Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20

OANJnuc
The U P. Schenck is due from New
Orleans en- route to Cincinnati.
The James Howard goes to St. Louil
this trip. She will be up Friday morn,
ing.
The Atlantic and bsrges passed dowr
this morning.
The Glencoe, fully lades, passed dowr
last night for New Orleans.
The Louisvtlle passed down this morn.
ing loaded down to the guards. She did
no business here, but paid $l2 Wharfage
tax Tor the privilege Of buying 200 boxes
Of coal.
EdsCrowell went out az head clerk Of
the City OF Augusta last evening. Ed
is a'wortby young gentleman.
The Carondelet passed up yesterday
afternoon With 700 tons Of sugar and
molasses. She landed at the elevator
and put of several packages Of freight.
Her commander, Dick Love, Is an old
Memphian. We wish him success with
his new freight carrier.
The Andy Baum for Cincinnati had
500 bales Of cotton, 900 barrels of oil
and molasses and a good list Of people
The St Francis Belle, aground at
Island 65, lies straight and will be Hoated
of 10 a few days by the rise coming out
OF the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
The cotton thrown overheard will all be
saved. The Trader, with a barge, is
taking it off and will bring it here.
There will probably be no repairs made
on the levee until next summer. The
caving Of the levee above jefferson
street, it is feared, will take in Archie
Karr's toat-store and Bohlen & Huse's
ice house.
The Arch P. Green, J. Macarthur,
Batesville, Bluff City and Clara 1. have
been plying in Black river this season
The Ella has made one or two trips to
Black river and brought out fair lists Of
cotton.
$sThe Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, will ar
rive to morrow with a big trip Of cotton
aud leave on Saturday with a return trip
for White river.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo aud St. Louis, connect
ing with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Bleckner
holds forth in the office.
We are indebted to Mr.. w. II. Coffin,
of the Era No. 9, for a log and manifest
of the steamer he SO ably represents.
all the packets will carry Mardi.Gras
excursionists to Memphis at halt-fare.
The Robert Mitchell passed up at noon
for Cincinnati with 800 tons Of sugar and
molasses and sundries. She also had on
board the remains Of ex-postmsster Ca
sey, Of Vicksburg, which are being taken
to Kentucky for final inter ment.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray, is
the ARchor Line packet leaving to-mori
row evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, is the Saturday Arkansas river
mail packet. She will be in port to-
morrow.
The Ella, Captain William Elliott,
come ia this morning from White river
with a big trip Of cotton out Of Black
river. She is receiving for a return trip
and leaves in a few days.
The palstial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain W B Miller,
laid over until this evening for engage
meuts, but leaves promptly this evening
Tor New Orleans and the bends, making
all prominent way landings The Dean
has no superior as a freight carrier, while
her passenger accommodations are IN
equsled She will have on leaving this
evening 5000 bales Of cotton, q lot Of
sundries, a good list Of cabin passengers
and 200 negro deckers. who came from
Georgia, en- route to Chicot City to work
on cotton plantations. George Milten.
berger, one Of the best fellows in the
world, is her prime minister.
The popular lower coast packet, A. ].
White, Captain Lee Cummins in com.
msnd, brought in this morning q good
list Of cotton and seed, and was full Of
people. She returns to Napoleon and
the bends this evening, paying strict at
teution to all way busiuesp. Captain
Lee Cumnins controls the affairs Of the
Office, and is ably assisted by Mr.. Ayd.
lett, a clever young gentleman.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, from Cincinnati, had a good trip.
She leaves Saturday evening for the
Ohio river and all points through to Gin.
c%innati, attending to all way business.
The Parker ia a f%avorite with the ship
ping and travelling public. Mr.. Russell
is her clever purser.
LITTLE ROCK. January IS. 1875,
10 the River Editor Ledger.
We arrived here at 5 pm. from Port
Smith. The river is falling all the
way down. It has been raining for
two days almost steadily, and good water
may be looked for. Net the Fannie
Tatum at Spadrs. The Kittie Hegler is
lying at DardaneIle with 1856 bales Of
cotton for New Orleans, and wants about
500 more to gil her out, which che will
get. Since she has been made q cotton