Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-09

The Legal Tender turned back from
Swan Lake, having met the Ross Miller
there and exchanged trips with her. The
Tender will arrive tomorrow, and leaves
Saturday With a return trip for Arkansas
river. saelt ui.aF
Captain Ed Nowlsnd has recovered
from his late spell Of sickness, and is
cut again,
The osceola Belle, Captain Joplin.
came in last evening from the upper
coast with PA bales aud % bags cotton,
Ga sacks seed and a lot of suudries, and
had a good passenger list, including
Captain W. A. Erwin and wife and Miss
Sue McGovock, Of the McGavock place,
Arkansas. They will return on the
Belle lto-morrOW evening" She returns
to Eaile's Point and the upper coast to-
morrow evening. Plat Rhodes aids
Captain Joplin in the Office. womt.
The New Orleans underwriters have
reduced their limit Ofinsurance on a bale
Of cotton TO fifty dollars.
The f%avorite lower coast packet A. j..
White, Captain George Malone, brought
in 100 bales of cotton, $50 sacks seed,
and was full Of people, She returns to
Napoleon this evening. attending to all
way business. The White has uusur-
passed passenger accommodations. That
popular and clever gentleman, Captain
Lee Cummins, presides at the desk, and
is seconded by Billy Smither.
The H. c. Yaeger, which has been
aground at St. Genevieve, got out to
Cairo yesterday all right.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Remission,
came in this morning from Cincinnati
with $50 tons of freight. She leaves to-
morrow evening for Cairo, Louisville
aud Cincinnati. Billy Mcintyre. one of
the best Of fellows, controls the Office.
The Ella will arrive tomorrow from
st. Francis river and leave on Saturday
with a return trip.
The Golden Rule will pass up to day
for the Ohio river.
The City of Chester. Captain Sam Nc
Pheters in command, is the regular An
Choir Line packet leaving this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Blencker does the
honors Of the Office.
The Julia, Captain William Blake, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to ell
way business. Freight will be received
for her at all times at the elevator.
The St. Genevieve retires from the
Chicot City and vicksburg trade this
week and viii take her regular place in
the Anchor Line again.
We regret to hear that the venerable
father Of Captains R. W. Dugan and IT.
win Dugan is lying dangerously ill at his
residence in Covington, Kentucky,
The Centennial, Captain Tom David
sons new elongated boat, is ready to be
launched at St. Louis. She is 300 feet
long. 40 feet beam, hold 8 feet, and will
carry 1900 tons. She ia the old Tom
Jasper remodeled or rebuilt.
The Idlewild is the regular Saturday
mail packet for Gaines Landing and the
bends.
The Susie Silver loaded at Cincinnati
for New Orleans at l29 cents per hun
dred aud 80 cents per barrel on whisky
aRd pork,
Celina is what Captain Gould is going
to name his new boat.
Major John Hardin, superintendent of
the Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
Company, received a telegram from Little
Rock this morning stating that the river
was still rising, with 6 feet 10 inches ia
the channel.
The Coal Hill. now en- route from st.
Louis to Pittsburg, with a tow, is the
Oldest boat in active service. She was
built at Pittsburg in 1856 and will be
twenty years old next October.
The wharfage suit Of the Cairo City
Property Company against the steamer
City OF Quincy has been decided at
Springfield in favor Of the property com
pany. 1t a a test case, brought by
Commodore Davidson.
The new and elegant steamer Golden
Rule, Captain 0, P. shinkle, will leave
the foot Of Monroe street tonight at nine
o'clock positively for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Captain J. 7. Wash
ington will make engagements for her.
Mr.. Moody says man is a failure.