Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-14

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Bryson, will leave Sunday evening at ;
o'clock for New Orleans and the bends
She will arrive in New Orleans Tuesday
morning ia time for the Mardi- Gras fes'
tivities.
The good steamer Bannock City, in
command of Captain Milt Harry, will
leave this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, at
tending to all way business, and carry
ing the United States mail. W. I.
Butler, courteous gentleman and at
tentive officer, presides at the desk.
The board of navigation commission
ers at Washington have adopted resolu-
tons favoring the opening up aud i'm
provemeEt Of TIE great water lines, and
denouncing what they term false cry
Of economy.
The splendid steamer Grand Tower,
Captain Lennox, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving Sunday evening at five
O clock for Cairo and St. Louis.
The receipts of cetton by river for the
week ending last evening were 9l74
bales.
The Government snag-boat OctaVia,
Captain Dodson, arrived this morning
from White river, where she has been
doing good service in removing snags
and distractions.
The Ben Franklin, in command OF the
ever popular officer Captain VIM. Mil
Ter, will leave this evening for Cincin-
natl and all intermediate landings.
Andy Harrigan has charge Of the office.
The new and staunch steamer Para
gon, Captain j. j. Darrah will leave to-
morrow at 10 m. for New Orleans and
the bends. Tom Darrah is her prime
minister.
The Julia, Captain William Blake, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row at 10 am. for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The Mary Boyd lays over until next
week.
The Nashville, Captain A. ]. Ross,
leaves this evening for all points on Ar
kansas river through to Fort Smith, con-
Meeting at Little Rock with the Halle
Tor Fort Smith. T. j. Ross, an affable
gentleman and efficient officer, presides
in the office.
The Fort Gibson will arrive tomorrow
from Little Rock.
The Pat Rogers will arrive tomorrow
evening from Cincinnati. She has on
board large number of Mardi-Gras ex-
cursionists.
Captain Frank Vinson has purchased
the big red wharfboat, moored at the
wharf. The Captain will assume charge
Of her and continue the wharfboat BUSH
ness.
The elegant steamer st. Francis,
Captain Basket, leaves this evening for
Helena, Marianne and the bends, con-
Meeting with the Rhoda for Wittsburg.
She leaves Mariana Sunday morning
with return trip Cor Memphis, and will
arrive Tuesday morning in time for the
carnival. George Grifing is her popu-
lar and courteous clerk.
At the Hebrew Fair, being held in
V;cksburg, the flag for the most popular
steamer was voted to the City Of Vicks-
burg, of the Anchor Line.
Yesterday we stated that Bill" of
the Appel, was run of the Belle Lee
by the Mardi-Gras party on account of
his cussed ugliness; we should have
stated that he staggered off. When
last seen he was seated on the bluff
watching the race between the Lee aud
the tug, and screaming at the top of his
voice, Go it, little one; l bet my weeks
overdrawn salary that you pass her be-
fore she reaches the elevator" Just
then the tug exhausted steam; the vapor
hid her for a second. Bill jumped to
his feet, and saying, Blown up, by
iingol" lit out for Union street in order
to write up the accident.
The st. Francis came in this morning !
with 235 bales Of cotton and a good pas
senger trip.
The Bannock City will arrive this
afternoon from St. Francis river with
267 bales Of cotton.
The City Of Augusta will arrive to-
night from White river with $50 bales of |
cotton.
Charles N. Norris, Esq, clerk of the
q. C. Yaeger, came through by rail
rom New Orleans and awaits his
steamer here, which is due Sunday |
night. She has in tow the May Lowry. |
The Object of towing the latter is to
ave the expense of fuel and wages Of a
rev.
The Lady Lee will pass down this
evening for Red river.
The splendid steamer City Of Augusta,
Captain Thomas Bowman, will leave to-
at two pm. for Helena, the
bends and Mariana, and returning Will
cave Mariana Monday morning for
Memphis and viii arrive here Tuesday
morning in time for the carnival. The
Augusta has good accommodations, and
viii entertain guests in good style. Ed
Postal and Dan Sullivan are her clerks.
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