Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-20

The Belle Of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, leaves this evening FOR Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Billy Butler, a
courteous and attentive officer, presides
at the desk, and is seconded by Billy
Nucles.
The Maumelle is loading at Cincinnati
for Arkansas river.
Freights from St. Louis to New Or
leans continue at 10 cents per hundred
and 20 cents per barrel on -four.
The ice in Lake Pepin, which was
nearly FIVE feet thick, has been broken
up and cleared out by the late rise in the
upper Mississippi.
The John 7. McCord is in command
Of the Glencoe this trip.
The gnats in the bends adjacent to the
river are killing a large amount of
stock.
The Mary Boyd, Captain VIM. Elliott,
lows a barge loaded With ice to Pine
Bluff. She leaves this evening.
A barge containing 22,459 bushels of
coal sunk at the bank in Wolf river, a
few hundred yards above the mouth,
yesterday morning. The rapid decline
of the river grounded the boat, causing
it to sink. The coal will be recovered
after the river declines sufficiently.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, came
in last evening from St. Francis river
with 81 bales of cotton, 254 sacks of
seed, 5 head Of cattle and rs cabin pas
sengers. She leaves on Thursday with
q return trip for Wittsburg and all points
on St. Francis river. A. Haycockis her
clever and accommodating purser.
The Charles Bodmann passed down
last night for New Orleans with 1900
tons Of freight and 40 cabin passengers.
She put off here l4O bales of hay, 90
carboys of v%itriol, 30 heating ranges, $50
packages of sundries, and added a few
The A. j. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, came in this morning
from the lower coast with 43 bales of cot
ton, a lot Of seed and sundries and a big
list of people. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
strictly to all way business. Captain A.
L. Cnmmins, a gentleman who is noted
for his urbanity and uniform kindness,
presides in the Office.
The City Of Helena is the Anchor
Line packet to leave for Vicksburg on
Thursday.
The staunch steamer Vint Shinkle,
Captain Kenniston in command, leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville ard
Cincinnati. The Shinkle has excellent
passenger accommodations. Billy Nc
Intyre, n Of the best fellows in the
world, has charge Of the office.
The rates on freight from New Orleans
to Memphis are from 8 to 10 cents per
hundred on sugar; to St. Louis and the
Ohio river the rates run from 10 to 20
cents per hundred.
Captain Dave Hukill received a tele-
gram from the Mary Houston stating
that she would leave the wharf tenor.
row evening at sharp FIVE o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, attend
ing to all way business on the Ohio.
Charley Miller is her popular skipper,
with Elliott MiIlerin the office.
The Batesville, Captain Smith, will
arrive in port to-day from White river
and leaAes tomorrow evening on a re-
turn trip for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers. Freight will be
received for her at all times at the
elevator. Ia
The st. GeneviOve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis csrrying
the mail and attending to all way busi-
nesso She connects with the principal
railroads for all points East and West,
Captain Lee Finney is her efficient
purser. rN
Captain Milt Harry, of the Harry
White River Mail Line, arrived in the
city this morning from Deyalrs Bluff
per rail. He reports White river falling
fast and the planters all hard at work
putting in their crops.
The splendid steamer Charles Morgan,
Captain Albert Stein, will leave here on
Thursday morning for New Orleans on a
grand excursion. Look out for herl
She is a good boat, and in charge Of
careful officers.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati with a
full cargo of Western products and will
leave on Thursday with a return trip for
the 0hie river.
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