Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-09


The Charles Morgan for Cincinnati
and City of Quincy for St. Louis LETT
New Orleans last evening.
The Cons Millsr for Cincinnati had 1893
bales Of cotton. 1872 barrels of oil, Is.
bales Of rags and moss, aud 30 cabin
passengers.
The Arlington passed up last night for
Cincinnati with $50 tons Of freight.
The Belle of Texas for Arkansas river
and City of Augusta for White river left
last evening with good trips of freight
and people.
There are Ia aatboats lying in the
harbor, closing u their csrgces bf
grain, produce and wares.
The Mary Houston and Susie Silver
leave oinCinnsti this evening for New
Orleans.
The leviathan steamer Of the Western
waters, the Mary Bell, Captain Frank
Hicks, arrived this morning from New
Orleans with a lot of sugar, molassss
and sundries. She leaves tomorrow
evening for New Orleans and the bends,
making all prominent way landings.
The Bell has no equal as a carrier
while her passenger Accommodations
are all that could be desired. Captain
ALT Grissom has charge Of the Office,
and is seconded by Billy Thomas.
Captain Washington will make engage.
ments for her.
The City Of Chester, Captain Ziegler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Billy
Blenket is her prime minister.
The Belle St. Louis, Captain Cart
wright, is ths regular Anchor Line packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Freight
will be received for her at the elevator
at ell times.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Kenniston,
will arrivein port to-day from Cincinnati
with a full Cargo of Wesrern produce
and will leave on Friday with a return
trip for the Ohio river. Billy Mcintyre is
her gentlemsnly clerk.
Mr.. Hollowell, the carpenter OF the
steamer Phil Allin, was presented a few
nights since with a bouncing boy. The
little fellow has red hair, inclined to curl,
and has been christened Hopping Phil"
in honor of the noble steamer on which
his father is employed. he is a fine boy,
of whom his father is justly proud.
At last accounts the Belle of Shreve-
port was high and dry at Horsetail and
lying in a precarious condition.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, is
the regular Wednesday mail packet for
Friar's Point and the bends leaving this
evening and attending promptly to all
way business. Jimmy Thompson holds
forth in the Office.
Commodore Geo. W. Cheek, superin-
tendent Of the Cheek Line, returned yes
terday from Washington City, where he
has been on business connected with his
line Of Vicksburg and Napoleon packets.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in this morning from Hell
ena with l56 bales and Is bags of cotton
and 295 sacks Of seed. She returns to
Helena and the bends this evening, at
tending to all way business. Messrs. D.
P. Davis and John Langlois, two clever
gentlemen, have charge Of the Office.
Owing to the high stage of water there
is very little cotton on the banks in the
bends ready for shipment.
Professor Hart, with his celebrated
band, was out serenading last night.
The Idlewild will make q grand Mardi.
Gras excursion trip to Memphis. laying
over until Wednesday, the day after the
carnival She will leave Chicot City
and all points coming up, on schedule
time, carrying passengers at half rates.
The coal miners are yet on a strike,
and towboats at Pittsburg are idle.
The food in the Wabash a few days
since caused much suffering.
The Kate Kinney aud Fanny Tatum
have entered the New Orleans and Red
river trade.
The ice gorged below Hannibal on
Monday.
The Alf Stevens is due to-day from
st. Louis.
Rates on freight from St. Louis to New
Orleans have advanced to 25c per hun.
bred, and SOC per barrel on -four.
|
Mail to your friends no books upon
the margins Of whose pages the notes Of
a reader have been written. The post
office department charges extra postage