Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-11

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for Red river we'll laden.
The Ben Franklin. Captain Miller, will ar
rive this evening from Cincinnati with full
cargo Of Western products.
The Paragon, for New Orleans and Pat Rog-
ers for Memphis left Cincinnati last night.
Tho Robert Mitchell aud @. b. Church for
Cincinnati and r. Il. Lee for the mouth Of
White river loft New Orleans last evening.
The Johr Howard left Little Rock yester-
day for New Orleans.
The Kittie Hegler and r. w. Dusan are due
to-day from Arkansas river.
The City Of Helena left st. Louis last even
ing for Vicksburg.
The Thompson Dean, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Indiana for Cincinnati, and City Of
Vicksburg for st. Louis, passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The City Of Alton is duo this evening from
New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, leaves to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati and way
points on the Ohio, ticketing passengers
through to New York for SIS. including meals
and statorooms to Cincinnati. Charley Wood
bury, one of the best fellows in the world, has
charge Of the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain james Lee, is the
regular Wednesday Friar's Point and bends
packet leaving this evening. Captain Stack
Lee does the honors of the office.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X. Joplin.
leaves this evening for 0sceola and the bends,
Mr.. Rhodes Is her gentlemanly clerk.
The local packets out last night had fair
trips.
The Olarksyille, Captain Reese Pritchard,
leaves this evening for all points on Arkansas
river through to Fort Smith, carrying the
United States mail. Messrs. Walt and John
0'Neal, two clever gentlemen. have charge of
the Office.
The Fort Gibson and Mary Boyd will be
sold on the sd instant by United States Mar
shall Eaton.
The superb passenger steamer Pat Cleburne.
Captain W. ]. Ashford in command, leaves
this evening for Chicot City and the bends,
connecting with the R. q. Lee for New Or
leans and the Pine Bluff railroad. The Gle
burne has unsurpassed passenger accommoda-
tons, and is in charge of careful and expert
enced clerks. Messrs. d. P. Davis and Char
ley Smithers are her courteous clerks. George
Cheek, prince of good fellows, is her medi-
cine man. and aids in entertaining the guests
of the Cleburne.
The Legal Tender goes to White river on
Saturday.
Nat f. Drew, ar old and we'll known Cum
berland and Mississippi river pilot. died at
his home in smithland. Kentucky, on Tues
day last ofheart disease. His many friends
will regret TO hear of his demise.
The City of Chester, Capt. Vickers. is the
Thursday Anchor Line packet for Cairo and
st. Louis. leaving at SPIN.
The City of Helena. Capt. Mckee. is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for Vicksburg and the bends, attending
to all way business.
The magnificent passenger steamer Belle
Lee, Capt. Frank Hicks in command, leaves
promptly tomorrow evening for New Orleans
and the bends attending to all way business.
The Belle Lee is good and safe carrier, and
is in charge of competent officers. John Sui
Ivan, a courteous and attentive gentleman,
has charge fthe Office. and is ably seconded
by Capt Jim Kerr. jr., worthy and efficient
supercargo.
d. Hunkens. of Galena, Illinois, has been
elected President of the Keokuk Packet Com
pany to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
death of j. S. McCune.
The citizens of ST. Genevieve will present
the new steamer christened after their town
with full set of colors on her return trip.
The H.. C. Jaeger for St. Louis has $50 tons
of freight. She is due up tomorrow.
The Indiana, due up for the Ohio river, has
$50 tons Of freight, including 1900 bbls rosin.
300 bbls molasses. 500 boxes sugar. and 100
tons of sundries.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and the
bends. attending to all way business. Mr..
Wildberger is her prime minister.
The Mlnneola cleared for Cincinnati last
night with 400 bales of cotton and good pas
senger trip.
The John A. Scudder. Captain Jack Carter.
from st. Louis for New Orleans, came in this
morning with 1900 tons of freight. and lays
here until this afternoon to receive some cot
ton engaged for her by her efficient agent
Captain Washington. She has also a good
passenger trip, and will add here several peo-
Pile.
The palatial and mammoth passenger and
freight steamer Thompson Deem. Captain Jim
Pepper in command, with Captain Walker in
the odice, will leave here tomorrow at 10
am. for New Orleans and the bends. Capt.
Washington will make engagements for her.
The Mary Miller is loading at Cincinnati
for White river.
The Shotwell Coal and Mining Company are
furnishing coal TO steamboats, at their mines,
near Caseyville. at nine cents per bushel.
The John A. Scudder had the best trip that
left st. Louis this season. This was owing TO
the popularity Of her commander. Captain
Jack Carter, and Charley Dix. her chief
purser. who, by the way, is one Of the most
popular and courteous officers on the river.
Captain Jim Sayers. the great and good pas
senger agent Of Memphis, gave her here some
twenty odd people, in addition to the eighty
five cabin passengers she had on board.
The vicksburg Heald,ef Tuesday. says:
The Katie arrived last night. and from her
ohcers We gather some particulars Of the re-
cent accident whereby she lost her chimneys
and portion Of her pilot house. The boat
was lying at Chicot City at the time, having
Just arrived there from above. II was about
four o clock Friday morning. when the storm
struck her. carrying away both chtmneys ana
the TOP OF the pilot house. Mr.. W m. Turner,
pilot. was on watch and Noticing the an