Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-27

morning from Cairo.
The Belle of Shreveport will pas;
down to-day for New Orleans.
The ALI Stevens will come from
Obion river with a Mardi- Gras ex,
cursion.
The Capitol City left vicksburg
yesterday noon for st. Louis.
The City of Helena leaves Vicks-
burg to-day at noon for Memphis
with a Mardi.G -as excursion, and
will arrive Saturday night.
The G. P. Chouteau and John
A. Scudder arrived at New Orleans
yesterday. Both steamers leave
New Orleans to-day for Memphis,
bringing up carnival excursionists
The Kehlor and Yaeger are due
fcom below, bound for st. Louis.
The present season in Arkansas
river has been the most remarkable
for high water since 1867.
The Ashland left Little Rock
Monday for New Orleans with 1000
bales of cotton, 450 barrels of oil,
and sundries.
The u. P. Schenck passed up last
night for the Ohio river.
The Charles Morgan passed down
at noon for New Orleans with 1900
tons of freight and over $50 excur-
sionists.
The John Gilmore, bound down,
broke her shaft below here and the
Mollie Moore went to her assistance
and aided her in landing.
The West Wind got away on time
for st. Francis river with a splen-
did trip. She returns Sunday NOR
ming full of Mardi.G ras excursion
lists.
Captain Bob Wise, and his esti-
mable lady who is making the round
trip on the Gaff with her worthy
husband, attended the theater last
evening.
The Grand Tower left st. Louis
last evening for Vickburg. She
has a number of excursiouists
for Memphis, who will remain in
the city until after the carnival.
The Mary Houston for Oincin-
natl passed Evansville yesterday
morning.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
with a large number of Mardi-
Gras excursionists will arrive to-
morrow evening. She returns to
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The West Wind will leave Wits.
burg on Saturday for Memphis.
with her Mardi.G ras excursion, in
stead of Thursday, and will arrive
here Monday morning.
The City of Chester, Captain
Alexander Zeigler, will arrive to.
night from st. Louis with a good
trip Of freight and a large number
of Mardi-G ras excursionists, who
will remain in the city until after
the carnival. She will return to St,
Louis tomorrow evening. Captain
Henry Deadrick is her purser.
The Andy Baum, Rex's flag ship
of the Ohio river squadron, leave,
Cincinnati this evening for Mem.
phis on her grand Mardi-G ras ex.
cursion. She will arrive Sunday
evening, and will have all the PEG
pie she can accommodate.
The Gran1 Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packe.
leaving tomorrow evening foI
Vicksburg and the bends. She vii
arrive tomorrow morning. Sh,
has a large number of excursionist
for Memphis, who come to partici
pate in the Mardi-G ras festivities
Captain w. L. Trask, marin,
reporter Of the Avalanche, wa
married to-day at Shelby Depot, t,
Miss Cora V. Davis, a beautiful aat
accomplished young lady. Th.
happy couple take passage on tn.
Thompson Dean this evening
bound for the Crescent City, OF
their wedding tour.
The commodious carrier and Gle
CANT passenger steamer James How
ard, Captain Pegram, will leave thi
evening for New Orleans, making
all the principal way landings
and arriving on Monday mOrnin.
in time to witness the iremen'
animal naradp and the carnival n,