Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-20

yesterday.
The Florence Meyer left New
Orleans last evening for the Ark
ansas.
The City Of Chester left st.
Louis yesterday for Memphis aud
will arrive here Thursday morning
and return to st. Louis in the
evening.
The Thompson Dean passed
down last night for New Orleans,
lolded fiat in the water. She added
here a good number of people.
Owing to the high winds she found
it very difficult to effect a landing,
The City of Augusta goes up the
Arkansas to load with cotton for
New Orleans.
The st. Genevieve returned to
st. Louis last night with a fair list
of people but little freight.
The City of Vicksburg passed
down this morning for Vicksburg,
well laden. She put off here over
5000 packages of freight and added
so tons Of bend freight.
The Osceola Belle for the upper
coast had an excellent trip of freight
and people.
The Ella, Captain Thomas Bow
man, leaves this evening at 5
o'clock, sharp, for the st. Francis
and all points through to Wits
burg. Captain Les Ware controls
the Office and is assisted by James
Salisbury and Ed Lamb.
The A. j. White returned last
evening to Friar's Point with a fair
freight and passenger list.
The towboat A. j. Baker left
yesterday with a tow of empty
barges for the st. Bernard Coal AS
ISOLATION. She returns this week
from Tennessee river with a tow of
coal for the above company.
The Bismarck passed up yester-
day afternoon fori st. Louis with
$50 hogsheads sugar, 100 barrels
oil and sundries.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up
for Cincinnati last night with 500
tons of freight. She put off here
several packages.
The Governor Garland left Pine
Bluff on Sunday for Memphis, and
is due tomorrow.
The Commonwealth is due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Golddust is due down this
evening for New Orleans.
The Osceola, Captain Mark
Flower, leaves at sharp FIVE this
evening for st. Francis river, going
through to Wittsburg and attend
ing to all way business. Captain
A. Haycock holds forth in the
Office, and has for his aid Mr.. Roher.
The Hard Cash, Capt. Ed Postal
in command, will arrive this after
noon from White river with a big
trip of cotton and freight and 40
people. She returns to White river
tomorrow evening promptly at 8
o'clock, going through to Jackson
port and giving strict attention to
all way business. Messrs. Charles
Postal and Champ Ohamberlin are
her clever clerks.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Nat
Tremmel, came in from the lower
coast With a fair list Of cotton, and
leaves this evening @ith a return
trip for Scanian's Landing. Phil
Harmon is her purser.
The John B. Maude, Captain
William Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
evening at 8 o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, making close connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West.
The Mary Houston is due up to-.
morrow night for Cincinnati with
$50 tons Of freight,
The Robert Mitchell leaves Gin
cinnati to-2ay for New Orleans and
the Golden Rule tomorrow,
The James D, Parker leaves Gin
ciRnati Tomorrow for Memphis.
The @. B. Church passed up this
morning for Cincinnati with 600.
tons of freight, principally sugar
and molasses. She put off here
several lots of freight,
The Illinois, Captain Gunsolis,
in command, came in this morn
ing from Vicksburg with 80 bales