Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-26
The Belle of Shreveport is due

now open.
The large amount of salt stored
on the landing will keep it in pres
eryation for the summer.
A snow storm prevailed at st.
Louis Saturday night.
The City of Alton for New Or
leans and John B. Maude for
Vicksburg left st. Louis Saturday
evening.
AT Evansville, Saturday, South
ern freights were in excess of ton
age.
The Cons Millar cleared for Gin
cinnati Saturday evening with 900
barrels oil, 200 bales of cotton and
a good list of people.
Bill Hays writes old Tubular down
as the ugliest and most vicious man
commanding a steamboat on the
Western waters.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
The Belle st. Louis, which was
cut down by the ice below St.Louis
has been raised and taken to st
Louis for repairs.
Rates on freight for Cairo to New
Orleans rule at l5c. per hundred.
The breaking up Of the ice al
Omaha sunk the ferryboat Irene,
valued at 500, 600.
The Capitol City passed down
yesterday morning for Vicksburg
well laden. She put off here over
1000 packages of freight and added
so tons for the bends.
The Colorado passed up at noon
for st. Louis with a fair trip.
The pilots of down stream steam
ers heavily laden now use "blue'
glass in the pilot house.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
aud Cherokee for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Centennial, Capt. Davidson,
will pass up this afternoon for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The pilots of the packets report
only 9 feet water on the bars be-
tween here and Cairo and the chan
mel crooked and lumpy. 0sceola
bar is about the worst place.
The Robert Mitchell will be due
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Tolle passed up yesterday at
noon. She put off here several
packages of freight.
The Commonwealth, which has
been aground at Bulletin bar fol
several days, was pulled off by the
Osceola Belle and passed down yes
terday morning for New Orleans.
The Governor Garland for the
Arkansas and the Ruth for the
White cleared Saturday night with
an excellent trip Of freight and
people.
The Belle of Texas, Capt. james
Rees, will come in tomorrow morn.
ing from the Arkansas with a big
list of cotton and other freight
and leaves Wednesday with a re,
turn trip.
The light draught steamer Mat.
tie Belle, which has done good
service on upper st. Francis river
has gone to rest on Alligator bayou
and her remains will be picked fol-
what they are worth.
Captain J. j. Darragh, superin
tendent Of the Memphis and Vicks
burg line and several other packets
has removed his family from ST
Louis to Memphis, and in the flu
ture will make this his permanen
residence.
The renowned passenger stcame
Charles Morgan, Captain ALDER
|, Stein, will leave Glenn's wharf boa
this evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to all point
East at reduced rates. Harry Steii
presides at the desk.
: Captain Joe Speares goes out thi
trip as bill clerk Of the Illinois
A better selection could not hay
been made. His friends in tn
bends are legion, and we feel SatiI
| fed he viii prove quite an acquis
| ton to the Illinois.
Captain j. P. Keiser, brother
: John p. Keiser of the Anchor Lin