Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-22

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The John A. Scudder, Captain Carter,
will pass down tonight for New Orleans.
Captain A. J. Ross late Of the steamer
Nashville, is specializing in hay in the
lower Ohio.
The Andy Baum will not return this
season unless business gets better on
her arrival at Cincinnati.
Sam Williamson, late OF the Red
wharf boat at this port, has gone into
the ice business at Cincinnati. BE will
now be enabled to keep cool.
RS. Yerkes, at one time an Arkan-
sas river steamboatman, is at present
enrolling clerk Of the Arkansas Legisla-
ture.
1t is all a mistake about AL Croxal
being clerk of the Robert Mitchell.
The City Of Chester for St. Louis had
good trip of people and freight.
The George w.. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, arrived last night from the
lower coast with 50 bales cotton and 25O
sacks seed. She leaves this evening for
Napoleon and the bends, attending to
all way business Lee Cummins and
Charley Sharpe, two clever gentlemen,
have charge Of the Office.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
came in this morning with $50 bales cot
ton and lot of sundries, and reshippt d
Ga bales OF cotton and I'll bales of hay
for Vicksburg. She had also good
passenger trip. The Quickstep leaves
tomorrow evening for all points on the
White, Black and Little Red rivers, and
connecting at Devall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad for Little Rock,
Hot Springs and all points in Texas.
She is a safe carrier and in charge OF
efficient officers. Messrs. Ed Postal and
Dan Sullivan, two clever gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
The St. Genevieve. Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
Captain Garrett Huls, worthy gentle
man, presides at the desk.
The Kittie Hegler, Captain Hegler,
will be found in port to day to receive
for Cairo, Louisville and Cinciun att, and
leaves this evening at five o'clock. Mr.
Mcintyre, courteous and attentive gen
tleman, has charge Of the office.
The Grand Tower is the Anchor Line
packet, leaving Saturday evening for St.
Louis.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land, is due to day from Arkansas river,
and leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip.
The Frank Forest, Captain D. K. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Osceola and
all way landings on the upper coast. J.
w. Rhodes, clever gentleman, controls
the affairs OF the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening for Friar'5 Point and
the bends. Captain Stack Lee is her
courteous purser.
The Ben Franklin, Captain William
Miller, leaves tomorrow evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket.
ing passengers through to all points
East at low rates. The Franklin has
unsurpassed'passenger accommodations,
and is in charge OF efficient officers.
The stock of coal at New Orleans is
24O boats, over 100000 bushels; at
Baton Rouge, 36 boats and 10 barges,
900 600 BUSH lis; at Bayou Sara, 100000
bushels; at Natchez, $4,000 bushels;
at Arkansas City, 100000 bushels;
mouth of White river, 1000. 900 bushels,
and Vicksburg and Memphis have large
stocks. The entire amount of coal
afioat ready for market below Cairo is
estimated at over s,OOO.OOO bushels
The taxpayers meeting at the Cotton
Exchange last evening indorsed Mayor
Leagues message as regards the abolish
ing of the Infamous wharf tax. The
tax. payers want our river commerce to
have free trade. We need something to
revive Memphis.
The John E. Tolle passed up last
night for st. Louis with 400 tons OF
freight. She put off here 30 crates of
ware, 1870 boxes of oranges and lemons,
80 barrels of molasses aud 100 packages
of other freight.
The General Council at their next
meeting should not fail to abolish or
lower the wharfage tax, and in doing so
their action in the matter will meet with
the appreciation of nearly all the tax
payers Of Memphis.
The rain this morning deferred snip
ments and the handling Of freights.
The rapid decline Of the river has left
considerable mud and debris on the ievee
which should be cleaned of.