Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-03

the bluff opposite Madison street.
The Louisville Marine Hospital ad.
mitted 81 patients last month, dis
charged 1877, had ! TO die, and at the
end of the month GO remained under
treatment.
The Belle of Shreveport will pass
down to-day for Red river.
The Mary Houston passed up at noon
for Louisville, with a fair trip. She
leaves Louisville on Saturday with a
Mardi. Gras trip for New Orleans, and
will leave here on Wednesday.
The Belle Of Texas. Captain John
Woodburn, arrived last evening from
Arkansas river with 2S7 bales cotton,
and reshipped at the mouth 299 bales for
New Orleans. She leaves this evening
at 8 o clock for Pine Bluff and all way
points on Arkansas river. Mr.. Cum
mings, clever gentleman, presides in the
office.
The ST. Francis, Capt. Basket, leaves
this evening at o'clock for Helena,
the bends and Mariana, connecting at
the latter point with the Rhoda, for
Wittsburg. George Grifing, courteous
and attentive gentleman, has charge Of
the office, assisted by Jim Franklin.
The Colorado left this morning for
Vicksburg with fair trip.
The steamer Dexter, which was par
tally dismantled, burned at St. Louis
yesterday morning.
The City of Chester left st. Louis yes
terday for Memphis.
The Katie P. Kountz. for New Or
leans, and Utah, for Fort Smith, left
Little Rock yesterday.
TIE Mary Alice and barges left New
Orleans last evening for st. Louis,
The Charles Bodmann, for New Or
leans, and Arlington, for Memphis,
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The elegant passenger steamer Pat
Rogers, Captain Ben Merrillies, leaves
this evening for Cincinnati and way
points on the Ohio. John Fl. Mullen is
her purser.
The palatial passenger steamer Great
Republic, Captain VIM. Norwegian,
leaves this evening for New Orleans and
the bends. She has unsurpassed passen-
ger accommodations Captain Philo
Young does the honors of the Office.
The City Of Augusta, Captain Thos.
Bowman, leaves this evening at five
O clock for Helena, the bends and all
points on St. Francis river through to
Wittsburg. Messrs. Ed Postal, Dan Sui
Ivan and Billy Clark run her clerical
department.
The tugboat Laurel was resold by the
United States Marshal at Louisville yes
terday, and was bought by Captain
Frank Dougherty.
Captain E. Eugene Bowers, clerk of
the Nick Longsworth, is talked of as a
candidate for City Clerk of Newport,
Kentucky, and Captain R. G.. Shinkle,
Secretary of the st. Louis Pilots Assoc
citation, for Council in the Fourth ward
of the same city.
At meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday letter was read from
the President (Tom NeaD of the Dyers-
burg Chamber of Commerce, asking the
cooperation of our Chamber in memo |
rializing Congress to have the obstruc-
tons removed from Forked Deer river,
and have it made a navigable stream.
One of the arguments used was that
Dyersburg shipped 10000 bales of cot
ton year, besides any quantity of tobac-
co and other truck.
Dodsworth's famous New York brass
band will arrive in the city to-day and
take passage on the Great Republic for
New Orleans to join in carnival on the |
18th.
The Legal Tender, Captain John
Elliott, leaves this evening at FIVE
o'clock for all points on White, Little
Red and Black rivers, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. Walker Outlaw, clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
Freight rates from Cairo to this city
are Csc per Dbl and l23c per cwt, with
&c off for wharfboat tariff or tonnage,
and 81 per ton for hay. From St, Louis
here, l5c per cwt, and 3Oe for -four is
the going rate, From here South cot
ton, by barges, is 75c, and 81 per bale
by steamer, and oil cake So per ton. To !
Ohio cotton is Ice per cwt, or about Zoe !
per bale, with slight cutting by steam
boats. From New Orleans here sugar
and stuff is coming at 10 to lie per cwt.
The Indiana, Captain Rube Neale,
with Captain Oglesby in the Office, will
leave the wharf tomorrow evening at
six clock for Louisville and Cincia-
natl.
The Nashville, Captain Ross, is re-
ceiving for the Arkansas river, and
leaves tomorrow evening for Little
Rock and Fort Smith.
The John B. Maude will be found in
mort this evening from New Orleans,
and returns on Thursday.
Captain Pete Dumsy, one Of the pilots
of the Belle Of Texas, had row with
merchant at Pine Bluff on Friday last,
which resulted in Captain Dumay firing
a pistol. The ball took effect in the