Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-11

The Belle Memphis left St. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The Future City and barges are due
down to-day, bound for New Orleans.
The Great Republic, Captain Thor
weigan, will pass down tonight for New
Orleans She telegraphed Captain
Frank Vinson, of the big wharfboat, for
freight.
The A. J. White and Phil Allin, out
last night, had fair trips.
Gus O'Neal, chief clerk Of the Mary
Boyd, has gone to Little Rock on bus
mess trip.
The Ella, Captain John Elliott, leaves
this evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the United States mail, and attending to
all way business. Dan Sullivan, a clever
gentleman, has charge of the office.
The Henry Ames, due up tomorrow
for St. Louis, has 1000 sacks salt and
four hundred hogsheads sugar.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed. Now
land, leaves this evening for Pine Bluff
and all way points on Arkansas river,
carrying the United States mail. She is
staunch and Of light drsught and will
go through with dispatch. Captain
John Harden does the honors of the
office, and Joe Boyd attends to the
freight department.
The St. Francis takes the place of the
Phil Allin ON Monday. She looks hand
some in her new dress, and is now in
complete running order, almost as good
as new. neI V1
The Mary Miller is due to day from
Cincinnati. sa-
The Bransford will be down on Mon
day from Cincinnati.
The splendid sidewheel steamer Quick
step, Milt Harry commander, will leave
promptly this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, con-
Meeting at DeVall's Bluff with trains
for Little Rock and Hot Springs. Ed
Postal and John Chamberlin, two clever
gentlemen, have charge Of the office.
The St. Francis will be dropped down
to the wharf to- morrow evening. She
presents more attractive appearance
than when she first came out.
The John B. Maude, Captain Noel in
command, will leave the wharf this eve
ming for New Orleans and the bends.
Captain Dick Lightburne will make en-
gagements for her.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor line packet leaving this eve
ming for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting
at St. Louis with the North ern Line
packets and railroads for St. Paul and
points East and West. Thomas White
is her purser.
Captain Reese Eugan, with the Eek
ert, will make an effort to remove Bacon
Rock at Cairo.
The Phil Allin leaves tomorrow for
Paducah, where she will undergo a
thorough oyerhauling and be converted
into a new boat. Improvements will
also be made on her which will make
her mile an hour faster than she is
now. Captain James Lee jr., will take
her to Paducah, auG Captain James Lee,
ST., and his crew will be transferred to
the St. Francis.
The West Wind, with her tow of FIVE
stave boats, got away last evening for
New Orleans. 1r-.
The Keokuk left for the Ohio river
with tow of empty barges.
The st. Genevieve passed down last
evening for yicksburg with 800 tons of
freight. She put of here ten packages
of freight and IL tons for points in the
bends.
The Pauline Carroll passed down last
night at IL 'cleck, drawing nine feet.
She lost twenty hours in getting over
Osceola bar. She added nothing here,
but paid $l2 wharfage for the privilege
of patronizng the coal merchants.
The City Council have again post
poned the wharfage ordinance. The
membets of the Board are too much
taken up with politics and wrangling
among themselves to attend to legisIa
ton which would be of benefit to their
constituents.
The Julia, Captain William Blake, IS
tho Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-