Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11

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went out last evening 10 charge Of the
Office Of the Belle Texas.
The Legal Tender, Bannock City,
Belle of Texas and St. Francis left last
evening with very fair trips.
The Minneola for Cincinnati had 700
bales cotton, so bbls oil, rs bbls pota-
toes, and large lot of sundries.
The c. B. Church, with $50 tons of
freight, passed up for the Ohio river last
evening, after putting off here few
lots Of sugar and molasses.
The Ironsides passed up for the Ohio
river with tow.
The great and good Belle Lee will
have large list of passengers on leav-
ing tomorrow.
Great preparations are being made at
New Orleans for Mardi-Gras, and it is
said the carnival will surpass all former
occasions.
The City of Vicksburg, John A. Scud-
der and Belle of Shreveport for St.
Louis, and Nick Longworth and Sam j.
Hale and barges for the Ohio river,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, is
the regular Wednesday packet for Friar's
Point and the bends, leaving this even
ing. Captain Stack Lee is her prime
minister.
The Pat Rogers left Cincinnati last
evening with a Mardi-Gras excursion
party for Memphis.
The Ben Franklin will arrive tonight
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
grain and produce and leave on Satur-
day with a return trip.
The Pauline Carroll for st. Louis and
Cherokee for Arkansas river left New
Orleans last evening.
The r. W. Dugan Captaia Ed Now
land, leaves this evening for Arkansas
river and all points through to Fort
Smith. She is a staunch steamer and
in charge of competent and clever Off
GERS.
The Frank Forest. Captain Sexton,
leaves this evening for Fulton and all
way landings on the upper coast.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, leaves for Chicot City and the
bends, connecting with the Katie at
Chicot City for New Orleans. She takes
Mardi-Gras passengers 10 New Orleans
and return for thirty dollars. The Gle
burne will also bring to Memphis from
Chicot City large excursion party for
the Mardi.Gras festivities. Messrs.
Davis, Smither and Booker will attend
to the comforts of all that wish pleas
ant trip down and up the river.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
leaves tomorrow evening for Cincinnati,
attending to all way business in the
bends and along the Ohio river.
The City of Chester, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
Thursday evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Lady Lee will pass down Friday
for Red river.
The Ella, Captain John Edison, came
in last evening from White river with
1853 bales Of cotton and 557 sacks seed.
She is receiving at the foot of jefferson
street for return trip to all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, and
leaves tomorrow evening. Captain
Sammy Miller will make engagements
for her
Cotton is now being transported by
river and rail from Shreveport to New
York via Cairo at 81 60 per bale.
The swift and palatial passenger
steamer Belle Lee, Captain Frank |
Hicks, leaves tomorrow evening for
New Orleans and the bends, and will
arrive without fail in New Orleans
evening in time for the car
nival on Tuesday. The Belle |
combines speed, safety and COM
fort. Messrs. John Sullivan, Joe Spears
and James Kerr, jr., a trio Of gentle
men, who are noted for their urbanity
and uniform kindness, have charge of
The office, and they will spare no pains
10 make the guests of the Belle com.
Portable and at home.
The H. S. Turner will pass down this
evening for New Orleans.
The inspectors at Cincinnati sus-
pended the license of Josiah Sheikle and
VIM. G. Cox, pilots of the steamers
Champion No. and St. James, on the
7th, for thirty days, for negligence in
causing collision between those boats
On December 3, 1873.
The Phil Allin arrived this morning
with $50 bales of cotton and 800 sacks
Of seed The Phil Allin brings to Mem
phis a Mardi.G ras excursion, and her
officers are making preparations TO give
he guests good reception on board.
The superb steamer Mary Houston,
Captain Charley Miller, leaves this
evening for New Orleans, taking Mardi-
5ras exeursionits. She has on board
quite number of prominent gentlemen
md ladies from the upper country bent
IN seeing the carnival. Elliott Miller is
Ter chief purser, and will admister to the