Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-15

I Fff't ttN'' JAaN'ta~IsH 'a' laa@Na te"'
with 1900 tons Of freight, all Of which
came from Lou sville aud Cincinnati
Z except 800 tons which she got At Shaw
nesiown. Her big Items were 5000 sacks
Of corn, 1000 sacks Of oats, 300 barrels
Of meal, 400 casks OF bacon. aud she
added hero % head Of stock. The Eli
otis freight was 1870 sacks Of oats, TS5
barrels Of flour 1857 barrels Of meal, 500
sacks Of corn, 500 sacks Of bran, II
bales Of cotton, i7s head Of stock, 100
barrels Of pork, and ca baIss OF hay.
The local packets out were well laden.
The VIM. J. Lewis went up light this
morning fromlthe Arkansas. and goes
lin the MISSOURI river trade. The
big james Howard. from New Orleans,
and only three and half days out.
came up. aud after putting out 30 casks
Of wine, so barrels Of molasses, 10 boxes
Of oranges aud other freight Left for St.
Louis with 1000 boxes of rhisins and
800 boxes Of oranges as her principal
items. The Idlewild brought 400 tons.
including Il barrels Of hams, 20G bar
rels Of potatoes, 20 barrels Of apples, -
coops Of poultry, 81 boxes Of eggs, 5ls
sacks Of oats. 622 sacks Of bran. 800
packages Of furniture, 100 bales OF hay,
l0l bales Of sheaf oats, Al bales Of
straw, 81 barrels Of whisky and 900
sacks Of corn, which is going out at the
foot Of Union street. The Carrie v.
Kountz passed down during the night,
doing nothing here, and the Future City
went up, only stopping to coal. The
De$isrwent down early yesterday, but
didn't land. The Grand Tower arrived
AZ noon with $50 tons, including 1899
dry barrels, 1888 sacks corn and oats,
go kegs beer, 81 casks bacon, and l79
wet barrels. This closed the business
done up to | o'clock this afternoon.
boats ToLEAvE.
FoR ST. Louis. THE Grand Tower,
Captain George Lennox, leaves as above
this evening.
For RED RIyEE.--The Mary L. Poe
will be down this afternoon. on her way
to Shreveport and Red river direct.
. For CIScINNATI.-The Potomac, Capt.
James W. Bachelor, leaves as above this
afternoon, Captain Frank Stein is clerk.
FoR ARKANSAS RrvER.-The Anna,
Captain Reese Pritchard. leaves for
Little Rock and way landings this eve
ming. B. p. Fields and Andy Granger,
clerks. "A "a sa tla..
y For ARKANSAS RIVER. The West
Wind, Captain A. P. Dumsy, leaves for
Little Rock and all way landings this
afternoon. W. P. Gray clerk. aI
FoR WHiTE RIVER. - The Pat Gle
burne, Captain VIM. Ashford, leaves for
Jacksonport and all landings on White
and Little Red rivers this af IN at
FIVE o'clock. D. P, Davis, w. S, Bntler
2
and Neil Booker clerks. resna
FoR CINCINNATI. = Thu. excellent
steamer James d. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, leaves as above this evening. W.
f. Mcintyre is her chief clerk.
For NEW 0RLEASs.-A All who desire
to combine business wit pleasure and
comfort should not forget that the feet
and magnificent low-p ressure steamer
Richmond departs at four o'clock to-day
for New Orleans an all way ports.
Captain Nat s. Green, than whom
mere efficient commander cannot be
found on the Mississippi river, has charge
of the hurricane roof and superinteRds
all matters in relation to the craft while
under way. In the office will be found
Captain Ben Cougar, the regular quill
driver of the packet, who will see that
you are properly labelled and slowed
away in comfortable room for the trip.
FoR CAIRO AND EyASsyILLE.--The re-
noWned steamer r, E. Lee will be up
this afternoon, and departs at eight
o'clock this evening for Cairo and Ev-
ansville. John Mossep, an accomplished
and well-known gentleman, is her purser,
and will show those who take passage
with him the beauties of the champion
Of Western waters. |