Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-05

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out with cotton and seed in the bends.
The White and Belle Of Texas 20
away last evening with good trips O
freight and people.
The Vint Shinkle cleared for the Ohio
river with 30 bales of cotton, 81 barrels
Of tallow. 255 kegs aud 20 people.
The West Wind came In from above
last evening with a raft of logs in tow
She landed the same 10 the chute al
Presidents island.
Freights along the Ohio river is grow.
ing very scarce.
There is very little corn at present
being shipped to New Orleans owing to q
break in the market.
The Batesville, Captain Smith, leaves
this evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Captain Ed Postal is her attentive clerk.
The Phil Allin, Captain james Lee,
brought in from the lower coast Ia
bales Of cotton and 100 sacks seed. She
returns this evening to Friar's Point and
the bends. Jimmy Thompson and Billy
Willis have charge of the Office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
came in last night from the Ohio river
with 400 tons Of freight. She leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket.
ing passengers through to all points
East and West. Mr.. Thompson does the
honors of the office.
The palatial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain VIM. Miller in
command, leaves tomorrow at ten am.
for New Orleans and the bends on a
grand excursion trip. George Milten-
berger, a clever gentleman, presides in
the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
will arrive in port tonight from Vicks-
burg, and leaves on Friday with a return
trip.
The City of Vicksburg passed up this
morning at ten o'clock for St. Louis
with a moderate trip.
The 0%sceola, Captain Bowman, leaves
tomorrow evening for all points on St.
Francis river through to Wittsburg. She
also attends to all way business in Wal
nut and Council sends. Mr.. A. Haycock
is her %gentlemanly clerk.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending to all way business
and connecting with the principal rail-
roads Cor all points East and West. Billy
Blenker will be found in the Office.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Mr.. Gobel is her attentive
pgFser.
Mr.. Andy Galley and bride came down
on the Andy Baum on a bridal tour.
Among the passengers on the Baum, on
an excursion trip, are Messrs. j. Vine
yard, Theodore Steger and DR.. SHINES
and Lady, Of Golconda, Illinois.
Hugh Bickerstaf, engineer of the Belle
Lee, has been exploring Old river and
finds that the lake is beautifully supplied
with the finest kind of game fish. Billy
Montgomery has some knowledge of that
locality, and it is proposed he hire a hl II
and tell us all about it.
Arkansas river is still on the rampi ge
and fears are now entertained OF an
overflow in the lower part of the river.
The Great Republic will be down on
Friday for New Orleans.
Captain Tom Dawson, engineer of the
tag 0riole, was married last evening to
Miss Fannie Connell. We wish the hap
py couple a safe and pleasant voyOge
through life, and trust they will always
be able to steer clear Of breakers and sail
in smooth water. In company with a
large number Of friends the groom and
bride visited HopGeld last night and had
a jolly time.
Tom Donelly, reported lost on the St.
Luke, recently sunk above St. Louis,
turned up in that city yesterday, having
aoated ten miles on a raft, and then
swan ashore.
We are glad to learn that Captain Ed
Rowland is rapidly improving and will
be out ia a few days.
The Emma vas sold by the United
States Marshal at Vicksburg on Satur-
day. Mr.. Hirsch was the lucky pur-
chaser; price, $44 80.
The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati tc-
morrow for New Orleans.
Daring the heavy wind Of Saturday,
the Potomac, in making a mail landing
at Moscow, was blown in against the
wharfboat of John w. Manning, COM
pletely demolishing it. 1t was an old,
rickety concern, and has been the dread