Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-28

report it crooked and lumpy, and
hard to define.
The Susie Silver and Grand Lake
and barges for New Orleans and
Grand Tower for Vicksburg left st.
Louis yesterday.
The City of Alton passed down
this morning for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg had fair
trip for st. Louis.
Captain Thomas Darragh, of the
steamer Maumelle, is in the city
settling up the business of the Pine
Bluff and rejoins his packet on her
arrival here.
The rates on freight from Cairo
to New Orleans rule at Is cents
per hundred and % cents per hun
dred for way freights.
Rates on cotton from Shreveport
to New Orleans have declined to
rs cents per bale. The reduction
was caused by an opposition packet
line.
The good steamer Golden Rule,
Captain 0. P. Shinkle, will leave
Glenn's wharfboat this evening at
5 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Mr..
Shaw presides at the desk.
The Grand Tower is the Friday
morning packet for Vicksburg.
The Governor Garland and Maui
melle will be due on Friday morn
ing from Arkansas river with big
lists of cotton.
Capt. Joseph Elliott, of the City
of Augusta, came over yesterday
from Little Rock. His packet is
laid up at Fourche bar, a few miles
below Little Rock.
The Cherokee for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday, and
will pass here tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans leave Cincinnati this evening.
Capt. G. B. Russell, of the favor
lite steamer James D. Parker, enter
tanned a large number of his friends
on board last evening.
Capt. o. W. Davis, father Of
Laura L. Davis, is the Oldest Cum
berland river steamboat clerk now
in commission.
Capt. James Mckinney, an old
and popular steamboatman, has
been appointed agent of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance OompanEin
st. Louis.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
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drews, is due to-day fromthe upper
coast with a good list Of cotton
and other freight, and returns to-
morrow evening to Ashport.
The A. j. White is the regular
packet for Arkansas City and the
bends.
The u. P. Schenck, which is
lying below Natchez, will be towed
to Cincinnati. Her officers and
crew passed up on the Morgan.
The big James Howard will pass
up to-day for Cairo. She has coo
hhds. sugar for st. Louis and a lot
of freight for the Ohio.
The Kate Kinney left Shreyes-
port yesterday for New Orleans
with a full cargo of Gotten.
The Oarondelet, Captain Hicks,
will arrive to-day from New Or
leans and leave tomorrow evening
at 5 o'clock with a return trip.
Messrs. Bradford & Ely and Cap
tain Glenn are making engagements
for her.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain
Paul, leaves Glenn's wharf boat this
evening at 4 o'clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way
landings. Captain Frank Stein il
her chief clerk.
The excellent passenger steamer
James d. Parker, Captain c. B.
Russell, leaves this evening at sharp
five o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East. Captain
A. J. Lindsay, a worthy and eff
cient officer, presides at the desk.
The City of Chester, Captain Jas
Yore, is the regular Thursday An
Choir line packet for Cairo and St
Louis. She leaves at five o'clock,
attending to all way business and
connecting with the principal rail
roads for all noinfo EaeI ond Wet