Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-02

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Pittsburg. The lower Ohio is bank full
and still rising. At st. Louis the river
is rising with a good stage of water from
there out to Cairo. White and Arkansas
rivers remain at low tide. Business on
the landing moderate, with little move
meRt in freigAts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City Of Alton and St. Joseph ar
rived at ST. Louis yesterday.
The Belle Of Memphis and City Of
Chester left Cairo Sunday for St. Louis.
The upper streams are still swelling.
The Charles Morgan arrived at Gin.
%cinnati yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans left Louisville yesterday.
The Andy Baum cleared last evening
for Cincinnati with l69 bales Of cotton,
30 tons of old iron and 40 cabin passen-
gers.
The Illinois backed out with a splendid
trip of freight and passengers.
The Mary Boyd got away last night for
Arkansas river with a moderate trip.
The Cheek and Mary Ament had fair
trips out last evening.
The Glencoe passed up last evening
for St. Louis.
The Mary Alice and barges came up
last night from New Orleans, and laid
here over night to clean out and make
some light repairs.
The West Wind left last night for
Cairo to get a tow of staye barges for
New Orleans.
The Osceola arrived last evening from
Wittsburg with PIG bales of cotton, Al
sacks seed, l6 head of cattle and 20
packages Of sundries. She is receiving
for a return trip, and leaves on Thurs
day with a return trip for Wittsburg and
all way points on St. Francis river.
Captain Bowman commands, with Mr..
Hancock in the Office.
The Virt Shinkle, Captain Kenniston,
arrived last evening from Cincinnati
with !9O tons of freight. She is reeeiv
ing at the foot Of Jefferson street, for a
return trip to Cairo, Louisville and Gin.
%cinnati. Billy Mcintyre, an afable gen.
tleman and accommodating clerk, has
charge of the Office.
The river between Cairo and St. Louis
was closed by ice ifty-seven days.
The A. J.. White, Captain Geo. Malone
in command, came in last night from
the lower coast with SO bales Of cotton,
2S9 sacks seed and a big list Of people
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Napoleon and the bends, carry.
ing the mail and paying strict attention
to all way business. Captain A. l.
Cummins, a courteous gentleman and
accommodating officer, controls the az
fairs Of the Office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
: Woodburn in command, came in THU
morning from Arkansas river with al
bales of c%etton, 1924 sacks seed, and re
SHIPPED at the mouth 3 bales Of cotton.
She had also a big passenger trip. TIL,
Belle is receiving for a return trip L
Pine Bluff and all way landings, anC
leaves tomorrow evening, carrying The
mail and attending to all way business
Billy Butler, a prince Of good fellows
has charge of the office.
The Robert Mitchell will pass up thi.
evening for the Ohio river.
The Ii. S. Turner, Captain VIM. Nil
Ter, will arrive to-day from Cincinnati
with a cargo Of grain aud produce, anC
leaves on Thursday with 4 return lriI
for Cincinnati.
The Arlington will arrive Thursda,
morning from Cincinnati.
The Paragon will be down in a le,
days en- route to New Orleans.
{ The Great Repablic will pass up t
day for st. Louis.
The Thompson Dean will be down IL
> morrow for New Orleans
I The City Of Helena, Captain MeKe
in command, is the Anchor Line paeke
z leaving to morrow at IL m, for Wick,
burg and the bends, carrying the ma
. and attending to all way business. MI
3 Walton, a genial and clever gentleman
. presides in the office.
The James Howard came in last nigh
J from the lower Ohio, en- route to Ne,
o Orleans well laden. She added her
l245 bales Of cotton, 100 tons of oil cak,
s 20 tons of oil meal, 100 barrels apple
q and 300 barrels oil, and gets away hi
s afternoon with all she can float undei
Where, OF where, is the Wkarfmaste
3 andthe Landing Committed A little bi
5 of damages was incurred this mornin
i by not having ring-bolts and checkin
8 posts on the landing secure for steam
) boats to make fast to. The CITY wi
. have to foot the bill of damages.
4 The Legal Tender, Captain John /
Z Elliott in command, is due to-morro
! from White river with a big trip Of CO
4 ton and seed.
! The City of Augusta will have her ne
a cylinder up in a few days and her r
pairs finished, and will enter the Viii
river trade and continue in the Mempht
! and White river trade throughout ii
season.