Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-28

The al. White brought ia 24z bales
o: cotton, $50 sacks Of seed and 224 pas.
seugers. She lays over until Wednesday
evenihg to give her ~excnrsiouists ausop-
p%Ortunity to enjoy the carnival and DO
their shopping.
Aust Dowell, o.. the Legal Tesder, ]
stoppedo Of TO attend the carnival. he
will be disguised asa Calthumpian.
The Eioness, with IA barges and 4
boats Of coal, containing in all 300, 900
bushels, arrived yesterday for Messrs,
Brown & Jones.
Unprecedented the upper Mississippi
is open to Burlington, Iowa, at this time
Of year.
The Phil Allin cam in this morning
with 269 bales of cotton, 944 sacks seed.
and so cabin and deck passengers. She
presented en- animated appearance as
she came into port. She lays over until
Wednesday in order to take back her
people.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves the elevator this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West.
The Andy Baum will arrive at noon
to-day from Cincinnati with a big Mardi
Gras trip She will be met above the is
lands by His Majesty's feet, the Illinois,
A. ]. White and Idlewild, and escorted
to the city.
The Belle of Texas will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a Mardi-Gras
excursion. She lays over until Wednes,
day to give her people a good opportunity
to enjoy the carnival.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and do
ing all way business.
The Andy Baum left Cairo yesterday
morning for Memphis and the james
Howard for New Orleans.
A severe thunder and hail storm
passed over St. Louis yesterday,
The Idlewild came in Last evening
from Kentucky Landing with a good list
of cotton and was crowded with people.
She takes part in the reception of Rex
to-day and lays over until Wednesday.
She will hereafter extend her trips to
Gaines Landing, making two trips per
week.
The Ella will arrive to-day from St.
Francis river with a Mardi- Gras trip.
The 0sceola Belle will arrive from the
upper coast this evening full OF people.
She will not return until Wednesday, in
order to give her passengers an oppor.
tunity to witness the festivities and do
their shopping.
The Bismarck and Belle of Shreve-
port passed up last night for ST. Louis.
The Susie Silver passed up last evening
for Ohio river with $50 tons Of freight.
The towboat Robin arrived from Ohio
river with a tow of coal and returned
this morning.
The Thompson Dean, Captain W. Mil
Ter, came in this morning with flying
colors and her band discoursing fLe
music. She had 100 cabin passengers
As bales of cotton, a lot Of sugar, nc.
~lssses and sundries. She returns tc
New Orleans Wednesday evening, max.
ing all prominent way landings.
Captain VIM. Ezell, the wharf boat
proprietor aud coal dealer at Terreue,
came up on the Thompson Dean, to take
part in the carnival.
The City of Augusta and Belle Of Texas
passed the mouth OF White river yesier
day morning, both crowded with people
coming to enjoy Mardi.Gras. They wi
arrive in port this afternoon.
For full particulars Of the sinking and
total loss of the steamer 0sceola, sec
our local columns.
The City of Augusta came in THU
morning with 4OS bales Of cotton, a lo,
of seed and reshipped at Terreue 2rs
bales of cotton. She had $50 cabin PISS
sengers, and lays over until Wednesds y
for the accommodation Of her passen.
gers.
The Belle Memphis brought in a large
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