Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-06

Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati. Major
Bradford will commence receiving
freight for her at the foot Of Monroe
street Monday morning.
The Vint Shinkle for the Ohio river
had $50 bales of cotton, 35e bbls. of oil,
a lot Of sundries and a fair list of peO-
Pile,
The Thompson Dean leaves New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The Clarksville aud Iberia will be sold
next week at New Orleans by the United
States Marshal.
Tho Cheek for Friar's Point had a
good trip Of freight and people.
The Bismarck passed down yesterday
afternoon for New Orleans well laden.
She added here l6 bales of cotton.
The City of Augusta, Captain Ed Now
land, is the regular Arkansas river mail
packet leaving this evening for Little
Rock and all way points on Arkansas
river, attending promptly to all business.
Walker Outlaw is her prime minister.
The ADchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, will leave
the elevator tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail aud doing all way
business.
The Anchor Line packet St. Gsnevievs
leaves the elevator tomorrow evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, making close COM
n%ectier with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
k The famous railroad packet Charles
Morgan, Captain Albert Stein in com
mand, will leave cilenn's wharf boat to-
morrow morning at 7 o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville aad Cincinnati. Harry Stein
does the honors of the office.
The 0sceola Belle returned to Ash
port last evening with a fair trip.
The good steamer 0seeola gives a
moonlight excursion on Monday next,
going up the river as fer as the new cut.
off. A good time is anticipated.
The Era No. 9, Captain Drinkwater
after making some light repairs, will
leave in the early part Of the week for
Arkansas river.
The 0sceola, Captain Thos. Bowman,
came in this morning from St. Francis
river with a fair trip of cotton, seed and
sundries. She returns to st. Francis
river on Tuesday next.
A break in the levee Wednesday, on
the Mississippi side, at Melrose and Nib.
blett's landing, fifteen miles below the
mouth of White river, overAowed several
fine plantations and did considerable
damage.
The Thomas Sherlock passes down to
day for New Orleans.
Captain Jack Grammar, Sup%erintend
ent of the Memphis, Cairo and Evans
vile Packet Company, and one of tbs
owners of the Idlewild, is in the city
and makes a trip to the bends this even
ing on the famous Idlewild.
The Maumelle leaves Little Rock to
day for Fort Smith.
Brooks pulled up his socks yesterda!
but failed to make a run. On inquirinI
into the cause he found they had beer
pulled down again. Tomorrow he viii
wear a pair Of carriers, when he hopes Il
make the first base at least.
Be ready to take the Morgan Rattle
for the Centennial trip tomorrow morn
ing.
The cutoff at Vicksburg shortens tn,
river FIVE miles.
The James D. Parker for Memphis an,
Robert Mitchell for New Orleans leay
Cincinnati this evening.
There are twenty.four towbosts laid u
at Pittsburg.
The b. S. Turner leaves Pittsburg thi
evening for St. Louis.
Captain George Williams, late Of th
0wensbero wharfboat, is a passenger O
the Sherlock, bound for New Orleans, a
which point he will engage in the con
mission business.
Charley Morris will make an effort {
secure the 500 kegs Of silver sunk on tn
steamer at B~randywine bar.
The John A. Scudder and Tolle leav
St, Louis this evening for New Orleans
The City Of Augusta run through he
self last night above Helena, and
coming up on one wheel. She o: th
Ella will 20 out on time this evening f
Arkansas river.
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