Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-08

A telegram this morning an
nounceS the sinking above Cincin-
natl of the Cincinnati and Hunt
ington packet Bostona.
The Coahoma is the regular
Friday mail packet for Friar's Point
and the bends.
The City Of Vicksburg will bring
up to Memphis from the bends a
large number of Mardi- Gras exc1r-
sionists.
The A. @. Donnally leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for New Orleans.
There is considerable corn in the
lower Ohio awaiting shipment to
New Orleans.
The Iron Mountain left Pittsburg
on Tuesday for New Orleans with
five barges in tow, containing 1900
tons steel rails and $50 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight.
The Smoky City, Charley Brown,
Coal City, Coal Valley, B. D. Wood,
Tom Dodsworth, N. J. Bigley, Ella,
Bengal Tiger, George Lysle and ].
s. Mercer left Pittsburg on Tues
day with lows of coal for the South.
ern markets.
The Susie Silver, with 800 tons Of
freight, principally sugar and mo-
l@asSes, for st. Louis, is over nine
days out from New Orleans, and is
due to-day.
The Governor Garland left Pine
Bluff today at noon for Memphis
with a good list of cotton, and has
engagements in the lower end Of
the river sufficient to fill her out.
The Golden City, en- route to
Cincinnati with 500 tons of sugar
and molasseS, is due up this even
Ing.
The Fannie Moore has gone to
Fort Smith to load for New Or
leans.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 1Oo'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending 10 all way business.
Geo. Walton is he purSer.
The James D. Parker, Captain
Russell, will arrive tonight from
Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products, and leave Satur.
day evening with a return trip for
the Ohio river.
The Dick Fulton, with a tow of
empty barges, came up this morn.
ing.
The City of Vicksburg passed
down last evening for Vicksburg
loaded down to the guards. She
put off here 1875 bales of cotton
and 1000 packages merchandise,
and added 80 tons of bends freight.
The Cons Millar backed out last
evening for the Ohio with ESQ bbls.
oil, 60 bales rags and 500 bales of
cotton, and 80 cabin passengers.
The Joe Kinney passed down
this morning for Vicksburg well
laden. She put off here 1900 pack
ages Sundries.
The Mississippi legislature has
levied a tax of one dollar per ton on
all cotton seed shipped from the
levse districts along the river val
ley.
The st. Joseph is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, carrying
the mail, attending to all way bust
ness and connecting with the prin-
cipal railroads for all points East
and West.
The A. ]. White, Captain Nat
Green, came in this morning from
the lower coast with 100 bales OF
cotton, 175 sacks seed and sundries
and a good list Of people. She re.
turns this evening to Friar's Point,
doing all way business. Charley
Smither is her chief clerk, and is
assisted in the Office by John Burke
and Marlin Jones. The White will
bring in on Sunday evening next a
big Mqrdi-G ras trip.
The Ruth, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, is the regular Saturday White
river mail packet. She will arrive
in port tomorrow with a big trip
of cotton and other freight.
The Phil Allin, Capt. Geo Ma.
lone, brought in this morning 1872