Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-17

The Maumelle leaves Cincinnati on
Wednesday next for Arkansas river.
The Mary Houston leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for New Orleans.
TIE new steamer, Grand Republic,
left st. Louis yesterday at noon for New
Orleans and will arrive here tomorrow
afternoon.
Captain VIM. Thompson, late Of the
CarOndelet, took command of the Belle
La Crosse. Captain Kenner, her late
commander, is needed where "greener
fields and fairer flowers abound" and
will soon show himself.
The Belle Of Texas. Captain j, j, Oar
ragh, is the regular Tuesday mail packet
for Little Rock and all points on Arkan-
sas river. She viii be found in port to-
day ready to receive, and leave to-mor-
row evening at sharp five o'clock. Billy
Butler is her prime minister.
The City of Augusta, Captain Milt
Harry, is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet. She will arrive in
port to-day and return tomorrow even.
ing. Ed Crowell is her clever purser,
The Idlewild, Captain Stacker Lee, is
the regular Tuesday mail packet for Ar
kansas City. She will be found in port
to-day ready to receive, and leave to-
morrow evening, paying strict attention
to all way business. Ed R. Thomas off,
ciates in the office.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down
this morning for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards. She added here 60
head Of cattle and a few people.
Mr.. Thomas Davage, Of Pittsburg, for
masy years engaged in supplying
steamers with rigging, and for a long
time of the firm Of Davsge & Roberts,
died Friday night last, in the sixty sixth
year of his age.
Commodore Rollingpin makes the
round trip on the Grand Republic.
Stanley Ryland, an old steamboat clerk,
will get up marine items for the Commo-
dOre's paper in the meantime.
The planters in the bends south of
here are suffering considerable from the
overflow. The bsck-water and wash
from the levees have inundated the bot
tom lands, causing the planters great
loss from stock and prevents putting
in their crops. From the officers of the
packets which came in yesterday and
this morning we receive distressing ac-
counts of the planters in the bends.
The Susie Silver leaves New Orleans
tomorrow evening for Cincinnati.
James s. Mason, jr., who has been Of
the local force of the Louisville Com
mercial, is among the Sherlock passen.
gers for Port Gibson, Mississippi, to
take charge of the local department Of
the Southern Reveille.
The John Means with four barges
came in from the Ohio river. She put
of here 800 kegs nails and 81 barrels
oil and added 200 tons Of oil meal. She
has one barge loaded with pork and corn
out Of Wabash river, shipped by one
shipper. She has also $50 hhds. of to.
bacco stems consigned through to Bre-
men.
The Cons Millar, Captain James Pep.
per, came in last evening from Cincin-
natl with 300 tons of miscellaneous
freight. She returns to Cincinnati to
morrow evening, tieketing passengers
through to all points East al reduced
rates. Captain James Wilson will be
found in the Office.
The 0sceela Bell, Captain Andrews
arrived Yesterday from the upper coas
with a fair trip, She returns this wen
ing to Ashport and the upper coast, at
tending promptly to all way business
Captain o. K. Joplin, a clever gentle.
man, does the honors of the Office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Ma
Green, brought in from the bends a fail
list Of cotton and people. She returns
this evening to Friar's Point, paying
strict attention to all way business
Messrs. D. P. Davis and John LangloiI
are her gentlemanly clerks.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Boil
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet. leav
ing the elevator tomorrow morning a
ten o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends
carrying the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Freight will be received for her a
the elevator.
The popular and old reliable packet
A. j. White, Captain George Malone il
command, brought in from the love-
coast 4l9 bales Of cotton, 500 sacks sect
and sundries and a big list Of people
She returns to Napoleon and the bendi
this evening, attending promptly to al
way business. The White has unsur
passed passenger accommodations ant
is in charge of efficient officers. Capt
Lee Cummins, an efficient officer, pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted by Billy
Smithers and John Briggs.
The Ella, Captain Elliott, is the rail
road packet leaving this evening TO
Madison and points on st. Francis river
making close connection at Madison
with the train for Little Rock. The Eli