Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-27

Arkansas to Little Rock. and six feet In
White river to Augusta. ..l fl "
The Silver Moon has 400 bales Of cotton
engaged for the Ohio to-day, but will not be
able to take over 1900 bales as she has large
miscellaneous freight. Shippers must have
their bills down before five pm. rWorr
The Longworth turned back from louis
yilles and will get a big load.
A telegram to e. D. Cobb. agent. states that
the Robert Burns will be here tonight. She
already has 700 bales Of cotton engaged ard
also 200 barrels potatoes.
The new Elevator at the foot of Beal street
Is rapidly approaching completion
If our steamboat fraternity would elect to
the State Legislature worthy members. whose
Interests would induce them to have the
wharfage tax abolished. the result would be
a large increase Of business. more boats and
more employment for all classes of men.
-Four boats sighted our city and escaped
the wharfage tax yesterday by passing down
without landing or even blowing whistle.
They were the A. J. Baker. shannon. Mollis
Moore and Alice Dean. They did not put
out any passengers at Hopefeld, but they
might have landed and bought from $50 to
500 worth Of stores. If the bill for fastening
one or two of their lines to ringbOlts in our
,avaa had baep rsapcad or ~ Tho wharf had
49, - '''' " - 50
been free.
The Thomas II. Allen is the next regular
,o;I st.ar.r co. tba ArL.nsas ebaa6ayas
ina, ssS't ~ ', ~ To- %
on Friday next, as advertised. fgnsQ
Brooks x Birmingham bought the Tom
Mo,ear rAs,ordav for s17A0- : lrlfftrrtf
"Aois "n 'os'o' ~
The clerk OF the ID. Y. Jaeger would ami
hilate the river editors of some Of the city
n.,o.. Ii. iii ran. HE s,Ia.,, 10 tha ca
P"Peis' ~ VIZ 'e"' nus 'pioo" W sne w
noui' fepor,ers "nen no se'' 'neife' a anu gun
'nsin 40 ne poes o'n'iS. ,rI III,
oonos, 'no Iesi. Auiue,Si "Iv wa snU
anu preuy wen iyneneu 1t Nasnvihe' Jay De-
Ivre ye'.erSay' was VH's s'e"aru - upon pom
0u ~. W. pOa'' 49,,
=, Ano -e% s.eoV". I'M 'onss up ~ '"e
Hou'e ~ @onm ''moiio"' -,
me ci'ii rights pm giving negroes equai
priliese' on s.eai"oats us,eiSins 'ne uh-
ieien' streams ~ 'ns 1'A'o VI NiisS'ssipp,' "as
,n' 'eiivus,' iOsc ue' VI wv sinoe Ueiore f"
nau reAonvu .ne eosernoi. i'uoes NOT become
d "a" u1'ii ma. iane'lon Ti signs u. -
Sa' es, Tn.iii''' 0'-Onionie'e iur-
M n..... -. 80. q. g.. NJ -. M,
o,cioet Isst niSbf avin o hs myw v,,eshs az
on the round trip. After the boat had left
LonlsviilHIe ne isdy passengers had captain
befare a conrt-martiai chors;na h;1a ssieS
various misdemeanors. After fair and i'm
pa hearing. the far jurors summoned for
was SHiIty' and condamned him - w .S,. for
life a beautiful gold watch chain. with anchor
OF the same material attached. The defend
his ;nnocsnce b,,f ths con,t me ss s sathk
and refused to recommend leniency in his
case.
The Missouri rose four feet at Kansas City
on MONDAY Inc rise VIII reach St. Louis to-
morrow ana perhaps cause a swell Of foot
there
The Great Republic has 100 cabin and 200
deck passengers. aWl
Yesterdays st, Louis Democrat has the fol-
lowing; The barge company was making
engagements for New Orleans yesterday at
these rates. flour' soc. per barrel; pork.
81 81; heaVy pound freight, 4oc. Steamboat
rates were frm; Hour, 81, etc. There Is big
rise coming dewn the Missouri, and the Mis-
'issippl Also The Des Moines is bank full,
and still rising. It
when the fontenelle returns to st. Louis.
me VIII load lot the Ouacnlta, and Will stay
IN that stream, running between Camden and
Monroe in connection with the railroad nj