Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-15

gentleman dOe6 the nonor6 OF the once.
The Mary Ament, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, came in yesterday afternoon with 81
bales of cotton, a lot Of sundries and had
a good list of people. She leaves to-
morrow evening on a return trip for
Osceola and the bends. Joe w. Rhodes
presides in the office.
The Nellie Peck en- route to the
mountains passed Omaha yesterday
morning.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
Louisville for New Orleans left Louis
vile yesterday.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive tonight from White river.
She lays over one trip to make some
light repairs. The George W. Cheek,
which has been put in thorough order,
goes out in her place under the control
Of the officers of the Quickstep. The
Cheek will attend to all way business on
White river and carry the mail.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
IS the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Lee
Finney, a courteous and attentive gen.
tleman, presides in the Office.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, leaves
this evening for St. Francis river and all
points through to Wittsburg; she also
attends to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. A. Hsycock, a
clever gentleman, presides at the desk,
and is seconded by Billy Dean.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. She also connects
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Bleckner is her
accommodating and efficient purser.
The Atlantic and barges passed up
last night for St. Louis.
The James Howard passed up last
night for St. Louis with a moderate trip.
She put off here 100 barrels potatoes,
8 crates cabbage, 10 h~ogsheads sugar, 95
boxes oranges, 5 barrels molasses and a
lot Of Vegetables.
The Exporter passed down last night
for New Orleans well laden. She put
off here $50 barrels meal, SO barrels
whisky and 225 packages suhdries, and
added 100 barrels -four, 100 barrels
beans, 10 barrels pork and 6 bales of
cotton.
The Cons Millar for Cincinnati had 80
tierces lard, 10 tons scrap iron, so bar
rels oil, Is kegs and 30 cabin passen-
gers.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
came in this morning from the Ohio
river with a full cargo. The following are
the principal items: 1886 sacks corn,
S56 barrels potatoes, 6l8 bales hay, 625
packages sundries, 4S5 kegs beer, 405
bags potatoes, 296 barrels meal, II
packages bacon and IS barrels apples.
She is receiving for a return trip, and
leaves Saturday for all points on the
Ohio.
The Illinois, Captain Marx Cheek in
command, came in this morning from
Vicksburg with % bales OF cotton, 243
sacks seed and a big list Of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Vicksburg and the bends, attend
IT., to all way business. Joe Spears and
Jim Franklin are her attentive clerks.
Captain Jud West now commands the
upper Mississippi packet Alex Mitchell,
Lon Bryson commands the Belle La
Crosse and Ben Cougar commands the
Diamond Joe.
The Mary Boyd and Fort Gibson will
be due tomorrow morning from Arkan-
sas river.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Paul in
command, leaves this evening for New
Orleans, and the bends, attending to all
way business. Mr.. Miltenberger, a clever
gentleman, controls affairs in the office.
Mr.. Ed c. Carroll, superintendent of
the wharf boat company at Vicksburg,
was married yesterday at that city to
Miss Ellen 7. Wilson, an accomplished
young lady.
The Louisville, for New Orleans, adds
at Shawneetown 5000 sacks of corn.
The Charles Morgan made the best
run this season from New Orleans to
Cincinnati. She was seven days out on
her arrival at Cincinnati and did a heavy
business on her way up.
The John Kyle loaded at st. Louis for
New Orleans at 10 cents per hundred
and 20 cents per barrel on -four.
Len Faxon has started a daily paper
at Cairo.
The Pat Cleburne has run through
herself again. She is the most unfortu-
nate boat in this respect that ever turned