Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-23

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movement in freights.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Navigation is fully resumed in the
Ohio river from Pittsburg to Cairo.
The river between Cairo and St. Louis
remains closed with ice.
At Cincinnati the river is rising and
packets have resumed their regular
trips.
The Charles Morgan for Cincinnati
and City of Alton for Cairo passed
Wicksburg yesterday.
The James Howard left Evansville
this morning for New Orleans with 800
tons Of freight.
The Louisville for New Orleans left
Evansville this morning.
The Cherokee, Alice and Minneola
left Evansville yesterday for Cincinnati.
The Illinois, Mary Ament and Phil
Allin backed out last night with fair
trips of freight and people.
The Paragon and H. S. Turner left
Louisville yesterday for Cincinnati.
The Andy Baum left Louisville yester-
day for Memphis.
The Charles Bodmann for New Or
leans will be down'on Thursday.
The Vint Shinkle, which has been ice
bound at Aurora, Ind, is due to-day at
Louisville en- route to Memphis.
BURNING OF THE STEAMER Cora BELLE.
The upper White river packet Cora
Belle burned this morning near Poea.
hontas. She had on board lis bales of
cotton. The boat and cargo are a total
loss. The Cora Belle was a small
sternwheeler and valued at $4,000. She
piled in upper White river, running in
connection with the Memphis and White
river packets. The cotton was insured
in the fernando Insurance Company of
this city.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY., came in yesterday afternoon
from Arkansas river with $40 bales of
cotton, 1862 sacks seed and G lot of sun.
dries and reshipped at the mouth II
bales of cotton. She is receiving for a
return trip to Pine Bluff and all way
landings aud leaves this evening, attend
ing to all way business and carrying the
United States mail. Billy Butler, a
courteous and attentive gentleman, has
charge of the office.
The City of Vicksburg arrived last
evening from Cairo loaded down to the
guards. She put off at the elevator
1916 sacks grain, SO bales cotton, 1900
bbls meal and -four, III bales hay, 30
casks, 1898 bbls meat and l72i packages
sundries. She added 30 tons for the
bends and got away this morning for
Vicksbnrg.
The West Wind came in last evening
from Wittsburg with 2l4 bales cotton,
7lS sacks seed 45 packages sundries and
.reshipped 30 bales cotton at the mouth.
She will not return to St. Francis river.
The Osceola, Captain Bowman in com.
mand, takes her place.
The Bee and barges loaded in the
lower Ohio for New Orleans. She
added at Mount Vernon and Shawnee.
town 10000 bushels of corn.
The H. S. Turner leaves Cincinnati
this morning for Cairo.
The mail packet George W. Cheek,
Captain Nat Green in command, came
in last night from the upper coast with
oil bales cotton, 76 bundles shingles,
a lot of seed, cattle and sundries. She
leaves tomorrow with a return trip for
Cottonwood and Haile's Point, carrying
the mail and attending 10 all way busi.
ness. Captain Ed Outlaw is her prime
minister.
The mail packet A. ]. White, Captain
George Malone in command, came in
last night from the lower coast with 1913
bales cotton, 400 sacks seed and a big
list of people. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain A. l..
Cummins, a worthy and efficient officer,
controls the affairs oil the office, and has
for his assistants Messrs. Smither and
Briggs.
The new and elegant steamer Charles
Morgan, Captain All Stein in command.
will leave the wharf tomorrow evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Mr.. Stein, o clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The new and light draught steamer
Osceola, in command of the veteran boat.
man Captain Thomas Bowman, wiIleaye
Thursday evening for St. Francis river
and all way landings through to Wits
burg. The 0sceola will continue in the
Memphis and Wittsburg trade through.
season, making semi-weekly trips.
is being received for her at the
foot of Monroe street.
The Legal Tender, Captain John d.
Elliot 10 command, will be found in port
ready to receive for all points on
Black and Little Red rivers. car
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