Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-10

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The o. P. Schenck is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Hard Cash FROM the White,
and Belle of Texas from the Ark
anSas, will arrive Monday with large
Mardi-Gras trips of people.
The Ella and 0sceola are due to.
night from the St. Francis. They
will be full of people who come to
attend the carnival.
The Cherokee left New Orleans
last evening for the Ohio.
The E. 0. Stanard is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower passed up last
night for St, Louis. She added
here 524 bales of Eastern cotton.
The wharfmaster with a small
force of men worked faithfully yes
terday in washing off the lower part
of the levee with the hose, and
clearing off the drift and debris left
by the recent high water.
The big, tall, square-shouldered
"cuss" that borrowed our over
coat yesterday afternoon had better
return il, rs we have him shad-
owed.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Charles Morgan for New Or.
leans leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The A. G. Donally will be down
Monday for New Orleans.
The Illinois left Vicksburg YES
terday for Memphis on time with
a big tripof people. She will come
in Monday with a Mardi- Gras ex-
cursion, and lays over until Wednes-
day evening to accommodate her
passengers.
Nine feetis reported in the chan
mel between Cairo and st. Louis.
The Gov. Garland will come in
tomorrow from the Arkansas with
a big trip Of Mardi-G ras excursion
isti.
The james D. Parker, Captain
G. B. Russell, leaves this evening
at . o'clock, sharp, for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing pass
engers through to all points East
at reduced rates. Captain Lindsay
holds forth in the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
Crane, is the regular Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending to all bend
business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Hewett is her
purser.
Captain Mat Tremmel, with his
neat little packet the Carl Schurz,
leaves Che foot Of Union street this
evening for Scanlan's Landing and
the bends. Mr.. Phil Harmon i.
her scribe.
The Utah is due down to day for
New Orleans.
The Thompson Dean leaves Gin
cinuati Tuesday, and leaves here
Thursday next for New Orleans.
The Ashland loads at Pittsbure
for New Orleans.
TIE towboat Sam Miller, which
collided with the Bostoua, had one
of her cylinders broken to pieces
and her main hog-chain broken.
She returned to Pittsburg for re.
pairs. She was coming down the
river without any tow, going to the
crippled towboat Joe Williams.
Captain Dugan will commence
pumping out the Belle st. Louis
tomorrow and will have her afloat
by Monday.
Capt. Henry Mcpherson hal
named his new Missouri river boat
buildingat JeffersonviIle, the Head
light.
The hull of the Calumet, lyin;
opposite Madison, will be raised. l
is singular that she was built upor
the ways at Madison, finished there
taken to Cincinnati, loaded, GU.
/, down by the ice, doatcd down to F.,
spot in the river opposite wher,
she was built and sank
!; The Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, will leave here
Monday at II IN. for New Orleans
Captain r. W, Lightburne vii
make engagements for her.
The Capitol City, Capt. 0'NeaI
is the Anchor Line packet %leavin.
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