Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-13

vile on one wheel. She put of here I2O
packages of freight.
The City Of Chester. Captain zeigler
in command, came In last night from St.
Louis with a full cargo Of grain and
produce. She leaves the elevator this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, attend
ing to all way business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Bleuker is her
courteous and attentive purser.
The Fort Gibson will arrive tomorrow
from Pine Bluff.
The new and elegant steamer Cons
MillAr, Captain James Pepper in com
mand, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
seugers through to all points East at re-
duced rates. Mr.. Reister presides at
the desk.
The Capitol City, 0'Neil master, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Vieksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Henry Ded-
rick is her accommodating clerk.
The Quickstep, Milt Harry in COM
mAnd, will arrive tomorrow from White
river, and departs Saturday on a return
trip for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Ed
Crowell presides at the deck,
The Batesville for the present enters
the upper White river trade.
The Indiana for New Orleans aud
Ashland for Arkansas river leave Gin
cinnati today.
The Nick Longworth will be up on
Saturday for the Ohio river.
The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek, came
in last night from Vicksburg with %
bales of cotton, a lot of seed and sum
dries, and a big list of people. She did
a big way business on the round trip,
and leaves promptly tomorrow evening
on a return trip for Vicksburg and the
bends, paying strict attention to all way
business. Joe Spears, a popular officer,
has charge of the Office.
The Sam j. Hale aud baraes passed
down last evening for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, is receiving at the foot Of Monroe
street for Ashport and all way landings
on the upper coast and leaves tomorrow
evening, paying strict attention to all
way business. Joe W. Rhodes, a clever
gentleman, does the honors OF the office.
The friends and comrades of the late
Captain John Myers, Frank II. Timms
and Captain Sam Houston, who lost their
lives by the late civil wal in Arkansas,
decorated their graves at Little Rock on
Tuesday last.
The 0sceola, Captain Thomas Bow
man, leaves this evening for all points
on st. Francis river through to Wits.
burg. She also attends to all way bust
ness in Council and Walnut bends.
Mr.. A. Haycock has charge of the office.
The repairs Of the Legal Tender will
be completed in time for her to leave
Saturday evening for Little Rock.
Freight will be received for her at all
times at the wharfboat.
Captain selby, of New Albany, Ind
was among the passengers on the Nor
gan Rattler en- route to New Orleans.
The cause of all Of our bad weather is
attributed to the Beecher trial.
Captain J. ]. Darragh and Captain
James Reese, ST., Of Pittsburg, will
build a new boat to take the place Of the
Paragon.
The new hull building at Metropolis
for Captain Frank Hicks will be named
the Mary Bell after the estimable wife Of
Jessie K. Bell.
The steamboat fraternity will not for
get the Confederate picnic tomorrow
We want to see them ell in attendance
The Charles Morgan, Captain Steir
in command, came in this morning from
Cincinnati en- route to New 0rleanI
loaded down TO the guards. She had
large list of people. She put off her,
l25 casks bacon, 100 barrels meal, l0l
barrels starch, so sacks seed, 35 hea,
of stock and 20 packages Of other freight
and added a few people and som
freight, getting away for New Orleans a
noon.
The Atlantic and barges passed dow
at 7 o'clock this morning for New Or
leans.
The Capitol City came in from St
Louis this morning we'll laden. ShI