Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-29
vick.burg with a good trip of freight

hau u mOuerate Trip OF lrelgnt and pee
pie.
The A. j. White, Captain Geo. Malone
in command, leaves this evening for
Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
mail and paying strict attention to all
way business. Captain A, L. Cummins
controls the affairs Of the office, and has
for his aids Messrs. Smither and Aydlett.
The G. B. Church is due up to,mor-
row for St. Louis with 79O tons Of freight,
including 800 hogsheads of raw sugar.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Little Rock and
all way landings on Arkansas river.
Walker Outlaw, an efficient officer, pre-
sides at the desk and is ably seconded
by Joe Boyd.
The John B. Maude loads at St. Louis
for New Orleans in a few Gays.
The Julia, Captain William Blake, is
the Anchor Line packet, leaving the ele.
vator this evening for Vieksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Mr.. Gobel is her
attentive purser.
The Indiana, Captain Rusk, will leave
the wharfboat t.. morrow at three o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all points
East at reduced rates. AL Croxal, an
atfsble gentleman, does the honors of the
office. la.9 ,
The John A. Scudder is due down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at reduced
rates. Alex Mcconnell, a worthy gem
tlemau, oficistes in the Office.
The Mary Houston and Louisville 70,
New Orleans passed Evansville yester-
day.
The james D. Parker arrived at Gin
cinnati yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis left
Louisville yesterday.
The Future City and barges for St.
Louis and Indiana for Cincinnati passed
Vioksburg yesterday.
The heavy rains yesterday aided in
washing off the landing.
The rates on freights from St. Louis
to New Orleans are 40 cents per barrel
on -four and 20 cents per hundred.
The Grand Lake No. 2 has gone to
St. Louis to do towing for the barge
line.
Captain Reese Pritchard, who is well
and favorable known in marine circles,
and one of the Oldest Memphis and Ar.
kansas river s~teamboatmen, has gone
into the commission business at Little
Rock. We wish the Captain success.
Captain Thack Ledbetter, ofthe Yazoo
river packet line, was married to an
estimable young lady at Lexington,
Miss, a few days since.
Pittsburg coal OF Cincinnati ahoat
rules at ten cents per bushel.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox.
came in last night 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, car
rying the mail and attending to all way
business, and connects with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West. Tom White has charge Of the
Office. Mr.. Northrop, a clever gentle.
man, looks after the comfort Of the pas
sengers.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain Ed Postal
aud Ed Crowell are her gentlemanly
clerks.
Captain l. H. Parrisot will name his
new boat he ia building for the Yazoo
river trade the Tallahatchies
1t is feared that VIM. Brown, chief
clerk of the Kyle, who was burned at
New Orleans, will have his eye sight i'm
paired the remainder of his life.
Ex-President Davis was among the
passengers Of the Illinois last evening
en- route to Vicksburg,
The Charles Morgan on her up trip
lost two men overheard in Madrid bend,
one a deck-hand, named Thomas Gilbert,
and deck.passenger Thevenot,a French
man. t1Haf H'ng aD9 gee
The Commonwealth passed up last
night for St. Louis with 400 tons Of
sugar, 100 tons of sundries and a fair
passenger list. She put off here a few
packages Of freight. M
The Falls Pilot is due to-day from the
lower Ohio with a large tow of coal for
the St. Bernard Coal Association; part Of
the tow goes to New Orleans.
The Riverside Base Ball Club, which
is composed Of marines. have reeeiyed