Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-13
$500 sacks of salt, 400 hOgsheads sugar

urday night, had 259 bales of cotton and
600 beer kegs.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drinkwater
in command, leaves tomorrow evening
for Helena and the bends and all points
on St. Francis river. She is staunch
and light draught steamer and will go
through with despatch. Billy HARE is
her supercargo.
The James Howard leaves st. Louis on
Monday in the Kountz Line.
The Garry Owen is in the clutches of
the United States Marshal at New Or.
leans.
The Phil Allin left this morning for
Paducah, where she will be. recon
structed and made new boat. Her
cabin furniture, bedding and entire out
fit was taken off here to be renovated
and made new by the time the gallant
Phil returns. She also took along a
new pair of chimneys, which were man
ufactured here for her.
The st. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, leaves this evening for
Friar's Point and the bends in place of
the Phil Allin. Captain Stack Lee does
the honors of the office.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley, leaves
this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the United States mail.
Chris Sharp presides in the office.
Captain W. P, Walker is coming down
in command of the City of Quincy.
Frank Skunk, clerk of the Minneola,
will finish up his business to-day and
leave for Cincinnati by rail.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, came in with fair trip, and leaves
again this evening for Osceola and all
way landings on the upper coast.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting at ST. Louis with the
railroads and Northern Line packets for
St. Paul and points East and West Mr..
Hewitt, clever gentleman, has charge
OF the office.
The Future City and barges passed
down Saturday night for New Orleans.
A lady passenger on the Shannon de.
signated the stage plank the throw out
board, and when the steamer landed de.
clined to venture ashore on it until it
was made secure.
The Mary Alice, with barges in tow
passed up at noon to-day for St. Louis.
Some negroes were being baptised at
the foot of Union street, yesterday, and
as the minister immersed one Of them
the choir broke out with
1.-THE morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears.
Another healthy female became unm an
ageaSle, and Selling the minister, who
was Of small stature, threw him over her
head, almost drowning him.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
brought in a good list of people and a
moderate freight trip. She leaves to-
morrow evening on her return for Ma
poleon and the bends, carrying the mail.
Bob Wildberger and Charley Sharpe are
her gentlemanly clerks.
Alf. Atkinson, the well known painter,
returned last week from Mississippi,
where he has been engaged in touching
up several fine buildings. He was going
fishing on Saturday but got water logged
and could not get over the bars, he and
his craft drawing too much water.
Cairo and Cape Girardeau have again
been shaken up by the mild shock of an
earthquake,
Captain Glenn, of the big wharfboat,
leaves this evening for Georgia. On his
return he will give the big wharfboat a
thorough overhauling and repairs for the
fall season. A telegraph Office will also
be established on the wharfboat for the
accommodation Of steamboatmen.
The Fannie Tatum has 10000 bundles
cotton ties for this port.
The new Friar's Point and Austin,
Mississippi, packet Trader passed down
yesterday morning.
Reese Dugan gets $4,000 for removing
Bacon Rock.
The GAINESVILLE will arrive tomorrow
night from Arkansas river and leaves
on Wednesday with return trip for
Pine Bluff.
The Julia passed up last evening for
St Louis with fair trip.
On our local page will be found de-
scription of the repairs and new outfit
of the steamer St. Francis. In the no
tice we neglected to mention the new
roofing put on her by Mr.. Demmons, and
which is said to be the finest piece of
workmanship ever done on steamboat.
The Great Republic passed down this
for New Orleans, drawing nine