Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-20


Bluff to the mouth. Above Little Rock
the river is too low for navigation andis
full of heavy ice. Business on the land
ing is moderate, with a small list of boats
IN port receiving and discharging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Fort Gibson left Pine Bluff
yesterday for Little Rock.
The Mary Houston has gone to Padu-
cab to load for New Orleans.
The Glencoe left Cairo last evening
for New Orleans.
The Bismarck and Exporter arrived OF
New Orleans yesterday.
Navigation in the Ohio above Evans
vile is still suspended and the ice
gorges remain firm.
The Capitol City, Tolle and Mary
Alice for Cairo passed vicksburg yester.
day.
The local packets got away last ven
ing with good trips Of freight and PEG
pie.
The City of Quincy passed down last
night tor New Orleans loaded down 10
the guards. She put off here near 100
tons OF general merchandise.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
added here IS bales of cotton and 20
cabin passenger, and got away last even
ing.
Navigation in Arkansas river above
Little Rock is suspended on account of
low water and ice.
The ClarksyiQe is en- route from New
Orleans to Arkansas river.
The 0sceola left New Orleans on Fri
day last for Memphis and is expected to
arrive here in a few days.
Billy Rust aud james Doherty, pilots
of the steamer Oath, left their steamer
at McClain's bottom aground in the
middle of the river, with only ten inches
OF water around her, and the river full
of heavy ice.
The b. D, Wood and John A. Wood.
with tows Of coal passed south last even.
ing' The total amount of their coal is
400, 900 bushels.
Captain John Hardin received a tele.
gram from Helena this morning stating
that the Mary Boyd passed there this
morning and would arrive in port this
evening. She turned back from Pendle-
tons and reports only 2Oinches Of water
in the channel at Rob Roy bar.
The funeral Of the late Charles Sharpe
take place tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock from the Second Presby.
teriau church. His funeral will be
attended by steamboatmen. The
officers and crew of the steamer Illinois
attend the funeral in a body.
The Paragon and Belle of Shreveport
are loading at Cairo for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan is due up to-
morrow evening from New Orleans with
30 cabin passengers and 60 tons of
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in from the upper coast
With 50 bales Of cotton, $50 sacks seed,
.ot of cattle and a good list of people.
She leavas this evening with a return
rip for Osceola and the bends, carrying
he mail. Ed Outlaw is her purser.
The H. S. Turner and Mary Miller
will leave for the Ohio river as soon as
navigation is resumed in the above
The Capitol City, Captain o'Neal, is
he Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow for Cairo and St. Louis, con.
lecting with the principal railroads for
III points East and West.
The Phil Alin, Captain James Lee in
'ommand, came in this morning from
he lower coast with 800 bales GOTTEN
.4S sacks seed aud a good list of people.
leaves this evening With a return
rip for Friar's Point and the bends, at.
ending to all way business. Captain
stack Lee, a clever gentleman. does the
lonors Of sre ofics.
Commodore G. W. Cheek, through the
treat respect and reverence be had for
lis late deceased iavorite clerk, Charley
will have the Office Of the Iii
lois draped in mourning in respect to
lis memory and give the crew of the
Illinois leave ito attend their de.
leased comrade's faueraL Commodore
Cheek grieves as much at the loss Of his
departed smpIoyo as IL one Of
his own Kindred, In life be respected
eon6ded in him, and none mourn
iis loss more than Commodore Cheek.
The neat little sidewbeel steamer
Mary Ament, in commapS 81 that ever
officer Capt. o. K. Joplin, is the
United States mail packet, leaving tbia
for 0sceola and the bends, az
70 oil way husisssa. Joe W.
who by the way, is one Of The