Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-03

The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
from St. Louis, had a fair trip. She re-
turns to Cairo and St. Louis this even
ing, connecting with the principal rail
roads for ali points East and Vest. Mr..
o. Hewitt is her prime minister. a0
The Anchor Line packet st. Gene
vive, Captain Vickers, for Vicksburg,
came in this morning well laden. She
adds here some freight and people, and
leaves the elevator this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
AT the rate which the river is rising at
present it win go over the mark Of 1867.
The popular Helena and bends packet
George W. Cheek, Captain Nat Green in
command, is the regular packet leaving
this evening, attending promptly to all
way business, Messrs. Davis and Lang
lois, two clever gentlemen, have charge
Of the office.
The Osceola, Captain Flower in com-
thand, came in yesterday morning from
St. Francis river with 249 bales cotton,
sn3 sacks seed and a lot of sundries,
and reshipped at Helena Al bales cotton.
She leaves tomorrow for all points on
St. Francis river through to Wittsbdrg.
Captain A. Haycock is her worthy
pufser.
Nearly ell the low places in the bends
are already submerged, and it only takes
a few more inches of water to carry it
over places that have not been overhowed
since 1867.
The A. ]. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, came in last evening
from the lower coast with ITO bales of
cotton, 374 sacks of seed and q good list
of people. She returns to Napoleon
and the bends this evening, paying
strict attention to all way business. The
White has unsurpassed passenger accom-.
modations, and is a safe carrier. Cap
tain Lee Cummins presides at the desk,
ably assisted by Billy Smithers and John
Briggs.
The Cons MilIar, Captain James Pep.
per, brought in from the Ohio river 25O
tons Of miscellaneous freight. She leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip for
Cincinnati and way points, ticketing pas
sengers through to all points East at re-
duced rates. Captain james Wilson
holds forth in the Office.
The stsunch A l carrier U. P. ScheHck
Captain Lawrence Carter in command,
leaves Glenn's wharfboat this evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Golden Rule, Capt. O. P. Shinkle
in command, leaves Glenn's wharf boat
tomorrow evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Captain Glenn will
make engagements and receive freight
for her at all times at the wharf boat.
The Eckert has succeeded in raising
the sunken steamer Arkansas.
Pittsburg coal is selling at New Or
leans at % cents per barrel.
The Ella Hughes and Maumelle ar
rived at Little Rock Saturday from For
Smith.
The Andy Baum arrived at Cincinnati
to-day.
A severe thunder and rain.storm pre-
vailed at st. Louis last night.
The City of Alton passed up thi
morning for st. Louis with 500 tons o
freight.
The James Howard with 600 tons o
miscellaneous freight passed up at mid
night.
The Atlantic and barges passed dow
last night.
The Garrett and bargss passed u
about midnight.
The Fleetwing, with Dan Rice's circus
came in this morning.
The R. E. Lee leaves New Orleans thi
week for Louisville, where she will b
dismantled.
The United States Marshal at VickI
burg has seized the steamers Yazoo an
Tallahatchie for salvage claimed for say
ing them by the ting Bigley when III
Mary Bell burned.
Dan Rice's show, on the bluff, attract
ed a large Rumber of people to-day.
Devils Elbow cutoff is now the mai
channel. Boats passing up and down &
through that wey.
The stanch and light-draught steame
Trader, Captain Todd, is receiving g
the foot Of Jefferson street for all point
on White, Black and Little Red river
and leaves tomorrow evening. B. L
Raney dictates in the Office.
Josh Billings takes passage this even
ing on the favorite bends packet Georg
W. Cheek, en- route to Helena, where h
lectures tomorrow night. Captain M
Green takes him under his paterns
care.
From the officers of the White "
learn that the lsSse ct Davis Landing
a half mile above Napoleon on the Mi
sissippi side, broke through Saturda
night and overaowed several plantation
in that section Of the country.
} The lower Arkansas river is Owe il
banks and has submerged several plant