Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-11

'nioukh on Saturday. Inc water ran
through with great force. The cutoff
wall destroy several plantations and leave
Others out in the lake Steamers can
save fifteen miles by taking the cutoff.
The George W. Cheek, Capt. George
Malone came in this morning from the
lower coast with sixty bales of cotton
and good passenger trip. We return
thanks to her efficient supercargo, Char
ley Sharpe, for levee and river items.
The Susie Silver passed up yesterday
for st. Louis. She put off here 10
hogsheads Of sugar, 10 barrels of mo.
lasses, 275 boxes oranges and lemons, 10
barrels of rice, l6l barrels Of vegetables
and 1870 packages of other freight.
The Thompson Dean passed up last
evening for Cincinnati. She put off
here lot Of stuff and had good passen-
ger and freight trip for the Ohio river.
Captain A. J. Ross, late Of the steamer
Nashville, is in the city.
The Ben Franklin for Cincinnati Sat,
urday evening had 800 bales cotton.
The Kellogg arrived Saturday evening
with $500 tons of ice for this market,
and has gone to the mouth of White
river for tow Of empty ice barges.
The P. w. Strader was burned at
Greenvile Friday night last, and is a
total loss She was owned by Messrs.
Conrad, Wolf and Haynes, Of st. Louis,
and insured for $4,000 in Eastern
offices.
AL D. Croxell presides in the Office of
the Robert Mitchell.
Mr.. Alexander Everetts, mate of the
Oteamer B. H. Cook, was caught between
two hogsheads Of tobacco at Nashville,
on Wednesday, and his hip SO badly
crushed, that, in all probability, it will
prove fatal.
The Mary Alice and John Kyle are
due down this evening, bound for New
Orleans.
The City of Helena passed up yester
day for st. Louis with a fair trip.
The levees at Old Town, Apperson's
place and Williams place, are about to
give way.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, arrived last evening from
Pine Bluff with 65 bales cotton, 324
sacks seed and lot of sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth 40 bales cotton.
She leaves tomorrow evening with re-
turn trip for Pine Bluff and way points
on Arkansas river carrying the United
States mail. Frank Buskirk and Billy
Willis, two clever gentlemen, have
charge of the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in last evening with return trip
for Friar's Point and the bends. Captain
Stack Lee does the honors of the office
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X.
Joplin, from the upper coast, brought in
good trip Of passengers and freight.
She leaves this evening with return
trip for Ashport and all way landings on
the upper coast. j. W. Rhodes, clever
gentleman, presides in the office.
The Exporter for Cincinnati, and
James Howard and Noble Moore for St.
Louis, left New Orleans Saturday even
ing
The Arlington, for Memphis, left Gin
cinnati Saturday evening.
The Ella, for White river, left Louis
vile Saturday evening.
The James D. Parker will arrive this
evening from Cincinnati with full
cargo of Western produce.
The Charles Bedmann and Robert
Mitchell, from the Ohio river, will pass
down this evening for New Orleans.
The GAINESVILLE, Capt. Reese Pritch-
ard, is receiving for al points on Ar
kansas river through TO Fort Smith,
leaving tomorrow evening and connect
ing at Little Rock with light draft
steamer for above. John O'Neal, a
courteous and attentive gentleman, has
charge of the Office.
The splendid steamer Pat Rogers,
Captain Ben Merries, leaves tomorrow
evening for Cairo, Louisville and Gin.
cinnati, ticketing passengers through to
all points East at low rates.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
Tuesday at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
bends, attending to all way business
Charley Parsons is her prime minister
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
is the regular Monday Anchor Line
packet for Cairo and st. Louis, leaving
the elevator this evening, attending to
all way business. Billy Blenker is her
prime minister
The A. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
is the Tuesday packet for Napoleon and
the.bends.
The Carrie V. Kountz is due up to-