Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-09

The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis, and will
arrive tomorrow night.
The My Choice and barges passed
down last evening for New Orleans.
The City of Augusta is up White
river, loading with cotton for New
Orleans.
The Katie 2. Kountz, out of the
Arkansas river, took into New Or
leans this trip 1000 bales cotton,
525 sacks seed, $50 sacks oil cake
and 125 bbls. oil.
The James Howard took into
New Orleans this trip 1852 bales
cotton, $500 sacks seed and 1921
sacks cake.
The new steamer Kehlor is due
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Belle of Texas is due to-
morrow night from Arkansas river,
and returns to Little Rock on,,Tues-
day.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
U. P. Schenck for New Orleans
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The H. G. Yaeger leaves st. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
Mr.. ]. R. Baxter, recently clerk
of the Centennial, has gone to Hot
Springs for his health.
The new and elegant passenger
steamer Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, leaves here Tuesday
at IL m. for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Elliott
Miller is her purser.
The John Means and barges are
due up from New Orleans.
The Illinois left Vicksburg yes
at noon for Memphis and will ar
rive here Monday morning.
The Colorado is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to.mor-
row morning at ten o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis.
The Golden Crown and James
Howard are due from New Orleans
on Monday.
The st. Louis merchants are de-
Sirous that Superintendent John
A. Scuddcr run his Anchor Line
packets through to New Orleans.
The shipments of corn in Madrid
Bends are delayed on account Of the
bal weather and miserable roads.
There is considerable corn in the
warehouses awaiting shipment
Captain Tucker, formerly mate
of the Idlewild, now commands
the II. Sweetser, plying between
Evansville and Henderson.
The tug Wasp towed %, 1853 sacks
cotton seed from Bunche'S bend to
New Orleans. She sunk one barge
with 219 bales cotton and 1000
seed The seed were lost and the
cotton recovered.
The Andy Baum, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed
Evansville yesterday ard will arrive
here Monday morning and return
to the Ohio Wednesday next.
Commodore James S. Wise, presi-
dent and general superintendent of
the Memphis and Cincinnati Pack
ct Company, has instructed his fine
packets of the line to issue Mardi-
Gras excursion ticketslor the round
trip from Cincinnati and all points
on the Ohio river to Memphis
good from the 23d of February un-
til the LIST of April.
The Golden City, Captain ]. D.
Hegler will leave Glenn's wharfboat
Monday at IL m. for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, a clever
gentleman, is her purser. Captain
Glenn will make engagements and
receive freight for her.
The fine steamer Katie Hooper.
Capt. Ed Rowland, leaves promptly
at five o'clock this evening for Little
Rock snd all points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy
Thompson and AIeck Waddell have
charge of the Office.
The Commonwealth, Capt. Green
Shields, will leave Glenn's wharf
bat tomorrow morning at eight
o'clock for New Orleans. Owen