Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-25


| She put off here $50 packages of sun
dries and one or two stables of race
horses.
The Grand Lake, Oakland and Sharp
Med with tows Of coal for New
Orleans, passed down yesterday alter
noon,
The Sam Orr is due to-day from the
Ohio river with tow.
The Mary Houston, fol New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Kountz for New Orleans and
Belle Memphis for Memphis left ST..
Louis yesterday.
The ]. A. Parker for Memphis, Dick
Fulton and tow and Fearless and tow
for New Orleans, left Louisville yester
day.
The Nick Longworth for Louisville
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
Captain L. c. Mccoy, of MoCoy's
Landing, on the Ohio river, died in
Louisville Thursday night.
The merchants and steamboatmen Of
Louisville have petitioned the City
Council for the reduction or the total
abolition of wharfage tax.
The Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Mer-
riles, arrived this morning from the
Ohio river with a moderate cargo ofWest-
ern products, and leaves on Tuesday
next with return trip for the Ohio
river.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
leaves this evening for Little Rock and
all way points on Arkansas river, con
Meeting with the Halle at Little Rock
for Fort Smith. Gus 0'Neal, an affable
gentleman, presides in the Office.
A large number of steamboatmen
have volunteered to take boat down
the river, loaded with supplies for the
sufferers from the overflow, free of
charge.
The Exporter will pass down on Mon
day for New Orleans.
The Paragon is due up tomorrow,
bound for the Ohio river, with fair
freight trip.
New Orleans steamers are making ex-
cursion trips to the different crevasses
along the coast, and the money received
Is applied for the benefit Of saGsTers by
the overflow. "
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
Quickstep, Captain William Ash
ford, leaves this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car
rying the United States mail and attend
ing TO all way business and connecting
at Duvall's Bluff with the Little Rock
railroad. Those wishing pleasant and
safe journey to White river will do well
to take passage on the Quickstep. Cap
tain Milt Harry, who is noted for his
courtesy and uniform kindness, has
charge Of the Office.
The Mollie Moore and st. Marys have
been gobbled at New Orleans by the
United States Marshal.
Charley Shultz has resigned his posi-
ton as chief clerk OF the steamer Robert
Mitchell.
The Pat Rogers brought down from
Louisville quite number Of sports to
attend the races.
The Charles Bodmann will pass up
Sunday evening for the Ohio river.
Walter Dill, late clerk Of the Tom
Jasper, takes charge Of the Office of the
City of Quincy. Mr.. Dill is quite pop.
ular in the lower Mississippi, and will
prove quite an acquisition to the City Of
Quincy.
The Glencoe arrived from St. Louis
this morning loaded down to the guards.
She added here SO bales Of cotton, and
left at noon for New Orleans.
The Falls Pilot came in last evening
with two barges of coal for the St.
Bernard Coal Association, and leaves
again to day for the Ohio river for an
other tow of coal
The st. Francis is due to-day from St.
Francis river.
The GAINESVILLE is due from Arkansas
river.
The superb passenger steamer Mary
i
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, will
leave the wharf tom orrow at ten am.
for New Orleans and the bends. Elliott
Miller is her gentlemanly clerk. Captain
Dick Lightburne will make engagements
for her
The Quickstep connects every Sunday
at the mouth of White river with the
Belle Yazoo for Vicksburg, the bends
and New Orleans.
Champ Chamberlin has resigned the
position of second clerk on the Quick
step, and goes to Little Rock to accept
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