Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-12

the evening towing two barges with 150 tons
Of freight, and the Andrew Aekley for upper
Red river, went down with light trip.
Ati BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Grand Tower. Captain Lennox, leaves
this evening at FIVE O'Clock for Cairo and 81.
Louis. Our friend White presides at the desk.
The City Of Augusta goes to White river al
FIVE o'clock this evening.
The Julia is the Anchor Line steamer for the
south Tomorrow. She goes out at 10 am. &,
making all landings to vicksburg. G. W.
Boyd commands and Jimmy Thompson is
clerk.
The light-draught passenger steamer Oar
danelle, Captain Ed Nowland leaves this af-
ternoon at FIVE o'clock for Pine Bluff. Little
Rock and all way landings on the Arkansas
river.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain James Lee. ST.,
in command, leaves at five O clock this evening
for Friar's Point and the usual way landings.
James c. Harris and Neil Booker are her
clerks.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Quite number of steamboatmen attended
the Exposition opening last night. Clarence
Hall and Dave Hukill attended in two large
bodies.
The Pafgoud carried 25l6 bales of cotton and
1919 sacks seed to New Orleans Thursday, and
the Susie Silver left there on the same evening
with light trip Of sugar.
On her way up the st. Joseph landed at o.
ceola, but g lit out" on hearing of the trouble
there. ~
The transfer boat II. c. Mutt, in crossing the
river this morning before the dense fog had
cleared away. grounded on the upper part Of
the bar opposite the city, and there remained
for two hours until pulled off by tug.
Nashville. Memphis. Louisville, Chicago
and Cincinnati were the coolest places re-
corded this morning, the mercury ranging
from $50 to $50, and Nashville the lowest.
Nearly every town above st. Louis to ST.
Paul is gorged with freight and tonnage made
quate to the demand. This state of things
affords the competing steamboat lines an ex
cellent opportunity for advancing crates, which
they are doing with a rush.
Memphis boasts Of the best looking steam
boat passenger agents on the Mississippi. Yes
terday two of them, who went out for short
ride on the Louisville railroad, were mistaken
for members Of Congress by the sleeping-ear
conductor, and invited to produce fifty each
for houoring his car with their presence; they
did it, of course.
The John Kyle left St. Louis Thursday,
drawing five and half feet, and had light
er in tow.
The Snagger de Russey will be down to-day
to work between here and Helena.
The Helena World has the following mystic
rious paragraph: Captain John Blake, Of
the W. j. Lewis, did not get that immensity
Of greenbacks, petroleum, boat stock, etc. Oh,
feminine, thou art the triekiest of 'em all. !"
There is only twenty-four inches reported
on Henderson bar, and every prospect Of its
growing beautifully less. Between Evansville
and Louisville the channel is getting very
low, and some Of the packets have laid up.
GLEANiNGs.
The City of Quincy left New Orleans Wednes
day for st. Louis with $50 tons railroad iron,
5000 sacks salt and other miscellaneous freight
The Bismarck follows the City Of Alton to
New Orleans in the Carroll line....The wreck
ing boat Aid. now converted into q snag boat,
was tOwed up from Carondelet Thursday to st.
Louis. where she is finishing her repairs, and
will be ready to leave for the raft regions in
about twelve days......Captain William Dodge,
who built the Memphis and Vickburg, is now
in Belleville, H., erecting an elevator there in
a Touring mill......The Howard on her way
down added 100 bales cotton at Helena......
| Work on the new South American steamer has
been commenced at Cincinnati.