Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-14

Jury
The Glencoe for yicksburg, and
Bee and barges for New Orleans,
left st. Louis last evening.
The A. @. Donnally for New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterday.
The John B. Maude passed down
last evening for Vicksburg fully
laden. She added here 1875 tons.
The City of Vicksburg for St.
Louis had a fair list of cotton and
other freight.
1t will take a rise of fifteen feet
to float the big Joseph Williams,
which is high and dry at Island 6S.
The Fanchon is due from New
Orleans en- route to st. Louis.
The rise in the Arkansas river
will let out all the steamers which
have been water-bound in that
stream for several weeks.
The James d. Parker, Captain
Cakes in command, will arrive to-
morrow morning from the Ohio
river with a full cargo of Western
products and leave on Saturday
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The food in the Hooking river
on Sunday and Monday was very
disastrous. .
The Grand Republic leaves st.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Geld Dust leaves Cincinnati
to-day for New Orleans, and the
Golden City leaves tomorrow.
The rapid rise in the Ohio river
will overflow the bottom lands
along the lower part of the river.
The Golden Rule is due up for
the Ohio river.
The H. @. Yaeger passed up this
morning for st. Louis with 500
tons of freight, principally sugar
and molasses.
The Little Condor sunk a barge
containing 1923 barrels of salt, last
Wednesday, at Flint island. It was
for Nashville. She struck a log
that was in the channel of the river
and out of sight. The barge was
towed in to shore.
The upper Cumberland river has
risen sufficiently for navigation,
and the Hurry county war has
been begun between the Pee Line
and the Lowell. It's waxing warm,
and the boys are having lots of fun,
if they don't make any money.
The Cherokee for Cincinnati,
City Of Helena for st. Louis and
Carondelet for Memphis passed
V~icksburg yesterday.
The "red tiger" packet Coaho-
ma, Captain Stacker Lee, is the
regular mail boat leaving this even
ing for Friar's Point and the bends,
giving special attention to all way
business. Ed Thomas is her top
clerk, and is assisted by Sid Hum
phreys and James Thomas.
The Charles Morgan passed down
this morning, loaded to the guards,
and had 80 cabin passengers. The
most Of them are e~xcursionists
making the round trip.
Major John Hardin, superinten-
dent of the Memphis and Arkansas
river mail line, received a telegram
this morning from Little Rock,
stating hat the river was falling
again, with 4 feet on the gauge.
The Belle Of Texas has deferred
her departure to the Arkansas on
account of the river declining. She
will not go out until there is more
water.
The staunch and elegant passen-
ger steamerOo Millar, in command
of that ever popular officer Captain
VIM. Tichenor, leaves this evening
at sharp five for Cincinnati and all
points on the Ohio, ticketing pas
sengers through to all points East
at moderate rates. Captain James
Wilson, a worthy gentleman and
efficient officer, controls the office.
The City of Chester, Capt. Jas.
Yorc, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator to : morrow
at 5 pm. for Cairo and st. Louis,
connecting with the principal rail.
roads for all points East and West.
Billy Bleckner is her purser.