Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-30

and thick clothing not uncomfortable for those
whose business requires their presence on the
landing.
BUSINESS.
Saturdays boats, especially our local
packets, went out well laden yesterday. The
landing wore a very quiet and Sabbath-likc
aspect. The Julia came down early and put
out considerable freight at the Elevator. get
ting away at 10 IN. for Vicksburg with
good trip. The LaBelle made her appearance
about the same time, loaded to six feet. and
after adding few people went ON her way to
New Orleans The St. Luke brought 800 tons,
and went back light. The Colorado went up
before dark with light trip. putting out nine
bales of cotton. The Phil Allin brought up
l43 bales of cotton and 1872 sacks of seed. The
Augusta, from White river. broughtA bales of
cotton. The Cheek brought 60 bales of cotton
and 324 sacks of seed. The Heilman, from
Evansville. brought 200 tons, including go
sacks Of oats and 40 bales of hay. The Laura
brought from the plantation landings above
"a bales of cotton and 29l sacks of seed, aud the
st. Francis had the blue ribbon trip again-215
bales of cotton and 1897 sacks of seed.
To-day there was more activity at the landing.
All old, there have been 665 bales of cotton re-
ceived per steamer since Saturday. The Glen
coe came down early with 1900 tons, and was
drawing six feet of water. She added l67 bales
Of cotton here and left for New Orleans as we
we're going u press. She made the run from
Cairo here in twenty-three hours, and reports
full seven feet at Bulletin bar. The City of
Quincy came down early and put off loo barrels
n. Il 81 nd afha fnH
She had barge in tow. and. all told. had 1000
tons for below, and had 30 cabin and 100 deck
passengers The Belle Memphis came soon
after with 80 barrels -four Ss2 sacks corn. 242
do. oats, $50 do. bran, 1877 barrels apples, go
do. onions, 81 coops poultry. 80 boxes eggs, 80
bales hay. 1856 sacks cotton seed, IS bales cot
ton, 100 tons miscellaneous freight. and a good
trip Of people. The White brought l49 bales
of cotton and 1876 sack of seed. and the Gle
burne bales of cotton and 50 sacks Of seed;
each Of the two last named boats having good
trips of people. At noon strong wind was
Blowing from the northwest.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The A. j. White is the Tuesday packet for
Helena, Napoleon and Chicot.
The st. Francis goes out at FIVE p. m. to-mor
row for Helena and Mariana.
The United States mail packet Belle Mem
phis, captain Crane, leaves this evening at
FIVE o'clock for st. Louis and all way landings.
Billy Blenker is her courteous secretary.
The popular tri-weekly packet Phil Allin.
Stack Lee master. will back out at five pm.
to-day for Helena and Friar's Point. Billy
Gray aud Wynne Cannon are her clerks.
nj a.
with George Malone on the roof. will get away
at FIVE o'clock this evening for Helena, Friar's
Point and Napoleon, making all the planta-
ton landings.
The VIM. j. Lewis is the regular Tuesday
Vicksburg packet in the Anchor Line, and
will leave the elevator at ten o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
The Fort Gibson goes to the Arkansas to-
morrow evening.
The Batesvillo goes out tomorrow evening
for White river, IN
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bluffs were patronized yesterday by the
usual number Of Sunday visitors, who were
after breath of fresh air. The usual baptis-
NAL ceremonies at the landing, INDUCED in
Sundays by the colored Baptists, were dis
ponsed with, the air being n few degrees cooler
than usual.
The elevator boys were kept right busy Sat-
urday evening, as they had two boats. the
Grand ToEer and the Belle of Pike. to unload
at the same time
Steamboat stewards will always find large
assortment of fish, game and fresh oysters at
Fuchs. on jefferson street.
The heavy rains north have swollen the
upper Miss ssippi over one foot.
Long Island, in the Mississippi. sixteen
miles below Davenport. has been discovered as
the resort Of great gang Of robbers.
The chief Signal officer of the United States
army is after the newspapers for not publish
ing his detailed weather probabilities.
The White Collar line advertise passage rates
from st. Louis to keokuk twenty-five cents;
to ST. Paul one dollar. The Northern line
carry deckers free, and cabin passengers pay |
for nothing but what they eat.
Evansville steamboa captains on the Gree |
ley side Of the political fence are making bets |
Of nine hundred dollars each on their favOrite /
against Grant.
We have a copy Of the constitution adopted |
by the National Board Of Steam Navigation, |
adopted at Cleveland. Those Of our steam
boat owners who desire to see it can do so by
calling upon US.
GLEANlSGs.
II takes but light rain now to make the
landing about the elevator next to impa'sa-
Bile to drays and transfer vas ous...--.Osceola.
ninety miles above here, On the Arkansas
side. Was nearly destroyed By a rale on Friday
last. A rise Of foot or more Is expected at D
Pituburg- river rose six inches at Cairo
Saturday -...The James Rankin on Saturday ]