Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-12

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people.
The City Of Quincy and John F. Tolle
for New Orleans, Lady Lee for Red river
and Grand Tower for Memphis left st.
Louis last evening.
The Pat Rogers for Memphis left Lou.
isville last evening.
The Louisville left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The James d. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl this evening with large number Of
passengers, who come to Memphis to
view the Mardi- Gras festivities.
The City of Chester, Captain George
Viekers, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis. Mr.. Quesnel is her purser.
The West Wind, Captain j. g. An.
drews, leaves this evening for New Mad
rid and all way landings on the upper
coast. Captain John Darbey, clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The beautiful steamer Belle Lee, when
leaving this evening, will go up to the
head of the islands and turn and pass the
city in order to show the Memphians
her speed and qualities as q swift pas
senger steamer, and we expect to see
quite a number of people on the bluffs to
witness her departure.
The ferryboat flags at Jacksonville,
Indiana, were halfmasted on Monday in
respect to the memory of Felix Graf, an
old river man, who died few days pre-
vious.
The elegant steamer Ella, Captain
John Edison, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers The Ella is good steamer and
in charge of competent officers. Mr.. r.
Boulder, genial and clever gentleman,
presides in the Office.
The fine steamer Andy Baum, Capt.
Vinton, leaves this evening for Cincin-
natl and all intermediate landings.
Charley Woodbury., one of the best fell
lows in the world, has charge of the
office.
Captain Joseph Dunlap, Of the Iron
sides, stopped off here and left for New
Orleans by rail.
The palatial and swift passenger
steamer Belle Lee leaves this evening
for New Orleans and the bends, and will
arrive in New Orleans Monday evening
in time for Mardi-Gras on Tuesday.
The Belle Lee has no equal in fare,
speed and comfort, while her officers are
courteous and careful boatmen. Messrs.
John Sullivan, Joe Spears and James
Kerr, jr., trio of popular and courte
GUS gentlemen, run the clerical depart
ment and entertain the guests.
The Nashville, Captain a. j. Ross,
will arrive to-day from Arkansas river,
and leaves on Saturday with return
trip for all points on Arkansas river
through to Fort Smith. Captain Sammy
Miller will make engagements for her.
The St. Louis Packet Company alone,
during the past month of January, car
ried south from st. Leuis 10000 tons of
freight while last year, during the same
month, they only carried 5000 tons.
The Ben Franklin, in command of
that ever popular officer, Captain VIM.
Miller, came in last night from Cincin-
natl with $50 tons OF freight, and leaves
on Saturday with return trip.
The Mississippi Legislature has memo
rialized Congress to improve the Tom
bigbee river from Columbus to Fulton.
The Allegheny Belle and barges are
en- route from Cincinnati to New Or
leans with 600 tons of railroad iron.
The Belle Lee has one of the best
string bands on the river. They dis
coursed some fine music yesterday for
the benefit of few pencil singers, and
we resolved to jine the band.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The City of Chester came in this
morning from st. Louis with $50 tons Of
freight.
Charles Northrup, late of the Pauline
Carroll, has entered the service of the
Anchor Line, and goes on the City Of
Chester as caterer.
The Lady Lee will be down tomorrow
for New Orleans.
The Mary Boyd, Capt. Rube Haines,
is receiving for all points on Arkansas
liver through to Fort Smith, and leaves
Saturday evening.
The Longworth, Jaeger, anu Sam
Hale and barges are all due from below. ,
The West Wind came in this morning
rom above with a good list of cotton
md corn. She brings to Memphis
dardi- Gras excursion, and will arrive
IN Monday ard lay over until .Wednes-
lay.
The John A. Scudder passed up at
loon for St. Louis with fair rip.
The Warner and barges came in
t noon from New Orleans, and leave
his evening for the Ohio river.
The Katie will in short time extend
er trips to Memphis and run in con-
ection with the Belle Lee.
The barge left here by the Ironsides
ischarged yesterday 700 kegs Of nails,