Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-08

Hayoock, an affable gentleman, presides
in the Office and is ably seconded by
James Hall.
Captain Frank Hicks new mammoth
steamer will be launched at Metropolis
about the LIST of August.
The Quickstep, Captain Ed Postal, is
the regular Saturday White river mail
packet. She will be in port tomorrow
ready to receive and leaves Saturday on
a return trip for all points on White
river.
The Vint Shinkle is due down this
evening en- route to New Orleans.
The James D. Parker will arrive to
morrow morning from Cincinnati with
300 tons of miscellaneous freight, and
leaves Saturday on a return trip for the
Ohio river.
Captain Bob Wise will arrive in time
to give the moonlight river'excursion for
the benefit of the Helping Hand Club of
the First Baptist Church.
/ The Frank Forest, Joplin master, is
receiving at the feot Of Monroe street
for Ashport and all way landings on the
upper coast, and leaves tomorrow even
ing, attending TO all way business. VIM.
Joplin, a clever gentleman, oficiates at
the desk. 4
The Anchor Line steamers are now
carrying the mail from here to Vicks-
burg, and these fine steamers make all
way landings between here and Vicks-
burg. Freight for the above point and
the bends will be received at the eleva-
tor at all times,
Captain AID Storm, superintendent Of
the elevator, will ticket passengers
through to St, Paul at reduced rates via
the Anchor Line and the Keokuk and
Northern packet line.
The popular Vicksburg and bends
packet Illinois came in last night from
Vicksburg with so cabin passengers and
100 deckers, also a fair freight trip, and
did a heavy way business on the round
trip. She isreceiving at the foot Of Mad
icon street for a return trip to Vicksburg
aud The bends and leaves tomorrow
evening paying strict attention to all
way business. She makes direct nne
ton with the fine steamer Katie for New
OrleaLs. Captain Mark Cheek com
mands, with Messrs. Joe Spears and
Owen Jameson, two efficient andaceomi
modating officers, in charge of the Office.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Rowland
in command, is the regular Saturday
Arkansas river mail packet. She will be
in port to morrow ready TO receive ard
will leave promptly on Saturday evening.
The City Council at their meeting last
evening passed a resolution debarring
the mooring of any other wharf boat at
the wharf, The Council had better let
all the wharfboats that wish to come to
the landing do so, and moor them from
Jefferson street down. They will not
only form a protection to the landing
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and keep il from caving in, but prove a
great accommodation to our merchants
and shippers.
The Belle of Shreveport is due up this
evening, bound for St. Louis. adl an,
The surface Of the river is covered
with drift. a9oo
A big rise is coming out Of the Mis-
souri,. p
Heavy rains last evening extended
throughout the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys, and we may look for more water.
Dennis McDermot, mate of the Frank
Forest, cast his anchor last evening at
st. Patricks church; he was spliced to
an accomplished lady. W. wish the
happy couple all happiness, and hope
their voyage through life will be smooth
and without a ripple. b saf 81 sfiiaf
We continue to receive favorable re-
ports Of the Aourishing condition of the
crops along the river. Lively times are
looked for in the lower bend trade this
fall.
A deck passenger, name% unknown, fell
overheard from the Illinois last evening
while passing Cat Island and was
drowned. The officers Of the boat used
every exertion to rescue the unfortunate
man, but all to no avail.
The Natchez lays up next trip and the
Governor Allen takes her place,
Why don't the government give out
the mail contract between Vicksburg
sad New Orleans to parties that are
able to carry out the contract Cd
The Mary Houston has laid up at
Nashville.
The Cherokee and Indiana are at Gin
cinnati awaiting their turn to load for
New Orleans.
Pittsburg adyicea of Tuesday state
that Captain John ]. Darragh left for
Cincinnati this afternoon on business