Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-28
RIVER, BUSINESS. MIsoELLANroUs

and neither Of them are cutting out.
There was but one arrival yesterday af-
ter closing our report. The John Kyle,
from New Orleans, passed up four and
half days out, with cargo of nearly 500
tons. Several boats arrived during the
night. The Virginia, from New Or
leans, passed up, discharging here
twenty-five barrels cement, ten barrels
rosin, one hundred bundles cotton ties,
ten barrels salt, seven barrels pickles,
two hogsheads sugar, and had good
trip for above. The Glencoe, from st.
Louis, added here one hundred bales Of
cotton for New Orleans, and had light
trip for below. The A. ]. White, from
Napoleon, brought in thirty-seven bales
cotton and FIVE hundred and forty-nine
sacks seed. The Cleburne came in with
fifty-seyen bales cotton and three hun
bred and seventeen sacks seed The
City of Quincy, from New Orleans, dis
charged here fifty barrels whiting, sew
enty boxes tin plate, three hundred and
forty bundles ties, thirty-nine bundles
bananas, nine bags seed cotton, and
thirteen bales cotton for reshipment to
the st. Louis fair. She discharged lot
of freight at Hopefeld, and departed for
above with two barges in tow. The
weather continues clear and cool. A
heavy frost fell last night
The r. P. Walt, Captain VIM. Blake,
will be down to-day in time to leave as
advertised, at five pm, for Belmont,
Cairo and st. Louis. Alf. Grissom. a
popular officer, has charge OF the office.
Aleck Waddell won the horse, buggy
and harness at the rattle last night, but
not caring to drive so handsome rig
he won it for Capt John Crane, of the
Belle Memphis. That gentleman was
duly informed by telegraph of his good
fortune, and the Elevator Committee of
the Council was appointed to drive
4" Bob Lee" down to the Legal Tender
upon the arrival of that steamer, when
her commander will receive " Robert ="
and take three minute ride.
The elevator question is at last set
tied, and Memphis will now take one
more step forward in the way of i'm
provements. The General Council at q
called meeting last night unanimously
adopted the report of the committee rat
flying the contract, and the work will be
commenced as soon as the necessary
papers are signed. The levee, too, is
to be repaired at once. Surely our City
Fathers have commenced the good work
in earnest.
The Pat Cleburne goes out tomorrow
for the Arkansas river.
The Mary Boyd is the regular Satur-
day White river steamer.
The H. NJ. Shreve is now in the SER
vice of the St. Louis, Memphis and
Vicksburg Packet Company, and will
pass down at ten a. m. to-morroW for all
the landings to Vicksburg.
After the rattle was over, last evening,
friend of Captain Sam Shock sug.
.gested that that the buf-colored mule
owned and driven by the visitor to the
Young Mems Christian Association
Rooms at Cincinnati, should be rallied
off. The matter was quickly dropped
however, when the supernatural powers
of the beast we're made known.
The gay little steamer Geo. W. Cheek
Captain Mark Cheek, backs out at pm,
to-day for Helena and Friar's Point.
A called meeting of the Board of Su,
pervising Inspectors is to be held in
Washington on October 4th.
The Vicksburg Times says Captain An
drews has his leviathan pumps at work
on the sunken wharfboat
Captain Tom feathers was the first tC
receive sheepskin" at New Orleans
as commander, under the new reguls
tons.
The towboat Mary Alice and bargeS
passed down to-day.
The steamer MARITIME, now in the st
Francis river, awaiting a rise to come out
was sold this morning by Captains S.
James and J. G, Sands to Joseph A.
Rienz, of New Orleans, for $500. She
goes to New Orleans to enter the bayou
trade, and will doubtless prove profit
able investment
New Orleans freights to Red rivel
have declined to four, old card, rates.
According to the construction Of the
law by L. L. d. Commissioner Wellel
Grant, and decision by that function
airy, confirmed upon an appeal by Judg'
DureIl, Of New Orleans, a boats crew
or any portion thereof, may absent them
selves from the boat after the trip ha