Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-20

sins and other stuff. and put out one hundred
tons here. The Tom Jasper added FIVE hun
bred and seventy one bales Of cotton, at two
dollars per bale; four hundred bales were
compressed, ready for Shipment to Liverpool.
The ST. Francis came up late. with cargo Of
one hundred and forty-nine bales Of cotton
and six hundred and seventy eight sacks Of
seed also large list Of passengers. She put
off one hundred and sixty-six bales of cotton
at Helena for reshipment south. The Andy
Baum also arrived late. with four hundred
tons, which she will unload and take a cargo
of cotton for New Orleans. There were seven
arrivals this morning. The Phil Alln brought
1872 bales Of cotton and rs sacks of seed. the
Cheek Il bales of cotton and II sacks of seed
The Lawrence. from the Ohio brought 400 tons.
The Armadillo, with n barge, from the Ohio.
on her way South, is at the landing with full
cargo. The May Flower. from New Orleans had
100 bales Of cotton and 2l6 sacks Of seed. The
Ashland. from the Ohio, arrived with 50 tons
for this city and 200 tons for the Arkansas.
The City of Chester brought 300 tons. phe La
Belle has 1900 bales of cotton engaged ior the
south.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Northwestern got over Aern Lake yes-
terday morning.
The levee and steamboat clerks and watch
men are requested to meet at the Office Of x.
D. Cobb & Co this evening at half-past seven
o'clock.
The gorge in the Ohio at the Big Miami
broke yesterday.
The mate of the MayAower put "A bullet
into the hide of an obstreperous darby rous-
ter the other day below Vicksburg.
The whole subject of the Louisville and
Portland canal is at present in the hands Of
the subcommittee of the Commerce Commit
tee, and will shortly be reported at length.
There is so much cotton at Vicksburg for
transportation that the regular packets are
unable to carry it. and outside boats come in
for a share.
French woman landed at Commerce,
Mo-. the other day. and asserts that her hus-
band Louis Paul, was robbed by the rousta-
bouts on the Mary Mcdonald and thrown
overheard.
In the Superior Court at Cincinnati the
other day the owners of the steamer Cham
pion obtained judgment of $500 against Pilot
Jonas Myers for sinking a coal barge belonging
to John Cochnower. The plaintiffs were com
PEELED to pay CochnOwer's damages, and
brought the suit to recover the sum they had
paid.
Vicksburg is terribly jealous of the pros
perity of our city, and from the appended
item we are led to infer that she would. if it
we're in her power, swallow this city, as we'll
as St. Louis ond other large commercial cen
ters on the bank of the river. The Times of
last Saturday, after finding fault because tho
new steamer John B. Maude. recently built
expressly" for the Vicksburg local trade, has
extended her trips to Memphis, says:
A threat to the owners Of the Belle Yazoo
and Lucy KERN, by the Anchor Line, that if
they run in the trade between here and Green
ville they would put in direct line of steam
ers from St. Louis TO Yazoo City, has kept
those two boats tied to the bank since last
summer. where they are likely to remain for
an INDEFINITE period OF time TO come II we
had a Chamber of Commerce and any concert
of action, not only the st. Louis aud Vicks-
burg and New Orleans and Vicksburg pack
cts, but those cities. would be made to feel our
! importance and our power They could be
made TO understand that they did not own US
entire. If our merchants were to band to-
gether Tomorrow and pledge themselves to
zoo could run TO Greenville and the KERN to
| Rodney, each making two trips n week, and
| bring to this city full S25 900 of trade every
week. What makes Memphis? Her natural
advantages are not to be compared with ours.
| 1t is her SO, 000. 900 of banking capital, and
her daily line of local packets running both
up and down the Mississippi river. We should
| like TO inquire of our business men if they do
not see this. and il they are satisfied with this
condition of affairs?