Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-23


cake on the big wharf boat awaiting ship
ment south.
The City of Chester came in this
morning from st. Louis with full cargo
of grain and other produce. She is the
Anchor Line packet to leave this even
ing at o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
This palatial passenger steamer has su-
perior cabin accommodations and will
put travellers through on quick time
She connects at st. Louis with Northern
Line packets and the different railroads
for st. Paul, the Northwestern lake re-
gions and all points East and West.
The Chester is commanded by Captain
Zeigler, thorough steamboatman, while
the genial and handsome Charlie Ques-
mel keeps her records.
The Mary Alice and barges are due
down tomorrow en- route for New Or
leans.
The Future City and barges are due
up to-day en- route for st. Louis.
The rates of freights from Cincinnati
to New Orleans are SOC per hundred
pounds, and 81 40 per barrel on whisky.
The following steamers will comprise
the new Grange line plying between St.
Louis and New Orleans; Great Repub-
lie, City of Alton, James Howard, John
A. Scudder, Bismarck and Pauline Car
roll
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
will be found in port this evening from
White river, and leaves ON Saturday with
a return trip for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers.
The General Council, last evening,
appointed committee of three to in
spect the wharf and recomm end what
repairs are necessary.
Alderman A. J. White wanted the
wharfage tax doubled instead of being
reduced, Notwithstanding he receives a
large amount of trade from river com
merce. He is inconsistent in his legis-
lative ideas; and at the next meeting of
the Board it will be shown why he voted
and argued against the reduction of the
infamous wharfage tax.
The Tom. Jasper loaded at st. Louis
for New Orleans at seven and halt
cents per hundred pounds and fifteen
cents per barrel for -four.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Vicke:s,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving to-
morrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the United States mail.
Captain Garrett Huls, clever gentle
man, presides in the Office.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drinkwa-
ter, will be in port tomorrow morning,
and will leave on Saturday evening for
Helena and Mariana.
The Fort Gibson is the regular Satur-
day Pine Bluff packet She will be in
port tomorrow morning ready to receive
and leave promptly on Saturday even.
ing.
Kinney, the tarpaulin and skid man,
talks Of going to Long Branch to hob
mob with President Grant, and get a
contract to skid and tarpaulin the Radi
cal party, as his business on the levee
has played out.
Councilman Barinds, of the Eighth
ward, will receive the thanks of all
steamboatmen and those identified with
river commerce for his integrity, energy
and efforts in getting the ordinance
passed for the reduction of the whafage
tax. Mr. Barinds is entitled to great
deal of praise, and we are satisfied that
his services to the steamboat fraternity
will be appreciated. The ordinance as
passed makes the short, or six hours,
wharfage for boats Of from 900 to 1000
tons 50, and 1000 tons and upward $40,
and corresponding reduction on al
smaller boats, the under deck measure
ment being the tonnage charged for.
The Ella, Captain John Elliott, is the
regular Saturday mail packet for White
river. She will be found in port ready
to receive tomorrow morning and leaves
Saturday evening.
The Common Council passed the ordi
nance on its third reading reducing the
wharfage tax to one-half of the former
rates. The Board of Aldermen at their
next meeting will undoubtedly concur
in the action of the Council.
The captain of the John Overton is
such funny fellow. He can stand on
his head aud drink hot water out OF the
boilers and amuse travellers by showing
them his ignorance.
The St. Francis had fair trip last
evening for the lower coast.
The Indiana will be converted into q
new boat at Madison, Ind
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
is the Friday packet for Napoleon and
the bends.
The new chimneys Of the George W.