Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-16

OraS excursion from tne Denub.
The St. Francis, Pat Cleiburne and
George W. Check will arrive tonight
from the lower coast with Mardi.Gras
excursionists.
The Fort Gibson from Arkansas river
had 23S bales of cotton and $50 sacks
seed.
The West Wind came in last night
with 1874 sacks corn, GIG sacks seed, 81
bales of cotton and so cabin passengers.
She leaves Wednesday evening for
Cairo and the bends. Captain Andrews
commands, with Captain John Darbey
in the Office.
The Ben Franklin left Saturday night
for Cincinnati with 1887 bales of cotton
aud lot Of other freight.
At st. Louis the Northern Line pack
cts are coming out of winter quarters
and being put in running order for the
spring trade.
The Mohawk and barges and the
Allegheny Belle and barges are due up
tomorrow.
The Thompson Dean and Exporter for
New Orleans and Arlington for Mem
phis left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The j. d. Parker will arrive to.mor-
row morning from Cincinnati. She has
a large number of people for the Mardi-
Gras festivities.
The R. W. Dugan arrived at Little
Rock on Saturday, and the Fanny Ia
tum left for New Orleans.
Captain J. Slut. Neal has recently in
vented patent apparatus for hosting
and lowering steamboat chimneys, and
authorized Mr.. Pat Connolly, of Cincin-
natl, to manufacture the apparatus.
Huse, LOOMS & Co., who are inter-
ested in the ice trade of this and other
Western cities, have eighteen barges
loaded with ice at Kingston, and fifty
five barges at Peru, on the Illinois river.
The j. o. Kinney passed up Sunday
noon for st. Louis.
The Glencoe left St. Louis yesterday
for New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the regular Anchor Line packet leaving
this evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
Billy Blenker is her purser.
The Fort Gibson, a good steamboat,
AID better known as the "gray mule"
is receiving for Arkansas river, and
leaves on Wednesday. Captain Reese
Pritchard commands, with Gus O'Neil
and Charley Musselman in the office.
The Colorado, Captain Boyd, is the
regular Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
the bends, attending to all way business.
The splendid steamer Legal Tender
Captain John Elliott, will leave Wednes-
day at pm. for all points on White,
Little Red and Black rivers, carrying
the United States mail, and attending to
all way business. Walker Outlaw, an
aGable gentleman, holds forth in the
office.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket, will
lay over for MardiGras. She leaves
at ten am. for St. Francis
river.
The fine steamer Belle Of Texas,
Captain John Woodburn, will arrive in
port this evening with Mardi.Gras ex-
cursior. She leaves on Wednesday at
twelve o'clock with return trip for
Little Rock and all intermediate land
ings. Messrs. Cummings and Bank
smith, two clever gentlemen, have charge
Of the office.
The Mary Boyd has been libelled for
supplies, but we anticipate that the
claims against her will be adjusted with
out trouble.
Captain Joseph Kelly, late Wharf
master and a well known citizen Of
Marietta, died very suddenly of heart
disease Wednesday morning.
The City of Helena passes up Wednes-
day morning for St. Louis, taking Mardi
Gras excursionists home at half-rates.
Freights from St. Louis to this port
are: Flour, 30 cts. pork, 80 cts; whis-
Ky, 81 25; hay. % cts; bacon, corn and
oats, Is cents. To Vicksburg: Flour,
IS cts. pork, so cts; whisky, 81 &c;
Jay, % cts; corn, etc., l79 cts; To New
Orleans the prevailing rate is the same
Is to Vicksburg.
B. X. Bruce, elected to the United
states Senate from Mississippi, used to
,e porter on Missouri and lower river
teamboats.
The Ida Norvell has entered the
Iatchie river trade.
Seventy-five shares Of stock in the
steamboat May Houston is advertised for
ale at Jacksonville, Indiana.
The losses Of the steamer Probasco
ave been adjusted, and in few days
be underwriters will pay over to the
,wners $50, 900, the full risk on the boat.
The Legal Tender, Capt John Elliott,
anne in from White river with 272 bales
( cotton, and reshipped at the mouth
) bales. She had q good passenger
st, and leaves again Wednesday even
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