Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-22

The Scudder got away last even.
ing for New Orleans with sol balel
cotton, 44S3 sacks oil cake. 2OOC
sacks oil meal, 500 barrels oil and
few packages Of sundries.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather and rain yesterday, the
Phil Allin and Cheek returned to
the lower coast with fair trips of
freight aud people.
The O. B. Church passed down
yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
well laden. She put off here Is
packages, and added so packages o.
sundries and a few people.
The Capitol City came in last
evening from st. Louis we'll laden
She discharged here 20 head Of
stock, a few hundred packages Of
sundries, and added 25 tons fol-
points below, aud left at 10 O'Clock
for Vicksburg.
Capt. ]. I. Washington received
a telegram this morning from Capt,
Charley Miller informing him that
the elegant steamer New Mary
Houston would leave the Lee wharf
boat tomorrow, at IL M, for Gin
%cinnati, going through with dis
patch. Freight will be received
for her at the Lee wharfboat.
The Anchor Line packets after
tomorrow will leave here for Vicks-
burg and the bends on Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 PM.
instead of Tuesdays, Fridays and
Sundays at 10 am, as heretofore.
The above change will prove adj
vantageous to shippers and trav-
elers.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, will arrive to-day from
Arkansas river, and leave to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Little Rock, carrying the mail and
doing all way business.
The Cherokee, which left Cairo
Tuesday morning for New Orleans,
loaded fat in the water, broke her
shaft at Island 10 and has laid up
there for repairs. She drifted on
to the bar after the accident, and
at last accounts lost her wheel over
board. The Storm No. 8 has gone
TO her assistance.
The popular upper coast packet
0sceola Belle, Captain ]. G. An
drews, leaves at 8 o'clock this eve
ming for JOhnson's Landing, carry.
ing the mail and doing all way
business. B. o. Michel and Cyrus
Fay are her clever and obliging
clerks.
The Thompson Dean leaves here
Wednesday next for New Orleans,
taking a grand Mardi-G ras excur.
sion. She will take from here d
large number of pleasure-seeker
aud will go into New 0rlean;
crowded. The Gaf is bringing
several excursionists from Cincin.
natl for the Dean who will make
the round trip.
The Thompson Dean and James
Howard, for Memphis, and U. ?.
Schenck, for Cincinnati, left New
Orleans last evening. The Dean
did not leave as reported Wednes
day evening. She laid over on &C
count Of the storm, and came on
yesterday.
The Golden City passed up dur
ing the evening with an excellen
upstream trip Of freight and PEG
pie. She discharged here SO Dbl
m~olasSes, 2S boxes oranges, 81.
cases tin, 70 bbls potatoes and 3.
pkgs sundries, and added 30 bale
cotton and sundries and seyera
people.
United States LEGAL Inspector
Fisher aud Devenny have suspend
ed for so days Pilot Joseph McCul
Tough, of the Andy Baum, an,
! Pilot Williams, of the Unitet
States, owing to the recent collision
between these steamers at Laughter
Island. Pilot Williams will appea
to Supervising Inspector Fehren
batch.
The Ruth, Captain W, G. Harry
will arrive tonight from Whit
river, and leave tomorrow e%venin.
/. with a return trip, going througI
to Jacksonport and connecting wit
the steamers Milt Harry and Al