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

!" hn0 fckuint "ouuceuoI upper coad
packet, leaving this evening for Aahpor
and all way landings. Ally Hancock,
clever gentleman, controls the affairs o
the office. and is assisted BY Jane
Franklin.
Pound freights from St. Louis to New
Orleans rule at l2ac per hundred.
The City Of Augusta. Captain Nil
Harry. will arrive to-day from Whit,
river and leave this evening with q re
turn trip for all points on White rive
through to ~Jscksonport. carrying tn,
mail and attending to all way business
Ed CrowOll is her gentlemanly clerk.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati thi,
evening for Memphis.
The Robert Mitchell was relieved o
her perilous position on the baOk below
Evansville Monday night, and will b.
down tomorrow evening for New Or
leans.
The high winds along the Ohio rivel
yesterday caused all the boats to take the
bank.
The A ndy Baum for Cincinnati had 2.
bales Of cotton, $50 barrels oil, a lot o.
sundries and so cabin passengers.
The James Howard arrived last even
ing from St, Louis en- route to New Or
leans with 1000 tens Of freight. She laid
over here until noon today, and added
800 bales Of cotton, a lot of oil cake and
a few people.
The George w., Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, is the regular packet leaving this
evening Tor Helena and intermediate
landings, attending to all way business
in Council and Walnut bends. D. P,
Davis, a worthy gentleman, has charge
of the Office and is assisted by John Ian
glois.
Jimmy McMeen went out last night on
the Idlewild as bill clerk.
Louisville was treated to a terrific
snow storm yesterday followed by the
heaviest gale that has been known along
the Ohio river for q quarter Of a century.
Louisville kilograms OF last evening
state that steamers we're detained at that
point and some seriously damaged by the
storm. The Van Buskirk was cast upon
the wharf and her wheel torn off. A
dozen coal barges and floats, containing
$4,000 bushels, have been sunk and indi-
cations are that more will follow.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud
West, will be found in port to-day re.
ceiving for New Orleans and the bends,
and will leave tomorrow evening. Cap
tain Ed Outlaw holds forth in the Office.
Captain J.. 7. Washington will make en-
gagements for her.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise. will arrive tomorrow morning
from Cincinnati with q full cargo Of
Western produce, and leave on Friday
with a return trip.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the regular Thursday Anchor Line
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Billy Blenker is her head
center.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Freights will be received
for her at all times at the elevator.
The @. V. Kountz and Il. c. Yaeger
will be due tomorrow en- roate to st.
Louis.
The Charles Morgan will make a grand
Mardi-G ras excursion trip from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans.
The John B. Maude broke one of her
wrists below Vicksburg and is coming
up on one wheel.
The Church and Commonwealth leave
Cincinnati this evening for New Orleans.
W. q. Stinson, an old steamboat engi.
neer, died at Evansville Monday morn
ing. The deceased was n Of the old
est engineers on the river.
The swift and popular passenger
steamer Charles Morgan, Captain Stein
in command, leaves this evening for
New Orleans and the bends. The Nor.
gan will go through with dispatch, and
those wishing a pleasantand safe journey
to New Orleans will do well to take pas
sage on her. Harry Stein. a prince Of
good fellows, presides at the desk.
The Smoky City passed up at noon for
the Ohio river with a tow Of empty
barges. She added here three empty
barges.
DR.. Thomas ]. GriGiths, surgeon in
charge Of the United States Marine Hos
pital at Louisville, reports the following
as the condition Of the hospital under
his charge during the month Of January
1876. Number patients remaining the
last day Of December, l47; number pa
tients admitted during the month Of Jan.
uary, lO2; number patients treated du.
ring the month, 249; number patients
discharged during the msnth, 1853; mum.
Der patients died during the month. l;
number patients remaining en- the last
day Of January SO.