Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-25
The Belle Memphis, for M.mnbi,, lss

". AVuio yesterday.
At 81. Louis the river is rising at the
rate Of two inches per hour, with the
upper streams swelling rapidly. Fears
are entertained of a freshet.
The Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday, and
is due down tomorrow.
The Joe Williams, with her big tow,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis. passed
Evansville yesterday. She will arrive
tomorrow, and leave on Tuesday with a
return trip for the Ohio river.
The Future City and John A. Wood
are due down to-day.
The Vint Shinkle left last evening for
the Ohio river with 66s bales Of cotton,
324 barrels Of oil, 24S barrels Of potatoes,
and a lot Of sundries. She adds in Mad
rid bends 5000 sacks of corn for Louis
vile.
Hard rains have extended throughout
Arkansas, doing much damage. Arkan-
sas, White, Saline and 0uachita rivers
are rising rapidly and OVERLOOKING the
bottom lands.
The Ella, Captain VIM. Elliott, leaves
this evening for St. Francis river and all
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points through to Wittsburg, attending
to ell way business in Council and Wal
nut bends. Captain Less Ware presides
at the desk, seconded BY VIM. Elliott, jr.
The City Of Alton is due down to.mor-
row for New Orleans.
The Colorado passed up last evening
for st. Louis with a moderate trip.
The Osceola, Captain Thomas Bsw-
man, will arrive in port tomorrow morn
ing from St. Francis river with another
good trip of cotton and seed, and leaves
on Tuesday with q return trip.
The officers of the packets report bust
ness as being very dull in the bends, the
planters being unable to get their cotton
and seed to the landings on account Of
the bottoms being covered with water.
Heavy rains extended throughout the
Northwest yesterday. and we may look
for another swell from the Ohio. From
present indications we much fear an
overflow.
The Legal Tender, Captain Eugene
Smith in command, came in last evening
from Arkansas river with 202 bales and
"a bags Of cotton, 1894 sacks Of seed
AID a lot of sundries. and also had a
good list of people. She reshipped at
the mouth 1876 bales Of cotton. She re-
turns this evening, carrying the mail
and taking freight and passengers for all
points on Arkansas river through to
Fort Smith. Walker Outlaw controls
the affairs Of the Office, and is assisted
by Tom Halliburton and Joe Boyd.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, brought
in from White river 70 bales of cotton
and 30 sacks Of seed, and reshipped at
the mouth Ill bales of cotton. She
this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car
rying the mail and doing all way bust.
ness.
Captain Esds has called on Uncle Sam
for the first installmsnt Of ducats." He
n-eads the money to push forward the
jetty work.
Capt. S. B. Coulson has been awarded
government transportation on the
upper Missouri for the carrying of gov
eminent stores from Yankton to Fort
Benton. Captain Coulson controls FIVE
bo.ts, built especially for that trade, as
E. H. Durfee, Western, Far
West, Carroll and Key West.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in from St. Louis with a fine trip
Of miscellaneous freight. She returns to
Cairo and St. Louis this evening, con-
meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Tom White
is her purser.
The City Of V~icksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
this. evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and deing all way bus
mess. Chris Sharpe is her gentl4manly
clerk.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, passed Vicksburg yesterday. She
will arrivs here tomorrow morning and
leave Glenn's big WharfboAt promptly at
! am. for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin.
asti. The Morgan runs on scbedule
time, and seldom ever varies from it.
Harry Stein does the honors of the office.
Captain Glenn will make engagements
for her.
The City Of Helena will pass up TO.
morrow morning for St. Louis.
The Belle Of Shreveport Is due up to.
day en- route to St. Louis.
Captain Frank Hicks arrived in the
city this morning from St. Louis per
steamer Commonwealth.
The Bismarck leaves St. Louis this
evening for New QrleanS.
The Idlewild, Captain Stacker Lee in
command, brought in this morning 81
bales Of cotton, l54 sacks Of seed, a lot
Of sundries and a fair list Of people.
She returns this evening to Port Ander-
son and the bends, carrying the mail and