Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-16

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streams are all falling.
The drift was running quite
heavy this morning. The most of.
it is ont of the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers.
7, The Charles Morgan and John A.
Wood, with barges for the Ohio,
passed Vicksburg yesterday morn
ing.
The Grand Tower arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday and leaves
there to-day with a return trip for
st. Louis.
The Mary Houston left New Or
leans Saturday evening for Gin
cinnati.
The Atlantic and bargeS for st.
Louis passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The John B. Maude is the An
Choir Line packet leaving tomorrow
for st. Louis.
The City of Augusta left Little
Rock on Saturday for New Orleans.
The U. P. Schenck for New Or
leans passed Louisville Saturday.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin-
natl on Wednesday for Memphis.
The Future City and barges and
Bismarck for New Orleans and City
Of Vicksburg for Vicksburg left st.
Louis on Saturday.
The A. G. Donnally for New Or
leans is due down to-day.
The Phil Allin is being put in
thorough repair, and will be ready
for business in a few weeks.
The Capitol City passed up yes
terday for st. Louis with moderate
trip. She laid over here until five
o'clockfor the st. Louis base-ballers.
Travel on the upper Mississippi
is increasing as the season advances
The Colorado passed down yes
terday morning for Vicksburg well
laden. She added here 50 tons Of
way freight.
The Commonwealth passed up
yesterday morning for st. Louis.
She put off here several packages
of freight.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed.
Postal, will arrive tomorrow from
White river with a good trip Of
freight and people, and returns to
White river on Wednesday evening,
going through to Batesville.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock fol
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Chris. Sharpe, a worthy gen.
tleman, controls the Office.
The Smoky City passed up yes.
terday with a tow Of empty barges.
She towed Captain Glenn's wharf
boat back to its former position.
which is now ready for business.
Captain A. Haycock, chief clerl
of the 0sceola, remained here tC
settle up the outstanding business
of the 0seeola. He will make {
collecting tour round on the Aggic
to the st. Francis, and on her re
turn trip will settle all bills.
The famous and popular passen.
ger steamer Charles Morgan, Capt
Albert Stein, will leave Glenn
wharfboat, foot of Jefferson street
tomorrow morning at seven o'clock
She will make all principal land
ings and close connections with thu
principal railroads for all point
East and West. Harry Stein,
prince Of good fellows, presides a
the desk.
The Maumelle, Captain Thoma
Darragh, will arrive to-day iron
Arkansas river with a good trip 0
cotton and other freight. Sh
leaves tomorrow evening with
return trip for Little Rock and al
points on Arkansas river, carryin.
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Pat Morrison, a whole-soule.
gentleman, is her chief clerk, an,
is seconded by the well known ex
pert, Charley Musselman.
; From the officers of the packet
we learn that as yet the high stag
of water has done no damage in tn
bends, though many of the planter
begin to feel uncomfortable and fea