Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-17


Mist and fog prevailed again this morning.
The officers of the Cheek report the leyees in
the bends all right. and the planters hopeful.
The upper streams are all on the decline
and the river in the bends will be inside Of
its banks in a few days.
The planters are making big preparations to
plant extensively of cotton this season.
The G. u. Church passed up Yesterday after
noon for the Ohio river.
The Belle Memphis came in last evening
from st. Louis with 700 tons Of freight includ-
ing 1883 sacks of corn, 14O packages of eggs
81 packages Of butter. 9i7 barrels Of -four. SSS
barrels of meal, 166 sacks Of bran, IS bales Of
cotton and lot Of stock. She was delayed BY
bad weather and fog, and unloaded and left
during the night for st. Louis.
The Belle Of Texas. Captain John Wood
burn, arrived last evening from Arkansas
river with 2S3 bales of cotton and 2OlS sacks
seed, and reshipped at the mouth 100 bales oil
cotton. She leaves this evening with return
trip for Pine Bluff and way points on Arkan-
sas rivers. Messr. Thrasher and .Banksmith'
two clever gentlemen, have charge OF the
Office.
The st. Genevieve passed down last even
ing for Vicksburg with 400 tons of freight.
She put of here 400 bbls -four and meal. 81
casks bacon, and go head Of mules.
The George W. Check. Captain George
Malone, came in last evening from the lower
coast with IS bales cotton and 1877 sacks seed.
| and put off at Helena 66 bales cotton. She
leaves again this evening with return TRIP
for Napoleon and the bends. attending to all
way business. Messrs. Lee Cummings and
Charley Sharpe are her clever officers.
The st. Francis. Captain Basket, came in
last evening with 50 balas Of cotton and lot
Of seed. She leaves this evening with re-
turn trip for Helena, tho bends. Mariana
and Wittsburg. attending to all way business.
Messrs. George Grifing and Jim Franklin,
two courteous and attentive officers, have
charge of the Office.
The fog and bad weather have delayed the
steamers bound up and down.
The Utah has withdrawn from the Arkan-
sas river trade. and left New Orleans last
evening for st. Louis.
The John Howard from Arkansas river,
Thompson Dean from Cincinnati and John
A. Seudder from st. Louis, arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Bee and barges for St. Louis passed
Vieksburg yesterday.
The Clarksville, for Memphis. and Ashland,
for New Orleans, left Little Rock yesterday.
The swift and superb sidewheel passenger
steamer Pat Rogers, Captain Ben. Merriles in
command leaves this evening for Cincinnati
and way points on the Ohio, tieketing passen-
gers through to Baltimore for $40 and to New
York for s25, including meals and staterooms.
Mr.. Mullen. a clever gentleman, does the
honors Of the office.
The City of Chester. for Memphis, and Lady
Lee, for Red River, left St. Louis yesterday.
The Arlington for Memphis. and Thomas
Sherlock for New Orleans, passed Evansville
yesterday.
Captain John Barrett purchased yesterday
at Cincinnati the steamer AIgosy; price.
$4,000.
The Quiekstep will be due tomorrow morn
ing from lairo.
The. Henry Ames will pass down this even
ing for New Orleans.
The James D. Parker. Captain Bob Wise,
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of Western products. and will leave on
Thursday with a return trip.
The fine steamer City of Augusta, Captain
Thomas Bowman. leaves this evening for
Helena, the bends. Marianne and Wittsburg,
attending to all way business. Messrs. Ed.
Postal and Dan. Sullivan are her clerks.
The Pat Rogers. leaving to-day for Cincin-
natl. will have near 1000 bales of cotton.
The John B. Mau 10 is due to-day from New
Orleans.
The John Kilgour. for the Ohio river. and
Commonwealth. for St Louis, are due up to-
morrow.
Ed. Hawks. chief clerk of the Bismarck.
has sold his interest in the above steamer to
7. Layielle.
The Gov. Allen was resold at New Orleans
to John Young on Friday last for 5000.
Thirty thousand tons of ice are in transit
from the Illinois river for Southern markets.
The new steamer Aft Stevens. constructed
on the upper Ohio fer the Memphis and
Dyersburg trade, is due the later part of the
week. and will Immediately enter the trade
on her arrival. The new steamer is 100 feet
long, "a feet beam, feet hold, and has car
rying capacity of 200 tons. She has one II
foot boiler and two propeller wheels, and was
after ALI Stevens, deceased mer-
chant of Dyersburg.
The Bannock City. Captain Milt Harry in
arrived last evening from White
river with $50 bales of cotton and large list
Of passengers. She put of at the mouth 1872
bales Of cotton. In coming out of the river
she got in the timber and had her larboard
smoke stack broken off midway. She will be
all o. X. in time to leave this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red rivers,
carrying the United States mail. W. 7. But
Ter, an afGable gentleman, holds forth in the
office. and is ably seconded by Prince De John
Chamberlin.
The superb passenger steamer Mary Hous-
ton, Captain Charley Miller, leaves this even
ing for Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati.
Elliott Miller is her clever purser.
The Paragon. Captain Darrah. arrived las {
evening from the Ohio river with HOO tons of
freight for New Orleans. She laid over here
until noon to-day to add several hundred
bales Of cotton. Her efficient and clever
purser, Mr.. Thomas Darrah. was in excellent
spirits.