Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-04

Gibson for Arkansas river and St. Fran
els for st. Francis river got away Satur-
day night with good trips.
The Grand Tower for St. Louis had.
283 bales OF cotton and the Arlington
for Cincinnati had 300 bales.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
leaves Tuesday evening for Arkansas
river and all points through to Fort
Smith, carrying the United States mail.
Gus ONeal is her clever purser.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket,
leaves Tuesday evening for Helena, the
bends and Mariana, connecting at
Madison with the Little Rock railroad.
Freight will be received for her on the
wharf boat.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, came
in yesterday morning from Cincinnati
with 300 tons of general merchandise,
and leaves to morrow evening with re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
arrived yesterday morning from Frlars
Point with AZ bales of cotton and lot
of seed. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Helena and Friar' s Point.
Captain Stack Lee is her prime minister.
She connects at Helena with the Rhoda
for Madison and Wittsburg.
The Future City and. barges are due
up to-day.
The Kittie Hegler for Arkansas river,
Ben Franklin for Memphis and Thomas
Sherlock for New Orleans, left Cincin-
natl Saturday evening.
Captain John B. Davis went out in
command OF the Quickstep Saturday
evening. He will undoubtedly receive
a warm reception from his many friends
along White river.
The City of Vicksburg passed up yes
terday morning for st. Louis, after
adding here so bales of cotton.
The Andy Baum will arrive from Gin
cinnati to-day with cargo of Western
products
The Mary Houston for Louisville, and
Glencoe for St. Louis, left New Orleans
Saturday evening.
The Atlantic and barges and City of
Alton left St. Louis Saturday evening
for New Orleans.
The GAINESVILLE is due from Arkansas
river.
The Fred Wilson left Louisville Satur
day with tow of coal for New Orleans.
The Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans gets at Louisville 25 tons of sup
plies for the Louisiana sufferers.
a passenger named Joshua Strauss on
the Thompson Dean committed suicide
by shooting himself near Mount Vernon,
Indiana. His remains were inferred at
Paducah.
We return many thanks to Billy Will
lis, the supercargo OF the Belle Texas,
for log of her trip.
The H. G. Yaeger will pass up this
evening for st. Louis.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Mr.. Wal.
ton, an affable gentleman has charge
of the office. She has another lot of
supplies for the sufferers by the overflow,
contributed by St. Louis merchants.
The Phil Allen, builtin 1871, has made
442 trips in the Memphis and Friar's
Point trade, travelling 1920 miles alto
gether, and made in the meantim A, 24O
landings up to the 10Th of April, 1874,
and she in fair condition yet.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from st. Louis with
near 600 tons of grain and produce.
She is the regular Monday Anchor line
packet, and leaves the elevator this even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blek-
ner presides in the Office.
The John Kilgour passed up last even
ing for Cincinnati with 600 tons of
freight and large list of people. She
put off here Is bbls molasses and lot
of vegetables.
The City of Quincy passed up last
evening for St. Louis with fair freight
list and large number of people. She
lost several hours in Scrub Grass cutoff
by grounding in the head of the chute.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in last night with l6 bales of cot
ton and lot of seed for Napoleon and
the bends, and takes down another ship
ment of supplies for the sufferers. Bob
Wildberger and Charley Sharpe are her
attentive clerks. Mr.. Sharpe reports
the river falling as far down as Napo-
leon, and the planters are in better
spirits, and many of them are preparing
20 put in a crop as soon as there is suf-
6cient decline of the river to admit of
them planting with safety.