Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-26

launched at Jacksonville yesterday.
Ten thousand people witnessed the
launch. The new boat is 800 feet long,
and will have q carrying capacity for
5000 bales of cotton. Her cabin viii be
the finest on the river
The Tolle. for St. Louis, added 80
bales cotton here.
The Charles Morgan came in from the
Ohio this morning with a light trip for
New Orleans. Captain Stein reports
freiGhts scarce all along the Ohio river.
She added thirty.nine bales of cotton, a
lot Of sundries and a few people, and
left at noon for New Orleans.
The City of Helena will be down Fri.
day morning for Vicksburg.
The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
Rates on freights from Cincinnati rule
at 20 cents per hundred on bacon, so
cents per barrel on pork and Is cents
per barrel on whisky.
The Ashland leaves Cincinnati this
evening for Arkansas river. One item
of her cargo is 1000 barrels of salt.
The Eckert Will make an effort to
raise the D. A. Mcdonald.
Captain Power has traded for the
steamer Louisville and is again her
owner.
Southern shipments at St. Louis are
light, and in consequence the boats are
cutting rates again.
Andrew Watson, an old time steam
boat engineer, and who for a time was
Local Inspector at Pittsburg, died at his
residence in Allegheny City Sunday
evening.
The Ella will arrive this evening from
St. Francis river with a fair list Of cot
ton and people. She resumes her regu-
lar trips in the Wittsburg trade as a Sat
urday packet. She leaves here on Sat
urday next for St. Francis river and all
points to Wittsbutg, aud will continue in
the trade throughout the season.
Captain Van Hook, Of the Yaeger,
passed through the city last night en-
route to st. Louis by rail.
The Legal Tender, when the Arkansas
river goes down to its summer stage, will
be left On a sandbar, and she probably
can be saved.
The A. j. White, Captain Lee Cum
Minis is the regular Thursday packet for
Napoleon and the bends. She will ar
riVein port tonight.
Captain Alex. G. Elliott, late of the
Arch'P P. Green, died at his home in Day
ton, Kentucky, on Sunday last.
The freight of the sunken steamer Lee
gal Tender has all been forwarded to the
consignees and the damages to her cargo
will not exceed six hundred dollars.
The James D. Parker, in command Of
that ever popular officer Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive in port to-day with $50
tons of Western products and a fair list
of passengers. Among the number are
Mrs. Robert Wise and Mrs. James d.
Parker and son, they making the round
trip. The Parker returns to Cincinnati
Friday, and all wishing a pleasant trip
up the river will do well to take passage
on her.
The Belle of Texas, Captain j. j. Oar.
ragh, came in last evening from Arksn
saS river with I'll bales and n bags cot
ton, and 1895 sacks seed, and reshipped
at the mouth 81 bales of cotton. She
leaves this evening for Little Rock and
ell points on Arkansas river, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Billy Butler, her worthy and eff
cient purser, presides at the desk, and
is seconded by Billy Nucles.
The bluffs were thronged last evening
with people to witness the departure of
the Idlewild and Illinois. The Idlewild
backed out first and ran up along side Of
the Illinois, while her band played How
| love you, little dove" She then went
up to the mouth Of Wolf river and
rounded and passed the city under a full
head Of steam, presenting a beautiful
sight. She was cheered and saluted by
the people on the bluffs. She went out
Of sight in seven minutes. The Illinois
had a fair trip Of freight aud people.
Captain George Malone went out in
command Ct her,
scene I'm Paris.