Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-24

The Belle OF Shreveport lett New Or
leans last evening for St. Louis.
The Exporter and Garrett and barges
for the Ohio river and Julia for St. Louis
left Vicksburg yesterday.
The Coal Hill arrived last evening
from Pittsburg with three barges in tow
containing $3.50 barrels salt, 10000 kegs
nails, $4,000 FIRE brick and a large lot OF
sewer pipe and chimney tops.
The City of Vicksburg passed down
last evening for Vicksburg with 600 tons
of freight. She discharged here 600 kegs
nails.
The Indiana passed up this morning
for Cincinnati with a fair trip of freight
aud passengers. She put off here a
small lot Of freight.
The dry docks at this port will shortly
be towed to Cairo.
The st. Joseph returned to St. Louis
last evening with a moderate trip.
Captain John N. Bo6nger has been
awarded the contract by the govern.
ment to remove the guns and armament
of the g%unboats recently dismantled at
New Orleans and the navy yard at
Pensacola.
The Kittie Hegler will be down to-
morrow from Cincinnati en- route to the
Arkansas river.
Major John D. Adams leaves to. day
for New Orleans.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain Shin
kle in command, leaves the wharf to,
morrow at four p N. for New Orleans
aud the bends, attending to all business.
Captain Stein does the honors of the
office.
The Belle Lee broke her mornings a
few days since at Cairo and drifted
against the whariboat, making a great
crash but doing no harm.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Paul
leaves the wharf this evening for New
Orleans and the bends. Mr.. Miltenber.
ger presides at the desk.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
leaves this evening fer Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketiug passengers
through to Baltimore and Washington.
for $40; Philadelphia, S23; and New
York, S25; meals and stateroom in
cluded. Mr.. Thompson is her purser.
The City of Augusta, Captain Joseph
Elliott, will arrive in port to-day from
White river, and leaves tomorrow even.
ing with q return trip for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers.
Charley Smither is her efficient and
courteous clerk.
The Maumelle leaves the mouth of
White river to-day for New Orleans with
a cargo of cotton.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee il
-
command, came in this morning from III,
lower coast with 30 bales of cotton ant
a lot of sundries. She leaves this even.
ing with a return trip for Friar's Point
and the bends. Jimmy Thompson anG
Billy Willis are her accommodatin.
clerks.
The osceola, Captain Thomas Bow
man in command, is receiving for Wits
burg and all points on St. Francis river
and leaves tomorrow evening. She will
also attend to way business in Council.
and Walnut bends. A. Haycock pre
sides in the office and is seconded b.
Billy Dean.
The City Of Chester, Captain zeigler
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, carrying the mail apd
attending to all way business.
The Robert Mitchell will pass up thi,
evening TOT the Ohio river.
The Minneola is due tomorrow morn
ing from Cincinnati.
The Exporter, Captain Conway in
command, will leave the wharf to-mor
row evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, attending to all way bust
ness. James Reese, jr., and Wash
Floyd, two of the best fellows in N,
world have charge of the Office.
The late Captain N. K. Griffin. Of
Nashville, had policies of insurance On
his life to the amount of S26.9OO.
The mother of HSmer Powell, a Cum.
oerland river steamboat mate, who was
killed on Wednesday, in Nashville, is
still living at the advanced age of lOl.
The Arkansas river is reported rising
at Fort Smith.
The City of Alton passed up last
night for St. Louis with a moderate trip.
Captain John Elliott received a tels.
gram this morning from the City of
Augusta stating that she would arrive in
port tofmorrow morning with a big trip