Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-01

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arrived there this morning.
The Charles Morgan, bound fol
New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
last evening at 6 o'clock.
The Ashland, out of Arkansas
river with a full load of cotton and
other freights for New Orleans,
passed Vicksburg yesterday after.
noon at 8 o'clock
The John B. Maude left Vicks-
burg yesterday noon for st. Louis.
She will arrive here Saturday night
with a large excursion of Mardi-
Gras people.
The Vint Shhkle will leave Gin
cinnati tomorrow for Memphis.
The Centennial leaves st. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Golden City leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
The City Of Helena passed up
this morning for st. Louis with a
moderate trip.
The Capitol City, on her arrival
at st. Louis, will be laid up to be
repaired and reprinted.
The St. Genevieve will arrive to-
night from st. Louis, and leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip.
The Fl. Q. Yeager is due up this
evening for st. Louis.
The Illinois leaves Vicksburg to-
day at noon for Memphis with a
grand Marli-G ras excursion.
John Morris, a well known
steamboat steward, died at st. Louis
on Tuesday last.
The Greyhound passed up last
evening for the Ohio river with a
tow of empties.
The packets out last night had
excellent trips of freight and people.
The City of Chester returned to
st. Louis with $50 bales of Eastern
bound cotton, a moderate list of
other freight, and a good number
Of people.
The Grand Tower, well freighted,
passed down last evening for Vicks.
burg, after adding here 80 tons for
points below and rs people.
The fine steamers Katie Hooper
and Hattie Rowland left Pine Bluff
at noon to-day for Memphis, both
steamers lashed together. They will
arrive Monday morning full of peo-
pie.
In our local columns will be
found an interesting statement of
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the admiralty cases of the steamers
George W. Cheek, A. J. White and
Illinois, now pending in the United
States Court.
The Belle Memphis leaves St.
Louis to-day for Memphis with a
Mardi-G ras excursion, and will ar
rive Monday morning and remain
in port until Tuesday midnight in
order to accommodate her excur-
sionists.
Superintendent AID Storm re-
specially solicits the merchants or
consigneeS of freight at the elevator
to remove their freight as soon as
possible, as the elevator is blocked
up with freight, and owing to the
high stage Of the river they have
only the use Of one floor.
1t is remarkable how the passen-
ger travel on steamers is increasing.
All passenger packets bound up and
down are generally crowded with
people. The Memphis and Cincin-
natl packets get a good per cent, Of
Eastern travel, which go from here
to Cincinnati by river, thence by
rail.
A detailed statement Of the losses
of property on Western waters DUR
ing the year 1877, owing to obstruc.
tons in the large rivers, aggregate
nearly $780, 900. On the Missis.
sippi the greatest loss is shown to
have been sustained between st.
Louis and Cairo.
The Capitol City, Captain John
@. Crane, arrived last evening from
Vicksburg and leaves the elevator
this evening at five o'clock fol
Cairo and St. Louis, attending tC
all bends business and making di
rect connection with the principa.
railroads for all points East ant
West.
Captain Robert Speed received
telegram this morning from Cap
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