Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-01

Cheek, out last night, had fair freight
lists and was full Of people. ssioi l,i.
The GAINESVILLE, out Of Arkansas river,
bound for New Orleans With a full load
of cstton, passed vicksburg yesterday.
The Illinois for Memphis, aud U. P.
Schsnck for Cincinnati, left vicksburg
yesterday.
The H. s. Turner for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
The James D. Parker cleared fer Gin
cinnati with 800 bales of cotton, 400 bar
rels Of oil, 20 tons of iron, 40 bales Of
rags, 3OObarrelso of potatoes and rs cabin
passengers. 1o
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis yes
terday for Memphis ,
The Cons MillAr for Memphis and
Mary Houston for New Orleans passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
The ]. N. Kellogg came in last even
ing from Illinois river with a tow Of ice.
The Thompson Dean got away last
night for New Orleans with 1900 bales
Of cotton, 100 tons of oil meal, $50 hogs.
heads OF tobacco, and 400 tons Of sun
dries, and 80 passengers. She has en-.
gagements at Helena and Terrene sufh.
cient to 6ll her out.
The towboat Alice Brown cleared for
the Ohio river with a tow Of empty
barges. 200 enllp
The Black Hills fever among idle
ste~amboatmen is raging again. ~
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, is the
regular Saturday White river mail
packet leaving this evening, and doing
all way business on White, Little Red
and Black rivers.
The rain to-day checked shipments
and the handling Of freights on the
landing.
The palatial passenger steamer Idle
wild, Captain Stacker Lee in command,
is the regular mail packet, leaving this
evening for Port Anderson and the bends
paying strict attention to all way bust
ness. Mr.. Ed R. Thomas controls the
Office and is assisted by Messrs. Hughes
and Best. lis
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed New.
land in command, leaves this evening
for Arkansas river, taking freight ant
passengers for all points through to For
Smith. She also carries the mail ant
attends promptly to all way business
Walker Outlaw is her efficient purser
and is ably assisted by Tom Halliburton
aud Joe Boyd.
The 0sceols, Captain Flower in com.
mand, will arrive tomorrow morning
from St, Francis river with a good lis
of cotton and seed, a lot of cattle AM
sundries. She returns to St. Frsnci
river on Tuesday, going through to Wits
burg.
The U. P. Schenck, Captain Lawrenc
Carter. will leave Glenn's wharf boat tC
morrow evening for Cincinnati direct
Captain Glenn will make engagement
for her.
The Cons Millar will arrive Sunda
evening from Cincinnati and returns b
the Ohio river on Tuesday.
The staunch and light-draught steame
Ella, Captain William Elliott in CON
mand, leaves this evening for St. Franci
river and all points through to Witt
burg, attending to all way business i
Council and Walnut bends. Captain
Less Ware does the honors of the Office
and is seconded by VIM. Elliott, jr.
The Grand Tower. Captain Lennon
came in from St. Louis with a full csrg
Of grain and produce. She returns t
Cairo and St. Louis this evening, cor
Meeting with the principal railroads fc
all points East and West. Tom Whit
is her prime minister.
! The City Of Helena, Captain McKe'
is the Anchor Line packet leaving th
; elevator this evening for Vicksburg an
) the bends, carrying the mail and dom
all way business. George Walton,
clever gentleman, presideS at the desI
+; The Bismarck passed down at moo
to-day we'll laden. She put of here SCI
eral packages Of freight and added a !,
Of cotton.
The splendid passenger steamer Mar
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, wi
n leave tomorrow at noon for New 0rlear
n n and the bends, making all principal We
landings. She has unsurpassed pssse
ger accommodations. Elliott Miller,
worthy gentleman, presides in the oAic
Captain Lightburne will make arrang
ments to receive freight for her at Il
foot Of Monroe street.
The planters in the bends must pr
e. pare to stand another foot Of water, al
probably more, If the present raj
/, should continue.
The Capitol City will pass up tome
row morning for St. Louis.
Cairo now has the smallpox. VIII
next?
The Devils Elbow cutoff is now {
main channel.