Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-09

New Madrid. West Wind......................5 p. m
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Julia, Vicksburg.
Joe Kinney, st. Louis.
" Frank Forest, Fulton.
" Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
" r. W. Dugan, Arkansas river.
" Kittie Hegler, Arkansas river.
"a Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati.
John Kilgour, Cincinnati.
West Wind, New Madrid.
Legal Tender, White river.
Belle of Texas, Pine Bluff.
" Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
ST. Francis, Mariana.
" Minneola, Cincinnati.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Julia, st. Louis.
" Joe Kinney, Vicksburg.
" Kittie Hegler, Cincinnati.
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans.
f" John Kilgour, New Orleans.
" Commonwealth, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Bannock City, Mary Boyd, Frank
Forest, Phil Allin, r. W. Dugan, Legal
Tender West Wind, Belle of Texas,
Belle Memphis, st. Francis, Minneola.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Weather clear and pleasant. The
river here is declining steadily. At st.
Louis the river is still on the decline.
The Ohio continues at good stage, but
falling. White and Arkansas rivers
continue in good navigable order. Bus
mess on the wharf is fair, with a good
number Of boats in port receiving and
discharging. Rates to all points remain
unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business in river circles continues
dull.
Southern freights are scarce at st.
Louis and along the Ohio river.
Mardi-Gras excursions are the only
excitement at river towns.
The Belle Lee leaves here Thursday
with Mardi-Gras excursion for New
Orleans.
The R. W. Dugan, Captain Rowland,
came in yesterday from Arkansas river
with 4l8 bales of cotton, and reshipped
at the mouth 3O2 bales. She is receiving
for return trip for all points on Arkan-
sas river, and leaves on Wednesday.
The Kittie Hegler arrived yesterday
from Fort Smith with l42l bales of cot
ton for the east, rs tons hides and tai
low, and a good number of passengers.
She discharged here 43 bales Of cotton,
coaled and left for Cincinnati last night.
The Julia passed up for st. Louis,
after putting off here 100 bales cotton.
The Joe Kinney for Vickburg had a
good trip.
The Belle of Texas, Capt. WOODBURY.,
came in this morning from Pine Bluff
with 1873 bales of cotton and lot of
other freight. She returns to Arkansas
river tomorrow evening.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
from Fulton, lad 100 bales cotton and
30 bags seed cotton and 1856 sacks seed.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Fulton and all upper coast land
ings. Mr.. joplin does the honors of the
office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in 1917 sacks seed. She is the
regular Monday Friar's Point and bends
packet, leaving this evening. Captain
Stack Lee, an affable gentleman, pre-
sides in the Office.
The West Wind, which has been ply
ing in the upper coast trade, at times
extending her trips to Point Pleasant,
has brought to Memphis since the mid
die of October last $4,000 sacks cotton
seed, 1000 bales cotton, 500 bags of
cotton, 10000 sacks Of corn and 5000
packages Of sundries, and large num-
Der of passengers. Her consort. lie
Frank Forest, has brought about the
same amount Of business to Memphis.
The above steamers have built UP a good
trade in the bends.
Capt A. n. tombstone, in former years
a prominent upper Ohio river bostman,
died at Wheeling, Va, last Sunday, aged
Il. In ls4s a side-wheel steamer was
built and named after the deceased, and
on her arst or second trip she blew up,
killing many people.
The Nashville, from Memphis. arrived
at Little Rock on Saturday.
y. u. WATKINS,