Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

D. . lieluS anu Nhariey cnarpe are
clerks.
The Strader, Arkansas, aud Henry
Ames, are due from below.
The Sam j. Hale goes out tomorrow
evening, she not being able to get her
cargo discharged in time to leave to-
night
The Colorado, Captain Ispker, leaves
this evening at Eve O'clock for yicks.
burg, and all the usual way landings.
II. Deaderick is is clerk.
The U. s. Mail steamer, T. H. Allen,
Capt Eugene Smith, leaves for Little
Rock, Pine Bluff, and all points on Ar
kansas river this evening at clock.
Pat Morrison is clerk.
1t is suggested that the mails from
New Orleans and Vicksburg be brought
here by river. Under the present rail
road arrangement ii takes three or four
days to get the Vicksburg mail, and that
from New Orleans makes good time if
it is only week old on delivery. Steam
boats can beat all such work as that.
The Mary Boyd was towed down to
the landing this morning and will load
for the Arkansas, to leave Monday next.
Our kilograms from Evansville to-day
states that the Mary Miller did not lard
there, although there was large amount
of Arkansas river freight awaiting her.
The Kate Kinney gets considerable New
Orleans freight there, and fills ont with
corn below at 40c. per 100 pounds to
New Orleans.
The Belfast and City Of Quincy, for
ST. Louis, will be due tomorrow from
below, each with about 400 tons of
freight. The greater part of the cargo
of the City of Quincy consists of rail-
road iron, while that of the Belfast
is chiefly sugar and molasses.
On Monday the r. L. Lee carried to
New Orleans 2064 bales of cotton, 1854
sacks of cotton seed sacks of seed
cotton and 40l sacks of oil cake.
The steamers at the New Orleans
landing on Monday displayed their col
ors at half-mast as token Of respect TO
the memory of Mr.. Theodore Fred 'Os-
trander, the well known Louisville and
New Orleans pilot, who died on Sunday
last.
Pittsburg has coal exchange, and
much of the coal used by steamboats,
and citizens here passes through the
hands Of its members. The Appeal is
printed by steam made from the same
coal, and yet they are not happy,
Because Cotton Exchange is wanted
here, the futures" in coal doesn affect
the Appeal-those in cotton do, however.
The R. C. Gray is due from the Ar
kansas.
The Grand Tower reports only seven
aud half feet between Cairo and St.
Louis Yesterdays ST. Louis papers re-
port but six to six and half feet, how
ever.
A St. Louis dispatch states that there
is great excitement in that city in regard
to the Carondelet bridge bill, and yigor-
Gus measures will be taken to oppose it.
Should the bill as now before Congress
become law, none of the frst-clasa
boats could pass under it without taking
off their pilot-houses and texas.
While the rate on -four to the month
of Red river by New Orleans steamers is
80 cents per barrel, the Henry NJ.
Shreyes rate to Shreveport, away mp
that river, is only one dollar, with other
articles in proportion.
The st. Lonis Democrat is not little
exercised over the purchase Of the Katie
by Memphis merchant, and anxiously
inquiries who Miles Owen is, and what
he will do with the boat. We understand
he bought her by accident having on
the day of the sale $l25, 900 out of bank
that he did not wish to carry home, and
that be might accidentally buy the
Richmond, Lee and several other boats
to put in the Memphis trade. He could
load each Of those boats once every
year with cotton grown on his own plan
tation, below here.