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

Ohio river is full Of heavy ice.
Navigation above Cincinnati is i'm.
peded by the ice.
The Nick Longworth, for New Or.
leans, passed Evansville yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell and Mary Hous.
ton are loading at louisville for New
Orleans.
The Fort Gibson, for Memphis, and
Katie P. Kountz, for Fort Smith, left
Little Rock yesterday.
The Il. c. Yaeser, for St. Louis,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Paragon arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Sam ]. Hale and c. B. Church
for New Orleans aud Arlington for Mem
phis will be down in a few days.
The Mary Boyd, Captain VIM. Elicit
in command, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Charley Smither,
an Efficient officer, has charge of the
office, andi is assisted by Mr.. Neil Booker,
n Of the best freight clerks on the
river. The Mary Boyd brings to Mem
phis from White river a Mardi-Gra ex.
cursion. She will arrive here Monday
evening and will retain her passengers
on board giving them good accommoda-
tons, and will lay over until Wednesday
to give her guests a good opportunity TO
participate in the festivities and do their
shopping. The Boyd will return to
White river on Wednesday evening.
Charley Smither, her chief clerk, is noted
for his courtesy aud uniform kindness,
aud will make it pleasant for all who
attend Mardi.Gra on the elegant packet
he so ably represents.
The Kittie Hegler foe Cincinnati and
Utah for New Orleans, are due at the
mouth of the river to-day.
The City of Augusta is coming out of
White river with about 1000 bales of
She is due this evening and
for st. Francis river.
IN
The favorite Napoleon packet A. ].
White, coming up this morning, blew out
her larboard cylinder head and ran
herself. She will be repaired in
to leave on Saturday next for
Napoleon and the bends, and will only
lose n trip by the accident. She will
be all o. X. in a few days, and will posi-
lively leave on Saturday next, her
day, and bring up her Mardi-
Gras friends. VIZ regret much indeed,
that Captain George should meet with
an accident to his favorite packet at this
time, but hope that he will reap a rich
harvest during Mardi. Gras week. She
brought in 1872 bales of cotton, 27S sacks
of seed, a lot of cattle and sundries, a
good list of people, and would have had
a big trip out this evening.
The City Of Augusta, Captain Basket
in command, leaves this evening for
Wittsburg and all points on St. Francis
in place Of the St. Francis. She
will go through and attend to all way
business. Captain Joseph Elliott con.
trolls the affairs OF the office.
The local packets out last night had
good trips Of freight and people.
The Legal Tender got away for Ar
Kansas river with a moderate trip.
The 7. F. Eckert will 60 to the as.
Instance of the st. Francis and raise her.
The'City of Helena leaves to-day for
|icksburg and brings to Memphis Mardi
iras excursionists on her return trip.
The Bismarck is loading at Cairo for
Sew Orleans.
The Alice Brown left Cairo yesterday
morning for New Orleans with 10 load.
d coal boats in tow. Also a new hull
or a tug for Messrs. Brown & Jones. of
his city.
The staunch and elegant passenger.
Minneola, in command of the
experienced and careful bOatman, Capt.
leaves this evening for Cairo
louisville and Cincinnati, attending to
II way business in the bends and along
be Ohio. The Minneola has good and
comfortable passenger accommodations.
Tiff Strider and Frank Skunk,
Wo clever gentlemen, have charge of the
flee.
The Belle Lee, Captain Hicks, will
rive in port tomorrow from New Or
'ans and leave Thursday evening with
return trip.
The Capitol City passed down at noon
'-day for Vicksburg with a fair trip.
he put of here a lot of grain and other
reduce and added fifty tons Of bends
The Belle Of Texas, Capt. John Wood
urn in command, leaves this evening
n Pine Bluff and way points on Arkan
IS river, carrying the mail and attend.
lg to all way business. Billy Butler,
n efficient officer and prince of good
has charge of the office. The