Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-03

intermediate landings. Mr.. Jas. Widen,
popular official, presides at the desk.
Shippers or passengers can obtain all
desired information by applying to Capt.
Washington, agent, No. ~ Madison
street.
The Magenta got away last night with
1900 bales cotton, 100 tons miscellan-
eous freight, and large number of pas
sengers.
The new steamer City of Chester,
Aleck Zeigler, commander, and ]. W.
Baskette, clerk, is the regular packet for
st. Louis, leaving to-day at pm.
The elegant and unsurpassed steamer
Pauline Carroll. will pass down this
evening at o'clock for Yicksburg,
Natchez and New Orleans. Those hav-
ing freight to ship will please have it at
the levee by the time mentioned State
rooms can be secured by application to
Captain Washington, agent.
The Julia will pass down at 5 pm.
to-day for Vicksburg aud all way land
ings.
The 7. H. Allen is the U. s. mail
steamer for all points on the Arkansas
river, leaving tomorrow at pm.
George Malone's new and elegant
packet the A. j. White, goes out this
evening with the u S. mail for Helena,
Friar's Point, and makes all way land
ings. Charley Smithers and Charley
Sharpe are her secretaries,
General Weitzel again contradicts the
statement that the Louisville canal will
not be opened this fall, and says posi-
lively that it will be opened on the first
rise of sufficient magnitude to permit a
general resumption Of navigation.
Mr.. A. G. Lindsay, one of the clerks
of the steamer R. f. Lee, and brother-in-
law of Captain John Cannon, died in
New Orleans last Friday morning with
typhoid fever.
A man named Bryan has sued the
owners of the exploded Harry Dean for
$20sO0 in the Common Pleas Court at
Marietta He claims $500 for freight
lost, and 100000 for personal injuries at
the time Of the explosion.
Lawrence Minor, colored porter on
one of the Louisville mail boats, is pc
titioner for the Office Of Appraiser in
Louisville under the new Port Of Entry
bill He has several influential names
signed to his petition, which will shortly
be sent to Washington.
The A. J. White came up with 900
bales of cotton, $50 sacks of seed, and
good passenger list,
The City of Alton and Indiana passed
up at noon, the former adding here 1918
bales of cotton for Cairo and l24 bales
for st. Louis.
The W. R. Arthur passed up during
the night, putting out here dozen hhds.
new sugar and some miscellaneous
freight.
The Des Arc brought up 1923 bales of
cotton and 636 sacks of cotton seed.
The City of Chester arrived from st.
Louis with 100 casks of bacon and good
miscellaneous list.
The dams at Rising Sun, Medoc and
Warsaw have been completed.
At meeting of the Board of Council
men, yesterday, the Committee on Wharf
and Landing reported in favor of the
grading and paving of central landing.
The wharfage receipts at this port for
October were $4053 So.
An exchange says Z" the Dexter, at
Mound City, will be finished this week.
Hambleton, Collier & Co, have done
splendid job on her, difficult as it was.
Though much widened, the best judges
pronounce her a much stronger boat
than she was formerly"
The Great Republic will make trial
of her new cylinders to-day at St. Louis.
AT last accounts the Belle of Alton
was hard aground at Calico Island. She
left st. Louis drawing seven feet of
water.
The New Albany Ledger man contem-
plates visiting several cities in the West.
He SAYS 1--WE start next week on a
tour to st. Louis and Cincinnati, and
give due notice that we are a walking ar
senal, a mitrailleur brigade, armed and
equipped as the law directs, and if the
gentlemen referred to desire satisfaction
they can have il"
Capt. Ed. Evans, of the Kate Putnam,
tells the Louisville Courier-Journal that
1t was neither from carelessness nor lit
tleness of soul, as stated by the Bulle-
tin, that he refused or failed to lower his
flag at half mast in respect to the mem
DRY of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and also
states that his boat did not arrive at the
port of New Orleans until ?. m. Friday,
the day that the flags were ordered or
to be lowered to half mast.
He knew nothing of the death of General |
Lee until he arrived at New Orleans, but, |
had he been there, he would most GER
family have lowered his flag as all other
vessels did. The Journal does not think
that Capt Evans shows the spirit of the |
Cincinnati press that wished him to do |
what he was accused of doing.
The New Orleans Picayune Of last
Saturday says:
The steamship St. Louis, the pioneer
vessel of the Liverpool and Mississippi
Valley Steamship Company, crossed the
BAR yesterday al IL 80 am, and reached
he city last evening. She made the
passage in twenty-five days, or four days
quicker than the Alhambra Of the South
srn line.