Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Steamer Charles Bodmann. New Orleans.
% Louisville, Cincinnati.
- Colorado, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Charles Bodmann. Cincinnati.
" Pat Rogers. Cincinnati.
20 Louisville, New Orleans.
- Colorado. Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Legal Tender, A. j. White, j. B. Maude,
Fort Gibson, Mary Boyd. West Wind, st.
Francis, Frank Forest.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing this morning presented lively
appearance, with large number of boats in
port.
The Phil AlIin made the run from here to
Friar's Point. making several landings, in six
hours. She brought in for Mardi-Gras 6O4
people, barring out color, previous condition,
| etc.
The prayers of the righteous ayaileth much.
So thought "Bill'' of the Appeal when he
prayed for it to rain because the Memphi
snoozers refused to send him an invitation
after distributing their posters and using his
best endeavors to make it q success.
Want of space to-day compells US to omit
a number of river items.
The Pat Rogers cleared for Cincinnati this
morning with 800 bales of cotton and full Of
| people.
The Pat Cleburne brought in us people yes
terday morning to attend Mardi-Gras.
| The Nashville, from Memphis. arrived in
Little Rock yesterday.
The Minneola for Memphis. and Shannon
for New Orleans, left Cincinnati last evening.
Evansville enjoyed a snow storm yesterday.
n 4 l. 4 far hair
patra procession.
The Exporter and Thompson Dean will pass
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest. Captain Sexton, leaves
this evening for Fulton and all upper coast
landings. Mr.. Joplin is her purssr.
The Exporter and Thompson Dean loaded
in the Ohio river at the low and ruinous rates
on freights of rs cents per hundred to New
Orleans and IS cents for way freight.
The Charles Bodmann came in yesterday
from New Orleans with 400 tons of miscel-
laneous freight. She added here $50 bales Of
cotton, and backed out at noon for the Ohio
river.
Two millions and eighty-fve thousand
bushels of coal will leave Pittsburg for the
Southern markets ON the present rise.
The Colorado left this morning for Vicks-
burg with fair trip.
The splendid passenger packet City Of
Helena, Captain Mckee, leaves this evening
for Cairo and St. Louis, making all way
landings. Bill Dill. the great and good pas
senger agent Of the Anchor Line. will see that
passengers are well taken care Of.
The Belle of Texas leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on Arkansas river.
The ST. Francis backs out promptly at 5
o'clock for Wittsburg and all points on st.
Francis river. attending to way business in
the bends.
A number of steamboatmen yesterday
amused themselves by bouncing their friends,
and Rugged them for old acquaintance sake.
The wet end reporter of the Avalanche hap
pened along Whisky Chute while the amuse-
ment was going on. A party wanted to ele-
vate him. but Trask refused, and remarked
that he would rather continue in his sphere,
as he was about to lead the movement hero OF
the Ohio Pilgrims, and redeem lost sheep.
He now wants all to join the band.
The fine steamer Phil Allin. Captain James
Lee, will clear this evening for Friar's Point
and the bends.
The good steamer Legal Tender gets away
this evening at four O. clock for White river.
The John B. Maude, bully" boat with
a bully crew, is receiving for New Orleans
and the bends. and leaves tomorrow even
ing.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Reese Pritchard.
leaves this evening for all points on Arkansas
river through to Fort Smith. Gus o'Neai
and Charley Musselman are her gentlemanly
clerks.
Rocksey, better known as Charley Mussel-
man, supercargo Of the Fort Gibson, char
tered a handsome mask, with the intention Of
attending the Mystic Crew ball, but became
SO overjoyed with his river friends that he
went home and dreamed Of all that was going
on.
The Pat Cleburne backs out this evening
for Chicot City and the bends. Billy Ashford,
her worthy and popular commander, will at
tend to the shipping and travelling public.
The elegant steamer James D. Parker, in
command of that ever popular officer Captain
Bob Wise, leaves this evening for Cincinnati
and all intermediate landings. Billy McIn-
tyre, one of the best fellows in the world,
does the honors Of the Office.
''Rilp' Of the Appeal. says Mardi Gras
is humbug. Cause.-The "rousters" Of the
Committee and Memphi sports threw of on
him, and did not send him an invitation.
This was owing to Bill not having ''p'' in
his name.
The West Wind. Capt. J. G. Andrews.
leaves this evening for Cairo and the bends,
attending to all way business.
The excellent steamer A. J. White. Capt.
Mark Cheek. leaves this evening for Napoleon
and the bends.
the City Of Augusta gets away this evening
for Wittsburg, the bends and all points on St.
Francis river.
The George W. Cheek, Capt. George Ma
lone. calls this evening for Napoleon and the
{ bends.