Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-26

- OAANthA1NA lNolNtuals
The Robert Mitchell for Cincinnati
and Great Republic for St. Louis left
New Orleans last evening.
The Glencoe and John F. Tolle
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Evansville was treated to a snow storm
yesterday morning.
The John Means and Mary Miller left
Evansville yesterday for Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Charles Bodmann lost twenty.four
hours while aground at Henderson bar.
The James Howard en- route from
Evansville to New Orleans with q cargo
of grain was aground Yesterday at Trade
Water.
The icein the Allegheny and Mononga-
hela broke up yesterday.
The Kittie Hegler and Arlington left
Louisville yesterday for Cincinnati.
The Indiana from Cincinnati, bound
for New Orleans, passed Louisville yes
terday.
The ice in the harbor at ST. Louis, be-
low the bridge, broke up and passed
down the river without doing any dam.
age to the water craft. The ice above
the bridge is also breaking up, and pros
poets are good for the early resumption
of navigation.
Steamboatmen ard insurance men at
st. Louis congratulate themselves at the
happy radiance Of ice in the harbor
without damage.
The Illinois, Legal Tender and Osce-
ola got away last evening with good
trips Of freight and people.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land in command, came in last evening
from Pine Bluff with l34 bales of cotton,
697 sacks Of seed, SO packages Of sun.
dries and a good passenger trip. She
leaves to- morrow evening on a return
trip for Pine Bluff and all way landings
on Arkansas river, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Walker Outlaw, a courteous and atten-
tive officer, presides at the desk.
The splendid steamer Charles Bod.
mann, Captain O.. P. Shinkle in com
mand, will leave the wharf tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for New Orleans
and the bends. She is a safe and good
carrier. Captain Stein, a gentleman
who is noted for his urbanity and uni.
form kindness, has charge of the Office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, will
be found in port to day from Gin.
cinnati with a fall cargo of Western
produce. She leaves tomorrow evening
on a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Mr.. Thompson is her
purser.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis, Mary
Houston and James Howard for New
Orleans, are due down tomorrow morn
ing.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
City, Captain 0'Neal in command,
leaves the elevator tomorrow morn
ing at ten o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Mr.. DIETRICH is her
prime minister.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, will be found in port to-day
receiving for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and leaves to-
morrow evening, paying strict attention
to way business. Captain 4 c. Postal
controls the affairs of the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, brought in this morning from
the lower coast 90 bales cotton and 81
sacks seed. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends. Captain Stack Lee and Jimmy
Thompson do the honors of the office.
The Mary Ament, Captain O. X. Jop-
lin in command, leaves this evening for
Haile's Point and all way landings, Civ
ing special attention to all way business.
She is in charge of careful and expert
enced officers. Joe w. Rhodes, a clever
gentleman and accommodating clerk,
presides at the desk.
The A. j. White will be found in port
to-day ready to receive for Napoleon and
the bends and will leave tomorrow even
ing, carrying the mail and attending to
all way business, Captain. Geo, Malone
commands and Captain Lee Cummins
does the honors Of the Office.
The Grand Jury Of the Criminal Court
has been hard at work getting up indict-
ments. Every day scores of men are
summoned to give testimony as to their
knowledge of crime, both %felonies and
mi%sdemeanors. The boys avoid the
deputy sheriffs if they can, as they do
not wish to be witnesses in certain cases
called misdemeanors, such as selling
liquor on Sunday, keeping disreputable
establishments, gaming, etc.
Pneumonia is prevailing throughout
the city. Beware of taking colds.
Yesterday Constable Hildebrand ar.
rested four negroes, ODE Galloway, Sol
Persons, Alex. Newburn aud Fayette
Coleman, on the charge OF numbering
Mr.. James Smith, who was shot dead
some time since by a party of negroes
whom he had ordered off his plantation,
near MitchelTs tank on the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad, six miles south