Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-07

Pritchard, leaves positively this evening
for Little Rock and all way points on
Arkansas river. Mr.. Holmes is her
purser.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-day
at five pm. for Cairo and St. Louis.
Billy Blenker presides in the office.
The swift passenger steamer Pat
Rogers gets away this afternoon for Gin
cinnati with 800 bales of cotton.
The Ashland left Little Rock yester
day for Mound City to go on the ways
for repairs.
The Thompson Dean, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
morning.
The Susie Silver for New Orleans,
Laura Davis and ST. Joseph for Men,
phis, and Colorado, for Vicksburg, left
st. Louis yesterday.
Rain and warm weather has melted
the snow in the mountains above Pitts
burg, and all small rivers up that way
are reported swelling, with prospects of
coalboat rise without delay.
The Wharfmaster elect, Ed. Shaw,
took a view of the landing this morning,
and as soon as he is installed he will
take steps to have the wharfboat moved
up to the foot of Washington street.
The 81. G. Yaeger will be up tonight
en- route to St. Louis with 225 hogsheads
of sugar, 1000 barrels of molasses, 1000
sacks and Is barrels of salt, and 100
tons of sundries.
The splendid steamer Bismarck, Capt.
Spane, leaves this evening at O. clock
for New Orleans and the bends. Ed.
Hawks, clever gentleman, does the
honors OF the Office.
Captain John Greenough, popular
river clerk and commander, is at present
chief clerk of hotel at Jefferson City,
Missouri.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Wednesday Friar's Point
and bends packet, leaving at o'clock.
Captain Stack Lee, an affable gentle
man, has charge of the office.
The John B. Maude, Captain Noel,
arrived this morning at 10 o'clock from
New Orleans with the following freight:
Fifty-four bales of cotton, LOG hogsheads
If sugar, l52 barrels of molasses and |
100 sacks of seed. The Maude is re-
,eiving for a return trip to New Orleans
md the bends and leaves tomorrow
vening. She is the regular Thursday
Jew Orleans packet, and attends to all
ray business in the bends. She has no
uperior in fare, speed and comfort.
)aptain Alf. Grissom, prince of good
elbows and accommodating boatman, is
er chief purser. Captain Swivel, a
ourteous gentleman, eRtertains the
uests and looks after the inner man.
Standish Peppard, late clerk OF the
iollie Ebert, was buried at Georgetown,
"a, on Sunday last.
The Exporter went into New Orleans
18th 2200 bales of cotton.
The splendid freight and passenger
teamer James D. Parker, in command
{ that ever popular officer Captain
lob Wise, leaves this evening at 5
clock for Cincinnati and way points in
be bends and the Ohio river. Those
fishing safe and comfortable journey =
p the river will do well to take passage
n the Parker. W. 4. Mcintyre, a II
ourteous and attentive gentleman,
dictates in the office, aud is ably
seonded in the freight department by
Ir. Kelso.
The St. Francis, Captain Cummings,
i'd over last evening to make some
ght repairs. She leaves Tomorrow :
lening on her regular day for Helena
Id all way landings in the bends.
aptain Jim Roland is her chief clerk. i
The last freight rates from st. Louis
nth were: Flour to Memphis, 4Oc;
Risky, 81 25i pork, soc; grain, etc, ?
&c. To Vioksburg, -four, Soc whisky,
So pork, 75ci pound freight, Tao.
The Thompson Dean, in dropping
rough the canal. backed against the !
idge draw, and tore away part Of her
xas. ;
The Avalanche man has turned his
tention to the study Of physic, and q
escribes in broken doses for the river T.
an Of the Little Rock Gazette.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton, is
e Wednesday packet for Fulton and I
~ landings on the upper coast, leGv-
g this evening at FIVE o'clock. Mr. o. =