Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-08

passed Evansville yesterday.
The City Of Helena, for St. Louis. bad
a moderate trip Of freight and people.
The Vint Shinkle. cleared for the Ohio
river with 700 bales Of cotton, 800 bar
rels oil and rs cabin passengers.
The Arkansas river below Red Fork
is over lis banks and o~verHswing the
bottom lands.
The Charley Bowen South with
10000 barrels of salt for Memphis and
Nashville.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, passed
Evansville yesterday, will arrive here to-
morrow and leave on Tuesday fer Gin
cinnati. Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her.
The elegant side-wheel steamer Legal
Tender, Captain Ed Rowland, leaves
this evening for Little Rock and all way
landings on Arkansas river, carrying the
mail and doing all way business. The
Tender has unsurpassed passenger &C.
commodations and will 60 through to
Little Rock with dispatch. Walker Out
law controls the Office, seconded by Tom
Halliburton.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Paul,
will leave Glsnn's wharf boat this after
noon for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl. Captain Glena will make engage
ments for her.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, came in
last evening from White river with 1863
bales Of cotton, lO8 sacks Of seed, IA
sacks Of corn and reshipped atthe mouth
296 bales of cotton. She returns this
evening to White river, carrying the mail
and doing all way business en- Black and
Little Red rivers.
The Keystone came in last evening
from the lower Ohio with a tow Of coal.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox in
command, came in last evening from St.
Louis with a fair cargo Of grain and
other produce. She returns to Cairo and
St. Louis this evening, leaving the eleva.
tor at 5 o'clock sharp and will make
close connection with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West. If
you wish to go up the river, the Tower
will transport you safely and pleasantly.
Tom White is her register.
The f%avorite lower coast packet Idle
wild, Captain Stacker Lee, brought in
from the lower coast l6l bales of cotton,
1874 sacks of seed and a good list of peo.
pie. She returns to Arkansas City and
the bends this evening, carrying the mail
and paying strict attention to all way
business. Mr.. Ed r. Thomas, q worthy
gentleman aud efficient officer, presides
at the desk.
Tbs Ashland, Captain Kyle, leaves
Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow at three
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin.
natl. Mr.. Alexander holds forth in the
Office. Captain Glenn will make engage
ments for her.
The James D. Parker leaves Cincin.
natl this evening for Memphis.
The Capitol City, Captain 0. Neal, ii
the Anchor Line packet leaving thil
evening for Vicksburg and the bends
carrying the mail and attending to al
Way-business. Henry Deadrick is heI
purser.
The unsurpassed side.wheel passengel
steamer Quickstep leaves this evening
, for Madison and st. Francis river, con
meeting with the Little Rock railroad a
Madison tomorrow morning. Tb'
Quickstep is q safe carrier with good ant
: comfortable passenger accommodations
Captain Mark D. Flower commands
8 with Captain A. Haycock, a clever gen
! tlemaH, in charge Of the Office.
, The Geo. W. Cheek aud 0sceols Bell
|, had fair trips out last night.
! VIM. Wagner was committed for iris
a few days since at Pittsburg for pilOI
ing without a license.
The following run Of coal from Pitts
burg on the present rise will be yer
n large.
Z The magnificent steamer Thompse
\ Dean, Captain W. B. Miller in command
a will arrive from New Orleans Monda
morning, and leaves at 3 o'clock pm
with a grand Centennial passenger tri
for Cincinnati. George Miltehbergt
does the honorS Of the Office.
The neat little ferry steamer job
0verton, Captain Fogleman in comman,
makes a grand excursion trip to-day an
tomorrow to the Devils Elbow cut-ol
. leaving the foot Of Union street at te
[ o'clock and returning at three. TIL
will be a fine and pleasant trip and
sight worth seeing.
The Ella, with her big railroad trip
T passengers, arrived safely at Madisc
yesterday at IL m. She will arrive
port again to-day.
I The 0Sceola, Captain Thomas Bo'
} man, arrived last night from St. Franc
% river with $50 bales Of cotton, 426 sac
Of seed and a lot Of suudries-an excl
a lent trip considering the high water.
The Susie Silver, for New 0rlear