Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-14


The Cons MilIar is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
Plenty Of Ohio river freight offering
at st. Louis.
The local packets which arrived
yesterday brought in 1901 bales ofcot-
ton, l54 bags seed cotton, 1874 sacks
cotton seed.
Particulars Of the burning Of the
steamer james Howard will be found
on the local page.
The Fannie Lewis passed up yester.
day, putting off fifty bales cotton and
and adding 600 bales compressed cot
ton for reshipment at Cairo.
A telegram received by her agent
states that the Hard Cash will arrive
tomorrow morning, and leave on
Wednesday evening at her regular
hour for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport.
The Rene Macready will be found
in port this afternoon, and is the mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Mariana, the Cut Of, and all way
landings on L'Anguille and St. Fran
els rivers through to Wittsburg.
The towboat j. H. Bigley passed
down last evening, dropping a barge of
ice and a barge Of grain here and add
ing barges st. Louis and Mary Ann,
containing 1875 bags of oil cake. 500
bags oil meal and $50 barrels of oil.
The City Of Alton, with 1000 tons
of freight. passed down at 8 am. yes
terday. She did nothing Of interest
here. Seventeen hundred tons of her
cargo we're way freight for landings
between Vicksburg and New Orleans.
The Lee line United States mail
packet 0sceola Belle is the regular
packet leaving at ) pm. to-day fol
Osceola and all way landings, giving
strict attention to all business entrust-
ed to her. Captain Henry Cooper
commands, and the Office is in charge
Of Billy Smither, assisted by Johr
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
The James w. Calf, with about 60t
tons of freight, comprising 6497 pkgs
arrived this morning, and leaves to.
morrow at 5 pm. for Cincinnati anC
all principal points on the Ohio river
giving cheap rates to all points east
The accommodations Of the Gaff ar,
first class, and her officers are polit0
and attentive to the wants of thei
patrons.
The elegant sidewheel passenge
steamer James Lee, in command 0
Captain Stacker Lee, is the mai
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day 70
Helena, Friars Point and all inter
mediate landings, attending prompt
; to all G. o. D. and plantation bushes
and connecting at Glendale with til
, Mobile and Northwestern train. CAP
tain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides a
; the desk and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
Mr.. A.. L. Banning, Of the Rem
Macready, stopped off his boat thi
S trip in order to procure his licens,
Some time since Captain Ralston gay
his consent, but not until to-day di
!. he receive the needed document. III
). local inspectors being absent from ii
: city, he applied to the county cour
: who willingly (for fifty cents) gay
him the necessary papers, and II
night he will embark on the sea
matrimony, his only passenger beiI
Miss Eva Ralston,a we'll known Che
sea belle, and the accomplish
daughter of Captain james Ralsto'
local inspector at this port. BERT
Ie that there may never be any cause f
a revocation or renewal Of the licen
procured to-day, is the wish of yol
many marine friends.
D. At 5 o'clock this evening the fe
and elegant sidewheel steamer Id
s. wild, in command of Captain Ma.
r. CheeL, takes her departure for HI
ena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and
D. intermediate landings, carrying t
mail. paying prompt attention to
Up way business and connecting at A
kansaw City with the Little Roc
r Mississippi River and Texas %railrOa
s. also with the Dean Adams for Wick
burg. The Idlewild has a well earn
no reputation for speed, comfort a
~ safety, and her officers are polite a.
accommodating. Captain A. l.. Gu
Minis presdes at the desk, and is