Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-18
The ]. b. N. Kehlor VIM arrive

The J. B. NJ. Kehlor will arrive
tomorrow from st. Louis.
The Mary Houston for Cincin-
natl end Future City and bargesfo
st. Iouis left New Orleans yester-
day noon.
The Thompson Dean for New
Orleans passed YickSburg last even
ing st 4 O'Clock.
The Golden City for Cincinnati
and O p 0houteaui for Memphis
passed Vicksburg Saturday night
at 10 O'Clock.
The Colorado arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday noon.
The Golden Crown from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati yes
terday. q
The Andy Baum for Memphis
and Charles Morgan for New Or
leans passed Louisville yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterday
morning aud is due here to-mor-
row.
The New York World warmly
indorses the project for the perma-
neut improvement of the Nissis.
sippi river. 1s'av Ia ol s,ose ,a1
The steamer j. G. Fletcher left
Little Rock Saturday evening fol
Fort Smith. f
Captain William Barker will pilot
Dan Rice's circus-boat from Little
Rock to the mouth of the river.
Large numbers OF cattle have
been drowned in the bottoms along
White river by high water. Con-
siderable damage has been done in
the low lands.
The James Howard leaves st,
Louis Wednesday for New Orleans.
'' The Golddust makes one trip in
the Anchor Line, leaving st. Louis
to-day for Memphis, taking the
Chester's day. s..t
The Golden Grown leaves Gin.
cinnati tomorrow for New Orleans
The Ruth for White river, and
Katie Hooper for the Arkansas,
cleared Saturday evening With ex.
cellent trips of freight and people
The st. GeneTieve returned tt
st. Louis Saturday evening will
AS bales Of Eastern-bound cottor
and other freights.
The City Of Vicksburg passed
down Saturday evening for Vicks
burg well laden.
The City Of Alton passed dowr
yesterday morning at l am. fol
New Orleans loaded fat in thu
water.
The Port Eads and barges passed
up Saturday afternoon for st. Louis
The Grand Tower passed up last
evening for st. Louis with a fail
list Of freight and people.
Considerable DRIFT has lodged
against the elevator, and drift.
catchers will be able to reap a rich
harvest.
The My Choice and barges are
due from below. l1q
The cotton season is rapidly draw.
ing to a close.
The Golden Rule passed up Sat
urday night with 500 tons o
freight. She discharged here 6
bbls. potatoes and 10 drums soda
and added I bales cotton.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacke
Lee, is the regular mail packe
leaving this evening at 5 o'clock &c
Friar's Point, attending to all wa
business. Captain Ed Thomas pre-
sides at the desk.
The G. 3. Church passed dow
this morning for New Orleans
fully laden. She put of here a 10
Of stuff and added a lot of oil an.
oil cake. D
The Illinois, Captain Daryagh
arrived last evening from Vickl
burg with a fair trip Of people an
freight, aud returns to-morro'
eveOing. Captain Lee Cummins
her chief clerk, assisted by Marli
Jones aad Willie Darragh.
The Hattie Rowland, Capt. ia
Rees, will be in to-day from til
Arkansas and will leave to-morro.
evening on her regular day, lyoiu
through to Little Rock, takin g IL
mail and doing all way busine s..
The City of Augusta, CAPITA
John D.. Elliott, will be 10 to-da