Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-04


The Thomas Sherlock left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The LsBarge for Red river and City
of Vieksburg for Vicksburg left st.
Louis yesterday.
The Minneola left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The Mary Boyd arrived to-day from
Arkansas river with 300 bales of cotton.
Cotton in the bends is getting scarce
and very little is left along the banks to
be forwarded TO market.
The James D. Parker, ia command Of
that ever-popular officer Capt Bob Wise,
leaves at sharp five this evening for Gin
cinnati and way points on the Ohio.
She has good and comfortable passenger
Bill Mcintyre, clever
and agreeable gentleman, presides in the
office. NOD
A new steamer named the Mary Car
ter has just been completed on the
upper Coosa river.
The Phil Allin, Capt. James Lee, is
the regular Wednesday Friars Point and
bends packet, leaving this evening.
Capt. Stack Lee is her attentive purser.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
backs out this evening for Fulton and
way landings on the upper coast. Mr..
Joplin is her purser.
The j. d. Parker returns to Cincin-
natl tonight and will go through with
dispatch in order to return to Memphis
with an excursion for the Mardi-Gras
festivities.
The Nashville, Captain A. J. Ross,
leaves this evening for all points on Ar
kansas river through to Fort Smith,
to all way business. Mr..
Ross, an attentive officer, presides at the
desk.
The Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends. Captain
Aiken does the honors of the Office.
The steamboat Ellen D., used by Mr..
Kranz as a trading boat, while lying at
Jordan's Landing, Boeuf river, More
house parish, La, was entered by gang
of well-dressed highwaymen, who drew
their pistols, blindfolded Kranz and his
assistants and robbed them Of money
and valuables and goods they could
carry off. Loss, about $4,000.
Bill Dill, the passenger agent of the
Anchor line, will have Mardi Gras ex-
cursion tickets on the packets he repre-
sents.
Mrs. VIM. Lake and her daughter
Emma, of equestrian celebrity, take pas
age ON the James d. Parker this even
ng for Cincinnati.
Jim Sayers, the great and good pas
enger agent, has recovered from his
ate spell Of sickness and was on the
evee yesterday hard at work. Jim's
rood for several years yet.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Garrett gobbled
he Fannie Lewis yesterday, while lying
1t this landing, for wages due two roust-
lbouts that jumped her. The captain
settled rather than bother with suit.
Our contemporary OF the Appeal is
Infatuated with the circus, and it was he
Who followed the calliope instead of
lays.
The Cincinnati boats carry Mardi
iras excursionists to New Orleans and
Jack, and feed them while there for $40.
The Bannoek City viii arrive to-mor-
ow from White river, with good trip
f cotton. Capt Milt Harry, her com
handler, remained at Augusta on ac-
cunt of the death of his infant daughter
The John B. Msude came in this
morning from New Orleans with a small |
ist of cotton and lot of groceries. She
caves tomorrow evening with a return
rip for New Orleans and the bends.
'aptain Noel commands, with ALI. Girls
ON in the Office.
The Phil Allin brought in 24O bales of
otton, large lot of seed and good
assenger trip.
The Frank Forest had good list Of
ottou and seed
U. S. SNAeBoGT " OTTAWA"
ABovE DEs Arc. January q, 1874. ! |
sptaia Joseph Elliott, White River Packet /
Company, Memphis;
DEAR SIR-0wing to the rapid rise 10
lis river, we find very little work to do,
I'D from all appearances we will be out
this river in a few days; you will, |
lerefore, please forward our mail to US
ter this per steamer City Of Augusta,
we will start for the st. Francis river,
work between the mouth and Wits
irg, provided the stage of water will
ermit. We have only pulled forty-one
rags in this river, but the river now is
early bank full, and has put an end
our snagging operations, and we are
ow cutting a few trees on caving banks.
-e have received two mails per steamer
egal Tender, for which you viii please
,eept our thanks. This river is still
sing. and we hsd heavy rain last
lEht, but an overflow is not anticipated. |
With many thanks for your kindness
forwarding our mails, and asking for
continuance Of the same for q short ]
me, remain yours,
Z. S. DoRsOS,
Clerk Q S. Snagbosi 0ctavia.