Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-11

Office.
Captain Frank Hicks arrived in the
city last evening from Metropolis.
The Memphis and Pine Bluff mail
packets Belle of Texas, Legal Tender
and Fort Gibson will hereafter 60
through to Little Rock, making their
regular time.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at reduced rates.
Messrs. Tiff Strider and Frank Skunk are
her gentlemanly clerks.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY. in command, leaves this even
ing for Little Rock and all way landings
on Arkansas river, carrying the mail
and paying strict attention to all way
business, Billy Butler, a courteous
gentleman and efficient officer, presides
at the desk, and is ably seconded by
Billy Nucles.
The A. J. White, Captain Geo. Ma
lone, came in last evening from the
lower coast with rs bales of cotton, a lot
Of seed and sundries, and a big list of
people. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Napoleon and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business, Captain A. l.. Cummins,
a gentleman who is recognized for his
prompt attention to business and uni
form kindness, has charge of the Office,
and has for his aids Messrs. Smither and
Aydlett.
Southern freights at St. Louis have
advanced to zoe per hundred, and 4Oc
per barrel on -four. New Orleans pack
cts load in turn.
The Batesville will arrive in pert to-
day from White river and leave to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain Smith
commands and Captain Ed Postal does
the honors of the office.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston,
Charley Miller commander, will leave
the wharf tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl, ticketing passengers through to all
points East at reduced rates. Elliott
Miller, a clever gentleman, presides in
the office.
The Mary Ament goes to Metropolis
in a few days, where she will be furnished
with a new hull and other repairs which
will make her good as new.
Captain John WOODBURY. will name
his new Memphis and Arkansas river
light-draught steamer, now being built
up the river, the Little Texas" a very
appropriate name. The new boat will
be completed and ready for business in
thirty days. Captain WOODBURY. will
keep the Belle Of Texas, which has been
SO popular in the trade, as long as the
water will admit Of her making regular
trips.
Corey Walters, who murdered young
Bischoff at Little Rock, only got one
year in the penitentiary. The Little
Rock folks dealt with him kindly for his
mothers sake.
The Belle of Shreveport passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans
we'll laden.
Felix declined the invitation to &C,
company Henry j.. to Hot Springs, and
in consequence deferred his departure
until to-day. He gees to the springs to
get billed out and reconstructed.
The Julia, VIM. Blake master, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow morning at six o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis. She connects al
Cairo and st. Louis with the principal
railroads for all points East and West,
Mr.. Gobel, a clever gentleman, preside:
in the office.
The Capitol City is the Thursday
Anchor Line packet for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The Charles Morgan, Captain All
Stein, will leave tomorrow evening fol
New Orleans. She is a bully boat to
travel on, and is in charge Of a good sci
of officers.
The Arlington will arrive Thursday
morning from Cincinnati.
Vice President Wilson called on Capt
WOODBURY. yesterday and congratulated
him on having his packet looking clear
and nice, and the Vice President regret
ted that he could not make a trip with
Captain Woodburn.
Where, oh where, is that Landing
Committed Why don't they do some
thing for the wharf, which furnishes The
money to run the city government ant
pay all the oficeholders, instead of re
pairing the wharf.
If you want a pleasant trip up tn,