Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-26

return TRIP Ior fultOn ana all way land
ings on the upper coast. Mr.. Joplin, 9
clever gentleman, does the honors Of the
office.
The st. Francis came in at noon will
good trip of cotton and seed, ant
leaves tomorrow evening for Helena
and all points on the St. Francis river,
connecting with the Rhoda.
The Nashville, for Memphis, and Fan,
ME Tatum, for New Orleans, left Little
Rock Saturday evening.
The Ben Franklin, for Memphis, and
Nick Longworth, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The c. B. Church will pass down this
evening for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum will arrive tomorrow
from Cincinnati, with a full cargo of
western products.
The Ashland, Capt. VIM. Kyle, is re.
ceiving for all points on the Arkansas
river through to Fort Smith, and leaves
this evening at 4 o'clock. Mr. Alexan-
der, clever gentleman, presides in the
office.
Captain Ed f. Dix, an old and promi-
nent steamboatman Of St. Louis, has
been missing since Thursday afternoon,
and his friends are beginning to feel
alarmed for his safety. Captain Dix
lost a son by death about two months
ago, since when he has been greatly de-
pressed in spirits, and it is supposed he
may have wandered away in ALTERATION
of mind or committed suicide in some
out-of-the-way place.
The Belle of Shreveport will pass
down tomorrow for Red river.
The John Kilgour will pass up this
evening for Cincinnati.
The splendid passenger steamer Mary
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, leaves
this evening at 10 o'clock for New:Or-
leans and the bends. Elliott Miller, an
affable gentleman, presides in the office.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
vator this evening at clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends. Jimmy Thompson
is her prime minister, while Billy Dill
attends to the guests, and tickets them to
all points of the compass.
The City of Vicksburg, Capt Bob
Riley. is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing this evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all way business.
A Washington telegram says that
General Humphrey, chief Of the engi-
neer corp will make his report in few
days 1t will generally be in favor of
the feasibility and utility Of the st.
Phillip ship canal, near the mouth of
the Mississippi. General Barnard's
report will favor the system of jetties.
The superb steamer, Thomas Sher-
lock, Capt II. N. Hart, is receiving at
the wharf for New Orleans and the
bends, and leaves this afternoon at 4
o clock. NJ. L. Virden is her gentle-i
manly clerk.
The fine steamer Bannock City
Capt. Milt Harry, is the Tuesday White
river U. s. mail packet. She will be
in port this evening to commence &c.
ceiving, and will leave tomorrow even
ing for all points on White, Ii tile Red
and Black rivers.
The City of Augusta, Capt. Thomas
Bowman, is the Tuesday packet for
Helena and Wittsburg. She will be
found in port this evening to receive
freight and return to Wittsburg to-mor-
row evening.
The John A. Scudder will pass down
this evening for New Orleans.
Mr.. Stanton, mate of the steamer Bart
Able, has been arrested at New Orleans,
charged with killing colored rouster
named Louis Edwards.
The steamboat Candinamaria, in
tended for navigation in Magdalena
river, has not been heard of since she
left New Orleans on the 18th of Novem-
Der last, for Baranquilla.
Rates from st. Louis are 80 cents for
-four, and 25 cents per hundred weight
to New Orleans. The DeSmet drew out
and will not come down on account of
low prices. To this port the rates are
10 cents for -four and 221 cents per hun
bred weight.
The Exporter, for Pittsburg, Utah, for
Arkansas river, Great Republic, for
Memphis, and Robert Mitchell and Lou
sville, for Cincinnati, left New Orleans
evening.
The arrivals of coal at Louisville from
Pittsburg during the recent run was L.
so, 900 bushels, and shipments south.by |
| tows l,Ose,O 900 bushels. The stock at
Louisville in first hands is 100000 bush
lis, and in dealers hands 100000 bush
lis.
The good steamer West Wind, Capt.
7. g. Andrews in command, came in
rom the upper coast with a full load of
cotton, corn and other freight. She
caves this evening at o clock with
eturn trip for New Madrid and all way
andings in the bends. Capt. John Oar
icy is her purser.
Capt. John A. Bruner has bought one
lalf of the DeSmet, and started her in