Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-12

70 ali way business, Messrs. ID. L. Davis
and John Langlois, two worthy and eff
cient officers. have charge Of the office.
The Era No, 8. Captain E. Drink
water, is receiving for Cincinnati and
all points along the Ohio river, andleaves
this evening. She is staunch, light
draught and a good carrier.
The City Of Helena passed down this
morning for V~icksburg well laden. She
put off here nearly 1000 packages of
freight, and added several lots Of way
freight.
The good steamer 0sceola Bell, Capt
o. K. Joplin in command, leaves this
eveningfor Ashport aud all way landings
on the upper coast. Captain VIM. Jop-
lin is her prime minister.
The City of Augusta, Captain Ed
Rowland, is the regular Saturday Arkan-
sas river mail packet,
The old reliable aud popular packet
james D. Parker, in command of the
immortal Bob Wise, sails this evening
fer Cincinnati, taking Centennial pas
sengers at reduced rates and paying
strict attention to all way business be-
tween here and Cincinnati. Mr.. C. B.
Russell, a gentleman with whom it is a
pleasure to travel and do business, has
charge of the office.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, 81
rived this morning with a moderate trip.
She leaves the elevator at sharp FIVE to-
day for Cairo and St. Louis. She makes
direct connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
The pilot bill will in all probability
pass Congress this time, as all the com-
mittee favor it The operation of the
new law will have an important bearing
at the mouth Of the Mississippi.
Commodore Rolling Pin has resumed
his duties as river chrouicler Of the St.
Louis Times.
Ben burnett, for the past twenty-five
years located as a clothier at the corner
of Fourth and Water streets, Louisville,
and the headquarters for all steamboat
men, died on the morning of the 9th, of
consumption.
The John A Scudier will be due to.
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Grand Republic leaves St. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
Charles Morgan, for New Orleans, leave
Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
John W. Foster and Charles Moody,
who claim to have come from Dayton,
Ohio, in a skif, we're arrested at Louis
vile Monday night on suspicion of pi-
along shore. The skiff is q new
one, the chain attached to it being
broken, giving every indication Of hsy-
ing been broken loose and stolen from
some landing. There was in the skiff a
trunk filled with saws, files, chisels
and small crowbars suitable for "jim.
miles," and, in fact, everything that
would be needed by a burglar to make a
raid upon almost any stronghold. These
are supposed to be a portion of
the gang who have been committing dep
relations along the river banks both be.
low and above Louisville.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of yester-
day says:
Oliver Lucas, Esq clerk of the Louis
vile Board Of Aldermen, will accept
Our thanks for an invitation to witness
the unvailing of the marble statue of the
late George D. Prentice, at the new
ournal building, on the 10th inst.
When the late George D. Prentice was
the Louisville Journal twenty.
eight years ago, Oliver Lucas, an ex-
practical printer, was night editor
and foreman Of the Louisville Democrat,
and the writer, local, news, commercial
and river reporter of the Democrat, with
The late Prof. ]. II. Harvey. Colonel
Martin then did the local and river for
the Cincinnati Commercial, the late
s. Bennett diseharging the same
for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Silss B. McHuron, Of the Cons Mil.
lar, yesterday purchased quite an outfit
Of fishing tackle for Colonel Jim Durf,
Of the Memphis LEDGER, which he de.
livers on the arrival Of the Millar at
Memphis.