Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-08

Freight will be discharged and re.
ceived at the elevator tomorrow up to
IL m, after which hour it will close to
give the employees an opportunity to par
ticipate in the Mardi Gras festivities.
This viii be the frst time the elevator
has been closed siuce it was built three
years ago.
The Legal Tender, Captain JOhn
Elliott in command, arrived yesterday
afternoon from Pine Bluff with 300 bales
of cotton, 1887 sacks seed, a lot of sun.
dries and reshiped at the mouth of White
river 3 bales of cotton. She had also a
big passenger trip.
The City of Alton passed down yes
terday for New Orleans we'll laden. She
put of here a lot of grain and produce.
She added some oil cake and cotton, and
departed for New Orleans at dusk.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY., will arrive to-day from Pine
Bluff with a big Mardi Gras trip, and
leaves on Wednesday with a return trip.
The James D. Parker will entertain
passengers on board today and to NOR.
at 81 per day.
The letting OF contracts to steamboats,
for the delivery of mails along the Mis-
sissippi river is engaging the attention
of the Postmaster. General, who intends
to treat only with people actually inter-
ested. He will not treat with middle
men.
The Kittie Hegler, Captain Hegler in
command, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Sterling Nc
lntyre, a clever gentleman, presides in
the Office.
The Illinois will arrive to-day from
Greenville with a cabin full of Maldi
Gras excursionists, and lays wei until
Thursday.
The A. J. White, Captain George Ma
lone, will arrive tonight from Napoleon
with a Mardi Gras excursion, and leaves
on Wednesday with a return trip.
The elegant steamer James D. Parker,
Captain Bob Wise in command, will
leave Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Mr.. Kelsoe, a genial and clever gentle
man, presides in the Office.
A life-preserving floating mattress,
made Of cork, shavings and shucks, is
the latest invention. Ii will upport
from four to six people in the river.
The Geo. W. Cheek will arrive this
evening from Haile's Point with a Mardi
Gras excursion, and leave on Wednes-
day with a return trip.
The City of Augusta will arrive to-
morrow morning from Wittsburg with a
Mardi Gras excursion, and leave Wednes-
day evening with a return trip for all
points on st. Francis river.
The Mary Ament will arrive to- morrow
morning from 0sceola with a large num-
Der Of people who come to attend the
grand carnival, and returns to Osceola
and che bends Wednesday evening.
The Fort Gibson, Quickstep, City of
Augusta and A. J.. White, out Saturday
evening, had good trip of freight and
people.
The Cherokee is due up to. day from
New Orleans en- route to Cincinnati.
We have often heard of q man being
independent as a hog on ice" but ALI
Stein, captain Of the Charles Morgan, is
the Independence" mar in ice we
ever knew.
Mr.. Cassida, the diver that has been
over working at the St. Francis, came
over from Madison by rail this morning,
and reports that the St. Francis cannot
be raised, and that the T. f. Eckert has
gone to work to wreck her.
The towboat John A, Wood passed up
this morning with a tow of empty barges.
There will be very little business doing
on the levee tomorrow. Nearly every
person will participate in the festivities
of Mardi-G ras.
The weather is moderating rapidly,
and we anticipate clear and mild
weather tomorrow.
The c. B. Church passed down Satur.
day for New Orleans. She added here
500 sacks Of oil cake.
The Great Republic will be down in a
few days EN- route to New Orleans.
The Belle of Texas passed Helena
this morning for Memphis with l25 cabin
passengers, $40 bales Of cotton and 900
sacks seed.
The A. j. White will be in this evening
with 225 cabin passengers.
The elegant passenger steamer Legal
Tender, Captain John Elliott in com
manL. is receiving for Pine Bluf and all
way POINTS on Arkansas river, and
leaves promptly Wednesday evening,
attending TO all way business. Messrs.
Dan Sullivan anu Tom HALLIBURTON, two
courteous and attentive gentlemen, have
charge of tile efice.