Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-17

sacks seed. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Friar's Point and
the bends, attending to all way business.
Messrs. Jimmy Thompsos and Billy
Willis have charge Of the office.
The Great Republic passed up yester-
day for St, Louis with $50 tons of
freight. She discharged here 10 boxes
oranges, rs sacks salt, % barrels molas-
ses, 20 bales merchandise and 65 packa-
ges sundries.
The City of Vicksburg passed up yes
terday morning with a moderate trip.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from St. Louis
with 500 tons Of grain and produce. She
leaves the elevator this evening with a
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis, at
tending to all way business and connects
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Hewitt, a clever
gentleman, presides in the office.
The consolidation of the St. Louis
Democrat and Globe throws out Mr.. Ry-
land, who has been river reporter of the
Democrat for twenty-five years. Ry.
land has enough 10 retire on and live at
ease, and still he is not happy,
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Mr.. Gobel, q cour-
teous gentleman, presides at the desk.
Thea. ]. White, Captain Geo. Malone,
will be found in port to-day receiving
for Napoleon and the bends, and leaves
tomorrow evening, carrying the mail
and attending to all wag business. Capt.
A. L. Cummins does the honors of the
office.
The fine steamer Indiana, Captain
Rusk, will leave the wharf this evening
for New Orleans and the bends, attend
ing to all way business. AL Croxal, who,
by the way, is M Of the best fellows in
the world, has charge of the Office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
Woodburne, came in last evening from
Arkansas river with 10 bales of cotton
and 700 sacks of seed, and reshipped at
the mouth 67 bales Of cotton. She had
also a good passenger trip. She leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip for
Little Rock and all way landings on
Arkansas river, paying strict attention
to way business, and carries the mail.
Billy Butler, an efficient officer, does the
honors Of the Office.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Remission,
arrived this morning from Cincinnati
with $50 tons of miscellaneous freight.
She unloads at the elevator and leaves
the foot of Monroe street tomorrow
evening on a return trip for Cairo, Lou
isville and Cincinnati. Billy Mcintyre,
a clever gentleman, presides in the office.
The Andy Baum will arrive tomorrow
from Cincinnati, and leave on Thursday
with a return trip for the 0hio4iver.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop
lin, came in yesterday from the upper
coast with 8 bales of cotton, a lot of seed
and sundries and a good list of people.
She leaves this evening with a return trip
for Ashport and all way landings on the
upper coast. Captain Joplin will also at
tend to the Office duties in the absence OF
Mr.. Joe W. Rhodes, who is on a collect
ing tour along the coast. We hope the
good people along the bends will deal
with him kindly, as he was raised a pet.
The people along upper White river
are dissatisfied with the survey made by
Thomas Trunnel, and hint that the $50.
900 appropriated by the Government fol
the survey was misspplied. This matter
should be investigated by the Govern.
ment.
The river fraternity will remember the
Knights of Pythias picnic tomorrow. II
will be a grand affair.
The Thompson Dean passed up this
morning for Cincinnati with 500 tons Of
freight, including 80 hogsheada sugar,
IS barrels molasses, 30 casks soda ash
1000 barrels potatoes, $50 barrels oil
$50 bales rags, 200 tons old iron, zoe
beer kegs and so cabin passengers and
60 deckers.
The hull of the new steamer Mary
Lewis, for the Morgan Line, was launched
at Jacksonville yesterday.
Wash Floyd and Captain 7. ]. Oar
ragh, clerks of the Inflated Paragon
passed up yesterday on the Great Re
public. We hope soon to see these
clever gentlemen on another fine
steamer.
The new lighthouse steamer, now be
ing built by Barmore at Jacksonville
under the direction Of Captain E. W
Gould, for the light house service on tn,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, will b.
launched in ahont two weaka