with 246
bales of cotton, $50 sacks of seed, 525
sacks of corn and lot of sundries.
She returns from here to White river.
S. G. Stapp, white labor contractor,
started in this morning on the levee to
unload steamers He pays the laborers
twenty-five cents per hour.
The Board of Underwriters here have
declined to take risks on the steamer
Ella Hughes.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub
Haynes, will arrive tonight from Little
Rock and leaves tomorrow evening with
a return trip.
A steamboat gentleman wants room
mate, in a good location. Applicants
can address "W," LEDGER office.
The City of vicksburg, which left St.
Louis Saturday for Vicksburg, was
aground yesterday at Sulphur Springs,
twenty five miles below St. Louis. She
has large amount of freight for Mem
phis.
Captain Nat Green purchased to-day
from Captain Randall the Laura No. 2,
for parties in St. Louis. Terms private.
Captain Frank Hicks leaves today
for Vicksburg via river,
Mr.. John ONeal chief clerk of the
GAINESVILLE, arrived last evening from
Little Rock. He reports the Hegler out
dry, one hundred yards from the channel
OF the river.
The Capitol City leaves St. Louis this
evening for Vicksburg.
The James D. Parker will arrive to-
night from Cincinnati with full cargo
of Western products, aud leaves on
Thursday with return trip.
The Mary Houston for Louisville and
Commonwealth for St. Louis are due to-
morrow from New Orleans.
Captain Ed Cobb will send the famous
Pat Rogers out this evening with big
trip.
The little towboat Laura is en- route
from Arkansas river to this port with
barge of timber.
There is only FIVE feet Of water on the
bars in the lower Ohio.
The City of Vicksburg, Belle Mem
phis and Pauline Carroll grounded sew
eral times between St. Louis and Cairo.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket, ar
rived last night from St. Francis river
with good list Of cotton and full Of
people. She leaves again this evening
with return trip for Helena, the bends,
Marianus and Madison, connecting with
the Little Rock railroad for Little Rock,
Hot Springs and all points in Texas. d.
P. Davis and Jim Franklin, two courte-
Gus and attentive gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.