Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-13


sacks of corn, l75 sacks bran, l25 sacks
oats, 200 barrels meal and 22O barrels
-four.
The palatial passenger steamer Thomp-
son Dean, Captain VIM. Miller in com
mand, leaves the wharf this evening at
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
%cinnati, ticketing passengers through to
all points East at reduced rates. Geo.
Miltenberger presides in the Office.
The 0sceola, Captain Haycock, ar
rived last evening from St. Francis river
with 9 bales OF cotton, so sacks seed and
8 cattle. She is receiving for a return
trip to St. Francis river, and leaves on
Thursday.
Captain AID Storme superintendent at
the elevator, is ticketing passengers
through to st. Paul and return on ex-
cursion tickets at low rates via the
Anchor Line packets and the Northern
and Keokuk packet line.
The Robert Mitchell is due from the
Ohio river en- route to New Orleans.
The Shannonis due up to- morrow night
bound for the Ohio river.
The river at St. Louis, and the Ohio
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati, are declin-
ing again. The present rise will soon be
abated, and we anticipate but little
damage in the bends from the high stage
Of water. II old Cumberland behaves
itself there will be no danger Of the
river attaining a hight sufficient to
drown out the crops contiguous to the
river.
The Ella Hughes is looked for to-mor-
row night from Arkansas river.
We regret to learn that Joe W.
Rhodes, the popular clerk of the Frank
Forest, is suffering from q spell of sick
ness and has been confined to his room
for two weeks past. We hope soon to
see him out again and at his post.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, will
arrive tomorrow evening from Vicksburg
and leave on Friday with a return trip.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis. She
connects with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Chris Sharpe
has charge of the office.
The A. j.. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, came in this morning
from the lower coast with q good list of
people and fair freight list. She leaves
this evening with a return trip to Napo-
leon ard the bends, paying strict atten-
ton to all way business. Captain A. L.
Cummins is her prime minister, and has
for his aids Messrs. Smither and Ayd-
lett.
The fine sidewheel steamer H. S.
Turner, Captain VIM. Tichnor in COM
mand, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
seDgers through to all points East al re-
duced rates. W. R. Shaw, a courteous
aud attentive officer, presides at the
desk.
The mail difficulties between New Or
leans and Vicksburg have not been set
tied as yet.
The John A. Scudder will be the next
boat down from St. Louis bound for New
Orleans.
The A. j. White brought in the blue
ribbon passenger trip of the season, 81
cabin and 100 deck passengers. This
speaks well for her officers, who are the
best ia the world.
Captain Perry, Of the New Orleans
and Arkansas river packet John Howard,
arrived in the city last evening from
Little Rock. Captain Perry will enter
his fine steamer again this season in the
New Orleans and Arkansas river trade.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
Charles Morgan for New Orleans leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
Cumberland river is being stocked
with 10000 young shad by the United
States Fish Commissioners.
The river at St. Louis yesterday only
lacked four feet Of being over the pave
ment on Front street.
The Illinois river is backed up one
hundred miles above its mouth.
The principal item of the Common
wealth's cargo, due up for St. Louis, is
600 hogsheads of sugar.
The Thompson Dean will enter the
Memphis and New Orleans trade by the
10th of September.
VIM. M. Brown, clerk of the burned
John Kyle, had an operation performed
on his right eye, by having the eye-ball
taken from its socket, and it was success
fully done. 1t was iniuring the other