Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-29

mess. Captain Stack Lee presides in
the Office, and is assisted ia the clerical
department. by Messrs. George Grifing
and Billy Willis.
The Smoky City left Cairo last even
ing with a tow of coal for New Orleans.
Southern freights along the Ohio river
are quite plentiful.
The Legal Tender is being put in
complete running order, and leaves on
Tuesday for White river.
The popular little steamer MaryAment
will make q Mardi. Gras excursion. She
will entertain her passengers on board
during the carnival and leave on Wednes-
day evening with q return trip for Osce-
ola and the bends.
We hope the tidal wave coming ont. of
the Ohio and tributaries will bring along
with it a revival Of business.
The Thompson Dean will be up on
Sunday bound for Cincinnati.
The Nick Longworth leaves Louisville
to day for New Orleans.
The Geo. W. Cheek, from the upper
coast, brought in IL bales and s bags OF
cotton, and 66 sacks Of seed.
The excellent steamer A. j. White,
Captain George Malone in command, is
the U. S. mail packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Napoleon and the bends.
Captain Lee Cummins is her efficient
and accommodating clerk.
The rise in the St. Francis river will let
out all the steamers water bound in that
stream.
The following steamers are water
bound in Arkansas river: Utah, Kittie
Hegler, Fannie Tatum, GAINESVILLE,
and Belle of Texas. The rise in Arkansas
river will let them all ont.
The Tom Jasper takes the City of
Quincy's freight to New Orleans.
The City of Quincy will be hoted off
the bar by the rise coming u of the
lower Ohio.
Freights from St. Leuis for the South,
by way of the Cairo Short Line and
steamer, continues at 30 cents per cwt,
and 60 cents on -four. To way points
above Vicksburg, 40 to so cents, and
below Vicksburg, SOC and 81. BY way
of the Iron Mountain road and barge
line, from Belmont, rates are: On flour
SOC, pork IS, whisky 81 so, hay 35e;
pound rates 25c, way lots SOC per cwt.
From Cairo, through rates are l24c per
cwt net, and from Madrid bend l5c on
corn. Up freights from New Orleans to
Cairo and below range from u to loo
per cwt.
The City of Helena is loading at Cairo
for Vicksburg.
The Local Inspectors left at noon to.
day for Cairo to inspect the City of Hell.
ena and several other steamers.
Captain Milt Harry, Of the Quickstep,
came cyer from DevalT's Bluff by rail.
His steamer will arrive in port this even
iHg with a good trip.
A private dispatch from Little Rock
states that the river had risen two
feet up to this morning and was stip
rising.
The Exporter, Captain Conway in
command, will leave the wharf this
evening for Cairo, louisville and Gin.
cinnati. She is an A | steamer. Capt.
Reese, jr., one of the best fellows in the
world, has charge Of the office.
They have a United States Commits
siOner at New Orleans named Weller who
worries steamboatmen a good deal. He
decides his cases in the direction of his
costs, which, of course. is against the
steamboats,. Verify, New Orleans is an
unfortunate city.
The steamer Danyille was sold by the
United States Marshal at Little Rock
yesterday. She was knocked down to
Sidney M. Austin for $3.50.
The ELLA Hughes is being repaired at
Little Rock, and will re-enter the Pine
Bluff and Little Rock trade.
The Capitol Cay, Captain 0'Neal, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business.
The Willie ]. is for sale at Vicksburg.