Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

The ice gorges in the Ohio river re.
main firm.
The Osceola and bsrges for Memphis
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Bismarck left New Orleans last
evening for st. Louis.
The Ohio is gorged at West Franklin,
twenty-five miles below Evansville, and
at Three-mile Island.
The Paragon left Cairo yesterday for
New Orleans.
The Susie Silver has gone up the Ohio
to load for New Orleans.
Thawing at Pittsburg yesterday and
ralned all day at Louisville.
The Capitol City passed up yesterday
for Cairo, She put off here 29S bales of
cotton and 1873 sacks seed. She received
at Vicksburg 800 bales of cotton for the
East, and added here 1000 bales.
The Glencoe, Captain L. S. Calhoun,
arrived last evening from Cairo well
laden. She put OFF here at the elevator
100 tons of freight and laid over until
this evening to fill out with cotton aud
oil cake. She leaves the elevator this
evening for New Orleans and the bends.
The Belle Lee left last evening for
New Orleans with 1900 bales of cotton,
800 tons of way freight and 40 cabin
passengers. She has engagements in
the bends 10 fill her out.
The I. F. Eckert leaves this evening
for Cairo.
The R. W. Dugan and John B. Maude
will get away this evening for New Or
leans. The Maude will be repaired at
New Orleans and be on the track again
in a few weeks.
The Illinois cleared for Chicot City
last evening with one of the best freight
and passenger trips of the season.
AL Golly, the celebrated engineer, left
ibis morning for the steamer st. Francis.
de accepted the position on her as chief
engineer.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Ed Rowland
IN command, is receiving for Arkansas
river, and leaves tomorrow evening, car
rying the mail. Dan Sullivan, a courte.
GUS and attentive gentleman, has charge
of the office.
The Dugan's pumps were sent over to
the st. Francis yesterday.
The Bannoek City is due down to-day
en- route to New Orleans with a tow of
slaves.
The Minneola has laid up at Cairo
until navigation is resumed in the Ohio.
river.
The Katie has laid up at New Orleans
on account of the dull times.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee.
came in this morning from the lower
coast with l43 bales of cotton, GEO sacks
of seed and a good list Of people. She
leaves this evening with q return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends, attending
to all way business. Captain Stack Lee.
a worthy and efficient gentleman, does
the honors Of the office.
Paul F. Anderson, a well known com
mission and forwarding merchant, has
purchased the whariboat at Helena,
Ark, and will hereafter pay strict atten-
ton to the receiving aud shipping of
cotton and merchandise.
The Great Republic will be up Sunday
bound for st. Louis.
The James Howard is awaiting at
Cairo for the resumption of navigation
in the Ohio river to proceed to Evans
vile with her big trip of freight.
The ice in the river is sixteen inches
thick at st, Louis.
The West Wind, with her tow of
slaves, passed Vieksburg on Tuesday
last.
Frank Beck, jr., has Joined the Sons
of Temperance at Vicksburg. Sullivan
has been for a long time trying to con-
vert Frank, aud we hope he will stick to
his pledge.
The Belle of Shreveport is loading at
Cairo for New Orleans.
The steamer Eddyville has been sued
at Nashville for $4,000 damages sus-
tanned by the mother OF a negro cabin
boy, who was drowned last season.
The Charles Morgan passed up. at
for the Ohio river with 500 tons of
freight aud a good list of people. She
put off here 30 packages freight.
The John Means, with two barges in
tow, anne in from the Ohio river at
noon. She discharges here a lot Of
stuff, and gets away this evening for
New Orleans.
The Mary Ament, in command of that
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