Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-13

The John A. Scudder, G. p.
Chouteau and Ny Choice and
barges arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The E. o. Stanard left New Or
leans last evening for St Louis.
The H. @. Yaeger left Cairo at 6
o'clock last evening for New Or
leans.
The Illinois for Vicksburg, and
Geo. W. Cheek for Friar's Point,
had a good showing of freight and
people.
The A. O. Donnally with 700 bbls
molasses, l5O:hhds sugar and 100
tons of sundries passed up this
morning at six o'clock.
The West Wind cleared for the
st. Francis with an excellent trip
OF freight and a fair list OF people.
The Oakland and Fred Wilson,
with lows of coal for New Orleans,
left Cairo yesterday.
The Fawn has entered the Evans
vile and Tennessee river trade in
place of the Florence Lee.
The U. P. Schenck, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville last even
ing.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
passed Evansville last night, and
will arrive here tomorrow and re-
turn to Cincinnati on Saturday.
The Hattie Rowland returned to
the Arkansas with a good trip of
freight and people.
Captain Milt Harry left last eye-
ming for Deyall's Bluff to rejoin
his packet.
The City of Vicksburg left St.
Louis last evening with a fair list
of Eastern bound cotton and other
freight, and also had a good trip of
people.
Captain E. Banks informed rs
this morning that the signal light
at Norfolk had been moved down
200 yards.
The Mary Houston passed down
this morning for New Orleans with
1900 tons of freight and 80 cabin
passengers. She added here a few
people, and had all the freight she
wanted.
Captain Young, formerly of the
st. Francis packet Trader, pur-
chased this morning of Captain
James Lee the steamer Batesville,
which he will run in the upper St.
Francis river trade.
The John A. Scudder took into
New Orleans this trip 3917 bales of
cotton, 1894 sacks seed, 1864 sacks
oil cake, 1860 sacks meal, and 479
bbls oil.
The City of Chester, Capt. Alex
Zeigler, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow eve
ming for Cairo and st. Louis. She
connects with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
Captain Billy Jones, late Of the
Parisot Line, who has been in the
city with his family for two or three
weeks, returns to Vicksburg this
evening on the Thompson Dean,
the guest of Captain Frank Beck.
The big James Howard, Capt. B.
R. Pegram, leaves this evening for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. She is a safe carrier,
and has good and comfortable pas
senger accommodations. Mr.. Chas-
sing, an affable gentleman and ac-
commodating clerk, controls the
Office.
The g. P. Chouteau went into
New Orleans yesterday with a full
load, having refused freight at
Vicksburg. The principal items of
her cargo are 1888 bales cotton, 7677
SKIS seed, 449 SKIS oil cake. 1853 bbls
oil and 46 bbls ashes. She leaves
New Orleans this evening with 4 re-
turn trip for Memphis.
The Charles Morgan passed up
last night at thirty minutes past
one o'clock, four hours and forty
minutes ahead Of the A. G. DON
nally. She expects to catch the
Golden Crown in the Ohio river
and go into Cincinnati twelve hours
ahead of the Donnally if she meets
with no accident. She had a big
trip Of people, but little freight.