Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-21

the lower part; the upper river is gorged
with ice. The Arkansas is receding
rapidly, with twenty inches in the chan
mel from Pine Bluff to the mouth, St.
Francis river has almost run dry. Bus
mess on the landing is moderate, with
light shipments to all points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The John Means for New Orleans and
Bannock City for Arkansas river left
Cairo last evening.
The Great Republic left New Orleans
last evening for St. Louis.
The Charles Morgan for the Ohio river
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
Frank Smith, late steward ofthe Belle
Lee, is now stewarding the Illinois.
Frank is one of the best stewards on the
river.
The Ohio is gorged at Three.mile
Island.
The local packets got out last night
with good trips of freight and people.
Captain ALT Grissom has recovered
from his late spell Of sickness and re-
sumed his duties as chief clerk of the
Belle Lee.
The Belle of Texas is diminishing with
sand bars and ice in the Arkansas river
below Pine Bluff.
Navigation in Arkansas river Is almost
wholly suspended on account of the low
stage Of water.
The Glencoe will pass down to-day
for New Orleans.
Major HarbOn and Mr.. Moses, Of the
Board Of Underwriters superiutended
the work this morning Of getting the
cotton off the Maude. They are able
representatives Of tha insurance com.
panies.
The Tolle and Mary Alice, en- route 10
Cairo, are due up To- morrow.
Mardi.Gras will not he celebrated in
New Orleans this year owing to the
troubles there.
Freights from Cairo and Belmont ia
New Orleans are l24c per hundred, and
in Madrid bends the rates on corn is l5c
per sack.
The James d. Parker is still aground
at Mount Vernon, aud will not get of
until there is a rise in the river.
There is floating ice in the river as
far down as 0seeola.
The steamer Selma, en- route from
Shreveport to New Orleans with 1905
bales of cotton On board, sunk a few
days since at Rosa bar, below Shreye.
port.
The Kate Kinney has retired from the
Helena trade and has entered the
0uachita river trade.
Capt. John B. Davis and Mr.. Sharpe's
brother arrived last night to attend the
funeral of Charley Sharpe, deceased.
The Belle Lee, Capt. Frank Hicks,
leaves this evening for New Orleans and
the bends, attending to all way business.
The Belle has no superior in fare, speed
aud comfort, and is a safe carrier. Capt.
ALT GrisSom, a gentleman who is reeog-
nized for his uniform kindness and ac-
c%ommodation TO the shipping and travel
ing public, has charge of tho office, and
has for his aid a trio of clever gentle.
men, Messrs. Jimmy Thompson, John
Langlois and Mr.. Wayne.
Joe Dill, clerk Of the ice Kinney, and
brother of Capt. VIM. Dill, the celebrated
ANCHOR Line passenger agent, was mar.
ried at St. Louis at noon to-day, to Miss
Lille Thompson, a beautiful and accom-
plished young lady. May their voyage
through life be bliasfsl and void Of
storms.
The Capitol City, Captain c'Nsal, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, carry
ing the mail and connecting at Cairo
With the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
came IN this morning from tho lower
coast with 292 bales Of eoisOn, 4O9 sacks
of seed, 100 packages sundries and 10
people. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Chicot City and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Messss. Joe Spears and
John Chamberlain have charge of the
Office.
The steamers in port to. day again wore
their colors at halEmast in respect to
the memory of the lamented Charley
Sharpe.
Captain Eph Banks cam over last
night from the sunken steamer St. Fran.
els. He says he will have the St. Fran.
els aaoat in a few days. The holes
knocked in her hall will be bulkheaded
to-day, aud she will be pumped out to.
morrow. Captain Banks is sauguine of
raising her and having her aaoat by
Saturday.
The 7. +. Eckeri and R. W. Dugan
arrived last night with the John b.
Maude in tow. The 800 bales of cotton
in her hold is being taken out and trans.
ferred to the Dugan. The Mauds ia
badly usedsup. She will be- taken %
Mound City to be locked and repaired,
ssa will be ready for business in a eaw
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