Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-10

business, and carries the mail. Billy
Butler, a courteous and attentive gentle
man, does the honors Of the office.
The Charles Morgan for New Orleans.
aud Arlington for Memphis left Cincin-
natl Saturday evening.
The Mary Houston left New Orleans
Saturday evening for Louisville.
The Nick Longworth arrived at New
Orleans on Saturday.
The Kellogg left St. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans with a tow Of
ice.
The packets out Saturday night had
good trips of freight and people.
The Thompson Dean passed down
Saturday evening for New Orleans we'll
laden.
The James D. Parker backed out Sat
urday evening for Cincinnati with so
tons of old iron and other freight and
30 cabin passengers.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with Is bales of cotton and 800
sacks seed. She returns to Friar's
Point and the bends this evening. Jimmy
Thompson and Billy Willis have charge
of the office.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Lew
Hates, leaves the wharf promptly this
evening for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
%cinnati. Capt. Gus Desouchet presides
in the Office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, attending to all way business and
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Mr..
Hewitt, a clever gentleman, presides at
the desk.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop.
lin in command, came in last evening
from the upper coast with % bales cot
ton, q lot of seed and sundries and q
good list Of passengers. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Osceola
and the bends. Joe Rhodes is her pop
ular clerk.
The City of Alton is due from New Or
leans bound for St. Louis with 600 tons
of freight.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Mr.. Chris
Sharpe, a clever gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
Felix Fransiolo accompanies Vice
President Wilson this evening to the
Hot Springs.
The Belle OF Shreveport will be down
to-day en- route to New Orleans.
A severe storm prevailed at Evans
vile last night. A house was struck by
lightning and burned.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk,
arrived in port to-day from Cincinnati
with a full cargo of Western products,
and leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for the Ohio river. Messrs. Tiff
Strider and Frank Skunk are her gentle
manly clerks.
The A. J.. White, Captain Geo. Malone
in command, is the Tuesday Napoleon
and bends packet. She will be found in
port to-day to receive freight, and leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip,
attending promptly to all way business.
Captain A. L. Cummins is her prime
minister.
There we're heavy rains yesterday
along the Ohio river and at St. Louis.
The Batesyille will arrive from White
river this evening, and leave on Wednes-
day with a return trip.
The Charles Morgan will be down on
Wednesday for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest will hereafter ex.
tend her trips to Ashport.
We return thanks to Mr., Joe Rhodes,
the popular clerk Of the Frank Forest
for the information Of the killing Of Mr..
Mason, at Ashport, on Saturday last
particulars Of which will be found OIL
our local page.
The Memphis and Pine Bluff mai
packets Belle Of Texas, Legal Tender
and Fort Gibson, will hereafter extend
their trips to Little Rock, and will run
through to the Rock throughout the
season.
Southern freights will be advanced al
St. Louis to-day.
Commodore Geo. W. Cheek, superin.
tendent of the Vicksburg Packet Com.
pany, rendered one Of his fine packets
to-day to escort Vice-President Wilson
on a ride on the great Father Of Waters
to take a good view Of the Bluff City AND
surroundings.
The new hull building at Metropolis fol-