Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-01

river.
The Great Republic. with 1900 boxes
of sugar and 200 tons Of other freight
will pass up this evening for St. LOUIS
The Charles Bodmann passed dowr
Sunday morning at three o'clock 10
New Orleans well laden. She took Oh
here $50 bales of cotton, and adds a
Helena a large lot Of cotton.
The H. S. Turner is due to.morro'
! from Cincinnati with q full cargo Q
western products.
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers ar
Lat food hight, and oyerhowing thel
in many places, doing much dan
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Orleans loadspd. 9
put off here a few 81, 81 % per pound
added $50 bales Of cotton auround.
pie.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in yesterday from the
lower coast with 24S bales Of cotton,
256 sacks seed and also had a good
passenger trip. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the United States mail
and attending to all way business.
Messrs. Joe Spears, John Langlois and
Jim Franklin, a trio of clever and &C.
~commodating gentlemen, have charge Of
the Office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton in
command, came in yesterday from Gin
c%innati with 450 tons of grain and pro.
duce and so bales of cotton. She
unloaded at the elevator and came the
to wharf this morning to receive for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, and
leaves this evening. Mr.. Thompson
is her purser.
The W. ]. Lewis left St. Louis yester-
day for Vicksburg.
The st. Genevieve and Scudder left
st. Louis yesterday for Memphis.
The Missouri river is open to the
mouth Of the Usage.
The Arlington for Memphis and Tom
Sherlock for New Orleans passed Louis
vile yesterday.
The Mary Miller from White river ar.
rived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Commonwealth, Il. c. Yaeger and
Grand Tower left Cairo last evening for
St. Louis.
The Belle Lee will arrive here to.mor-
row from New Orleans, and leave on
Thursday with a return trip.
The Peytona and barges passed down
Saturday night for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Kenniston
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati with a
full cargo of Western products, and leave
tomorrow evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The City of Vicksburg came in last
night from Vicksburg with a fair trip.
She put off here SO bales of cotton, aad
got away this m~orning.for st. Louis.
The Susie Silver is due down to-day
for New Orleans.
The Indiana, Captain Rusk ia com.
mand, will leave the wharf this evening
for New Orleans and the bends. Al
Croxal, a genial and clever gentleman.
has charge of the Office.
The H. s. Turner for Memphis
Thompson Dean and Paragon for New
Orleans passed Evansville yesterday.
The James D. Parker takes the re-
shipping freight at Evansville Of the
Means.
The Thompson Dean gets $500 sacks
corn at Mount Vernon.
The Louisville from Cincinnati fol
New Orleans, passed down last might
loaded down to the guards. She put Of
a few lots Of freight at the wharfboat.
The Bismarck passed up last night for
st. Louis. She put of here a few cask,
of wine and a lot of plumber.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Ms
Green in command, came in this morn
ing from the upper coast with Il6bales O.
cotton, 6 head of cattle, a lot Of sundrieI
and a good list of people. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for Cot
tonwood, Haile's Point and all way land
ings, carrying the mail and attending tc
all way business. Captain Ed Outlaw
an efficient officer, presides at the desk
The heavy rain storm last nigh
damaged some of the cotton on the land
ing, awaiting shipment South. TIL,
storm extended throughout the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
The Exporter leaves Cincinnati OF
Wednesday for New Orleans.
Captain Joseph Elliott, of the Elliot
Line of Memphis, White and ArkansaI
river steamers, was on Change at Gin
c%innaii on Saturday.
Major John D. Adams, arrived
home from Washington to day
The Major has secured a con
tract for carrying the mail by river be
tween Pine Bluff aud the mouth Of Ar
kansas river.
The Granger left Louisville yesterday
for White river.
The A. J. White Captain Geo. Malone