Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-11

Cincinnati yesterday, and the N.
P. Schenck left there last evening
for New Orlerns.
The river at st. Louis, as also
the Ohio river, is almost clear of
heavy ice, and all fears Of a freeze
up for the present have passed.
The Golden City will be down
Sunday for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth, Capt. Tom
Shields, leaves Glenn's wharf boat
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
for New Orleans, making all the
principal way landings. Owen
Gates does the honors of the office.
Captain Duncan Carter is lying
seriously i'll at st. Louis with an
attack of paralysis.
The Ancnor Line Packet Com
pany are sending out their boats
again from st. Louis, and have
fully resumed business.
The City of Alton is announced
to leave st. Louis tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The steamer Clara 6. has been
libeled at New Orleans for $11OO
damages, by H. H, Brood, for col
lision.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday, and leaves
there to-day for st, Louis.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Mary Houston for New Or
leans and the james D. Parker for
Memphis leave Cincinnati to-mor-
row.
The annual meeting of the board
of steamboat supervising inspectors
will meet at Washington next week.
Captain Thomas McOlosky, a
well known towboatman, died at
Plttsburg Wednesday night last.
The My Choice took barge No.
% loaded at the elevator with 1866
sacks oil cake, and the Port Eads
will add to her tow barge No. 10,
loaded with $3.50 sacks oil cake.
The Batesville, Capt. Mat Trem-
mel, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Scanlan's Landing.
Captain Henry Cooper oficiates in
the Office.
Capt Oscar Postal, Of the Cache
river steamer Nadine, came in yes
terday from White river. He has
done a good business in that tribu-
tary with his boat, and would con-
tinue doing SO if the railroad bridge
distractions did not interfere with
navigation.
The Belle Shreveport is due up
to-day for st. Louis with $50 hogs
heads sugar, 1900 sacks salt, 14OO
bundles gunnies and $50 tons of
sundries.
The Iron Mountain and barges,
en- route to the Ohio river, has 376O
barrels molasses, 444 barrels rice,
1917 barrels rosin, 1O4 hogsheads
sugar and 1000 bales of cotton for
the East by the way of Evansville.
The Garrett and barges load at
Cairo for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell, with 1900
barrels mOlasses, 200 hogsheads SUI
gar, 400 barrels rice and 400 barrels
roSin, is due Sunday morning for
the Ohio river.
Captain Ed Postal this morning
telegraphed Captain R. W. Light.
burne, agent of the Hard Cash,
from Helena, stating that he would
arrive here this evening with a big
trip OF cotton, and return to White
river tomorrow Saturday. even
ing without fail.
The Belle Memphis, from Mem
phis, arrived at st. Louis Yesterday.
The City of Helena left st. Louis
last evening for VicIsburg, and
will leave here Sunday morning at
10 o'clock.
The Ashland, from Arkansas
river, Grand Lake and barges from
st. Louis, and Sam. Roberts from
the Ohio River, arrived at New Or
leans yesterday, and the Golden
Crown, for Cincinnati, aud &. K.
Peck, for Arkansas river, left there
last evening.
The Charles Morgan, as well as
several other of the Cincinnati ond
New Orleans packets, declined to