Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-05

Orleans last evening well laden. She added
here 279 bales of cotton.
The river here Is now feet inches below
high water mark of1s67.
The Belle Lee. from Memphis. City of AL
ton, from st. Louis. and Indiana, from Gin
cinnati. arrived at New Orleans last evening.
The James Howard left New Orleans last
evening for St. Louis.
The John Kilgour left Cincinnati last even
ing for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg for Vicksburg, Com
monwealth for New Orleans and Grand Tower
for Memphis left st. Louis last evening.
The Clarksyille left Little Rock yesterday
for Memphis.
The Mary Houston for New Orleans and
Minneola for Memphis left Louisville last
evening.
The City of Chester. Captain Ed Gray, came
in this morning from st. Louis with 500 tons of
miscellaneous freight. and leavesthis evening
with a return trip for Cairo and st. Louis, at
| tending to all way business. Mr.. Quesnel is
her purser.
The R. W. Dugan, Captain Ed. Rowland,
leaves promptly tomorrow for all points on
Arkansas river through to Fort Smith. j. L.
Shearer, courteous and attentive officer,
presides at the desk.
The superb passenger steamer James d.
Parker, in command of that prince Of good
fellows, Captain Bob Wise, leaves this even-
ing fer Cincinnati and way points on the
Ohio, and will ticket passengers through to
New York for twenty-five dollars. including
meals and state rooms. Billy Mcintyre,
genial and clever gentleman. does the honors
of the office.
The West Wind is preparing to take tow
of barges. loaded with slaves and walnut
timber, to New Orleans.
Twelve and half to fifteen cents per 100
pounds is the rate at New Orleans on up
freights.
The Arlington arrived this morning from
Cincinnati with full cargo of Western pro-
ducts, and leaves ON Saturday with return
trip.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer John B.
Maude. in command of Capt. Noel, leaves this
evening for New Orleans and the bends, at
tending to all way business. The Maude has
no superior in fare, speed aad comfort, and is
in charge of careful and competent boatmen.
Capt. Aft Grisome controls the office, while
Capt. Swivel, clever gentleman. attends to
the comforts of the guests.
Over 10000 bushels of potatoes have been
shipped from New Orleans, Vicksburg and
here, to st. Louis for market.
Corn from the bends is being brought here
at 15c. per sack.
The towboat Alice Brown, with tow of
twenty-six boats for this port, broke her shaft
100 miles above the city. The LiOness will
bring the tow to Memphis, and the Alice
Brown will return to New Albany to have
new shaft cast.
Tho Anchor Line packet City of Vicksburg,
Captain Bob Riley. leaves the elevator to-
morrow evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
The splendid steamer st. Francis. Captain
Basket, is the Thursday packet for Helena,
the bends. Wittsburg and Mariana, attend
ing to all way business. Messrs. George Crit
fing and Jim Franklin, two clever gentlemen,
have charge Of the Office.
The Exporter passed up at ten a. m.
for Cincinnati with $50 barrels mOlasses, 100
hogsheads sugar, so barrels tar, 200 barrels
oil and 100 bales cotton.
The Susie Silver, due up for St. Louis. has
200 tens freight. including 5000 boxes oranges.
The ohm F. Tolle has 1900 sacks salt, 1855 hhds
sugar and 2O0O boxes oranges.
The Joe Kinney retires from the Anchor
Line and re-enters the upper trade.
A new schedule has been formed by the An
Choir Line, by which the Vicksburg boats will
make eleven-day trips instead of fourteen-day
trips, as heretofore. Under this change the
City of ycksburg will leave here Friday after
noon at FIVE o'clock instead of eleven o'clock
in the morning.
The Susie Silver for st. Louis added at
Viclsburg 500 bbls potatoes. which goes West
for market.
The George W. Cheek, Captain George Ma
lone, from the lower coast brought in 1859
bales cotton and SS9 sacks seed. She leaves
this evening for Napoleon and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Lee Cummings
and Charley Sharpe. two of the best fellows
in the world. have charge of the office. Capt.
George Malone makes everybody at homo that
travels with him.
The Nashville has entered the Cairo and
Memphis trade. and will leave Memphis on
Wednesdays aud Cairo on Saturdays. She is
a good boat, and is in charge of clever officers.
Captain A. j. Ross, her commander. is an ex-
perienced boatman. and will treat the bend
folks all right and do their business promptly.
She leaves this afternoon for Cairo. and will
remain permanently in the trade.
The Shannon passed up at noon for Cincin-
matt after putting off here % hogsheads of
sugar and 100 barrels of molasses.
The superb passenger steamer Charles Bod
mann. Captain shinkle, with Captain Frank
Stein in the Office. is in port receiving for New
Orleans and the bends. and will leave at 3
pm. She has unsurpassed passenger accom-
moda;ions.
A wood chopper from the upper country,
named A. Wood, committed suicide on the
Cheek last evening by shooting himself in the
head with pistol. In our local columns will
be found the full particulars.
STEAMBOATS,.