Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-09

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Her dimensions are as follows: length,
235 feet; breadth, 81 feet; hold, 63 feet;
cylinders, 20 inches in diameter, with
7 feet stroke.
The ClarksvilIe, which left New Or
leans Saturday evening for Arkansas
river, has $50 tons of freight, including
1000 barrels potatoes.
The Belle Memphis came in last even
ing from St. Louis with a full cargo OF
grain and produce. She discharged her
trip and returned to st. Louis this morn
ing.
The Paragon added here II bales Of
cotton and got away last evening for
New Orleans.
The Exporter will be down on Thurs
day en- route to New Orleans.
The Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller, will pass up to-day for Louisville.
The City of Alton is due tomorrow,
DOuuU lOT NtW OTlthub.
Captain Dave Campbell has purchased
the C~arondelet docks.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. p.
Shinkle, will pass up tomorrow evening
for Cincinnati.
The Illinois cleared for Chicot City
last night with a good trim of freight and
people.
The City Of Quincy, with 400 tons Of
sugar and molasses, is que up to-day en-
route to St. LoHis.
The Utah, due up to-day from New
Orleans bound for the Ohio river, has
300 tons of old iron and 200 tons OF
sugar, molasses and sundries.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, came
in last night from Wittsburg with l54
bales Of cotton, a lot Of sundries and q
fair list of people. She will leave Thurs
day on q return trip for Wittsburg and
all way points on st. Francis river. A.
Haycock is her efficient and accommo-
dating clerk.
Coal at Louisville is selling by the
boat load at 10 and lie per bushel.
The j. D. Parker will be due tomorrow
from Cincinnati with a cargo Of Western
products.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY. in command, came in this
morning from Arkansas river with 1893
bales cotton and 9l4 sacks seed, and re.
shipped ct the mouth IL bales cotton;
also had a good list of passengers. She
leaves this evening with q return trip for
Pine Bluff and all way points on Arkan-
sas river, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Messrs. Billy
Butler and John Chamberlin, two cour-
teous and attentive officers, have charge
Of the office.
The Charles Morgan, Captain All
Stein in command, came in from the
Ohio river this morning bound for New
Orleans with a big trip of freight and
people. She discharged here FOG bbls
potatoes, Is bbls corn meal, 20 bbls
whisky, 30 boxes bacon, ii tierces hams,
30 bbls pork and a lot of sundries, added
a few people and some cotton and got
away at o The majority Of her pas
sengers make the reund trip on her.
The City of Augusta will arrive 10.
morrow from White river with q big trip
of cotton and people.
Captain William Walker, formerly a
steamboat agent here, is among the pas
sengers of the Charles Morgan en- route
to New Orleans on a pleasure trip.
The Anchor Line packet City Of Vicks.
burg, Captain Bob Riley in command
which left St. Louis Saturday evening
with 700 tons Of freight for Memphis
Vleksburg and the bends, struck a log al
Sheep Island, below Chester Sunday
night, and sunk in nine feet of water.
The cargo will be saved, but her freight
ia the held will be damaged. The wreck.
ers Salvor and Eckert have gone from
CAIRO to her assistance, and as the river
is falling they will raise her Immediately
The boat is valued at $75, 900, and wa.
uninsured.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk in com.
mand, arrived this morning from Cincin
natl with 45O tons Of freight. The prin
clpal items OF her cargo are: 1900 Dbl.
meal and -four, 200 bales hay. 80 Dbl,
whisky, 1893 bbls salt, 200 bbls potatoes
" head cattle, II hogs and 1900 pack
ages OF merchandise. She is r%eceivinc
Tor a return trip tc Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and leaves this evening n
live o'clock. Tiff Strider and Franl
Skunk, two clever gentlemen and &C
~commodating clerks, have charge of III,
office.
The City of Helena passed up thii
morning for St. Louis with a fair trim
She put of here 80 bales cotton and .
few packages sundries.
The Chamber Of Commerce ut tbei,
meeting yesterday accepted Captain
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Cowden's plan for building steamboats,
and it is in order now to organize a stocl
company to put the scheme on a solid
basis.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Legal
Tender, Captain Vim Eu;ott IN oom.