Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-18

mating on our local packets for several
years past, and late of the Quckstep,
leaves ON Saturday for Colorado to spend
the summer. Mr. Starr in his official
capacity made many friends, who join
us in wishing him a pleasant journey
and safe return.
Commodore Rollingp;ns new book,
giving his adventures afoat and ashore,
is very amusing and worthy of perusal.
The Clarksville, Captain Reese Pritch.
ard, leaves Saturday evening for all
points on Arkansas river through to Fort
Smith. John ONeal is her gentlemanly
clerk.
The City of Chester, Captain Gray,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, con-
Meeting at st. Louis with the Northern
Line packets and railroads for st. Paul
and all points East. Mr.. Quesnel, an
afable and courteous gentleman, holds
fourth in the Office.
The Quickstep will arrive in port this
evening and leave on Saturday with a
return trip for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the mail,
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, leaves the elevator this evening
for Vicksburg and the bends, attending
to all way business. Chris. Sharpe, an
excellent gentleman, has charge Of the
office.
The Frank Forest is the Friday packet
for 0sceola and the bends.
The officers of the st. Louis and New
Orleans Consolidation Line held love-
feast at St. Louis on Monday. The cap
tains gave in their experience and be-
came happy.
The Mary Boyd turned hack from Pine
Bluff yesterday morning for Memphis.
The Exporter, for Cincinnati, and the
H. c. Yaeger and Julia, for St. Louis,
are due up tomorrow.
On Monday last the senate appropria-
ton committee unanimously agreed to
report back, and recommend the passage
of the house bill, without amendment,
appropriating 100000 for the relief of
sufferers by the overflow of the Missis-
sippi river. The joint committee on
levee decided to recommend an amend
ment of the river and harbor appropria
ton bill in the senate, so as to provide
100000 for repair of leveeS of the
Mississippi river.
The Bee and barges passed down last
evening for New Orleans.
The Paragon passed up this morning
for St. Louis. She put off here few
lots of freight and at Hopefeld lot of
freight for the Little Rock railroad.
The splendid passenger steamer Vicks-
burg, in command Of that ever popular
officer Captain Bob Riley, will be down
this evening bound for Vlcksburg with
one of the finest trips of the season.
All wishing a pleasant trip down the
river will do well to take passage on the
City of Vicksburg.
The Glencoe passed up this morning
for st. Louis with 500 hogsheads sugar,
a lot of tin and 100 tons of sundries.
She paid $I4 wharfage tax here for the
privilege of putting off Sc worth OF
freight for friend The Mayor should
not withhold the wharfage ordinance
any longer, but pull it out Of his boot
and sign it, and doing so he will render
Justice to the river commerce, which mas
for years suffered from the Infamous
wharfage tax.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. T.
Shinkle, leaves here this evening for
New Orleans and the bends. Captain
Frank Stein, her clerk, will make 1T
comfortable and pleasant for all wishing
safe ard pleasant journey down the
river.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, will
arrive in port tomorrow, and leave on
Saturday with return trip for Cincin-
natl and way points on the Ohio. Capt.
Ed. Cobb, her agent, has quite num-
Der of people and quantity OF freight
engaged for her,
The City of Chester came in at 10
a. m. from St. Louis with a full cargo OF
grain and produce, and returns this eve
ming to st. Louis.
CAPTAIN Reese Pritchard received
telegram from Little Rock last evening
stating that the river had risen 49 feet
there, and was still rising.
The Clarksville, leaving on Saturday,
will positively go through to Fort Smith.
Mr.. Ralston, our efficient Local In
spector, showed us to day new certi6-
cate of inspection ofrules to be enforced |
on passenger steamers.
Mr.. Thomas Bailey, an experienced |
mechanic and practical engineer, goes