Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-22

Ohio river.
The steamer Bruno was seized at Lit
tie Rock Saturday by the United States
Marshal on a charge of violating the
navigation laws Of the Uaited States.
The Exporter and Robert Mitchell for
Cincinnati and Commonwealth for St.
Louis left New Orleans Saturday even
ing.
The Paragon and Indiana are due up
from New Orleans.
The Fort Gibson got away Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with a good
trip.
The Mary Houston passed down last
evening for New Orleans loaded down to
the guards. She put off here 500 boxes
soap, so bales hay, so bbls meal and q
large let Of sundries.
The Charles Morgan passed up last
evening for the Ohio river with $50
cabin passengers and $50 deckers, and
had 200 tons of freight. She discharged
here 3 hogsheads of sugar. 1879 barrels of
potatoes and 100 packages Of sundries.
The Quickstep for White river, Legal
Tender for Little Rock and A. J.. White
for Napoleon backed out Saturday even
ing with good trips Of freight and people.
The Arlington got away for Cincinnati
with S9l bales cotton. SO barrels tallow,
4l9 bundles hides, and had also 20 peo-
pie. She gets at Haile's Point and Full
ton $4,000 feet Of lumber.
The Capitol City passed up yesterday
at noon for St. Louis. She put off here
so bales of cotton.
We are favored with the following cor
respodenOe, which briefly sets forth the
condition Of affairs on the river below
aud as far up the Arkansas as Pine
Bluff:
Professor Barney Hughes lectures this
evening at the Memphis Theater.
The City of Quincy came in this
morning at 4 o'clock from St. Louis
loaded fiat in the water. She broke her
larboard cylinder.head above Belmont
and came to this port on one wheel.
The tug Oriole aided her in making the
landing. She put off here ll9 barrels
of -four, l07 sacks of bran, 80 boxes Of
bottles, and 10 bundles Of names, and
lays here to repair her cylinder.
The Thompson Dean will be down on
Wednesday en- route to New Orleans.
The 0sceola will arrive this evening
from Wittsburg with a big trip of cotton
and seed.
The water in the Arkansas river is
backed up to Douglas Landing.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, arrived yesterday
from the lower coast with so bales of
cotton, a lot Of seed n a fair list Of
people. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Napoleon and the bends,
carrying the U. s. mail and attending to
all way business. Messrs. f. w. Out.
law, Joe Spears and John Langlols, a
trio Of clever and accommodating Of
fcers, have charge of the office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY. in command, came in this
morning from Arkansas river with 24OI
bales Of cctton, 325 sacks seed, and re.
SHIPPED at the mouth Of the river 8 bales.
She had also a good passenger trip. She
leaves to-morrow evening with a return
trip for Pine Bluff and all way points on
Arkansas river, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Messrs.
Billy Butler and John Chamberlin, are
her attentive clerks.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane in
command, came in from st. Louis with
a full cargo of grain and produce. Sine
leaves the elevator this evening with a
return trip to Cairo and St. Louis, carry
ing the .. S. mail and attending to all
way business. She also connects at
Cairo and St. Louis with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Mr.. Hewitt is her purser.
The City of Helena is due nm this
evening from Yieksburg en- route to ST.
Louis.
Thea J. White, Captain Geo. Malone
IN command, is the Tuesday mail packet
for Napoleon and the bends. She will
be found in port this evening ready to
receive.
The Sam ]. Hale and barges passed
up yesterday morning.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
came in yesterday from the lower coast
with bales of cotton and t. lot Of seed
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar's Point and the bends
Jimmy Thompson and Billy Willis. are
her efficient clerks.
Messrs. W.. c. Raum aud Frank Beck
jr.' have purchased, at yicksburr, the
steamer Belle Yaaoo; price, si5, 600.
She will be placed in the vicksburr and
Chicot City trade.
mos W. Mercer and J.. M. Ellis, of
Racine have invented a steamhoat
wheel which some boatmen claim viii
reVolutionize the style Of wheels now in
use.
Iee Cherokee from Pittsburg, en- route