Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-20
The Bismarck will pass down to.mor


and New Orleans are III cents per hum
dred pounds and 35 cents per barrel on
-four. Rates on -four to this port %
cents.
The Exporter will pass up tomorrow
morning for Cincinnati.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, doing way business. She connects
at the mouth of White river with the
Belle Yazoo and at Devalts Bluff with
the Little Rock railroad for Little Rock
and the Hot Springs. Messrs. Ed Postal
and John Chamberlin, two clever gentle
men, have charge of the office.
Captain r. 7. Cummings left last even
ing for colder cline.
His Honor Mayor League has not as
yet signed the wharfage ordinance.
Never mind the election; put your fist
to the ordinance and permit it to become
law By so doing you will foster the
river commerce and not aid in driving
trade away from Memphis.
The Susie Silver, due up tonight for
St. Louis, has 1000 sacks of salt, 300
hogsheads and 1900 boxes of sugar.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in this morning from St. Louis
with full cargo of grain and produce.
She leaves this evening for Cairo and
St. Louis, connecting at st. Louis with
the railroads and Northern Line packets
for St. Paul and all points East. Billy
Dill, the efficient passenger agent of the
line, will see that every guest is comfort
ably taken care of.
The Bismarck will pass down to-mor-
row for New Orleans. She had 1900
tons of freight when she left ST. Louis
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincinnati,
Future City and James Howard for st.
Louis, are due up tonight. The latter
steamer has on board the Nineteenth
regiment of United States infantry.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at low rates. Tiff
Crider and Frank Skunk, two courteous
and attentive gentlemen, have charge of
the office.
The good steamer GAINESVILLE, Captain
Reese Pritchard, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and Fort Smith and all
points on Arkansas river. She will go
through to Fort Smith without fail
John O'Neal, gentleman who is noted
for his urbanity and uniform kindness,
has charge of the Office.
The splendid light-draught passenger
steamer Ella, Captain John D. Elliott,
leaves this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car
rying the mail. The Ella is in charge of
efficient officers. Dan Sullivan, an eff
Gent officer and clever gentleman, con-
trolls the affairs Of the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Jimmy Thompson, a
genial and clever gentleman, controls
the affairs OF the Office.
The Robert Mitchell will be taken out
on the ways at Mound City.
The John Kilgour will soon be dis
mantled and her machinery placed in a
new boat.
Green Snow and Jim Kinman are
the star gazers of the Ella this trip.
As soon as the repairs of the St.
Francis is completed she will be placed
in the Friar's Point trade. When she
comes out she will be as good as new.
Trades in the bends will soon revive,
as the prospects for good cotton crop
are favorable, Notwithstanding the late
ness of the season.
The steamboatmen at New Orleans
are about to petition the city admins
tration for reduction of wharfage, and
we hope the prayer of the petitioners
will be granted.
The Mary Houston leaves New Orleans
this evening for Louisville.
The St. Genevieve viii pass up to.
morning at ten a, m. for ST. Louis.
The Belle Lee leaves St. Louis this
evening for New Orleans.
Captain Ad Storm, the efficient super
intendent of the Anchor Line at this
port, informed us this morning that one
of the fine packets of his line would
leave here on the 4th of July with an
excursion trip, for Cairo and st. Louis;
round trip tickets, including meals and
state.rooms, eighteen dollars. This
offers an opportunity for a cheap and
pleasant trip to St. Louis The boats Of
the Anchor Line are not excelled by any