Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-08

sacksseed. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Friars Point and the
bends. Captain Stack Lee is her chief
purser and is ably seconded by B. P.
Fields.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, from the upper coast, brought in SO
bales of cotton and 245 sacks of seed
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Ashport and all way landings on
the upper coast. j. W. Rhodes, a clever
gentleman, presides IN the Office.
The splendid steamer, Mary Bovd
Captain Reub Haines, is receiving for
Pine Bluff and all way points on the Ar.
kansas river and leaves the last of the
week. Messrs. Gus O'Neil and Billy
Nucles, two courteous and attentive gen
tlemen, have charge of the Office
President Grant will veto the civil
rights bill, which will be good news for
river men.
The swift and elegant Pat Rogers,
Captain Ben Merriles, came in yesterday
morning from the Ohio with 800 tons of
freight, including 27O0 bundles cotton
ties, 60 casks bacon and hams, 200 boxes
soap, 450 boxes candles, 1888 packages
lard, $50 sacks and 100 barrels meal,
Toe bales hay, 254 sacks corn and 1000
kegs nails. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to all points East at low
rates Mr.. Mullen does the honors of
the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the regular Monday Anchor Line packet,
leaving this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting at St. Louis with the
railroads and the Northern Line packets
for St. Paul and all points East. Billy
Blenker IS her prime minister.
The Ella, Captain Cummings, is re-
ceiving for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. She is a staunch and
light draught boat Captain Boulder,
clever gentleman, presides in the Office.
Captain Sam Miller will make engage
ments for her.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves tomorrow evening for Napoleon
and the bends. During her retirement
she has undergone thorough overhaul
ing and put in complete repair, and
looks as handsome as pink. Messrs.
Wildberger and Charley Sharpe are her
gentlemanly clerks.
The George W. Cheek brought in from
Napoleon 81 bales of cotton and OF of
seed. She lays up for repairs ano' will
be put in complete running order for the
fall campaign.
Jim Franklin, the popular supercargo
of the St. Francis, is fitting up fine
saloon at Raleigh in Uncle Toms hotel,
where he will be pleased to greet his nu
merous Memphis friends.
Matt Glass and other Memphians who
went to Arkansas to soldier for Brooks
and Baxter are awaiting at Pine Bluff
until blackberries ripen in order to pick
their way home.
The thirteen negro rousters. that
mutinied on the James Howard will be
fined $4,000 and sent to prison for a term
of years BY the United States Court at
Springfield, illinois. All commanders
on the river should follow the course of
Captain Pegram and have mutinesrs ar
rested and prosecute them to the full
extent of the law This done the
negroes will not be as obstreperous as
they have been heretofore.
The Capitol City, Captain o'NeLl, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way BUSINESS, Jimmy Thompson, a
gentleman who is noted for his urbanity
and uniform kindness, has charge of the
office.
The City Council meets tomorrow
evening, and we learn from some of its
members that the ordinance relative to
two.thirds reduction of the wharfage
tax will be acted upon.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, came in this morning from
Pine Bluff with good list of cotton and
other freight, and did a big way bust
ness on the round trip. She leaves
here tomorrow evening for Pine Bluff
and all way points on Arkansas river,
carrying the United Stases mail.
Messrs. w. 7. Butler and Billy Willis,
two of the best fellows in the world, are
her efficient clerks.
The Wharfmaster should by all means
place a few ringbolts on the levee at the
foot of Jefferson street
Captain Stein will name his new
steamer Charles Morgan.
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