Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-27

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I Fon Ngw ORLEAYs.-The Mary Il.
Forsyth, Captain Greenough. will leave
for New Orleans tomorrow evening.
For NEw ORLEANS. The unsurpassed
steamer Bismarck, Captain John Spane,
, and Ed Hawks clerk, is announced to
leave tomorrow for the South.
FoR NRw 0RLEASs.-The steamer
James Howard. with Captain PegrAm
on the root, leaves this afternoon at five
o'clock for New Orleans aud all way
landings. Messrs. Charles Chassiang
and Peter Wirtz are her popular clerks.
For NEw ORLEANS. - The elegant
steamer Mary Houston, Captain Charles
Miller in command, will positively be
down this afternoon, to leave at FIVE
o'clock for Vicksburg aud New Orleans
As we have before announced, the Mary
Houston is one of the very best passen-
ger steamers that comes to our wharf,
and southwark bound travellers can make,
no better selection.
For New ORLEANS The first class
freight and passenger steamer John B.
Maude, Captain John +. Noel, leaves
as above this afternoon, and stops at all
way landings wherever business may
offer. The Maude is deservedly favor
lite boat with travellers, being stauneh and
safe, and living in sumptuous and ele--
giant style. The Messrs. Grissom and
Putnam are her pleasant and genteel
clerks.
FoR VICKsBURG.-The Anchor Line.
will dispatch the City of Helena to-mor-.
row morning for Vicksburg. Captain
Mckee is in command and Will T.
Power secretary.
FoR CAIRO AND LoUIsyILLE.-Going
to-day at m, the great low-pressure
steamer Richmond, Capt. Mats. Green,
will be found at the landing ready to
leave at the hour named for Belmont,
Cairo, Evansville and Louisville. Tray-
elers, secure your rooms in due time.
The Richmond possesses accommoGa-
tons equal to any frst-class hotel in the
country, and will take you through to
your destination in due time. Captain
Ben A. Cougar governs the Office affairs,
and Mr.. Edward Hainey presides owe r
the commissary department, while Mr..
John A. Ferren boasts of keeping the
best spirits of the age, with the jurisdic-
ton of his large saloon.
For CNcNYATI.-That unsurpassed |
packet N. Longworth, Capt Lew Hates,
leaves at lam. tomorrow for Cincin- |
natl, Louisville and way landings The
Langworth is one of the best managed |
packets that come to this port, aud ought
to receive good trip by her hour Of de-
partare. Mr.. Eugene Bowers is the
chief clerk
MISCELLANEOUS.
In an hour or so after sinking in the
Louisville canal locks, the steamer
Brills hog chains gave way, and she
broke in two, and now lies complete
wreck, with little chance of doing any
thing with her, except by taking her to
pieces.
The weather is moderating throughout
the North to-day, and the beautiful
snow" is fast melting away. Mercury at
Chicago, l70; Cincinnati, go; Daven-
port, 30; Louisville, 90; Memphis, $50
Nashville, 800; New Orleans, $50;
Omaha, 800; Pittsburg, ZOE; St. Louis,
25o; and Keokuk, 250; all at am. to-
day.
The St. Louis Board of Underwriters
held meeting day before yesterday and
adopted resolution fixing the rate of
insurance on standard barges and steam.
boats plying between St. Louis and New
Orleans the same. The rate was for.
merly one per cent. on steamers and
three-quarters of cent on barges, and
now the rate on barges and steamers
have been fixed at one per cent.
Both ducal or bridal chambers on the
Great Republic have been engaged for
her next round trip from St. Louis by
letter from New York.
The Richmond is hourly expected from
below.
The big James Howard will be down
this evening. Q
The City of Chester arrived this morn y
ing, with eight hundred tons of freight
and three hundred head of stock.
Shippers will be glad to learn that the
steamer John B. Maude has now made
TO and Will give through
bills of lading on freight to all points on
the Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers. This
is an important feature in shipping, and
should be remembered by merchants
sending goods to either Of those streams. 7
The Coal Hill sunk a barge of lee
coming down, at Florence, ILL.,, contain v
ing from GOO to 700 tons, which belongs T
to Hickey & Bartlett. /
One item Of the Bismarck's cargo
from St. Lsuis will be 1000 barrels of 4
pork shipped by one firm.
The Crescent City, libelled by VIM s
Whitla, and Marie Louise, libelled by 7
Vim. Riley and others, are now added O.
o the marshars monitions in the New p
Orleans Republican. N
There is an ocean Of freight awaiting