Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-24

and Little Red rivers, attending to all
way business and connecting at Devalls
Bluff with the railroad for Little Rock.
Messrs. Ed Postal and John Chamberlin
do the honors of the office.
The Henry s. Turner will be sold by
the United States Marshal at Cincin-
matt next week.
The Minneola and Mary Miller have
laid up at Cincinnati on account Of low
water and no business.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Gar
rett Huls, an efficient and worthy officer
presdes in the Office.
The Mollie Moore, due up from New
Orleans for St. Louis, has 1850 sacks
salt, 1900 boxes sugar and 25OO bundles
| ties.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Osceola and
all way landings on the upper coast. j..
W. Rhodes, a clever gentleman, has
charge of the office.
The Tom Jasper and Carrie V. Kountz
are due down en- route to New Orleans.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
brought in last evening fair list of peo
pie and freight. She leaves this evening
with return trip for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Messrs. Bob Wild
berger and Charlie Sharpe, two courte-
GUS and attentive gentlemen, officiate at
the desk.
Captain Kenniston's new Cincinn ati
aud Memphis packet made a trial trip
at Cincinnati on Wednesday. She per-
formed well and gave entire satisfaction.
The Ella, Captain John Elliott, is the
United States mail packet leaving to-
morrow evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, attending
to all way business. Dan Sullivan, an
efficient officer and clever gentleman,
presides in the Office.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with fair trip, and leaves again
this evening for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Captain Stack Lee does the honors of
the office, and is aided by B. P. Fields
and Charley Smither.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Rowland
in command, will be found in port this
morning to receive for all points on Ar
kansas river through to Pine Bluff, and
will leave tomorrow evening. Captain
John Hardin is her prime minister.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving tomor-
row evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting at St. Louis with the North
ern Line packets and railroads for st.
Paul and all points East and West.
Tom White dictates at the desk.
The Paragon, with two barges in tow,
bound for New Orleans, is aground in
the lower Ohio.
The City Of Quincy will be here Sun
Jay en- route to st. Louis.
The Ella Hughes, Captain Drinkwater,
will be found in port to day to receive
for Helena and all points on st. Francis
river through to Mariana, and leaves
tomorrow evening. The Ella Hughes
is staunch and in charge of efficient Off
GERS. Billy HARE is her supercargo.
Prime Emerson has been granted
patent on his sectional boat.
Rates from st. Louis to New Orleans
are 12Ic per hundred and 25c per Dbl on
-four.
The Jessie, sunk few days since in
the upper Ohio, has been raised and
taken to Cincinnati for repairs.
The ]. D. Parker leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for Memphis.
David earns, an old.time river mate,
died ct Quincy, Kentucky, few days
since
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone in command, excurted the Mayor,
members of the General Council and
few invited guests up to Island 40 this
morning. She backed out at 10 clock.
This is free blowout given by Commo.
dore George W. Cheek, and the party
will certainly have good time.
The Future City and barges passed up
this morning, after cleaning out and
coaling here.
Captain Ben Merriles. Of the Pat
Rogers, has gone to New York to see the
sights.
]. A. Chersubolt, carpenter on the
Cherokee, who had both his legs badly
crushed on the Cherokee, near Paducah,
will be taken to the United States