Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-18

OF cOttOnt hhNluE Ithhipp'u - N"''''
The Oil City, with all her wresking APP
performances, and Mike ShAndley, with
his armor, left at one o'clock this morn
ing for the Clarksyills, and expected to
reach her by noon tomorrow.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoE WmIrE RIvER.-The Legal Ten
der. Captain John d. Elliott, leaves for
Jacksonport and way landings this after
noon. George II. Alcoke and Gillespie,
clerks.
FoR ST. LOUIS. - The st. Joseph,
Captain Ed. Gray, leaves as above this
evening. o. Hewitt, clerk
FoR WITTsBURG.-The ST. Francis,
Captain T. r. Bowman, leaves for all
points on the St. Francis river this eve
ming. Sam C. Paine and James Frank
lin, clerks.
For NAPoLEoN.-The A. J. White,
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves as above to-
day. L. c. Postal and Charles Sharpe,
clerks.
FoR Arkansas RIVER The Mary
Boyd, Captain Reub Haines, will de-
part at five o'clock this evening.
For WHITE RIvER.-The Batesville,
Captain A. B. Smith, leaves this after
noon at five o'clock for Devall's Bluff
and all way landings. Mr.. John Young
is chief clerk.
For NEW ORLEANS. The steamer
Great Republic, Captain Thorwegan, will
be down to leave at four o'clock this
afternoon for Vicksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans, and having full through
cargo will make railroad time to the
Gulf. Our readers are well aware of
the many advantages this boat possesses,
the greatest of all being the large and
airy stats-rooms elegantly furnished,
and next her fare, which for variety and
quality is not equaled by any Grst-class
hotel in the South. Besides this, she
has obliging officers who do their level
best always to make a trip comfortable
for those who place themselves under
their charge. Go down at once and Sc
cure your room of Captain j. Philo
Young, or send your freight and stock
to Oscar Haines.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great Republic has number Of
Chicagoans on board, and will get here
one party of thirty excursioHsts who
came from there to join her here.
White river is falling rapidly, with
only thirty inches at Batesville.
The LeBarge is carrying the iron, left
by the Susie Silver, from Rob Roy to
Little Rock.
The arrangement between the Mer-
chants Southern Packet Company and
the St. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company has been abrogated, and both
lines hereafter will be Independent. The
result is more competition.
The assistant bar-keeper Of the Mary
Houston abseonded at New Orleans
with 500.
An exchange says that Billy Thomas,
clerk of the Big Sunhower, goes on the
John B. Maude.
Captain Flesher got So so per hour for
the detention of the Prairie City at the
White river bridge from the railroad
company.
Cincinnati collected 1912 20 wharfage
last week.
The New Orleans Times of Thursday
says:
The steamer Josephine, Captain Matt
land, from Bayou des Glaize, for this
city, sunk on the 10th instant at 3 p. m,
at William Mack's landing. 1t is sup
posed that the boat will be total loss.
Shad Powell, a roustabout, is missing,
and it is presumed that he was drowned.
The cargo will be saved in a dam
aged condition. The Josephine was a
small packet recently put in the Des-
Glaize trade, and at the time she sunk
had cargo Of Is bales cotton, 1851
sacks cotton seed, 20 hogsheads sugar
and 10 barrels molasses.
The Kellogg added $4,000 bushels of
bulk grain at Cairo, and passed here
With four heavily loaded barges.
There are nearly 5000 pieces of bulk
meat on the l. C. R. R. wharfboat at
Cairo for shipment to points below.
The United States survey boat, Arkan-
,as, will be towed to st. Louis soon from
Cairo.
The Jessie, Captain Spencer, is plying |
JAcksonport and Batesville on
he upper White river. The Maysville
uns to Buffalo City, $50 miles above
Tacksonport.
The Mohawk and barges went down
asst night. She added $4,000 bushels
,ulk grain at Cairo. She has also the
lull Of the Alice Dean.
The Jennie Howell went out Of the
Arkansas river last week, destined for
New Orleans, with 1000 bales Of cotton,
e which she brought 1000 bales from
Sorristown, $50 miles above Little Rock,
It six dollars per bale, and the rest from
POINTS below the Rock at three dollars
md City cents per bale.