Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-31

ell way business. Hal Aydlett, a clever
gentleman, does the honors Of the Office
and is seconded by Billy Smither.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, connect
ing with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. MI. o. Hewitt is
her prime mini ster.
The Phil Alliu, Captain James Lee,
brought in PSI bales Of cotton, 304 sacks
of seed and a good list of people. She
returns this evening to Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son has charge Of the Office and is ably
assisted BY Jimmy McMeen.
The swift passenger steamer Illinois,
Captain Mark Cheek, came in from
Vicksburg with q good trip of cotton and
seed and a.good list of people. She re-
turns tomorrow to Vicksburg aud the
bends, attending promptly to all way bus
mess and connecting with the Yazoo
river packets and the R, +. Lee for New
Orleans. Captain Joe Spears controls
the affairs of the Office. She registered
over 200 cabin passengerson her up trip
The City OF Alton and Bismarck for
St. Louis and Louisville for the Ohio
riverleft New Orleans Saturday evening.
The James d. Parker for Memphis
and Charles Morgan for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Cairo, Arkansas asG Texas rail-
road, between Cairo and Poplar Bluff, is
under water.
The James Howard, Future City and
Leopard for New Orleans and City of
Vicksburg for Vicksburg left St. Louis
Saturday evening.
The Grand Tower returned to st. Louis
Saturday night with 1900 bales of cotton
for the East.
The Tender, Idlewild and Ruth out
Saturday night had fair trips of freight
and people.
Rates on freights from New Orleans to
the Ohio river rule at 81 per barrel on
molasses and 20 cents per hundred on
eugar.
The elegant passenger steamer Thomp-
son Dean, Captain VIM. Miller, will ar
rive this evening from New Orleans and
leave on Wednesday with a return trip.
George Miltenberger presides at the
desk. Major Bradford will make engage
ments for her.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in from the lower coast
with a fair trip Of cotton and a good list
of cabin passengers aud deckers. She
leaves for Helena this evening, paying
strict attention to all way business in
Council and Walnut bends. Messrs. D..
P. Davis and John Langlois are her
gentlemanly clerks.
The famous Idlewild, Captain Stack
Lee, is the regular Tuesday mail packet
for Chicot City and the bends. She viii
be found in port to-day ready to receive,
and leaves promptly tomorrow evening,
attending to all way business. Mr.. Ed
Thomas, a courteous gentleman, is her
chief clerk, aud is seconded by Mr..
Huse.
The Osceola, Captain Bowman, ar
rived yesterday morning from St. Francis
river with 3l2 bales of cotton and ia
sacks Of seed. She leaves tomorrow
evening for all points on ST. Francis
river through to Wittsburg, attending to
all way business in Council and Walnut
bends. A. Haycock, a worthy gentle
man, presides at the desk.
The City Of yicksburg. Captain Bsb
Riley, is the Anchor line packet leaving
this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Chris Sharpe pre-
sides at the desk.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain j. j.
Darragh, will be found in port to-day re-
ceiving for Arkansas river, and leaves
to. morrow evening for Little Rock and
all way points on Arkansas river, carry.
ing the mail and doing all way business.
Billy Butler has charge of the Office, as.
sisted by Billy Nueles.
The NJ. Livingston came in yesterday
from Hatchie river with ia bales Of cot.
ton and a lot of seed.
The II. s. Turner passed down las
evening for New Orleans loaded fat in
the water.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud
West, will arrive in port tomorrow morn
ing, and leaves on Thursday with a return
trip for New Orleans.
Captain Lawrence Carter, with bis
mammoth freigbter the U. P. Schenek
is due up to-day for the Ohio river witt
200 hogsheads Ofsugar, 800 barrels Of mo
%lasses, 375 barrels of rice, 1926 barrels o.
oil and 100 tons Of sundries.
The Susie Silver will pass up to-day
for the Ohio river with $50 hogsheads d
sugar, 1850 barrels Of molasseS, 225 bar
rels Of rice and l25 bales Of old rags ant
paper. She put OF here several PACKAGE
Of sugar and molasses.
The continued rains and aushel
, bayous and bottoms in the bends proven
the planters from hauling their cotton t
+ tho landinOa and in c-onaannancs m,