Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-18

OF a load OF cotton Tor the formel
pOrt.
The Pine Bluff, from Little Rock
is due to-day at the mouth of Whit,
river with a cargo of cotton.
The Q. P. Huntington enters thu
Vicksburg and Yazoo river trade
Thomas d. Cation, an Illinois
river pilot, died at Bath, Illinois
Wednesday last after three years
illness.
We are glad to learn that Capt
Stacker Lee is conyalescing anC
viii be able to resume command o.
his fine packet, the Coahoma, OF
her next trip.
Mr.. Rees Reese, an old timt
boatman and clever gentleman, has
accepted the position as chief clerl
of the Illinois, and takes charge o
the Office on her nexet trip.
One hundred and eight boats o.
all descriptions passed Gallioplii
yesterday in the ice.
Front row at Cincinnati is inun.
dated.
The Memphis and Cincinnati
packets will resume their regular
trips. The Andy Baum leaves Gin
cinnati on Saturday for Memphis
and she will be followed by the
Vint Shinkle.
Humphreys wharfboa at Evans.
vile was carried away by the ict
Yesterday morning.
Raining at Little Rock yesterday
with prospects of a rise.
The James D. Parker will leave
for Cincinnati on Saturday.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray.
arrived last night from Vieksburg.
She adds at the elevator several
hundred bales of Eastern cotton
and leaves this afternoon for Cairo.
Captain Phil Anchultz will i'm
mediately build at Madison a dupli.
cate steamer of the lost Calumet.
The Golden City is loading at
Cincinnati for New Orleans and
will leave as soon as the river is free
of ice.
The steamer Katydid was sunk
by the ice at Middleport on Mon
day, and will prove a total loss.
The Thompson Dean will leave
Louisville to-day for New Orleans,
and the new steamer Golddust on
Saturday.
The Governor Garland left Pine
Bluff this morning for Memphis
with a good list of cotton and had
engagements below there sufficient
to fill her out.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Nat
Green, is the regular packet leaving
to-day for Friar's Point and the
bends. She gives strict attention
to all way business. In the office
will be found Charley Smither, aud
he has John Burke and Marlin
Jones for his aids.
The @. B. Church, Captain Pat
terson, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
this evening at 5 O'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, taking
freight for all points on the Ohio
river and Eastern cities. Mr.. John
Hambleton holds forth in the office.
The City of Chester, Captain
Lightner, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
evening at five O'clock for Vick8-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and doing all way buriness.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive tomorrow from White
river With g big list of cotton and
other freight, and leave on Satur-
day, her regular day, with a return
trip for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers.
The James Howard, Captain
Pegram, leaves this evening at
sharp five for New Orleans and the
binds, making all principal way
landings and attending to all plan
tation business. She has unsur-
passed passenger accommodations.
Mr.. Chasing, an efficient officer
and worthy gentleman, presides at
the desk.
Grand Tower adyices Of the 18th
state that the gorges there are COW
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