Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-25

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Captain John Smoker, a we'll known
lower Mississippi steamboat commander,
is in business on shore at Arkadelphia,
Arkansas.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Helena, Captain Mckee in command,
leaves the elevator this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, attending to all way
business in the bends, and connecting at
Cairo with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Mr.. Walton is
her purser.
The Mary Boyd, Captain VIM. Elliott
in command, will arrive to-day. from Ar
kansas river with a big trip of cotton
and seed, and will leave tomorrow even.
ing with a return trip for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all way landings. Dan
Sullivan is her courteous and attentive
purser.
Captain Lightburne received a tele.
gram to-day at noon from the Charles
Bodmann, stating that she would be here
to leave Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
for New Orleans. She will be the first
boat Of the feet out OF the Ohio river.
The Bodmann is q safe and good carrier
and has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. Captain L~ightburne will
make engagements for her.
There are several hundred bales Of
cotton, a lot Of oil and oil cake on the
levce awaiting shipment to New Orleans.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol City,
Captain O'Neal in command, leaves to.
morrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Mr.. DIETRICH, an
excellent gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The City Of Augusta will have her re-
pairs finished in a few days, when she
will resume her regular trips in the St.
Francis river trade.
The Vint Shinkle will be down on Sat.
urday from. Cincinnati with a large cargo
of Western products for this market.
The Louisville is due down from Gin.
c%innati en- route to New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan passed up last
night for Cincinnati with a good trip Of
passengers and freight. She put off here
a few lots of freight.
The Belle Lee went into New Orleans
yesterday with 34OO bales of cotton, 5000
sacks seed, 1900 sacks oil cake, 200 bar
rels oil and 500 sacks oil meal.
Captain Carleton, late of the steamer
Katie, purchased at Vicksburg the
steamer Lizzie; price, S25OO. lie will
run her in the Vicksburg and bends
trade.
The cost of inspecting the Belle of
Texas on Tuesday was only $40 Is in.
stead Of $50, as the Avalanche so stated
this morning.
Terre Haute advices of yesterday re
port a rise in the Wabash river of four
teen feet in twenty.four hours. The
steamers Young America and Elk, lying
at Terre Haute, were swept down by the
ice, The Young America was caught
six miles below in a badly damaged con.
dition. The Elk is supposed to have
been sunk and lost in the ice. The
steamer Dolly Warden and a barge was
sunk at the landing there by the ice.
The Mary Ament, Captain O. X. Jop.
lin in command, arrived this morning
from the upper coast with 46 bales Of
cotton, 10 sacks of seed, a lot of cattle
and sundries and q good passenger trip.
She leaves tomorrow evening on a re.
turn trip for Haile's Point and all land
ings on the upper coast, attending to all
way business. Joe W. Rhodes, one of
the cleverest fellows in the world, does
the honors of the office.
The lower coast United States mail
packet Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in this morning from
Napoleon with SO bales cotton, 76 sacks
seed and a large list of people. She
leaves this evening with a return trip for
Napoleon and the bends, attending t o all
way business. Joe Spears, assisted by
John Langlois and jim Franklin, per.
forms the Office duties.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Legal
Tender, Capt, John D, Elliott in COM
mand, leaves this evening promptly for
all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. The Legal
Tender has unsurpassed passenger ac-
commodations. Charley Smither, a gem
tleman who is recognized for his cour-
tesy and accommodation to the shipping
and travelling public, controls the affairs
of the Office, and is seconded by James
Salisbury.
The Osceola, Capt. I. R. Bowman in
command. leaves this evening for all
points on St. Francis river through TO
Wittsburg. She will continue in the
trade throughout the season. Messrs.
Heycock and Billy Dean are her gentle