Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-05
The city Of Quincy Is due up to-day

49, - .041 NE' aAI DO0ldn
The Arlington cleared Saturday aver,
ing for Cincinnati with 1855 bales Of cot
ton, So bales of rags and paper and a
good list of people.
The White and Arkansas river packets
out had good trips of freight and people.
The Thompson Dean passed up yes
terday for Cincinnati with 400 tons of
freight and $50 cabin passengers, Capt.
John W. Cannon aud family were also
passengers on the Dean en- route to
Kentucky.
The Geo. W. Cheek came in yesterday
from the lower coast with 8 bales of
cotton and a lot of %sundries. She has
laid up to make up some light repairs to
her machinery.
Captain o. X. Joplin, of the Mary
Ament has been sick for several days
with an attack of pneumonia, but We
are glad to learn that he was improving
yesterday, aud will be on bis pins again
in a few days,
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
vator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, carrying the mail, attending to
all way business, and also connects with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Hewitt is her cour-
teous purser.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing the elevator this evening for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business. Chris
Sharpe, a clever gentleman, presides in
the office.
The Mary Ament, CAPTAIN o. X, Jop.
lin, came in yesterday from the upper
coast with IS bales Of Gotten, a lot of
seed and sundries, and leaves this even
ing with a return trip for 0sceola and
the bends. Joe W. Rhodes is her clever
aud accommodating clerk.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, came in last evening from
Arkansas river with 1876 bales of cotton,
769 sacks of seed and reshipped at the
mouth 81 bales. She had also a good
passenger trip. The Belle is receiving
for a return trip to Pine Bluff and all in
termediate landings and leaves to-mor-
row evening, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Billy But
Ter presides in the office.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Remission,
arrived yesterday from Cincinnati with.
800 tons of grain, produce and general
merchandise. She is receiving for a re-
turn trip to Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati and leaves tomorrow evening.
Billy Mcintyre courteously presides at
the desk.
The Charles Bodmann will be due up
tomorrow evening from New Orleans.
The Fannie Tatum is loading at St.
Louis for Arkansas river.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in yesterday from the lower o
with 81 bales cotton and 236 sacks seed.
She leaves this evening on a return trip
for Frisr's Point and the bends, attend.
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son and Billy Willis are her accommo-
dating clerks.
The Exporter leaves Cincinnati We'd
nesday for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell added ZOO tons
at Shawneetown, principally corn.
The Andy Baum is due t.-morrog from
Cincinnati. She adds 5000 sacks of corn
at Sbawneetown.
The Board Of Local Inspectors at
Pittsburg during the past three months
issued licenses to sixty-two masters,
twenty.three mates, twenty-five pilots,
~ifty-six first engineers, nine second
engineers; inspected seven passenger
steamers, twenty-five tow.boats, and one
ferry-boat.
The Pittsburg Commercial calls Capt.
R. W. and Irwin Dugan "buzzards that
prey upon our commerce"
G. T. Estlin and 81. N. Frisby, two
scoundrels who .hava been acting as u.
s. Commissioner at New Orleans,
have had their commissions revoked for
extortion. There are more Of the same
sort in Office whose heads should come
of.
Arkansas river was rising at Van
Buren, on Friday, with four feet in the
channel. The late rise at Little Rock
was from Horsehead, Mulberry, Cadron,
Shoal and other creeks this side Of Van
Buren,.
The James Howard passed down this
morning for New Orleans wellladen, the
principal items Of her cargo being $4,000
bushels Of corn. She put off here 1876
barrels of -four, 1872 kegs of white lead,
FIVE casks Of meat, u packages Of hard
ware and 100 packages OF sundries, and
added 900 sacks of oil meal, 100 barrels