Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-15


river is falling, with % inches in the
channel from Little Rock to the mouth.
Business on the landing dull, with little
movement in freight,
MISCELLANEOUS.
A cold and dull day on the landing.
The ice at Evansville is thinning out.
The ice bound feet at Evansville was
preparing TO move or Saturday.
The Capitol City came in from Cairo
loaded down TO the guards. She put off
here 200 tons Of freight and added 50
tons for the bends.
The Utah, en- route from Arkansas
river to New Orleans loaded with cotton,
passed Vicksburg Saturday.
Navigation at Louisville and Cincin-
natl is still suspended.
The James Howard and Nick Long
worth left New Orleans Saturday even
ing for the Ohio river.
The James D. Parker got away Sat.
urday evening for the Ohio river with
200 bales of cotton, a lot Of other stuff
and a good list of passengers.
Messrs. Glenn & Vinsou, wharlboat
proprietors, have dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Glenn will continue the wharlboat
business.
The Quickstep cleared for White river
Saturday evening with one Of the best
trips Of the season.
The United State mail packet Illinois,
Captain Mark Cheek in command, came
in last evening from Greenville with 1899
bales of cotton, Is sacks seed and a
large number of people. She leaves this
evening for Napoleon and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Joe Spears and John
Langlols, two popular and courteous
clerks, have charge OF the office,
Mr.. John Conner, the young clerk Of
the Thompson Dean, who died so sud
denly on Thursday at his home in Port.
land, Ky, lost himself in the woods,
while in search Of bucket plank, near
Alton, Ind. His sudden death was
caused by the exposure.
The Phil Allin, Capt. James Lee in
command, came in yesterday afternoon
from the lower coast with 81 bales Of
cotton, l4S sacks of seed and q good list
of people. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Capt. Stack Lee controls the affairs Of
the office, and is ably assisted by Jimmy
Thompson.
The Belle Of Texas, Capt. John Wood
burn in command, is the regular Tues
day Pine Bluff mail packet. She will !
be found in port to-day receiving for Pine
Bluff and points on Arkansas river, and
leaves tomorrow evening. Billy Butler,
a courteous aud attentive gentleman,
does the honors Of the office.
The Belle Lee will arrive TO morrow
from New Orleans and leave on Thurs
day with a return trip.
The regular semi weekly Halle Point
packet Mary Ament, in command of
Captain 0. X. Joplin, leaves this even
ing for Haile's Point and all way land.
ings on the upper coast. j. W. Rhodes,
a genial and clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The Legal Tender will arrive to-mor.
row from White river and leave on
Wednesday with a return trip.
The City Of Augusta is the Tuesday
packet for Mariana.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceola and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Ed
Outlaw is her worthy and efficient
purser.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley in com.
mand, leaves this evening for New
Madrid, the bends aud Cairo. Chris
Sharpe, one Of the best fellows in the
world, has charge of the office.
The New Orleans and O~pelousas
packet Fleta, en- route from New Or.
leans to Opelousas river, struck "a snag
near Donaldsonyille Friday morning
and sunk in eight feet Of water. The
boat and cargo will be saved, the latter
in a damaged condition. The boat was
valued at 5000, aud insured for $4,000.
The upper rivers have been closed
with ice for five weeks.
ID. P. Davis, late chief clerk of the
st. Francis, has charge Of the Office Of
the City of Augusta,
The City of Helena is loading at Cairo
for Vicksburg, and the Mary Alice and
barges are loading for New Orleans.
John j. Brown has purchased at New
Orleans the steamer Katie for the Bayou
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