Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-04

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YessraAy. Tie Ohio and Cumberland
srs risisg slowly. AZ S.. Louis the river
Is risiuE slowly. White river is STILL on
the dseline- The Arkansas river was
risinE yesterday a. Lathe Rock, With
ssFsa Zee. six inches il the channel.
Bssiness On the wharf is quiet.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing is more lively this morn
irE ihSn Il has been aBy day this week.
Tie rirsr fell one inch yesterday.
Prospects are fair Tor rapid decline
Of the rirer and early resumption OF
business IN the bends
The swell coming ont Of the Ohio will
not hare much eject on the river here.
The John B. MAade backed out last
srening for New Orleans with 100 bales
Of cotton and 800 tons Of oil cake.
Tie local packets ont hAi fair trips.
The Z. W. DugaR sEriyed last night
from Arkansas river With Isl bales Of
cotton. and reshippei al the mouth III
bales She returns 10 Arkansas river
on Tuesday next
Arkansas river Is rising again.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock last
evening for Memphis.
TIE Belle Memphis left ST. Louis yes
terday for Memphis
The Belle Lee LETT New Orleans last
evening for Memphis. She wsll proha-
by extend her "trip to the Ohio river,
unless there is plenty Of cotton for her
here.
The Thompson Dean and Susie Silver
arrived at New Orleans yesterday,
The Andy Baum for Menphis left
Louisville yesterday.
The Mary Houston for New Orleans
left Evansville yesterday morning
The Fannie Tatum, ont OflArkAnsAs
river and bound for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Charles Bodmann ard Smoky
City for the Ohio river, Bismarck and
W. F. Curtis for St. Louis, and Ashland
for Arkansas river, passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Ella, Captain R. T. Cummings,
will leave this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers.
Freigbts will be received for her and
bills Of lading signed at the wharfbOat.
The Exporter is being locked at New
Orleans
George Dillon, Yazoo river pilot,
died at Yazoo City last Tuesday.
The City Council Of Louisville is
about to pass an ordinance granting
free wharfage to steamers. Memphis
should do the same. In fact, all river
towns should abolish the wharfage tax.
The Future City and barges are due
up Sunday night en- route to St. Louis.
She has FIVE barges in tow with cargo
as follows: 1890 boxes and so hogsheads
Of sugar, 458 hogsheads Of melado, 297
boxes of tin, Al bales of bagging 81
cases Of steel and 8 crates of earthen-
ware.
The Arlington. Captain Dan Moore,
leaves this evening for Cincinnati and
all way points on the Ohio, ticketing
passengers through to New York for $25,
and to Baltimore for 800 including meals
and staterooms. Alex Mcconnell is
her gentlemanly clerk.
The Tom Jasper has entered the St.
Louis aud Cincinnati trade.
The GAINESVILLE, Capt. Reese Pritch
ard, leaves this evening for all points on
the Arkansas river through to Fl. Smith,
attending to way business and carrying
the United States mail. John O'Neal
is her purser.
The towboat Kellogg, which left here
on Saturday last for Little Rock with
three barges in tow, sunk one of her tow
at Rob Roy ber on Thursday. The
remainder OF her tow was made fast to
the bank, and viii be towed to Little
Rock by the Robert Semple, AMI the
Kellogg returns to Memphis.
The Anchor Line packet Grand Tow
or, Capt. Lennox, leaves the elevator
this evening for Cairo and ST. Louis.
Billy Dill will secure staterooms for all
wishing a safe journey up the river.
The Anchor Line are selling tickets
through to St, Paul, making direct con-
neeuon at st. Louis with the Northern
Line Packet Company.
The towboat Baker in descending the
Illinois river with tow OF ice barges,
sunk 5OO.ton and l4Oo-ton barge.
The barges and ice were owned BY
Messrs. Bohlen & Hase, OF this city, and
are insured for one,half their value.
The City Of Alton win pass down to-
morrow evening for New Orleans,
The Minneola viii arrive to morrow
from Cincinnati with full cargo OF