Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-29

river ana all way points through 10
Wittsburg. She also attends to all way
business in Council and Walnut bends.
A. Haycock, q courteous aud attentive
gentleman, holds forth in the Office, and
is seconded by Billy Dean.
The iron steamer John 7. Moore will
be auctioned Of at New Orleans in a few
days.
The Phil Allin had a fair trip out last
night.
The City OF Chester, Captain Zeiger
in command, came in this morning from
st, Louis with a full cargo of grain and
produce, She leaves the elevator this
evening with a return trip for Cairo and
st, Louis, carrying the mail, attending
TO all way business and connects with
the principal railroads for points East
aud West. Billy Blenker is her prime
minister.
Rates from st. Louis to New Orleans
continue at 10 cents per hundred and 20
cents ptrb. rel on -four.
Captain Tom Darragh, who was clerk
on the Paragon when she burned at St.
Louis, was also on the Exporter when
she burned, and lost his mother and sis
ter by a boat burning many years ago.
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Captain Lightburne says that by a
judicisus use Of the mop and scrubbing
brush, Mack Hemmett can tighten his
red.headed Liz " three inches.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X.
Joplin, is the Friday packet for Osceola
and the bends.
The Arlington. Captain Dan Moore,
win be found in port to-day from Cincin.
natl with 400 tons Of grain, produce and
general merchandise. She leaves Satur-
dey at II m. with a return trip for Gin
c~innati.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, will arrive in port this evening
from Arkansas river, and leaves on Sat
urday with a return trip for Little Rock.
For the information of the wet ender
of the Appeal, we would inform him
that the hole in the levee, left by the
removal of the water tank shauty, was
filed up two or three days since.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Chris
Sharpe presides at the desk.
The Batesville, owing to the rapid
decline in White river, had to 90 to up.
per White river with the freight Of the
Quickstep and that Of the Cheek, which
was left last trip, and in consequence
she a unable to get back I'M time to
leave on Der regular day but will resume
her regular trip IN Wednesday next.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, ar
rived this morning from Vicksburg with
q bales of cotton, a lot of seed and
sundries. She also had a big passenger
list. The Illinois leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Vicksburg and
the bends, paying strict attention to all
way business. Joe Spears does the
honors Of the Office.
The wharfmaster should clean off the
mud and filth left on the landing by the
rapid decline of the river.
The H. c. Yaeger passed up last night
for St. Louis well laden. She put off
here 200 packages of sugar, molasses
and sundries.
Captain Lsrwance Carter comes out
as chief clerk of the Nick Longworth.
Engineer Joseph Case, Of Newport,
Kentucky, who was lost on the Charles
Bodmann, at New Orleans, had been on
the river for at least forty years, about
twenty-five years Of which he has been
chief engineer, which position he held
at the time of his death. he was re-
markable for integrity, industry and
Kindness of heart. Hi. family, who are
inconsolable over his loss, have the heart
felt sympathy Of the river fraternity.
His only son, Edward Case, was drowned
off n of the Memphis packets several
years ago.
The Arlington came in at noon and
landed at the elevator to discharge her
cargo.
The Geo. W. Cheek will leave Mem
phis on Wednesday next, May 9Th, for
White river, and will continue in the
trade throughout the season as an &C.
c~ommodation packet in opposition to no
one. The White river trade demands
two frst-class packets.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive in port tomorrow and leave
on Saturday with a return trip.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Lew
Hates, will leave the wharf tomorrow at
II m. for New Orleans and the bends.
Captain Gus Desochet presides in the