Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-24

Fog on the river last evening and this
morning.
Prospects are fair for the early break
ing up.of the ice at St. Louis.
The mild weather will soon clear the
upper rivers of ice,
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
Mary Houston for New Orleans left
Louisville yesterday.
The Paragon, II. S. Turner and Ella
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The G. B. Church and City of Helena,
bound up, passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Bismarck lett New Orleans last
evening for St. Louis.
The Charles Bodmann and James
Howard left Evansville yesterday for
New Orleans.
The Susie Silver passed Evansville
yesterday bound up the Ohio for a load
for New Orleans.
The A. j. White cleared last night for
Napoleon with a big trip of. freight and
people.
The Legal Tender deferred her depart
ure for White river until to. morrow
evening on account of freight engage.
ments. She will leave positively to-
morrow evening for White river and all
way landings.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise in command, came in last evening
from Evansville with $50 tons of freight
including 1000 barrels meal and 1900
sacks corn. She unloaded at the eleva-
tor and came up this morning to the
foot of Monroe street to receive her
cargo for the Ohio river. She leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, attending to all way business.
She also tickets passengers through to
Washington and Baltimore at $22,
Philadelphia $24, New York $25, meals
and staterooms included. She has ex-
cellent passenger accommodations and
will go through without detention. Mr..
Kelsee, a genial and clever young gen.
tleman, presides in the office.
The United States mail packet Geo. W.
Cheek, Captain Nat Green in command,
leaves this evening for Haile's Point,
Cottonwood Point and all way landings
in the bends, attending to all way bust
ness. Captain E. W. Outlaw, an efficient
officer, presides at the desk.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John D..
Elliott in command, leaves this evening
for Pine Bluff and all way points on
Arkansas river, carrying the United
States mail and attending to all way
business. Messrs. Billy Butler and John
Chamberlin, two courteous gentlemen
and accommodating clerks, have charge
of the Office.
The Fort Gibson will be here on FRI
day from Pine Bluff.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman in
command, is receiving for Wlttsburg and
all way points on st. Francis river, and
leaves tomorrow evening. Messrs. Hay
cock and Billy Dean are her attentive
The Peytona and barges are loading
the Ohio river for New Orleans. She
gets at Mount Vernon 1900 tons of
principally corn.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with 100 bales of cotton and 225
seed. She leaves this evening with
A return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends, Stack Lee is her chief purser.
is seconded by Jimmy Thompson,
/ clever and accommodating gentleman.
The Louisville will be down tomorrow
IN route to New Orleans.
The Andy Baum will be down Friday
morning from Cincinnati.
The Nick Longworth is loading at
Evansville for New Orleans.
The case of Patton VS.. the Keokuk
Northern Line Company was decided
asst Thursday at Keokuk, in favor of the
Patton was a colored man,
Who, on being elected from the table of
he steamer Rob Roy, brought suit to
$4,000 damages.
The City of Alton is due up this eve
ling, bound for Cairo.
The Legal Tender, Captain John D.
elliott in command, is receiving at the
for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, and leaves
promptly tomorrow evening, carrying
he United States mail and attending to