Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-24

deeply sympathize with the friends of
those who were so suddenly launched
into eternity and the owners of the
boats who are sufferers. Further par
t%iculars OF the conHsgratiou will be
found in our telegraph columns.
The Robert Mitchell arrived at Circin-
natl yesterday.
The Louisville arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Thompson Dean and Indiana for
the Ohio river passed Vicksburg yester-
day.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The Cons Millar for Memphis passed
Louisville yesterday.
The G. B. Church for New Orleans
added 300 tons at Evansville.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Evans
vile to-day for New Orleans. She adds
largely there and at Shawneetown.
The City of Vicksburg cleared for St.
Louis last evening with a fair list of
people, but little freight.
The Mary Ament got away for the
upper coast with a fair trip.
The boats in port displayed their
colors at half-mast in respect to the
memory of c. P. Joplin, who was acct
dentally drowned yesterday morning.
The Illinois for Vicksburg and Phil
Ailin for Friar's Point had good trips
out.
The Grand Lake No. !, with a tow of
coal, passed down yesterday afternoon.
The Great Republic passed up last
evening for St. LOUIS with 900 tons of
freight, 30 cabin passengers and 1870
deckers. She put off here Ill h~ogsheads
Of sugar, 800 barrels molasses and 200
packages Of sundries.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in last night from st. Louis with
400 tons miscellaneous freight, including
1909 barrels -four, meal and potatoes,
1879 sacks corn, lO4 sacks oats, 1872
bales hay and sundries. She leaves the
elevator this evening with a return trip
for Cairo and St. Louis, carrying the
mail, attending to all way business and
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Tom
White is her prime minister. Mr..
Northrop, a courteous gentleman, sup
'erintends the cuisine and sees that the
guests of the Tower are well taken care
of. If you want a pleasant trip to ST..
Louis and fare sumptously, put yourself
in charge Of Northrop, for he is one of
the best and p%olitest stewards on the
river.
The Exporter, which burned yesterday
at New Orleans, had a large amount of
freight consigned to this city. She was
to have left New Orleans last evening
for the Ohio river.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
commend, leaves this eveningssfor all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. During her retire
ment she has undergone a thorough
overhauling, been renovated, repainted
and put in good running order. Ed
Crowell, an affable gentleman and ac-
commodating clerk, holds forth in the
Office.
The owners of the St. Francis are
auxiously awaiting their insurance
money, which has been overdue several
weeks.
Captain James Reese, ST., Of Pitts.
burg, is having a hard time with his
steamboat stock. He has hardly finished
up the business Of the Paragon, which
was burned at st. Louis a few days
since, and o. which he was the princi-
pal owner, than he receives the intelli-
gence Of the loss Of his pet steamer,
Exporter, by fire at New Orleans, and
also the loss Of his daughter, whom he
idolized. We deeply sympathize with
him in his misfortunes.
The A. J.. White, Captain Geo. Malone,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain A. l..
Cumuins, a clever gentleman and &C
commodating officer, has charge of the
Office.
Captain 0. P. Shinkle's youngest son
was lost by the burning of the BOdmann,
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, leaves this evening for Little Rock
and all way landings on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and paying strict at
%tention to all way business. Walker
Outlaw is her efficient purser, and is
ably assisted by Joe Boyd.
Captains John Hardin and Ed Now.
land have purchased of Captain Joseph
Elliott the fine sidewheel steamer Legal
Tender. Terms private.
The Changers of Louisiana want
Captain Scudder to extend the trips Of