Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-21

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st. Louis left New Orleans last
evening.
The James d. Parker for Mem
phis and Golden Rule for New Or
leans leave Cincinnati this evening.
The illinois cleared for Vicks-
burg with a good list of people and
excellent freight trip. One item of
her cargo was 20 tons of ice, which
goes to Vicksburg. Rather early to
commence shipping ice.
The John B. Maude for St.
Louis had a fair list of Eastern
cotton and 80 cabin passengers.
The A. j. White, Captain Green,
arrived last night at 11:3O from
Friar's Point with 81 bales of cot
ton, &c sacks seed, and sundries,
and a good list Of people. She
returns to Friar's Point this even
ing at 3 o'clock, sharp, attending
to all way business. Charley
Smither, John Burke and Marlin
Jones have charge of the Office.
The custom-house officials are at
their old tricks again, worrying
steamboatmen about the transport
tation Of coal oil.
The Commonwealth passes down
to-day for New Orleans
The City of Chester, Capt. James
Yore, is the regular Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The Phil Allin, Captain George
Malone, is the regular Thursday
packet for Arkansas City and
the bends.
The Golden City will be down
tomorrow evening for New Or
The Ella and 0sceola for st.
Francis river had fair trips of
and people.
The Hawk was three months and
five days making the round trip
from Pittsburg to New Orleans.
Captain William Yandergrift, an
steanfboatman, died at Oil
on Monday, aged 70 years.
The upper Mississippi is now
open to Keokhk.
The wife Of Mr.. David Thomas,
pilot Of the Illinois, presented him
on Monday with a bouncing boy
weighing fourteen pounds, and yet
he is not happy because the child
was not full-grown.
The Cons Millar for Memphis,
with 450 tons of miscellaneous
freight, passed Evansville yesterday
morning. She will arrive here to-
morrow and leave on Saturday with
a return trip for the Ohio river.
The Gov. Garland will arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river with
a big trip of cotton and ether
freight.
The splendid passenger steamer
J. W. Gaf, Capt. BIB Wise in com.
leaves this evening at sharp
five for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, ticketiug passengers
through to all points East and doing
all way business. The Gaf has
superiorpassenger accommodations.
Capt. J. D. Moore, a courteous gem
and accommodating officer,
preSides at the desk.
The "red tiger" packet Goa
homa, with her band playing, came
10 last night at - o'clock with 1870
bales and 8 bags Of cotton, 257
sacks of seed and was full of peo-
pie. She returns this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail and
giving special attention to all
plantation business. Captain Ed
Thomas holds forth in the office,
and has for his assistants Sid Hum
phreys and James Thomas.
Captain Shalcross, agent of the
Louisville Board of Underwriters,
returned this morning from the
sqnken steamer Pine Bluff. lie re-
ports her as a total loss, and can
not be raised.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed G..
Postal, came in this morning with
246 bales of cotton, 316 sacks of
corn and supdries, and reshippod
at the mouth 269 bales of cotton
and 274 sacks of corn, She returns
to White river this evening at sharn