Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-08


There is ten feet in the channel
at Bulletin bar, down the Tennessee
shore.
The James D. Parker arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Cons Millar left Cincinnati
last evening with an excellent.trip.
The Golddust passed up yester-
day evening for the Ohio river.
The Vint Shinkle cleared for the
Ohio river with SIS barrels, So
bales cotton, 25 bales rags and sun
dries and 30 cabin passengers.
The Fannie Tatum has with
drawn from Red river.
The Grand Republic, during her
seven trips in the Memphis trade,
took into New Orleans 41,654 bales
of cotton and 56,O5S sacks of seed.
The John Means is en- route from
the lower Ohio, bound for New
Orleans, with a tow of barges
loaded with grain and produce.
The John A. Scudder is due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The rain this morning retarded
business on the landing, interfering
with the handling of freights.
Captain j. j. Darragh, superin-
tendent of the Illinois and A. J.
White, has selected Captain j. 7.
Washington as one of his agents to
represent the White and Illinois in
soliciting and contracting for
freights.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, leaves tomorrow even
ing for Scanlan's landing and the
bends.
The II. @. Yaeger left New Or
leans last evening for st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis.
The Grand Tower has completed
her repairs, and proceeds on her
trip to Yicksburg.
The E. 0. Stanard passed up last
night for st. louis. She put off
here 3S3 barrels plaster ard a lot
Of sundries.
The G. B. Church will pass down
this evening for V~ickSburg.
The hard rains of the past thirty
six hours have extendel along the
water courses and we rnay look for
a rise in all the rivers.
1t was raining at Little Rock
yesterday, and now we may look for
a rise in Arkansas river.
The Charles Morgan leaves Gin
this evening for New
Orleans.
The Mary Houston, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, was
compelled to refuse freight at seve-
raj points above and below Louis
vile on account of low water.
FreightS along the Ohio for the
South continue in excess of ton
mage. The wharfboat at Vevay
and several other points are over
run with freights for New Orleans
and points south.
captain John Massey has just
returned from the Arkan sas Springs
much improved in health.
Captain John Sheather, secretary
and treasurer Of the Keokuk Nor
thern Line, has resigned, and goes
to Texas to engage in business. He
has been with Commodore David
son since 1868.
Captains Marsh Miller and John
McCune now pilot the A. j. White.
The Thompson Dean passed.
down at noon to-day for New Or
leans, fully laden. She added here
several people. She received in
Madrid bends over 5000 sacks Of
corn.
The City Of Chester, Captain
Jdules lore, came IN at noon from
st. Louis with a full cargo Of mis-.
cellaneous freight. She leaves at 5
o'clock, sharp, with a return trip to
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to
the bend business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Bleck-
ner presides at the desk.
The Ashland gets away this after
noon for New Orleans with GOO
bales Of cotton, $50 tons of oil
meal, a lot Of oil, 20 casks of bacon
and sundries. She has engagements