Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-06

VI ouuuAANpi euu nou = kVuu Atat OF pas
sengers. She leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for 0sceola and the
bends. Joe W. Rhodes has charge Of
the office.
Mr.. w. A, Joplin leA last evening on
the Phil Allin for the bends below, to
search for the remains Of his brother who
was drowned several days since.
The Alice Brown arrived last evening
from the Ohio river with a tow Of coal
for this market.
The osceols, Captain Thomas Bow
man in command, leaves this evening for
wittsburg and all points on St. Francis
river, She also attends to all way bust
ness in Council and Walnut bends. A.
Haycock does the honors Of the office,
and is seconded by Billy Dean.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler
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 and attend
ing to all way business, and connects
with the principal railroads for all points
Esst aud West. Billy Blenker is her
prime minister.
The Great Republic will be down to-
day for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East and West.
Mr.. Thompson presides at the desk.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in lasi night from Vicksburg with
81 bales Of cotton, a lot of seed and sun
dries. She had also a good passenger
trip. She leaves tomorrow evening on.
a return trip for Vicksburg and the
bends. Joe Spears holds forth in the
office.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry, is
the Saturday White river mail packet.
She will be in port tomorrow morning
ready to receive.
The Julia, Captain William Blake in
command, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving the elevator building this even
ing for Vicksburg and the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to all way
business. Mr.. Gsbel, a courteous gem
tlemau, presides in the Office.
Captain Billy Dill, the great and good
passenger agent of the Anchor Line,
tickets travellers to all points East, West,
North and South over the line he so ably
represents.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, is the Saturday Little Rock mail
packet. She will be in port this evening
to receive for all points on Arkansas
river.
The elegant steamer Thompson Dean,
Captain William Miller in command, will
leave the wharf this evening for New
Orleans and the bends on a grand ex-
c%ursion trip. George Miltenberger, a
clever gentleman, controls the affairs Of
the Office.
superintendent James S. Wise, of the
Memphis and Cincinnati packet line,
has made an arrangement to discharge
the cargoes Of all the steamers of his line
at the elevator. Captain James Rice,
and the efficient attaches of the elevator,
can do good work for them.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The Indiana is loading at Cincinnati
for New Orleans.
Captain Billy Harrison, an old Cincin.
natl and New Orleans pilot, has Opened
a summer resort at Cincinnati.
The dead body Of Alexander McQuig-
gin, an old steamboat pilot, was found in
the Ohio river near Dixmont last Fri
day. Deceased had been missing from
his home for a couple Of weeks, and it is
supposed that he committed suicide, as
he had been drinking aud was low
spirited for sometime prior to his disap
pearance.
The twoboat Grand Lake came W
last night with a tow Of empty bargel
and laid here to clean out, and left thii
morning for the Ohio river.
The G. B. Church is due up to-day Ell
route to the Ohio river with 45O tons o
freight.
A party Of gentlemen design paying
Presidents Island a visit on Saturday
for the purpose Of fishing and enjoying
other sports. The excellent tug Oriol,
will transport them to the Island. A
fine time is anticipated as the party i
comprised Of gentlemen who are fond .
fishing, gaming, etc.
Two well known clerks, who have beef
on the "hurrah" for some days, took tn.
advice of a friend to-day and "swor
off," Several downtown saloons vii
notice a corresponding decline in thei
receipts or "slate accounts"