Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-07

The Mary Houston left Louisville last
evening for New Orleans.
The new steamer Fawn, OF the Ciucir-
natl aud Evansville Line, starts out to.
day on her maiden "trip.
The G. B, Church left New Orleans
yesterday for the Ohio river.
The Ste. Genevieve left Vicksburg
yesterday for St. Louis.
At the examination at Cairo last
evening Of Mcbride for cutting Dough
erty, the prisoner was discharged on the
ground Of self defense. Dougherty will
probably recover. Mcbride AHA Dough
erty are well-known steamboat pilots,
The Alice Brown left last evening for
the Ohio river with a tow Of empty
barges.
The towboat Dictator lost q barge of
ice by sinking while coming out of the
Illinois river a few days since.
The 0sceola, Captain Thos. Bowman,
is receiving at the foot OF Monroe street
for all points on St. Francis river
through to Wittsburg, and leaves to-mor-
row evening. A. Haycock is her chief
clerk.
The Cherokee passed up this morning
for Cincinnati with $50 tons of freight.
TheAndy Baum, Captain vinton, came
in last night from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of grain and produce, She I'M
loaded at the elevator. The Baum is
receiving for a return trip to Cincinnati,
and leaves tomorrow evening. Mr..
Thompson presides in the Office.
The Kellogg is coming u Of the Illi-
nois river with FIVE barges Of ices for
Memphis, l for Helena and / for Pine
Bluff.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, ia
the Anchor Line packet, leaving the ele-
vator tomorrow evening for Vicksburg
end the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending promptly to all way business
Il. Dietrich, a clever and accommodate
ing gentleman, has charge of the Office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, came in this morning from
the lower coast with l55 bales of cotton
and a lot of seed. She leaves this even
ing With a return trip for Friar's Point
and the bends, attending to all way bust
ness. Jimmy Thompson and Billy Viii
lis are her attentive clerks.
The Charles Bodmann passed up last
night for Cincinnati with 800 tons of
freight and 100 cabin passengers. She
put off here 100 barrels potatoes, 10
hogsheads sugar, so barrels molasses
and sundries. I
The difficulties of the Keokuk and
Northern Packet Company have been
adjusted. and the new board met yester-
day at St. Louis and elected the follow
ing officers: President, VIM. F David
son; Secretary and Treasurer, John
Shelthan; General superintendent, P,
S. Davidson; Executive Committee. 7.
II. Griffith, N. Mulliken and VIM. f.
Davidson. w .
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, will
be found in port tomorrow morning re.
ceiving for Vicksburg and the bends,
and will leave Friday evening. She will
pay strict attention to all way business.
AS yet there has been very little dam
age done to the plantations in the bends
by the high water, and in most places
from here to Napoleon the planters can
stand from two to three feet more waller.
If the weather holds good for a few days
all danger Of an overflow will be passed.
The planters seem satisfied there will
not be a disastrous overflow, and many
Of them are busily putting in their crops
The City of Chester, Captain Zsigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Cairo and
St. Louis, attending to ell way business
and connecting with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
Billy Blenker presides in the Office.
The Exporter leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
Captain I. s. Parrisot has contracted
with D. S. Barmore, Jacksonville, for
two sternwheelers for the Yazoo and
sunaower rivers. 0ne is to be rs feet
long, % feet beam, and the other 30 feet
long, % feet beam, both to be ready for
business on the lst day Of June. if
The Kittie Hegler is due tomorrow
evening from Arkansas river en- route to.
Cincinnati. m
The John Kyle will be up on Friday
for st. Louis.
Blue flies held possession Of the levee
to-day.
The James D. Parker will arrive to-
morrow evening from Cincinnati.
The Future City is due up tomorrow
from New Orleans.
Our steamboat friends will bear in