Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-15

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Miller. is recsivipg at the foot Of Monroe
street for New Orleans and the bends
and leaves tomorrow evening, making
al principal way landings. George Mil
tenbsrger, q gentleman with whom il is .
pleasure TO travel and DO business, has
charge Of the Office. nsl.iaaI h ASA i
The Carondelet passed dsvn yester-
day without landing. sa
The George w. Cheek. Captain Nat
Green in command, brought in from the
lower coast 70 bales Of cotton, 1870 sacks
seed and q good list Of. people. She
leaves this evening for Helena and all
inter mediate points, paying strict asten-
ton to all business in Council and Wal.
nut bends. D. P. Davis and John Ian.
glois, two efficient officers, have charge
of the Office.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, will leave Glenn's wharfboat TO-
morrow evening fer New Orleans and
all intermediate points. Harry Stein
holds forth in the ofice. Captain Glenn
will make ARRANGEMENTS for her. lss
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The Capitol City. Captain 0'Neal. is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the aail and doing all way bus
iness. Freight will be received for her at
all Times at the elevator.
The Osceola for St. Francis river,
Idlewild for Gaines. Illinois for Vicks.
burg, Belle Texas for Arkansas river
and City Of Augusta for White river all
got out last evening with good trips Of
freight AID PASSENGERS,
Captains I'd Rowland, Tom Darragh
and Major Jshn Hardin left BY rail last
evening for Little Rock.
Captain Milt Harry returned by rail
from st. Louis last evening and went
out on his boat.
The Andy Baum cleared for the Ohio
river with e26 bales cotton, $50 barrels
oil, $50 kegs, 81 bales rags, ITO barrels
potatoes, a lot Of sundries and Al cabin
passengers. q mar
The General Council, at their meeting
last night, prepared memorial To Con-
gress asking an appropriation to aid in
checking the wsshing and Gazing Of the
river front. 20
The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
John g. Prather, an old steamboat en-
gineer. died at Felicity, Ohio, on Sunday
last. BE was q brother Of Captain
james d. Prather, who was in command
Of the Magnolia when she exploded, sRd
lost bis life by the accident.
The wreck Of the Kitde Hsgler was
sold at auction at New Orleans, Monday,
to B. d. Wood 4 Bro. for 1876.
The hull Of the Great Republic will be
converted into an ice barge at St. Louis.
Freight rates to New Orleans from St
Louis rule at 80 cents per barrel on
-four at 10 cents per hundred.
Captain Gus DeBouchett has retired
from the river and will engage in buEi.
ness ct Indianapolis. 3r
The JOHN A. Scudder passed down ct
noon to-day for New Orleans, we'll laden.
She added here 500 bales Of cotton, q LOT
OF houEand q few passengers.
The elegant steamer Robert Mitchell
Capt Paul. will leave GIenn's vharfboal
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, max.
ing ell prominent way landings Capt
Frank Stein, an aHable gentleman, pre-
sides At The desk. Capt. r. P. Glenn
will make engagements for her. d
The A. J. White, Captain George Ma
lone, 10 the regular Thursdsy packet fol-
Napoleon and the bends. She leaves
promptly tomorrow evening. and attendl
10 all way business.
The Little Rock Gazette Of Tuesday
I says:
: Red river at Fulton showed 10 feet and
rising. The Active, from Little river
! The Ella Hughes. Captain Haines OF
, the roof, came in at $40 yesterday with
9 big trip Of passengers and freight. Sh,
brought H6 bales oil cotton, 35l sacks o
wheat, ll8 sacks OF flour and 23l sack
Of corn. Her log reports the rive
, falling from Fort Smith 10 Dardanelll
and rising from Dardenelle down. Sh'
met the Ashland eight miles below VA
Buren,, the Maumelle Sunday night a
; Harpers' aud the Bruno yesterday morn
: ing ct Shoats. She will return sure TO
morrow evehing.
Experiments with young grasshoppsr
In Kansas have shown that they can b
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