Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-12

Ot 49, hAAN -
yesterday.
The Capitol City for Vicksburg, and
Bismarck for New Orleans, left St. Louis
last evening.
The Robert Mitchell for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
Up to the 10th 10000 bales of cotton
had been received at Shreveport this
season.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray in
command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
The Nick Longworth leaves Cincin-
matt this evening for New Orleans.
The Utah is due up to-day bound for
the Ohio river.
The Katie P. Kountz passed up last
night for st. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive Sunday
from Cincinnati.
Mrs. Captain Geo. Pegram died at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on Friday last. The
remains were taken to st. Louis.
The John Means and barges for New
Orleans added in Wabash river q, 900
sacks of corn, 1900 barrels -four, 400
barrels and 40 trees Of pork.
Joseph P. Johnson, an old steamboat
engineer, the uncle of Captain Throop,
is dangerously ill at Nashville. He was
engineer Of the Knoxville and Lexing.
ton when they were destroyed by the ex-
plosion Of their boilers.
The Commonwealth and q. C. Yaeger
are due down tomorrow en- route to
New Orleans.
The Joe Kinney will arrive tonight
from st. Louis.
The W. ]. Lewis will be up tomorrow
en- route to st. Louis.
The steamer Nashville collided With
the bridge at Jacksonville, tearing away
a portion Of her hurricane roof and rail
ing.
The Kittie Hegler is on the ways at
Cincinnati undergoing repairs. When
finished she will load for White river.
The wharfboat at Birds Point was
sunk a few days since by a tree falling
on it.
The Grand Lake and John Means, the
former with a tow of coal and the latter
with grain and produce barges, will pass
down to. day for New Orleans.
The }. W. Garrett and barges are due
from the Ohio river.
Mr.. VIM. Renter, who is we'll known
in river circles, was married last even.
ing to Miss Mary Ann Orr. Billy Oar
dis, jr., stood up with him.
The Julia passed up last evening fol-
st. Louis. She added here 26 bales o.
cotton, 10 bundles of hides and 200 kegs
The repairs on the John B. Maudt
will cost near $4,000.
Captain Dan Marratta will command
the Mead, the new mountain steamer.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry, i.
the Saturday packet for White river
She will be found in port to night ready
to receive freight and passengers and
leaves tomorrow evening.
The excellent upper coast packet
Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Nat Green il
command, leaves this evening for Cot
tonwood Point and all intermediat,
landings, attending to all way business
Il. W. OUTLAW is her chief purser, auc
has for his aids Messrs. Hays Moore anC
Pat Rhodes.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land IN command, will be found in Dor
to-day receiving for Pine Bluff and al
way points on Arkansas river, and leave.
tomorrow evening, carrying the U. S
mail and will attend to all way business
Walker Outlaw, a clever gentleman
presides in the Office.
The upper coast packet Mary Ament
in command Of that ever popular officer
Captain 0. K. Joplin, leaves this even
ing for Haile's Point and the bends, pay
~
ing strict attention to all way business
Joe W. Rhodes, a worthy and e%fieien
officer, presides at the desk, while tina
prince of stewards, Alex Moore, attend
to the wants and comforts of the gpest
of the Mary Ament.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Ice
came in this morning from the lowe
coast with II bales Of cotton and q 10
Of sundrles and a big list of people
She leaves this evening with a return
3 trip for Friar's Point and the bends, at
toading 70 all way business. Captain
Stack Lee is her prime minister. and il
! seconded by Jimmy Thompson aud Bill
| Willis.
. The Fanny Lewis, Captain Cartwright
IS the Anchor Line packet, leaving tn,
elevator this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis carrying the mails and attending
to all way business. She also connects
+ with the principal railroads for all points
3 East and West.
5 The City OF Alton came in this morn,
l ing from st. Louis ca route to New Or