Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-23
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The Ruth. Captain ia Postal, will ar
rive tomorrow from White river with a
big trip Of cotton, and leave on Satur-
day with q return trip.
The 0arondelet was caught In the
storm Sunday night below the mouth Of
Red river, and had her cabin damaged
to some extent by the storm. Hss'J
The tow boat Alice Brown is en- route
from Louisville to Memphis and White
river with a tow containing 10000
bushels Of coal.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
brought in from st. Louis a moderate
trip Of freight. She returns to Cairo and
St. Louis this evening, connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Blenker oticiates
in the office. yf
The fine steamer Golden Rule, Captain
A. P. Shinkle, will leave this evening at
6 o'clock for New Orleans and the bends,
making all principal way landings, Cap,
tain Washington will make engagements
for her. tsi
The Legal Tender Captain Ed Now
land, will arrive in port tomorrow from
Arkansas river with q good trip. and
leaves Saturday with q return trip.
The Osceols Belle, Captain Andrews,
arrived this morning with a big trip,
as usual, and leaves tomorrow evening
for Hsile's Point and all way landings
on the upper coast. Captain Joplin is
her clever and accommodating purser
The Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller. leaves the foot Of Monroe street
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at reduced rates. Eli
OFT Miller ofieiates in the Office. iaa,
The Ella, Captain VIM. Elliott, came
in this morning from St. Francis river
with 81 bales Of cotton and a lot Of sun
dries. She returns to St. Francis river
Saturday evening. rne faye-
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in from the lower coast with l6
bales of cotton and q lot of seed. She
lays over until to morrow and goes out
on her regular day for Friar's Point and
the bends. Jimmy Thompson. Messrs.
Murray and Burke, o. trio of clever gem
tlemen, have charge Of the Office.
Heavy ice is running in the upper
Mississippi.
A number Of old steamboatmen pre-
dict an overflow.
Captain 7. s. Nadal has gone to St.
Johns river, Florida, to build a boat for
that stream.
The A. ]. White, Captain Geo. Malone,
will arrive tonight from the lower coast,
and leave to morrow evening for Nspo.
leon and the bends. She was delayed
on accou ut Of the bad weather, but will
get away promptly tomorrow evening
and will pay strict attention to all way
business
Captain Bob Wise gives a grand party
on the james D. Parker at Cincinnati
to morrow night.
The tow Of coal of the j. B. Williams
coming south is the largest on record,
aggregating $1,000 tons.
The Golden Rule added at Paducah
$500 barrels Of -four and $50 hogsheads
Of tobacco for New Orleans.
Jimmy Sullivan, the heightened wet
ender Of the Vicksburg Herald, leaves
this afternoon on the st. Geuevieve for
his home. We shipped him 10 good or.
der and labeled him with the top side up.
Ed. Carroll took him in charge and c. o.
D. his tile for his safe passage to Vicks.
burg. i
The G. B. Church is dueup tomorrow,
en- route for the Ohio river. with 400 tons
Of freight.
The cotton receipts by river this week
are very slight. ,53H hoo is.
The inclement weather has caused q
falling off Of business in the bends, and
in consequence the packets brought in
light trips. glssat
The Idlewild will, in all probability
in a shortt time extend her trips to Green,
vile.
Capt. R. P. Glenn has a lot of cotton
on the leVee awiting shipment to New
Orleans, and also for the Ohio river.
The Illinois took 500 bales OF cotton
at Helena for New Orleans, at 81 % per
bale. She reships on the Bob Lee.
Brooks has got the baseball fever bad
A aesthetic Ohio editor writes 81
; don't know why it is or how it is, but one
woman steals oyer the senses like q
bower OF honeysuckles. twined with