Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

left last night for New Orleans.
The Ida Leon, from the Ohio for Red
river, passed down yesterday.
The Raven brought in from the Ohio
river four barges with Is, 900 barrels salt.
The R. W. Dugan, Captain Walker,
puts off here $50 tons freight and leaves
this evening for Arkansas river.
The George W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, from Napoleon, had l55 bales
cotton and 22S sacks seed. She leaves
tomorrow evening with return trip for
Napoleon.
A man named Hightower killed man,
name unknown, at Australia on Thurs
day last.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in $50 bales cotton and 279
sacks seed. She returns 10 Friar's
Point and the bends at FIVE pm B. P.
Fields is her purser
The Andy Baum came in from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo Of produce,
grain and stock. She returns to Gin
cinnati tomorrow evening.
The St. Francis, Captain Cummings,
from Friar's Point, brought in l36 bales
cotton and 80 sacks seed. She leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends. James
Roland is purser
The Seminole, out of White river, the
first boat Of the season, took into New
Orleans on Friday 1892 bales of cotton.
The Mary Miller came out. of White
river niFriday with a load of cotton for
New Orleans.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain Ashford,
brought in 274 bales of cotton aud 492
sacks seed. She returns to Helena and
Friar's Point tomorrow evening.
The Frank Forest, from the upper
coast, had 20 bales cotton and a lot of
seed.
The officers OF the Tolle report the
Alaska ahoat again.
Rates on cotton from White river to
Memphis have temporarily been reduced
from 81 to 81 80 per bale.
The Kate Kinney, John Kilgour Lnd
Ouachita Belle are due from New Or
leans.
The John Means and bsrges will pass
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell and Anna for
New Orleans, and Ben Franklin for
Memphis, left Louisville yesterday.
The H. S. Turner, Captain Rusk, will
be down this evening for New Orleans.
The James Howard leaves Cairo Tues
day for New Orleans.
Eighteen hundred bales of cotton were
handled at the elevator on Saturday.
The City of Augusta, Captain VIM.
Elliott arrived from Cairo this morning
with 100 tons of freight. The Augusta
has been made as strong and staunch as
new. She is now in complete repair,
and will enter the White river trade.
Captain Ed Postal and Dan Sullivan
are her popular and attentive clerks.
A circular, signed by a number of
prominent celebrities, has been issued,
calling upon Barney Barinds to run for
Wharfmaster. The signers promise him
IL an boart,- eunnnrt
A large schooner, destined for New
Orleans, is lying at Peoria.
Captain Judd West, of the steamer
Babbage, is quite i'll at St. Louis from
injuries received from falling in one of
the barges in tow of the Babbage.
The Legal Tender will arrive to day
from White river with large list of cot
ton. She Is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet.
The Fanny Lewis viii pass down to-
morrow for Red river.
The Esperanza, Belfast and Common
wealth are on berth at st. Louis for
New Orleans.
Dick Brannon goes out as steward Of
the Augusta. A better selection could
not have been made. Dick is one Of
the best caterers on the river.
The Della, a small stern wheel boat
for the Bayou B1uf trade, will pass
down to-day.
The Exporter, Captain Williams, will
leave this evening at pm. or New
Orleans and the bends.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Monday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and st. Louis, leaving At pm.
Billy Blenker Is clerk.
The Ella, in command Of Captain John
Edison, an efficient and worthy of6cer,
arrived Il noon from White river With
$50 bales cstton. lot Of hides, and %
cabin passengers. She is receiving for q
retarn trip for al points on White and
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