Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-23

Louis have broken and navigation re-
sumed.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, Chas.
B. Church and Sam. j. Hale, for New
Orleans, left Cincinnati yesterday.
The river at Little Rock is rising rap
idly.
The r. W. Dugan, Tor Memphis, and
Cherokee, for st. Louis, left Little Rock
yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route to
New Orleans, passed Evansville yester-
day morning.
Captain George II. Alcoke, formerly
clerk on the Legal Tender, is now on
the Warner.
The Arlington, Captain Owens, came
in last evening from Cincinnati with 400
tons Of general merchandise, having
taken on 23S bales cotton, 1000 sacks corn
and $50 sacks seed below Cairo. The
Arlington is receiving for return trip
to Cincinnati and all intermediate land
ings, and leaves tomorrow evening. Ed
Cobb will make engagements for her.
The superb passenger steamer John
B. Maude, in command of Captain Noel,
will leave promptly to-day at 4 o'clock
for New Orleans and the bends, attend
ing to way business. Capt. ALI Grissom.
a gentleman who is noted for his urban
ity and uniform kindness, has charge of
the office. Captain Swivel will attend TO
the comforts Of the guests.
Bruce Hunter, late clerk of the
steamer Illinois, is now one of the ex-
press messengers on the Mississippi
Central railroad.
The congressional committee on com
merce 60 for the New Orleans Tow boat
Association, and say that they, in order
to secure a continuance of their present
monopoly, are in the habit of sinking
vessels aud otherwise bIockading the
bar so as to impede and sometimes
wholly stop the work of excavation.
The Indiana, Captain Rube Neal ia
command, will leave the wharf this
evening at o'clock for New Orleans
and the bends. Mr.. Oglesby is her
prime minister.
The Colorado, Captain Geo. W. Boyd
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving the
elevator this evening at o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends.
The Phil Allin, Captain Jim Lee, ST.,
is the regular Friday packet for
Friar's Point and the bends, leaving at
5 o'clock and attending to all way bust
ness. Captain Stack Lee, clever gen.
tleman, does the honors of the office.
The United States Marshal at New
Orleans has again advertised the iron
steamer John T. Moore for sale on the
goth at the suit of Amanda NJ. F. Sim
onds, Administrative.
The Frank Forest had 224 bales and
35 bags cotton and l02 sacks seed.
The great st. Louis bridge will prove
a serious obstruction to navigation and
injure river commerce. The harbor at
st. Louis, below the bridge, is rapidly
filling up with mud.
The Legal Tender, Captain John Ell
lott, is receiving at the foot of Jefferson
street for all points ON White, Little Red
and Black rivers, leaving tomorrow
evening, attending to way business and
carrying the United States mail Walker
Outlaw, q courteous and attentive gen.
tleman, presides in the office.
The st. Francis is the Saturday packet
for Helena and the bends, connecting
with the Rhoda for Wittsburg.
Katie p. Kountz, Fontenelle, Mollie
Moore, Andy Ackley, May Lowry,
Penina-these are the steamboats, which
their owner, Commodore Kountz, will
put into the upper Missouri to take an
important part in the transportation of
freight during 1874 in that stream.
The Sandusky river is higher than it
has been for thirty Eve years. The food
of the river has damaged large amount
of property.
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Barrett, is
receiving for Arkansas river and all
points through to Fort Smith, and leaves
tomorrow. Mr.. Holmes is her purser.
The Secretary of War is to have full
control over the channel at the mouth of
the Mississippi river, where dredging by
the United States Government is in
progress.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton, is
the Friday packet for Fulton and all
way landings on the upper coast, leav-
ing this evening at FIVE o'clock. Mr..
Joplin, a clever gentleman, presides in
the Office.
The aatboat of j. II. A5deiott, from
Paducah, loaded with potatoes, cabbage
and apples, came in yesterday.
The following officers of the Keokuk
Northern Packet Company have been
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, j. S. Mcclure; Secretary and
Treasurer, Thos. N. Griffith; General
superintendent, P. S. Rhodes.
The popular Chicot City and bend |
packet Pat Cleburne will be in port to-
morrow morning to receive for a return
rip for Chicot City and the bends, and
caves tomorrow evening.
The Ene steamer City Of Anrnsfa.