Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-01

The 0sceola, Captain Thomas Bow
man, leaves this evening for Wittsburg
and all points on ST. Francis river. She
also attends to all way business in COun-
Gil and Walnut bends, Mr., A, Haycock
does the honors of the office, and is sec
onded by Billy Dean.
The Mary Ament, Captain o. X. Jop-
lin, came in last evening from the upper
coast with IL bales of cotton and 40
sacks seed. She leaves to- morrow even
ing with a return trip for 0sceola and
the bends. Joe W. Rhodes is her prime
minister.
Freights to all points are down to
ruinously low rates.
The Legal Tender, Captain VIM. FL
lott, will arrive to-day from Little Rock
and leave tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Little Rock and oil points
on Arkansas river. Dan Sullivan is her
clever purser.
The City OF Chester, Captain Zeigler
in command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening for
Cairo and st Louis, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Billy Blenker presides at the
desk.
The Julia, Captain Blake, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Mr.. Go
bel is her chief clerk.
The City of Augusta, Captain Joseph
Elliott, will be found in port to day re-
ceiying for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and deaves to-
morrow evening, attending to all way
business. Charley Smither has charge
of the Office.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
will arrive in port to-day from Cincin-
natl with a full cargo of Western pro
ducts, and leaves on Saturday with a
return trip for Cincinnati. Mr.. Melon
nell has charge of the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, is receiving at the foot of
Court street for Vicksburg and the
bends, and leaves to morrow evening
She will pay strict attention to all way
business, and will solicit orders for
Memphis. The merchants should give
her their entire support and aid in re-
building up the trade Of the bends,
which, by neglect of our merchants, has
been lost to Memphis for a long while.
The Illinois is we'll suited for the trade,
and we predict for her success in the
undertaking. Her officers are careful
and experienced boatmen, and will use
extra exertions to reclaim for Memphis
the lower bends trade.
The Exporter arrived to-day at Cincin-
natl.
The Colorado will pass up tomorrow
for St. Louis.
The Julia for Vicksburg gets a good
picking up here, Notwithstanding that
we have a fine packet leaving here to-
morrow for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Robert Mitchell is loading at Gin
cinnati for New Orleans at the following
rates: rs cents per hundred, so cents on
-four, 70 cents on whisky, 60 cents on
pork and 40 cents per barrel on apples
aud potatoes.
The river at Cairo has fallen 80 inches
altogether since the decline set in.
The Kittie Hegler left Little Rock
yesterday for Fort Smith.
The Thompson Dean and Cherokee,
for the Ohio river, City Of Quincy and
Future City and barges, for St. Louis,
lett New Orleans last evening.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now.
land, will arrive tomorrow from Arkan-
sas river, and leave on Saturday with a
return trip to Pine Bluff.
The GAINESVILLE, for Arkansas river,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Great Republic is due up to-mor-
row from New Orleans.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry, is
the Saturday White river mail packet.
The river at Evansville has fallen IA
feet in the last ten days.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, passed
Louisville yesterday.
Rates on freights at St. Louis for the
South are lower than they have been for
years. Tonnage is in excess, and a
movement is on foot to lay up a number
of steamers until there is a revival oil
business Freights along the Ohio river
scarce, and rule at low rates, and unless
business improves several Of the Ohio
river and New Orleans packets will be
drawn Of.
The Mary Houston passed up this
morning for Louisville with a good TRIP
Of people but little freight.