Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-05

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The Ooahoma for Friar's Point
had a good showing of freight and
people.
The A. ]. White, Captain George
Malone, came in this morning from
the lower coast with As bales of
cotton, 81 sacks seed and sundries,
and had a good list of people. She
returns this evening to Arkansas
City, carrying the mail and giving
special attention to all plantation
business. Capt. Cook Creighton, a
gentleman with whom it is a pleas
ure to travel and do business, has
control OF the Office and is assisted
by Hal Aydlett and Johnny Briggs.
The Andy Baum, Capt. Vinton,
reached this point this morning
from Cincinnati with over 500 tons
of miscellaneous freight. She will
return to Cincinnati Saturday.
The Maumelle, Captain Thomas
Darragh, viii be here tomorrow
from the Arkansas with a big trip
of cotton and other freight, and
will return on Saturday, going
through to Little Rock.
The Mary Houston for New Or
leans passed Louisville yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle left Cincinnati
last night for Memphis.
The Missouri river at Yankton
is rising rapidly and is full of
heavy floating ice.
The Carondelet left Evansville
yesterday for New Orleens.
ONO arrivals at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Thompson Dean for Oinciu-
natl passed Vicksburg yesterday
and will be here to leave tomorrow
morning for the Ohio river.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis.
There is considerable drift run
ming to-day.
The present rise in the Arkansas
will let out the Florence Meyer,
Fannie Moore and City of Augusta.
They go to New Orleans with full
loads of cotton.
The Rover passed up this morn
ing for the Ohio with a tow of
empty barges.
The towboat Mountain Oak is
due Saturday morning from the
Shotwell mines with a tow of coal.
Coal is now being furnished to
steamers at % to 80 cents per box
for lower Ohio river coal, and 40
cents per box for Pittsburg.
The j. W. Calf leaves Cincinnati
on Saturday next on a grand ex-
cursion trip.
The Carl Schurz is the Friday
packet for Scanlan's Landing.
The Ruth is the Saturday mail
packet for White river.
The Ashland is due up to-mor-
row, en- route to st. Louis, to load
for the mountains.
The wharfage collections for last
month foot up $2515. so, an ex-
orbitant tax on river commerce.
The Hon. James R. Chalmers
came up on the A. j. White last
night.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Capt. W. B. Miller,
will be here to leave promptly at s
o'clock to- morrow morning for
Cincinnati, going through with
dispatch. Capt. Us. Jone does the
honors of the Office. Messrs. Brad
ford & Ely will make engagements
for her.
The City of Chester, Captain
James Yore, arrived last night from
st. Louis with a full cargo of grain
and produce. She leaves this even
ing at sharp five for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend BUSH
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Block
ner is her scribe.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Geo. Walton is her purser.
The James D. Parker cleared for