Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-10

evening tor Memphis.
The Garrett and barges for New Or
leans and James d, Parker for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Grey Eagle is still hard aground
below French Island, and will have to
await a rise in the river before she can
be got of.
The Ella will arrive in port to-day from
Cincinnati en- route to White river.
The j. h, Bigley will be down to-day
bound for New Orleans with a tow of
coal.
The Charles Bodmann and Utah for
Cincinnati passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Ashland, Thomas Sherlock and
John Kyle passed Vicksburg yesterday
bound for New Orleans.
The Bart Able will shortly enter the
Memphis and New Orleans trade.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk in com.
mand, leaves promptly this evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, attend
ing to all way business. Messrs. Tiff
Strider and Frank Skunk, two clever
gentlemen and accommodating clerks,
have charge of the office.
The fine steamer A. J. White, Captain
George Malone IN command, was unable
to get her freight on board in time to
leave last night, and laid over until to-
day. She leaves positively this evening
for Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
mails and attending to all way business.
She will return in time to leave on her
regular day-Saturday. Captain A. L..
Cummins, q gentleman who is recog-
nized for his uniform kindness and &C.
commodation to the shipping and tray
cling public, has charge of the Office,
and is ably assisted by Messrs. Briggs
aud Smither.
The Sam ]. Hale, James Howard, At
lantic and Belle Lee arrived al New Or.
leans yesterday.
The Susie Silver left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The Capitol City, Grand Tower and
st. Joseph arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Belle of Texas cleared last night
for Arkansas river with a splendid trip.
The Tolle and Future City WILDE due
tomorrow from New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan left at dusk last
evening for New Orleans with a big trip
OF passengers and freight.
Wallace Lamb and VIM. Houston were
pilots on the City Of Vicksburg when she
sunk. The boat will be raised by this
evening and will be taken to St. Louis
for repairs.
The John B. Maude has come off the
docks at Mound City and will be taken
to st. Louis to be reprinted and refur.
nished.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, arrived this morning from the
lower coast with Al bales cotton and lO3
sacks seed. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Friar's Point and
the bends. Captain Stack Lee and
Jimmy Thompson does the honors ofthe
office.
The good and staunch steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain John D. Elliott in com
mand, is receiving at the foot of Court
street for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, and leaves tomorrow
evening, paying strict attention to all
way business. The Mary Boyd has good
passenger accommodations, and is a
good carrier. Charley Smither, an eff.
cient and worthy officer, controls the
affairs Of the office.
Oscar Dowell, who. is head engineer
on a horse boat at Pine Bluff, has sent
here to Captain Dick johnson for his
patent planter. He wan OCCUPATION
during fly time.
The City Of Augusta is due this even.
ing from White river with a big trim Of
cotton and other freight.
The Anchor Line packet Julia, Cant
VIM. Blake, will leave the elevator this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. carry.
ing the mail and attending to all way
business, and connecting at St. Louis
with the principal railroads ioralI points
East and West.
The Qsceola, Captain Bovman in
command, is receiving at the foot of
Monros street for all points on st.
Francis river through to Wittsburg, and
will leave tomorrow evening. She will
also attend to all way business in Walnut
aud Council bends. A. Hayoock, ap
accommodating clerk, holds forth in the
office.
The H. c. Yaeger and Mary Alice are
due to'moFrew en- route to New Orleans.
The Joe Kinney will be down to-mog'
row for Vicksbarg.
The Exporter viii be down tomorrow
for New Orleans.