Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-05

The Susie Silver ard G. B. Church
left L~ouisville yerterdsy for New Or
leans.
The Cons Millsr for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Osceola will arrive to morrow
morning from St. Francis river With a
big trip Of cotton.
The City of Alton. en- route 10 St.
Louis, ran through herself a few miles
below Cairo yesterday, bursting out both
cylinder heads Of her lsrboard engine.
She repairs at Cairo.
The John F. Tolle will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
Tha Il. S. Turner and City Of Quincy
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Mary Bell left New Orleans last
evening for Memphis.
The A. ]. White got away last night
for Napoleon with a good trip of freight
and peoples
Commodore Geo. W. Chesk, Of the
Cheek Line, will arrive home tomorrow
from Washington City.
The palstial. passenger steamer Idle
wild, Captain Stack Lee in command,
came in last night from the lower coast
with 1884 bales and IS bags cotton and
3Ss sacks seed and a big list of people.
She returns this evening to Chicot City
and the bends, carrying the mail and
paying strict attention to all way BUSH
ness. Mr.. Ed Thomas is her accommO-
dating and ~gentlemanly clerk and has
for bis aids Messrs. Hughes and McMsen.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud West
in command, leaves this evening for New
Orleans and the bends. making all prom
iaent way landings. The Maude has ex'
cellent passenger accommodations. Cap
tain Ed Outlaw, a clever gentleman and
accommodating clerk. has charge Of the
Office and is seconded by that prince Of
good fellows. John Chsmberlin.
The fine steamer Legal Tender, Cap.
tain Ed Rowland. is the regular mail
packet, leaving this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river,
paying prompt attention to all way bust
ness. Walker Outlaw, a gentleman who
is notedsfor his uniform kindess, presides
at the desk, and is ably assisted by
Messrs. Joe Boyd and Thomas Hsllibur-
ton.
The Ruth. Captain Ed Postal in com
msnd, came In this morning from White
river with 24S bales Of cotton, 928 sacks
seed and a lot Of sundries and reshippeG
at the mouth 3O5 bales; total out Of the
river, 553 bales. She leaves this even
ing for all points on White, Black snC
Little Red rivers, carrying the mail snC
attending to all way business. The
Searcy ARK Record. in speaking o
the Ruth. says: "0ur faithful steamei
Ruth, with the smiling Captain Postal il
command, comes in regularly ever
Monday night. Postal and the Ruth ar,
among the fixtures, and are now a neces
sity in our atraam."
Mr.. Will ]. Rhodes. formerly Of tn
late Cincinnati Chronicle, has been ap
pointed river editor Of the st. Loui
Morning Journal, a new paper.
We return thanks to our No. Q corrr
spondent for a log Of his trip, and VI
hope to hear from him often.
The Julia passed down this moruinI
for Vicksburg loaded down to the guards
She put off here several hundred pack
ages Of freight and added a large lot o
way freight.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox
came in this morning with a full carg,
Of grain and produce. She leaves tn
elevator this evening with a return tril
for Cairo ami St. Louis, connecting wit
the principal railroads for all point
East and West. Tom White holds fort
ia the office.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Bayou De Glaze packet, Carr
Owen, in attempting to land at New Or
leans yesterday morning in a gale. col
lided with the Mary Bell, and was the
blown out into the middle Of the rive
where she collided with the monitor Car
nonicus. The Garry Owen blew he
whistle for assistance, which brought th
underwriters tug Tyler, but in comm
up the Tyler had 40 much Roadway tbs
she knocked q hole in the stern Of tn
Owen, which caused her to gil and sin.
in a short time. The boat was value
at Sc, 900 and insured for $4,000.
The d. C. Yaeger and G. V. Koun'
passed up last evening for St. Louil
The Yaeger put of here seven hogsheat
Of sugar aud a lot Of sundries.
The City Of Augusta leaves on Tue
cay for White river, her regular day,
The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati to d.
for New Orleans.
The passengers on the Idlewild or b,
round trip we're so we'll entertained b
Captain Stack Lee and his efficient Of
GERS that on the arrival Of the steam
here last evening the passengers pr
/, scented him with a beautiful testimonit
expressing their high regard for him al
appreciation Of his kind treatment.
Trains have ceased running on {
; Ch;rot Citv and Pine RluT railroad