Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-26

Captain ]. D. Randall will run
the little steamer Mark Twain in
upper ST. Francis river this spring.
The 0sceola, Captain Mark D.
Flowers, is due to-day from St.
Francis river.
The Bismarck and Tolle are load
ing at Cairo and Belmont for New
Orleans.
River pirates and burglars are
operating in the small towns along
the river.
Inspectors Ralston and Gronauer
returned last evening from Cairo,
where they have been inspecting
the Bismarck, Mary Houston, Tolle
and other boats.
The City of Chester will be up
Sunday morning from Vicksbnrg.
Capt. Sam Entriken, who has
been dangerously i'll at St. Louis, is
recovering.
Old and experienced boatmen at
st. Louis predict that navigation
will not be resumed there until the
middle of February.
aEThe Cherokee leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans, and
the Mark Twain for Helena.
The Dick Fulton No. 8 passed
down to-day with a tow of coal.
The Cons Millar, Captain W. G..
Tichenor, has entered the Cincin-
natl and Evansville trade as a
regular packet, leaving Cincinnati
every Friday evening.
Captain Cook Creighton has re-
signed the position of bill clerk of
the Phil Allin.
The Anchor Line packet John
B. Maude, Captain William Blake,
will leave the elevator tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Freight will be received for
her at the elevator at all hours.
The Grand Republic will make a
grand Mardi-Gras excursion trip to
New Orleans, leaving here Tuesday,
February 9th, and arriving in New
Orleans in time for the festivities.
Mr.. John Wildberger, late secre-
tary and cashier of the Cheek Line,
has gone into the stationery bust
ness and associated himself with
Mr.. E. Wills.
The Grand Republic cleared this
morning for New Orleans with 1881
bales Of cotton, 1900 sacks meal,
400 barrels oil and sundries, and 80
cabin passengers. She has engage
ments at Helena for 1900 bales of
cotton and gets about 5000 bales at
points below there.
The Governor Garland, Capt. Ed
Rowland, after a tedious and rough
voyage of three weeks from port,
came in last night from Arkansas
river with 800 bales of cotton, AN
sacks seed and sLndries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 2G6 bales of
cotton; total out of the river 635
bales. She returns tomorrow eve.
ming to Little Rock and all points
on the Arkansas river, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
Jimmy Thompson, an efficient
clerk, controls the Office.
The United States collector at
the port of Pittsburg has received
instruction from Washington to
have all barges, boats, flats, ETC.,
enrolled and subject to an enroll
mcnt tax averaging fifteen dollars.
There are July three thousand such
crafts owned at P%ittsburg, princi-
pally used in the coal business, and
the enforcement of the law is a
greyious burden upon the coal
trade, coming, as it does, upon the
heels of the recent heavy losses by
ice.
The A. J. White is being put in
good running order, and will re-
sumo her regular trips next week in
the lower coast trade, and the Belle
Of Texas will re.enter the Arkansas
river trade as soon as there is sufH-
Gent water for navigation.
The Ruth, Captain VIM. Ash
Ford will arr;vo 10 noo,.ov