Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
No Improvement in business.

MISCELLANEOUS.
No Improvement in business.
Receipts Of cotton per river are get.
ting smaller every day.
Navigation above Louisville remains
suspended on account of ice.
The Capitol City left Vicksburg yes
terday for Cairo.
The Katie P. Kountz from Arkansas
river with a load of cotton for New Or.
leans passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The James D. Parker arrived at Ey.
a%nsville yesterday, and loads there with
a return trip for Memphis.
The floating ice in the river at Ev.
ansville is quite heavy.
The Kittie Hegler arrived at Evans.
vile yesterday. She had her side stove
in by the ice at Slim Island, and was
lightened and assisted to Evansville by
the Parker. She goes on the docks for
repairs at Evansville.
The Illinois cleared last evening for
Napoleon with a good trip of freight and
people.
The West Wind backed out for Wits.
burg with a splendid trip of freight.
The Susie Silver added at the elevator
1850 bales of cotton for the East.
The Belle Lee left for New Orleans
with 800 bales of cotton, 900 sacks oil
cake and 200 tons of pound freight and
80 people. She has engagements in the
bends to ill her out; she gets at Helena
700 bales of cotton, 400 sacks oil cake
and 200 barrels oil.
The City of Helena came in from
Cairo yesterday well laden. She put
off here 2O39 sacks corn, s52 sacks oats,
2S6 sacks bran and n lot of -four and
sundries. She added 100 tons of freight
at the elevator, and got away at noon to-
day for Vicksburg.
The City of Augusta arrived last even
ing from Mariana in a crippled condi
ton. She broke her larboard wrist and
broke both cylinder heads in Walnut
bend, and came into port on one wheel.
She will be repaired in several days and
again resume her regular trips. Captain
Joseph Elliott will have a new cylinder
cast with which to replace the broken
one.
The James Howard passed up last
evening with 700 tons OF freight. The
principal item Of her cargo was 600 hhds
Of sugar. She put of here 1870 bbls OF
molasses and a few packages Of other
freight.
The Fort Gibson, Captain e Nowland,
will arrive in port to-day and leave to.
morrow evening with a return trip for
Pine Bluff and way landings. Walker
Outlaw is her chief purser.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee.
came in this morning from the lower
coast with l20 bales cotton and 800 sacks
seed. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Friat's Point and the
bends. Stack Lee and Jimmy Thompson
are her clerks.
The staunch and elegant passenger
steamer Mary Boyd, Capt. Vim. Elliott
in command, leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff, Little Rock and all way landings,
attending to all way business. The
Boyd has excellent passenger accommo-
datiens and is in charge of experienced
and careful officers. She will go through
with dispatch. Messrs. Dan Sullivan
and Tom Halliburton, two courteous
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
leaves promptly tomorrow evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. The
Arlington is a staunch craft and will 90
through all OK. She will give through
tickets to passengers 10 Baltimore and
Washington, at $22; Philadelphia, $24;
and New York, $25, meals and state
rooms included. She will also make
close connection at Cincinnati with the
principal railroads, especially the
Baltimore & Ohio, for all points East.
Mr.. Mcconnell, a clever gentleman,
has charge Of the office.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
will be in port this evening to receive for
all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers and leaves tomorrow even.
ing. Messrs. Ed Postal and Ed Crowell
are her gentlemanly clerks.
Mr.. Carson Nudge, the patentee of the
stage-hoisting apparatus, has made favor.
able arrangements with the owners of
our local packets here, and left to-day
at loon for New Orleans.
The OsceolA will be put in complete
running order and placed in the Mem.
phis aud St. Francis river trade.
The regular Friday Haile's Point
packet Mary Ament, in command of the
efficient and popular officer Captain o.
K. Joplin, leaves this evening for Halle
Point and oil way landings along the
upper coast, paying strict attention TO
way business. joe W. Rhodes, who is
80 highly esteemed for his kindness TO
the shipping and travelling public, does
the honors Of the Office. Aleek Moore
is always on hand, making the guests
comfortable with his many polite atten.
lions.
The..Nick Longworth passed up this
morning for the Ohio r;var w;,l en-