Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-13

The Golden kule Tor Ulnclnnati
and the e. o. Stanard for st. Louis
left New Orleans last evening.
The West Wind returned to st.
Francis river last evening with a
splendid trip of freight.
The Golden Grown, with 100
cabin passengers and 800 tons Of
freight, passed up yesterday after
noon for Cincinnati.
The George ". Cheek had a good
trip of freight and people for Friar's
Point.
The Thomas Sherlock for New
Orleans passed Evansville yesterday
at half-past one o'clock.
The Charles Morgan for Cincin-
natl passed Evansville yesterday
morning at half-past six o'clock.
The Illinois completed her repairs
and left last evening for Vicksburg
with an excellent tripof freight and
people.
The H. G. Yaeger and u. P.
Schenck are due down to-day fol
New Orleans. ~
The Simpson Horner, with a tow
of empties, passed up yesterday fol
the Ohio river.
The Mollie Moore passed up this
morning for st. Louis after dis
charging here 800 barrels cement.
The Cityof Alton leaves St. Louis
to-day for New Orleans. s.aiqg.
Navigation is open to ST. Paul,
the earliest resumption of naviga-
ton thathas occurred in the upper
Mississippi for thirty years,
The st. Louis pool line arrange.
mcnt expires on the first of April.
Captain William Cunningham il
lying seriously ill at Pittsburg.
The Ashland leaves New Orleans
this evening for Arkansas river.
The Katie Hooper left Little
Rock yesterday noon for Memphis.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincin.
natl this evening for Memphis.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Gin
c%innati tomorrow for New Orleans,
and will be followed on Saturday
by the Charles Morgan.
Captain VIM. Bowman, of the
steamer Nashville, is at Pittsburg
in search Of a light draught packet
for the upper Cumberland RIVER
trade.
Lew H. Briggs, late Of the steam.
er j. G. Fletcher, has been sp,
pointed at Little Rock as receiving
and leyee clerk for the Memphis
and Arkansas River Packet Com.
pany.
The City of Helena passed up al
10 am. for st. Louis with q fail
trip. She added here a good list o.
Eastern bound cotton, and a good
number of people.
The Colorado, Captain James
O'Neal left st. Louis, last evening
for Vick8burg. She will arrive
here tomorrow aud leave the eleva
tor at sharp 5 for Vicksburg, doing
all bend business and making al
connections.
The Port Eads is en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis with sill
barges in tow containing 1000 sack
salt, 1898 boxes tin, 962 tierces sod
ash, 80 barrels arsenic, 100 sacks O
canary seed and II packages iner
chandise.
The famous passenger steamer j
W. Gaf passed Evansville yester
day at 2 pm. for Memphis with
big trip of freight and people. Sh,
will arrive tomorrow and return t
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening at sharp five
for 0sceola and the upper coast
attending promptly to all way bust
ness. Messrs. B. o. Michel ant
Cyrus Fay, two clever and accom-
modating gentlemen, have charge
Of the Office.
The favorite Ohio river passengel
steamer James D.. Parker, Captain
@. B. Russell, leaves this evening a
five o'clock for Cairo, Louisville ant
Cincinnati, ticketing passenger
through to all Eastern cities at ex
ceedingly low rates, Transferring
passengers and baggage to the rail
road depOts free of charge. CAPT
Wash Thompson, an affable gentle