Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-05


She had 1900 tons of freight, ard added
here Is bales Of cotton, and put of l43
bales, which she received at Belmont,
and 620 bsles for New Orleans, which
was shipped to Belmont by rail from the
upper White river country.
The James d. Parker left last night
for Cincinnati with 500 bales Of cetton
and part Of the circus folks.
The Indiana passed up this morning
for Louisville with $50 tons of freight.
The Arlington, Captain Moore, ar
rived last night from Cincinnati with
400 tons of miscellaneous freight. She
is receiving for a return trip to Cincin-
natl and points on the Ohio, and leaves
on Saturday evening.
The Pat Cleburne had good trip out.
The Nashville and Belle of Texas, for
Arkansas river, were well laden.
The Phil Allin, for Friar's Point, was
well represented in people and freight.
The City of Chester, Captain George
Vickers, is. the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, attending to all way business.
Captain Sam Shock has received sew
eral orders from the East for staterooms
and passage to New Orleans for Mardi-
Gras.
The City of Chester, from st. Louis,
brought in $50 tons of grain and pro-
duce.
The superb passenger steamer John
B. Maude, Captain Noel in command,
with Captain ALI Grissom, an attentive
and courteous officer, in charge Of the
Office, will leave this evening for New
Orleans and the bends. She pays par
ticuler attention to way business. Her
accommodations are unsurpassed. Capt.
Swivel, an agreeable gentleman, at
tends to the comforts Of her guests.
The John Kilgour left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower left St. Louis last
evening for Memphis.
The Belle Lee arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Commonwealth, for st. Louis,
Seminole, for White river, John Means
and barges, for Pittsburg, left New
Orleans last night.
The John Howard, for New Orleans,
R. W. Dugan, for Memphis, Kittie Heg
Ter, for Cincinnati, and Fort Gibson, for
Fort Smith, left Little Rock yesterday.
The Paragon takes a New Orleans
Mardi-Gras party from Cincinnati
The Robert Mitchell, for New Orleans,
and Minneola, for Memphis, left Louis
vile last evening.
The Charles Bodmann will pass down
today for New Orleans.
A Washington telegram of the I'd
says: "The towboat company of New
Orleans received to-day the attention of |
the House by a resolution which passed
by very large majority, directing bill
to be reported by the Committee on
Commerce to facilitate and protect i'm
in rivers. This was aimed |
expressly at the New Orleans towboat
monopoly, which is credited with mali
cious interference with the work of the |
government officers at the mouth of the
Mississippi river.
The GAINESVILLE, in command OF Capt.
Tom Barrett, is receiving for Arkansas
river, and leaves on Saturday.
The Bannock City is the Saturday
White river United States mail packet
She will be in port tonight to commence
receiving.
Rates we're advanced in st. Louis
Monday to 4Oc per barrel for -four and
zoe per hundred for pound freight
The wife of Harrison Smith, mate of
the Arlington, died on Sunday, the 2sth
of December last, at North Vernon,
Indiana, at the age of fifty-two years,
and leaves FIVE grown children.
The fine steamer St. Francis, Captain
Basket, leaves this evening for Helena,
the bends and Mariana, connecting at
the latter point with the Rhoda for
Wittsburg George GriEing, a genial
aud clever gentleman, does the honors
Of the office assisted by Jim Franklin.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing Friday morning at ten o'clock for
and the bends.
The West Wind, Capt. J. G. Andrews,
caves this evening at o'clock for New
Madrid and the bends, attending to all
way business. Capt. John Darby, a
clever gentleman, presides in the Office.
The Mayor in his message to the Coun-
Ill last evening, recommended improve
nents on the wharf and proper distribu-
ion of wharfage receipts.
The Landing Committee will report in
avor of removing the wharlboat which
'bstruets the best portion Of the landing.
The Mohawk passed down last even
ng with large tow. She added at the
.ievator barge loaded with cotton and :
Ill cake.
Capt. W. B. Donaldson, builder and !
srmer commander Of the steamer Great 8
Republic, is now resident Of California.