Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-06


Business yesterday closed active......T The City
of Vicksburg added 500 bales of cotton and
left for 81. Louis in the evening. The Susie
Silver got of for New Orleans after adding
SO bales of cotton and some passengers....,.
There were four arrivals this morning.....Th
Wicks. from Cairo. had good trip.....T Tho
Cheek brought l0l bales of cotton and 259
sacks Of seed......The Commonwealth passed
down. adding $50 bales of cotton The In
I diana is discharging $50 tons Of freight here,
and has 800 tons for the Ohio.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Sallie V. will be sold at auction at the
mouth Of Wolf river on Monday next at ten
am. by Mr.. A. E. FARMLAND.
Tho Mary Miller has been relieved from her
peFilous position at Flower Island by the rise.
and has gone up the river.
Owing to the extraordinary length we we're
unable yesterday to publish our Pttsburg
telegram giving the names of the boats that
have left Pittsburg. Those interested can
peruse 1t at the Office Of Messrs. Brown d
Jones. To-day we give an additional list in
this column.
Shipments Of cotton South during the past
week have been exceedingly heavy.
The City OF Helena has at last left Cairo,
and will be here at daylight tomorrow, to
leave during the evening for the excursion to
Helena. Those who wish TO enjoy quiet
Sabbath evening cannot do better than en-
gage passage for the trip to Helena and re-
turn.
The new Thompson Dean was thoroughly
visited " by the citizens of Cincinnati be-
fore she left there.
The wife of Captain W. P. Walker. super
intendent of the Dry Docks Company is a
passenger ON the Minneola for this port.
The obstruction which sunk the Kate Kear-
ney is supposed to be the wheel belonging to
boat which sunk years ago. as it made a
clear cut the whole length of her hull, and
did not seem to check her progress. She sunk
before she had gone three lengths of herself
beyond it, and but for the fact that the life
boats were on the roof many of her crew
would have been drowned. The books of
the boat we're fished out Of the water. and all
saved. and also some Of the freight on the
boiler deck.
The Railway Record is out again without
river column. Where's Hughes? 1t is also
printed in blue ink. which the sub editor
says was taken on q Dau ueDtt out Wnlcn ne
says is no index to his "feelinks."
The Nashville leaves to-day at five pm. for
Louisville, Cincinnati and all points on the
Ohio. Captain Maratta commands.
The regular tri-weekly passenger packet g..
W. Cheek. Capt. George Malone, leaves to-
day at five pm. for Friar's Peint and all way
landings. +. S. Gonternan and L. W. Briggs
are her clerks.
The new and elegant passenger steamer
Emma C. Elliott, slips her cable this after
noon at five o'clock for Jacksonport. taking
in all the way landings between this and that
port. The sumptuous passenger accommoda-
tons Of the Elicit, the obligins disposition of
her officers, and her well known speed make
this the golden opportunity of travellers and
shippers. Capt. John d. Elliott commands,
and Messrs. Joe Elliott. Walker Outlaw and
Arthur Fields are her clerks.
The Colorado, Captain Luker. leaves to-day
at FIVE pm. for Vicksburg and all way land
ings. She is splendid passenger packet and
worthy the patronage of passengers and
shippers.
The Mary Boyd leaves here on Monday next
for the Arkansas.