Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-17

lions az shall be prescribed by the Board
Of Supervising Inspectors)" The law is
very oppressive and unjust one anu
gotten up by Eastern capitalists IN tne
interest of railroads. By all means IL
should be revised or modified.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening for Friar's Point ana
the bends. Captain Stack Lee an
aHable gentleman, presides in the office
The Anchor Line packet St. Genevieve'
Captain Vickers, came in this morning
from vicksburg, and leaves the elevator
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
Captain Garrett Huls does the honors oil
the office.
The Thompson Dean, Captain james
Pepper, leaves this evening for New Or
leans and the bends Captain e. u
Miller presdes in the office.
The Capitol City, Captain o'Neil, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends
Jimmy Thompson, courteous and at
tentive gentleman, has charge OF the
office.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sepgers through to New York for S25
and to Baltimore for 500, including
meals and staterooms.
The Grand Lake, with tow of coal
for New Orleans, left Louisville yester
day.
The steamer Amite, bound from New
Orleans to Pensacola with cargo oil
grain and -four, collided Wednesday
night at Rigallets with the steamer Re-
lance. The Amite sunk in few hours.
Her cargo, valued at $4,000, will prove
total loss. The steamer will probably
be raised.
The strong wind blowing yesterday at
New Orleans and along the lower coast
forced the water over the levees at many
points, and also partially submerged
New Orleans.
The staunch steamer Paragon, Capt
Darrah, is receiving at the landing Tor
New Orleans and the bends, and leaves
this evening. Captain Dick Lightburne
is making engagements for her Tom
Darrah, one of the best fellows in the
world has charge of the office.
Thomas Boyle, one of the great and
good star-gazers, will pilot the Mollie
Moore to St. Louis.
The Ouickstep, Captain VIM. Ashford,
arrived this morning from White river
with 80 bales of cotton and put OIL at
the mouth As bales for New Orleans.
The Quickstep is receiving for all points
on White, Black aud Little Red rivers
attending to way business, carrying the
United States mail and leaving to- NOR
row evening. Captain Milt Harry, a
courteous gentleman and accommodate
ing officer, presides in the office.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with l6 bales of cotton and l5o
sacks seed. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Napoleon and the bends :
to all way business. Bob
and Charley Sharpe have
charge OF the Office.
We learn from Mr.. Charley Sharpe,
supercargo of the A. j. White, that a
tornado passed Through Arkansas, near
on Tuesday night, doing con-
damage. At the Waddell place,
above the cut of, which is owned in this
,ity by Messrs. Dickinson & Williams,
al the houses, sheds and Clubhouse were
'azed to the ground, trees uprooted and
ences carried away; at the Rosemary
place, DR.. Rawlings plantation, his GIN
rouse and quarters for the laborers and
warehouse were blown down. The tor
iado swept everything before it in its
course.
The Ella, Capt. Cummins, will arrive
lere to-day from White river, and leave
his evening for Cincinnati.
The Thompson Dean took on 5000
bushels of coal for Cincinnati for fuel.
Bill, of the Appeal, is such a phunny
elbow. His mule story though weakened
lis brain, aud he now imagines himself
member Of the quadruped family;
renee his emanations on the mule.
The r. W. Dugan has withdrawn from
he Arkansas river trade for the present,
md lays up here.
The coal shipments from Pittsburg on
he recent freshet footed up some $780,
100 bushels.
As the local inspectors of our port are |
,etting after steamboats, for carrying ex.
,losive oils, etc., we publish section 4th |
f the government steamboat laws and
equations for the benefit of steamboat