Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-09

Will lnhhS engagements iOA hOA.
The Ashland went out of Arkansas
river Friday night en- route to New
Orleans with ll0O bales Of cotton.
The Commonwealth will pass up to-
day for st. Louis with 400 tons of freight,
including 800 bills. of rice, 700 bbls. pota-
toes and 100 hhds. sugar. She has for
Memphis l25 bbls. molasses.
The West Wind, Captain j. G. An
drews, is the regular Monday packet for
Point Pleasant and all way landings on
the upper coast, leaving this evening at
clock. Captain John Darby presides
in the Office.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket, is
receiving at the foot of Monroe street
for all points on st. Francis river, and
goes through this trip to Wittsburg, and
hereafter will extend her trips to Wits
burg.
The Minneola, Captain j. N. Skunk,
leaves tomorrow evening for Cincinnati
and way points on the Ohio. Tiff Strider
is her purser.
The Andy Baum will arrive tonight
from Cincinnati, and leave on Thursday
with a return trip.
The West Wind from Madrid bend
brought in 100 bales aud 400 bags cot
ton, 26 head stock, 2l4 sacks corn and a
lot of sundries.
The Legal Tender, Captain John
Elliott, arrived this morning from White
river with 429 bales cotton, and re-
shipped at the mouth ia bales. She is
the regular Tuesday White river United
States mail packet, and leaves to-mor.
row evening for all points on White,
Little Red and Black rivers.
The Pat Cleburne will arrive to-mor-
row and leave Wednesday for Chicct
City and the bends, taking passengers
for New Orleans for Mardi-Gras, con-
Meeting at Chicot City with the Katie.
The following kilograms were received
by Captain Lightburne, agent, last night,
in reference to New Orleans Mardi. Gras
festivities;
CHICAGO. February 7, 1874.
To Captain R. W. Lightburne, Memphis,
Tennessee:
All right Reserve seven good rooms
on steamer Cleburne. Will arrive
Wednesday morning. ELI JACKSON.
LOUISVILLE, February 7, 1874.
To R. W. Lightburne. Memphis. Tennessee:
Whatever engagements you make,
suit us. Will arrive Wednesday morn.
ing JOHN TOMPKINs.
CINCINNATI. February9.
Captain Dick Lightburne. Memphis:
Engage me passage to leave on
Wednesday for New Orleans for three
couples. WARDEN MCCLELLAN.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY., is receiving for Pine Bluff
and all points on the Arkansas river,
and leaves tomorrow evening. Sam
Miller will make engagements for her.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
Billy Blekner, clerk, is the reg ular Mon
day Anchor Line packet for Cairo and
st. Louis, leaving 5 o'clock.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Neal, is
the Anchor Line packet, leaving here
tomorrow evening at o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends. James Thompson,
clever gent, officiates in the office.
The Robert Mitchell and John Kilgour
from the Ohio river bound for New Or
leans, came in this morning. Both
steamers were well laden and fell of
New Orleans Mardi Gras excursionist.
They get away at noon for the Crescent
City.
The towbeat Mary Ann brought in a
tow of ten barges, containing 5000
bushels of Pittsburg coal for the st.
Bernard Coal Company. The towboat
Falls Pilot will be down in few days
with large tow of St, Bernard coal.
The st. Bernard Coal Association are
furnishing large amount of coal now
to steamboats, at fifty cents per box for
Pittsburg, and forty cents for st. Ber-
nard.
The palatial passenger steamer Mary |
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, will
leave here Wednesday at 10 am. for
New Orleans, taking Mardi-Gras excrr-
sionits at half fare, and putting them in
New Orleans on Monday. The Mary
Houston Is a bully boat, with a bully
crew.