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

Orleans with good freight and large
number Of Mardi Gras excurtionists from
the East.
The Legal Tender came in yesterday
from White river with l9l bales Of cot
ton and reshipped at the mouth 689
bales. She smashed her starboard
wheelhouse by coming in contact with a
tree here. Repairs will be completed
to-day, and she leaves tomorrow evening
for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers.
Captain Dan Kinney and his beauti-
full bride, nee Miss Lizzie Morrison, Of
Nashville, are sojourning in the city, and
leave tomorrow on the Great Republic
for New Orleans.
The J. d. Parker will arrive tonight
from Cincinnati with a full cargo Of
Western products.
The Cherokee, for New Orleans, and
Mary Boyd, for Memphis, left Little
Rock Saturday.
The Arlington, for Memphis, and
Charles Bodmann, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Indiana, for Cincinnati; John
Means and barges, for Pittsburg; John
Kyle and john A. Scudder, for St.
Louis, and Fannie Tatum, for Little
Rock, left New Orleans Saturday even
ing.
The Henry Ames will be down to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The palatial passenger steamer Great
Republic, Captain William Thorweigan,
will leave the wharf tomorrow evening
for New Orleans and the bends. Philo
Young is her prime minister.
The John I. Moore was sold on Sat
urday at New Orleans by the United
States Marshal. Her sponsor, Mr.. John
7. Moore, was the purchaser; price,
$24, 900.
The Favorite sold for SlO5O at the
United States Marshaps sale at New
Orleans Saturday.
The West Wind, Captain J. G. An
drews, leaves this evening for New Mad
rid and the bends. Captain John Darby
officiates in the Office.
The John B. Maude will arrive to-
morrow from New Orleans.
The Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Mer-
RELIES, leaves Tuesday evening for Gin
cinnati and way points on the Ohio.
The Nashville, Captain Ross, is re-
ceiving for all points on the Arkansas
river, and leaves on Wednesday.
The late arrivals among the Aatboats
are those of e. F. Wall, from Hardin
county, Kentucky, loaded with potatoes;
PelI d Ross, from Ross Clare. dry goods
and potatoes; and Tom Taylor, from
Brooklyn, Illinois, corn and potatoes.
The st. Bernard Coal Company are
furnishing steamboats, at this port with
coal at the following prices: st. Bernard
slack, 80 cents per box; lump, 40 cents,
and Pittsburg so cents per box.
The City of Augusta, Capt. Bowman,
is the regular Tuesday Helena, Mariana
and Wittsburg packet. She is receiving
at the foot of Monroe street.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Monday Friar's Point and
bends packet, leaving this evening at
o'clock. Stack Lee dose the honors of
the Office.
Captain W. W. Fenton, of Red river
fame, has purchased Capt. Hendricks
interest in the Argosy, and contemplates
building new hull for her machinery,
and will introduce the new boat in the
Cincinnati and Red river trade.
The Thomas Sherlock broke her cylin-
der head twelve miles above New Or
leans and wounded a roustabout.
1t cost the Ironsides and barges $1,000
to get through the canal.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Wood
burne, is the Tuesday Pine Bluff packet.
The New Orleans packets at st. Louis
will load in turn for New Orleans.
Governor Beveridge has sent special
message to the Illinois Legislature, urg
ing a memorial to Congress on the sub
ject of continuing the improvements of
the Illinois river, in order to secure ship |
navigation between Lake Michigan and
the Mississippi river.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
leaves this evening for Fulton and land
ings on the upper coast. Mr.. Joplin is
her purser.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket, is
the Tuesday packet for Helena, Mari
anna and the bends. George Griffing is
her gentlemanly clerk.
There were three of the largest steam
boats on the Mississippi river at the
wharf this morning-the Thompson
Dean, Great Republic and James How
ard.