Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-10

and all apprehenslons OF an overnow are
dispelled.
The r. W. Dugan, Captain Ed Now
land in command, leaves positively this
evening for all points on Arkansas river
through to Fort Smith, attending to all
way business. Irwin Dugan, a sociable
gentleman and efficient clerk, presides
in the office.
The Commonwealth, Captain Shields,
will pass down this evening for New Or
leans.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neil, ar
rived this morning from vicksburg with
fair trip, and leaves the elevator this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. She is
the regular Anchor Line packet. Char
ley Parsons, an affable gentleman, will
be found in the Office.
Two serious breaks in the levee oc-
CURED Wednesday night below New Or
leans, one at Bohemia plantation, four
miles below Plaquemine Court House;
the other at Verbas plantation, twenty
FIVE miles below the city-both on the
left bank of the river A break is re.
ported this morning sixty feet wide and
FIVE feet deep at Stackhouse plantation,
right bank, about fifteen miles below the
city.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with Is bales of cotton and lot
Of seed. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Napoleon and the bends.
Bob Wildberger and Charley Sharpe do
the honors Of the office.
The ST. Francis is the Saturday packet
for Mariana.
The Ben franklin, Captain William
Miller in command, leaves tomorrow
evening for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, ticketing passengers through to
New York for $25 and to Baltimore for
$50, including meals and staterooms.
Captain James Paul, of the steamer
Mary Miller was fined one hundred dol
lars and costs by the United States Court
at Louisville for running his boat with
one pilot. Captain Paul's excuse was
that he had small pox on board his boat,
and was unable to secure another pilot;
but this was not the first time he had
been hauled up for not complying with
the regulations governing steamboats,.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X.
Joplin, leaves this evening for 0sceola
and all way landings on the upper
coast. J. w. Rhodes, q clever gentle
man, has charge Of the Office.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
attending to way business. Captain
Garrett Huls, genial and clever gen.
tlemen, presides in the Office.
The St. Genevieve arrived at noon
from St. Louis with $50 tons of freight.
She put off here $50 tons, and leaves this
evening for Vicksburg.
The Quickstep, Captain William Ash
ford, leaves tomorrow evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the UAited States mail.
She has superb passenger accommoda-
tions. Captain Mit Harry, courteous
and attentive gentleman, officiates in the
office.
On our local page will be found
correspondence from the celebrated
writer and poet of Pacific Place, which
speaks very complimentary of the
officers ofthe upper coast packet Frank
Forest.
The Grand Tower is the Saturday
Anchor Line packet for st. Louis.
New Orleans paper still think the Fort
St. Philip canal better thing than
Eads' jetties.
Freights to all points continue scarce.
Cotton shipments during the week have
been extremely light, owing to the rains
and gloomy weather.
Thin ice and heavy frost greeted the
average Memphian this morning
The splendid steamer Exporter, Cap
tain Williams in command, will be found
in port to-day to receive for Cairo, Lou
isville and Cincinnati, and will leave
this evening. Messrs. James Reese and
Wash Floyd. two of the best fellows in
the world and accommodating clerks,
have charge of the office.
The officers of the A. ]. White report
the levee broken at Hushpuckany, and'
the crevasse over one hundred yards
wide. This break overhows several large
and valuable plantations. The water is
now running through to Yazoo Pass, do
ing considerable damage.
The ]. H. Bigley is coming down the
Ohio with large tow of coal for south
ern markets.
We learn from the officers of the A. ].
White that the Hushpuckany levee was
o,t ~, Wednesday, NIGHT hatvvaen and