Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-25
BUSINESS

The local packets from both directions
brought fair trips. Yesterday the Cheek had
1893 bales cotton, 935 sacks seed. The St
Francis, pa bales, 732 sacks seed. The LITTLE
Undine SO bales. 800 sacks seed. The w. j.
Lewis. upward bound. ll6 bales, us sack;
seed. The Joe Kinney. from Vicksburg. 81
bales. 1913 sacks seed. The st. Luke brought
300 tons freight. and went back to st. Louis
for more. The Dardanelle had 2s2 bales cot
ton. and reshipped 80 bales at the mouth Of
White river. The City Of Alton went up with
1920 bars railroad iron. The whopper james
Howard had 5000 bars railroad iron and went
up at dark. The james d. Parker brought
fully 600 tons from the Ohio, and goes back to-
morrow. The Laura. from Stockley's. brought
80 bales cotton. l67 sacks seed. But two boats
cotton, 800 sacks Of seed and fair trip of peo-
pie. The Cleburne had a moderate trip.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For New 0RLEANs.-Th City of Quincy " il
leave here at 5 p IN. tomorrow.
FoR WHITE RWER.-The Batesville goes out
on Thursday evening.
For WHITE RIyER.-The Jennie Howell will
60 out tomorrow evening.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER.-The light drausht
steamer Dardanelle leaves as above tomorrow,
and goes through without delay.
For ST. LoUIs.-The popular Anchor Line
steamer Emma Elliott will be at the elevator
ready to leave at pm. to-day for Belmont,
Cairo and st. Louis, making all the usual
landings.
For CINCINNATi.-The regular line steamer
James d. Parker will be loaded and ready to
leave here at five pm. tomorrow for the
Ohio through to Cincinnati.
FoR FRrAR's PoNT.-The gay steamer Phil
Allin. Captain James Lee, departs as above
this evening. stopping at all wayside landings.
james Harris clerk.
FoR FRIAR's PoINT,-The United States
mail packet G. W. Cheek. leaves this evening
at five o'clock Cor Friar's Point and all the
way landings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bee and barges passed up yesterday.
The Parker brought down an immense lot of
water pipe for the water works.
Freight from st. Louis south has again adj
vanced and is: to Memphis. IS cents on -four
and 40 cents on pound freights. To New Or
icahH AfeNN oAS ~ eu doAA anu ~ Nehtc iei
loo pounds. and to Vieksburg the same as to
New Orleans.
The Crescent City gets $500 for towing the
Katie to New Orleans.
The little steamer Rhoda sunk in St. Fran
els river. fifteen miles above Helena, the other
day. with light cargo of cotton and seed
which the st. Francis took OF. The Rhoda
bit stump and went Down in three feet Of
alter. She can be easily raised.
Billy Dean. of the steamer St. Francis. took
unto himself a wife yesterday. much TO the
surprise Of his bachelor friends, and is now
made happy for life. because he has a wife.
He bids farewell % baehelorhOOd, and prom f,
ses always to be good. May his shadow never
grow less, and the little Deans grow up around
him as thick as weeds on the common.
Captain W. P, Walkers marine camel, ="
which has been talked about SO much. is
leries Of selfpropelling docks. TO be placed
under large steamers and sailing vessels. and
% carry them over the bar at the mouth Of the
Mississippi. 1t will cost s25O. 900 to build the
e camel. and viii net him cool million or
iWo If il proves a success. which il undOubt- /
IDLY will do,
The officers ofthe steamers George W. Cheek .
md Joe Kinney have our thanks for courie-
lies extended the business manager Of the I
LEDGER. Mr. Henry. on bis way to and from
Helena.
All Of the boats recently located" at