Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-27

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and james 2. Parker for Memphis, left
Cine innsti Saturday evening. 4gr
The Psytona and barges and Susie
Silver for Cincinnati, aud Glencoe and
Kate Kinney for st. Louis. left New
Orleans Saturday evening.
Arkansas river is rising rapidly at
Little Rock aud overlooking its banks in
the lower part of the river.
Captain s. Basket returned from Lit
tie Rock Saturday.
The Charles Morgan passed up yester-
day morning on time with a fair freight
trip, and was full of people. She added
here 40 bales Of cotton.
The packets out Saturday night had
moderate trips. ub
Pilot John N. Brown, recently p~iloton
the City of Augusta, died at Jackson
port. Arkansas river, last Thursday
morning Of pneumonia.
The City of Alton will be down to-day
for New Orleans. She has 600 bales of
cotton, shipped at St. Louis for Liver
pool on a through bill OF lading.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, came
ia yesterday morning from St. Francis
river with l7e bales Of cotton, 1900 sacks
Of seed and a lot OF sundries, She re-
turns to Wittsbusg aud all points on St.
Francis river tomorrow evening, pay
ing especial attention to way business in
Council and Walnut bends. Captain A.
Haycock is her pufser.
Thelower coast packet pilots complain
Of the beacon lights at Ensley's' and
Harklerode's, and say they are never lit
of a dark or stormy night, at which time
they are most needed.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in yesterday with 20 bales
of cotton and 1870 sacks of seed. She re
turns to Helena this evening. Messrs.
Davis and Langlois have charge Of the
Office.
The Capitol City, Captain o'Neal. is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for vicksburg aud the bends,
carrying the mail and doing all way bus
mess. Henry Deadrick is her purser.
The Thompson Dean will arrive to
morrow from New Orleans and leave OF
Thursday mex with a return trip.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, ar
rived this morning from Cincinnati witt
a fair cargo Of Western products anC
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for the Ohio river. Mr.. Deems does
the honors of the Office.
The City Of Augusta, Captain Nil
Harry, is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet. She will be found il
port today ready to receive.
The John A. Scudder passed up las
evening for st. Louis with a fair trip.
The Grand Lake and barges passed nj
last night for st. Louis.
The Jse Williams, with her big tow o
coal, is due down to-day.
The Future City and John A. Woo,
passed down to-day.
The officers of the packets that cam
10 yesterday and this morning state tina
the river and rain has checked bushes
in the bends, and in consequence trave
is light, with little movement in freights
Anew cutoff has been made at Devil
Elbow, leaving that place an island an,
saving % miles. The 0riole passeI
through yesterday. In our local column
will be found a full description Of tn
cutoff.
The Little Rock Gazette predicts a
overflow Of Arkansas river equal to tbs
of 1874.
The Msumelle loads at Fort Smith thi
week with cotton for Cincinnati. Sh
has a good freight trip engaged at tbs
port for her return.
The Utah left New Orleans Ssturds
evening for Arkansas river.
The Nellie Peck is due from Ne
Orleans, en- route to the mountains.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain J. J. Da'
ragh, is the regular Tuesday Arksnss
river mail packet. Billy Butler hold
forth in the Office.
The A. J.. White, Captain George Nj
lone, brought in "a bales of cotton, "a
sacks seed and q good list Of peopl
She returns to Napoleon this %eveniR.
attending promptly to all way bushes
Captain Lee Cummins is her prime mil
lister and has for his aids Billy Smith,
and John Briggs.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Chez.
d, came in from Vicksburg.with l22 bales
cotton, 300 sacks seed and a good list
sundrles. She was also full OF people
usual. She returns to Vicksburg t
morrow evening, paying strict attentiC
9 to all way business and making dire
I connection with the R. E. Lee for Ne
: Orleans aud the Yazoo river packet
Captain Joe Spears does the honors
8 the Office.
The Idlewild, Captain Stacker Lee,
the regular Tuesday mail packet
d Port Anderson and the lower coast. 81
will be found in port to-day r%eceivin
. aud leaves promptly tomorrow evenin
Ed. R. Thomas is her gentlemaHly cler
q James Wardsworth, an old river coo