Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-23

Memphis. Frank Forest, st. Francis ban
mock City.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
II rainod necessarily for the past thirty'six
hours. but cleared up cold this morning. The
river here is rising rapidly. The Ohio is at
high tide. The Southern tributaries are all
reported rising. Arkansas river is on the
rampage and still rising. Business on the
wharf is moderate. with fair movement in
freight rates to all points remain unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City of Quincy left New Orleans Satur-
day evening for st. Louis.
The Colorado and Ironsides and barges are
due up tomorrow.
The Indiana for New Orleans, Ben Frank
lin for Memphis and Kittie Hesler for Arkan-
sas river, left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Exporter passed down yesterday
loaded fat in the water.
The Andy Baum will arrive this evening
from Cincinnati and return on Thursday.
The Future City and Susie Silver left St.
Louis Saturday evening for New Orleans.
Potatoes that have been fatboated to New
Orleans are being shipped back in large guam
titles to the Ohio river for a market.
The Arlington for Cincinnati Saturday night
had 712 bales Of cotton.
The John Kilgour and Mary Houston for the
Ohio river and Great Republic for st. Louis
passed up yesterday.
Heavy rains have prevailed along all the
water courses. and fears are entertained OF
flood in the Ohio river.
The Nashville reshipped her cotton at the
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Rock.
The st. Louis and New Orleans pilots are
counseling whether or not to aeceptthe reduc-
ton of their wages by the new Formation
Line.
The R. W. Dugan came in from Arkansas
river Saturday evening with ass bales of cot
ton, and leaves this evening with return
trip for all points on Arkansas river. Captain
Ed. Rowland commands. with clever een-
tleman in charge of the Office.
The City of Augusta Captain Thomas Bow
man, came in last evening from Wittsburs
with 267 bales Of cotton and 46s sacks of cot
ton seed. She leaves tomorrow evening with
a return trip for Helena, Mariana and Wits
burg.
The Clarksville arrived last evening from
Arkansas river with 10 bales of cotton and
reshipped at the mouth SIS bales. She is re-
ceiving for a return trip to all points on
Arkansas river through to Fort Smith, and
leaves on Wednesday.
The George W. Cheek. Captain George
Malone. brought in III bales cotton and l7S
sacks seed. The Cheek is the Monday Napo-
leon and bends packet leaving this evening.
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have charge of the Office.
The West Wind. Captain Andrews. will
arrive from Cairo this evening with a cargo Of
produce. and leave tomorrow evening with a
returntrip.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, is the
Monday Friar's Point and bends packet,
leaving this evening. Stack Lee does the
honors Of the office.
The Minneola. Captain Skunk, came in
from Cincinnati last night with full cargo.
and is receiving for a return trip for Cincin-
natl and intermediate landings, and leaves
tomorrow evening.
High winds prevailed on the river last
night. which caused the detention of steamers
bound up and down.
The Belle Memphis. Captain Crane. arrived
this morning with $50 tons of grain and pro-
duce. and returns to Cairo and st. Louis this
evening. She is the regular Monday Anchor
Line packet. Billy Blenker presides in the
Office.
The Capitol City. Captain 0'Ncil. is the
regular Anchcr Line packet leaving to-mor-
row at 10 am for Vicksburg and the bends,
attending TO all way business.
Freight rates from here south continue at
75c to 81 per bale for cotton and SO per ton on
oil cake. From st. Louis here. 30c on -four is
the rate. From Cincinnati to Kew Orleans,
25c on bacon, zoe on butter, 81 on whisky and
Soc on -four; way lots l0e per hundred higher.
From New Orleans above Cairo. freights have
been going at from Ice % zoe per hundred.
The magnificent passenger steamer Belle
Lee, Captain Frank Hicks. will arrive in port
this afternoon to receive for New Orleans and
the bends, and will leave on Thursday with a
return trip. Messrs. John Sullivan, Joe
Spears and james Kerr, IT,. a trio Of clever
gentlemen, have charge Of the Office. Captain
Washington will make engagements for her.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain John Wood
burn, is receiving al the wharf for all points
on Arkansas river through to Little Rock, and
win leave tomorrow evening. Messrs. Cum
mings and Banksmith, two clever gentlemen.
have charge Of the Office.
The malignant article published this morn
ing in the Avalanche In reference to the Belle
Lee or ths.conluct of her officers win be fully
answered tomorrow. The attack was MALI