Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-06
ness on the wharf is fair, with good
movement in freights and fair list oil
boats receiving and discharging.

ness on the wharf is fair, with good
movement in freights and fair list oil
boats receiving and discharging
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river here is still on the decline.
Business in the bends is improving
The officers of the A. j. White report
the river falling as far down as Napoleon,
and the planters in better spirits and
making preparations to put in large
crops of cereals and cotton.
The City of Alton passed down yes
terday for New Orleans well laden.
The Bismarck passed up yesterday for
st. Louis.
The Ella came in last evening from
Cincinnati with full cargo of freight
for White river. She laid over to make
some light repairs and left this morning
for Jacksonport.
The towboat Kellogg left last evening
for the Illinois river with three empty
ice barges
IN. Pell and Bly, Weaver piloted the
Ella from Cincinnati to this port. They
return to Cairo to morrow.
The Thompson Dean and Exporter
for Cincinnati, Glencoe and nc. Yaeger
for st. Louis, ard John Howard for Ar
kansas river, left New Orleans Saturday
evening.
The Arkansas river rose four feet at
Fort Smith on Saturday.
The Andy Baum will arrive this even
ing from Cincinnati with full'cargo of
Western products, and leaves on Thurs
day with return trip.
The Ben Franklin, for Memphis, and
c. B. Church, for New Orleans, left Gin
cinnati Saturday.
The George W. Cheek, Captain John
Elliott, is the Tuesday mail packet for
all points on White and Black rivers.
She will be found in port to-day ready
to receive ireights, and leaves on Tues
day evening.
The John Kyle for New Orleans, Fan
ME Lewis for Red river and City of
Helena for Vicksburg, left St. Louis
Saturday evening.
The City of Quincy for St. Louis and
John Kilgour for Cincinnati will pass up
this afternoon.
The Mipneola, Captain Skunk, came
in yesterday morning from the Ohio
river with a fair trip. She is receiving
for a return trip for Cincinnati and way
points on the Ohio, and leaves to.mor-
row evening.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Monday Friar's Point
packet leaving this evening, attending
to all way business in the bends. Capt.
Stack Lee presdes in the Office.
The Frank Forest, Captain O. K. Jop-
lin, came in Sunday noon from the up
per coast with fair list of cotton and
seed and raft in tow. She leaves this
evening with return trip for Osceola
and all way landings on the upper coast
j. w. Rhodes, clever gentleman, off,
ciates in the Office.
Buffalo gnats are very bad in the Mis-
sissippi bottoms, killing stock For a
preventive, call at 219 Main street
The channel at the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi is partially blockaded by one or
two heavily laden vessels being stuck on
the bar. There is only sixteen and a
half feet of water on the pass.
The Valette Dry Dock Company at
Algers, is building new boat FOR the
Red river trade. Dimensions, 10 feet
length by Sc feet beam.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
Mr.. Walton clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket, is
the Tuesday packet for St. Francis
river.
Captain Alb. Shaw, veteran steam
boatmau, is now running a hotel at
Fargo, on the North Pacific railroad.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from st. Louis
with good trip of freight. She returns
to Cairo and St. Lolis this evening, at
tending to all way business. Billy
Blekner is her prime minister.
The A. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
arrived this morning from Napoleon
with SO bales of cotton and lot of seed.
She leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Napoleon and the bends
Bob Wildberger and Charley Sharpe
have charge Of the Office.