Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-24

brought III bales cotton. $40 sacks seed
The Elliott brought 1887 dry barrels
1915 sacks grain, 53S kegs beer, 10 we
barrels, 273 bales hay so casks bacon
"a bales cotton and a head Of stock
The towboat J II. Bgley arrived with 4
tow.
RoATs TO LEAVE.
For WHITE RIyER.-The Legal Ten
der departs on Saturday.
FoR WHITE RIygR.-The BatOsville
will arrive tomorrow, and returns ia
White river on Saturday.
FoR New ORLEANS. The Nick Long
worth, Captain Lew Hates, will be down
tomorrow.
FoR NEW 0RLEANs.-Travelers for
New Orleans and Bend landings, as we'll
as shippers, would do well to bear in
mind that the new alternate Thursday
packet John B. Maude, Captain j. f.
Noel, is now receiving at the foot Of
Monroe street, and leaves positively to-
day at 5 clock. Our young friend, Mr..
ALI. Grissom, a clever gentleman, is the
chief clerk, and Elem. Calvert, agent.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The fine steamer
Emma Elliott, Captain Robert Riley, is
the packet for St. Louis this evening.
Thomas Whitledge, clerk.
For New ORLEANS. The magnificent
passenger steamer Thompson Dean,
Captain James Pepper, ably assisted by
Captain N. 3. Fowler as chief clerk, will
leave this afternoon positively at five
o'clock for New Orleans. 1t is we'll.
know that she is not surpassed in her
elegant appointments for the comfort of
passengers by any steamer aaoat. If
you have not secured your rooms, do so
at once.
For VICKsBURG. The beautiful City
of Helena Captain Mckee, and Will F.
Power in charge Of the Office, will be
the Vicksburg boat for tomorrow morn
ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The R. E. Lee left New Orleans last
night for Louisville.
The wind was SO high at st. Louis
night before last that all the boats had
to lay up.
The Thomas Sherlock brought up sew
eral stables of racing stock from New
Orleans last night.
At the rattle last night for the trotter
Lady Dempster," Captain AID. Storms
Sub" Chris Steinkuhl, tipped forty
three, and won the twoforty nag for Ad.,
who will hereafter ride instead of walk
out Madison street. Another rattle for
the trotting stallion Honest Joe, with
a fine shifting top buggy, gold mounted
whip, etc., is to come off soon, when we
hope another man will have the good
luck to win.
Information is wanted OF the where
abouts Of John Durham, who left Nash
vile some four or five weeks since to en-
gage in the river business hereabouts,
and has not been heard from since
causing deep distress to his family.
The John B. Maude goes out this
evening with one of the best trips she
has had this season. Those who desire
to see her with her mouth full of
cotton can do so by strolling out on the
bluff at FIVE o'clock this afternoon.
At the request of their many friends
Messrs. Noel, Grissom and Swivel, of
the John B. Maude, have consented to
have their boat struck this afternoon,
and at two o'clock: Mr.. John Moyston,
of the Star Gallery, will be on hand
with bis immense camera to take "
the Maude as she lays at the landing at
the foot Of Monroe street with her huge
trip of cotton, which at that hour will be
piled five tiers high. Those who want
their "phiz" included can go down and
mount the hurricane roof, aud when
Moyston shakes his pocket handkerchief
let all stand perfectly still. OF course
here will be crowd in attendance to
see how the thing is done.
Last Sundays Cairo papers came by
all, and we're delivered from the post
,ffice to-day. That's lively time.
Here is what yesterday Little Rock
Gazette says Of the august body that
passed the negro-steamboatequality bill:
The afternoon session Of the house was
'pened yesterday without prayer. just
,efore the gavel fell Champagne Charlie :
gas being sung with gusto that would
10 honor to a stage artist"
The Elliott's officers state that the
lily of Alton was but short distance
ehind the John Kyle when she passed
'iptonville yesterday at one clock in
he afternoon.
The John B. Maude receipts for goods
trough to all points on Red river and
he Yazoo, as well as other lower trihn- J
aries.
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