Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-25

moderate trips.
The General Council and the Mayor
and city officers had a grand old time on
the Cheek yesterday. 1t was a mixed
affair, but we hope when the wharfage
ordinance comes up on its final reading
the Aldermen will do their duty and vote
for the reduction of the wharfage tax.
The light swell in the Ohio did not
improve navigation much.
The City of Quincy will pass up to-
morrow for St. Louis. The following
are the principal items of freight. 1900
boxes sugar, 1000 sacks salt, 500 barrels
rosin and 100 tons of other freight.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
leaves this evening for White, Black and
Little Red rivers, attending to all way
business. She makes direct connection
at DeVall's Bluff with trains for Little
Rock and the Hot springs. She has
no superior in fare, speed and comfort.
Messrs. Ed Postal and John Chamberlin
are her attentive clerks.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now,
land, brought in IL bales cotton, 1875
sacks seed, and reshipped at the mouth
20 bales cotton. She leaves this evening
for Pine Bluff and all points on Arkan
sas river, carrying the mail and attend
ing to way business. Captain John
Hardin has charge of the office, assis.
ted by Joseph Boyd.
The Mollie Moore, due up for St.
Louis, has 1900 boxes sugar, 1895 sacks
salt, and 200 tons of miscellaneous
freight.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting at st. Louis with the
Northern Line packets and railroads for
all points East and West. Tom White
is purser. Billy Dill will see that all
wishing safe journey up the river are
comfortably slowed away
The steamer Gladiola, sunk a few
days since in Red river, will prove a
total loss.
Lag Isaacs, who is we'll known in
these parts, is shipping clerk of the Ad-
vance elevator at st. Louis.
The Ella, Captain John Elliott, is the
United States mail packet leaving this
evening for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, attending to all
way business. Dan Sullivan, a courte-
GUS and attentive gentleman, presides in
the Office.
1t is rumored that Captain Dan Con-
way, formerly commander of the Mar
BILE City, will get commission in the
Anchor Line.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drink
water in command, leaves this evening
for Helena, the bends and Mariana,
attending to all way business, The Ella
is staunch and safe carrier, and is in
charge of competent officers. Billy
Hare, clever young gentleman, is her
supercargo.
Captain Tom Barrett libeled the
steamer Danvile at Little Rock.
United States Marshal Eaton will sell
the steamer Laura No. on the 9Th of
August at public auction.
Mayor League inaugurated civil rights
on a steamboat yesterday. At dinner
on the Cheek League waited for the
second table and entertained the negro
members of the City Council. He took
the head of the table and was supported
on both sides by the negro members.
They broke bread together and toasted
each other.
Freights at St. Louis for New Orleans
are down to cents per hundred pounds
and Is cents per barrel on -four. The
competition is waxing warm.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet to
leave Monday evening for Viekburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and atteud-
ing to all way business. Chris. Sharpe,
genial and clever gentleman, has
charge Of the office.
1t was the wandering Creole of the
Avalanche that so maliciously accused
John Sullivan, late clerk of the Belle
Lee, of getting away with S25, 900 of the
boats money.
The Atlantic and barges are due down
tomorrow en- route for New Orleans.
The supervising inspector general
having been advised that local inspec-
tors have been exacting fee Of three
dollars for inspectors certificates in trip
licates, issued to steamboat owners, in
addition to the prescribed fees, says it is
illegal and must be discontinued, as there
is no authority for the collection of any
fees other than those prescribed by sec
ton 60 of the act of 1861, relating to
inspection fees.
Ike Leonard, who has no superior as