Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-10
The CharIss Morgan arrived y Nev

orleans Saturday,
The Mary Houston for Cincinnati and
F~ontenelle for St. Louis left New Or
leans Saturday evening.
The packets out Saturday night had
fair trips Of freight and people.
The Grand Tower returned to St. Louis
Saturday evening with S2l bales Of cot
ton. soa iois
The John Overton's excursion to the
cutoff yesterday was very successful.
Captain Jake Sedan will be in the
Office OF the new Grand Republic.
The 81, Genevieve passed up yester-
day for st. Louis with a fair list Of pso-
Pile and freight.
The famous Vicksburg packet Hi
nois came in this morning with a splen-
did trip Of people and a fair list of cotton
aud seed. She returnst to Vicksburg aud
the bends tomorrow evening, paying
strict attention to all way business and
making close connection with the R. &
Lee for New Orleans, and the Yazoo
river packets. Captain Joe Spears does
the honors Of the Office and is seconded
by Captain 10 Bsn6l.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
from the upper coast, had a good trip as
usual. She returns this evening to
Haile's Point and the bends, doing all
way business. Captain o. K. Joplin
presides at the desk and is assisted by
Plat Rhodes.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, brought in from the lower coast a
fair list Of cotton and people. She
leaves this evening for Friar's Point and
the bends, paying strict attention to al
way business. Messrs. D. P. Davis and
John Langlois are her attentive clerks.
The elegant steamer A. j. White, Cap
tain George Malone, came in this morn
ing from the lower coast with 10 bales
of cotton, a lot of seed and sundries and
q good list Of people. She returns tc
Napoleon this evening, attending to al
way business. Captain Lee Cummins, a
worthy and efficient officer, controls the
Office, and is ably assisted by Billy
Smither ard John Briggs.
The Belle Of Shreveport will leav'
Glenn's wharf boat this evening for New
Orleans and the bends, making all prin
cipal way landings.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray, is thu
Anchor Line packet leaving this evening
for Vicksb1rg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending promptly to al
way business. Captain Lee Finney pre-
sides at the desk.
The City of Augusta, Captain Mil
Harry, is the, regular Tuesday Whit
river mail packet. She will be found il
port this evening ready to receive.
The Andy Baum, Captain ViEton
came in this morning from Cincinnati
Sac leaves tomorrow evening with
return trip for all points on the Obi
river through to Cincinnati, ticketinl
passengers to all points East at reduces
rates. Mr.. Deems is her worthy purser
There has not as yet much damage
been caused by the high water, with thu
exception of delaying planting. Mos
Of the planters between here and Ma
lpeoleon can stand from six to eigh
inches Of water yet. The outlook
more encouraging than it was last week
The Belle Of Shreveport will be dow
tonight.
The Ashland passed up at moor to-da
for Cincinnati with 200 tons of freight
She put off here Is barrels molasseS, /
boxes salt and q lot Of sundries. Sh
added here a few people.
The Cherokee, Captain Byers, vii
leave Glenn's whartboat tomorrow me
ming at 10 o'clock for Cairo, Louisvill
land Cincinnati. Captain Glenn wi
make engagements for her.
The G. B. Church will be down thi
evening for New Orleans.
The Iron Mountain with her tow fc
/. here and points below left Cairo yeste
day and arrived here this morning, Sh
drops a barge here loaded with cottol
: ties and nails.
The Thompson Dean passed up TIL
morning for Cincinnati with 30 tons
freight and 40 cabin people. She pJ
/, Of here 20 hogshesds sugar, IL barre
molasses, 100 packages of sundries an
100 empty hogsheads. She leaves Cil
d ~cinnati on Friday next with a rstur
trip for New Orleans. She made a quiC
g run coming up, having made 46 landing
a and fought a hard current.
hi The ALT Stevens came in from s
q Louis with 1900 sacks Of corn, 300 sacl
4 bran, 200 barrels -four and lot of SUI
dries.
Is The Robert Mitchell passed up Satu
Is day for the Ohio river With $50 tons
70 freight. She put of here Al hogshea,
sugar, Al barrels molasses, So crates
a cabbages and a lot Of sundries.
g.. The Tolle passed down yesterday (
II New Orleans. She put Of here 300 sac
Id Of bran and a lot of other stuff.
The Charley Bowen, with her tow
salt for Memphis, passed Evansville ye