Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-21


The receipts Of cotton this sea-
son at Shreveport, La, foot up
1O1, ia bales.
The Tennessee River Packet
Company contemplate building a
new boat this summer for the
Florence Lees machinery. 10
The Oakland is en- route from
Louisville to New Orleans, with IA
boats and 70 barges of coal.
The shannon has withdrawn
from the 0uachita river trade and
laid up at New Orleans.
The Maumelle leaves Tuesday
next for the Arkansas, going
through to Little Rock.
The G.. B.. Church for Cincinnati
passed v~icksburg yesterday and
will be due here tomorrow.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday and
will reach here Monday morning.
The ALI Stevens, out of the Wa
bash en- route to Parkersburg,passed
Cincinnati yesterday.
The James W. Gaff reached Gin
%cinnati yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell is due up
from New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for Memphis.
The James Howard is due up to-
day bound for st. Louis.
The Greyhound, with a cargo of
Shotwell coal for Brown & Jones
passed Cairo yesterday.
Owing to. the rapid rise in the
river it will be almost impossible
for the wreckers 70 raise the Fannie
Moore.
The Golden City was caught in
the storm at Grassy Flats, was blown
into the timber and had her jack
staff, staging and rigging carried
away.
The John B, Maude for Vicks-
burg and John A. Scudder for New
Orleans leave st. Louis to-day.
The barge Shall Gross had its
crrgo box blown overheard in a
storm, near Bayou Sara, on its way
to New Orleans in tow Of the Key
stone.
The rise out of Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers, at the present
stage of water, will not have much
effect on the lower Mississippi, and
we feel confident hal the planters
in the bends viii escape an overflow
this spring. The river here is fall
ing.
The Fannie Tatum, en- route to
the Yellow Stone, in making the
passage at the bridge at Omaha
collided with the bridge and tore
both Of her smoke. stacks down.
The new and elegant steamer
Golden City, Capt. ]. D. Hegler,
leaves Glenn's wharfboat this even
ing for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Captain
Sterling Mcintyre does the honors
of the Office.
Captain A. Haycock's wife pre-
sented him yesterday with a bounc-
ing girl baby, weighing IA pounds.
Tie mother and daughter are doing
well. Captain Haycook's packet,
the 0sceola, leaves st. Louis to-day
for the Yellowstone.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow for Cairo
and St. Lo9is, attending to all way
business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The St. Geneyieye, Captain Sam
McPheeters, leaves the elevator to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way busi-
ness.
The Illinois left Vicksburg yes
terday, on time, with a fair trip Of
people and freight. She will reach
here tomorrow night and. return
to Vicksburg Tuesday next.
The osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, leaves this evening at 8
o'clock, sharp, for 0sceola and the
bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Messrs.
DlnL d. l 49, H. H.