Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-29

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flowing their banks.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Nov
land, came in this morning from Arksn
sas river With 454 bales of cotton. 4l44
sacks Of seed and reshipped at tie mouth
IS bales. She returns to Arkansas river
aud all way points this evening, carry.
ing the mail and attending to all way
business through to Fort Smith. Walker
outlaw is her accommodating purser and
is seconded by Joe Boyd
The Golden Rule for Cincinnati City
Of Alton for St. Louis, John B. Msude
aud Thompson Dean for Memphis left
New Orleans last evening.
The Illinois for Memphis and Susie
Silver for the Chic river passed Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The H. S. Turner for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Bannock City was sold yesterday
at Louisville at marshal's sale; she
brought $1,000 bargain.
Captain Blythe Weaver went south on
the Sherlock last evening; heis in search
Of a better climate for bis health,
The Ida Stockton, Captain Noel, is
plying between Helena and Mariana.
The 0sceols will arrive tomorrow
morning from St. Francis river with an
other big trip Of cotton.
The Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati had
$50 barrels Of oil, a lot of cotton, old
iron aud rags, 30 head Of cattle and a
fair list Of passengers.
The Andy Baum will arrive tomorrow
evening from Cincinnati, and leaves on
Tuesday with a return trip.
The wharf space is growing beautifully
less.
The Susie Silver, D. H. Silver master,
leaves Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. She has excellent
passenger accommodations. Captain R.
P. Glenn will make engagements Tor her.
The Vicksburg Anchor Line packets
will hereafter make tri.weekly trips, the
line comprising FIVE of the Anchor Line
steamers.
One more night of suspense for the
many candidates for the wharfmaster-
ship. The city had better give the steam
boatmen a decent wharf instead of a
wharfmaster.
The palatial steamer ::Idlewild, Capt.
Stack Lee in command, is the regular
Saturday mail packet, leaving this even
ing for Chicot City and the bends, at
tending promptly to all way business.
The Idlewild is unsurpassed as a pas
senger packet and her officers are expe-
rienced and accommodating. Mr.. Ed
Thomas, with whom it is a pleasure to
travel and do business, has charge of
the Office. and has for his aids Messrs.
Harry Bateman and Cache Thomas.
The Grand Tower, Captain Leunox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Tom White
presidss at the desk. Mr.. Northrop,
formerly Of the Chester, s~uperintends
the cuisine.
The Colorado passed up this morning
for St. Louis With a fair list of cotton.
She put off here l3 bales.
The City Of Helena passed down this
morning for Vicksburg well laden. She
put of here several hundred packages Of
freight and added 30 tons of way freight
for the bends.
The Ohio river is nearly at food hight
and fears are entertained Of great dam
age being done. kilograms from Gin
cinnati yesterday state that the almost
incessant rains throughout the Ohio val
ley the last two days have caused a rapid
rise in the Ohio river and tributaries,
But little damage is as yet reported, but
if the rain continues another day or two
serious trouble will be experienced BY
parties in the low lands. Some business
houses in the lower part Of the city are
already under water, and the river rising
at the rate Of 3 inches per hour.
The James D. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The James Howard leaves St. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
Captain Lawrence Carter, with his
huge freighter, the U. P. Sehenck, is due
up tomorrow en- route to Cincinnati.
The Robert Mitchell will be down
Monday for New Orleans.
The City Of Quincy is due down to-
morrow en- route to New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans.
The first floors of the houses on Front
row at Cincinnati are under water.
Special to the River Editor;
HELENA, ARK, January %, 6 pm.
We passed the Mary Bell lika q shot
out Of a gun in fifteen minutes, at the
head Of Bordeaux chute. We we're
loaded deeper than she was. The officers
and crew we're enthusiastic over the
achievement Of the old favorite bends
packet, the A J. White, in passing the
long fellow. Hal,
Clerk steamer A. j. White.
Altitude Fascination.