Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-18

The Wat bklnkle and sherlock err
rived at Cincinnati yesterday.
kgaThe q. P. Schenck for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday.
The James d. Parker left last evening
fer Cincinnati with 4s7 bales cotton, $50
barrels oil, a lot of old iron. rags and
sundries and 40 cabin passengers.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
had 1000 bales of cotton, 21OO sacks oil
meal, 500 sacks oil cake, l6 ~hogsheads
tobacco, 300 barrels meal, and sundries.
and so cabin passengers.
The 7. F. Eckert ia wrecking the City
of Quincy.
The Kate Kinney has quit the New
Orleans and Red river trade.
The Kittie Hegler has retired from tie
Onachita river trade.
The A. j. White cleared for Napoleon
with a splendid trip Of, freight and peo-
pie.
The Phil Alliu, Captain James Lee in
command, leaves this evening for FriAr's
Point and the bends. carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Jimmy Thompson and Messrs. Murray
and Burke are her clever and accommo-
dating clerks. 81 3.
The 0sceola Belle. Captain o X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Haile's Point
and all way landings on the upper coast.
Ally Hancock presides at the desk. She
viii make a grand Mardi-G Ores excursion
to Memphis and is making preparations
to entertain her guests in a royal man
ner. Good music has been engaged for
the occasion.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, will arrive to-day from Arkansas
river with a big trip of cotton and seed,
and leave tomorrow evening for Little
Rock, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Walker Outlaw
presides OF the desk.
The City Of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with 1000 bales Of
cotton n a fair list of people.
The Idlewild will resume her regular
trips on Tuesday next. She is being put
in fine order and will look as bright as a
new pin when she N ont.
Major John D. Adams leaves to-day
for Washington to look after his mail
contract.
Captain d.. Verheef, OF Louisville,
one of the owners of the Thompson.
Dean, is spending a few days in our city.
The Landing Committee took a BIRDS
eye view Of the wharf yesterday. As the
river declines large slices of the landing
will be swallowed up by Big Muddy.
The Vicksburg and Shreveport rail-
road is submerged between Tsllulah and
Monroe, and passengers and baggage
going through have to take skifs for
thirteen OF fourteen miles. No freight is
received for transportation over the road.
The John A. Scudder makes a Mardt
Gras excursion from st. Louis to New
Orleans.
y The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
Charles Morgan for New Orleans leave
Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
The G. B. Church en- route from New
Orleans to Cincinnati has 600 tons, in.
Guiding 400 hogsheads sugar, 400 barrels
oil, 100 bales OF cotton and sundries.
New Orleans advices state that the
John B. Mauds has entered the Red
river trade and left there on Wednesday
for Shreveport. The packet company
put freight down on her to ten cents per
barrel.
Captain Jake Sedan is now running a
cigar stand in St. Louis.
The Belle St. Louis passed up last
night for st. Louis with a fair list Of
Eastern cotton.
The Wharf master is putting in new
fastening posts on the landing.
Captain John Hardin, superintendent
Of the Arkansas River Mai Line, re-
ceived a telegram this morning stating
that the Legal Tender passed Helena
with 1000 bales of cotton and 1000 sacks
Of seed, and will arrive in port this eve
ming.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby,
leaves the foot of Monroe street to NOR.
row evening for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Captain ].
T. Washington will make engagements
and receive freight for her at the foot of
Monroe street.
George Miltenberger, chief clerk Of
the Thompson Dean. wears cotton 10 his
ears while in port in order not to hear
fellows who want to borrow.
A HOmeiy MANS Wit.
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