Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-29

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The A. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
is the Saturday packet for Napoleon and
the bends, leaving at 8 pm. Messrs.
Wildberger and Charley Sharpe have
charge Of the office.
Mr.. VIM. Ezell, proprietor of the
rfboat, and coal dealer, az the
mouth of White river, is in the city on
business.
The new and elegant steamer John
A. Seudder will leave the elevator this
evening at pm. for Vicksburg and the
bends. Captain Jack Carter commands,
aud is ably assisted in the Office by Cap.
tain Garrett Huls.
Captain John H. oglesby paid $40, 900
for half interest in the steamer Indi-
ana. She will be up tomorrow en- route
for Cincinnati. Etr nlfl
The splendid side-wheel steamer Ar
lington, Captain F T. Bachelor, leaves
this evening at pm. for Cairo and
Cincinnati, attending to all way bust
ness.
Captain W. s. Jones, chief clerk of
the steamer Yazoo, who was married
few days since in Mississippi to Miss
Crump, beautiful and accomplished
lady, arrived in the city yesterday with
his bride. The happy couple came here
to spend the honeymoon with the family
of the groom and his large circle of
friends.
The Belle of Texas was to have left
New Orleans Thursday evening for Ar
kansas river.
When the Pittsburg- made boiler col
lapsed during the.test by Government in
spectors, near Pittsburg last week. Mr..
George Houghton, local inspector from
Louisville, was standing near the door
of the bomb-proof," and was slightly
scalded about the forehead and upon
one hand.
John E. Smither, Esq, announces
himself to day in the LEDGER as an in
dependent candidate for Wharfmaster.
Mr.. Smither is gentleman of unques-
tionable integrity, and has long been |
connected with the river interests. If
elected he will make a good officer
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving to-day at pm. for ST. Louis.
Billy Dill will attend to all who wish
pleasant trip up or down the river on
the Anchor Line packets.
The Bismarck, Jas. Howard, Pauline
Carroll, Great Republic, John A. Seud-
der, Commonwealth, Glencoe and Susie
Silver are the steamers that form the
new St. Louis and New Orleans line. /
The Ashland is loading at Cincinnati
for Arkansas river.
The Bannock City, Capt. Milt Harry
in command, is the regular Saturday
White river mail packet leaving at 5
p, m. for all points on White and Little
Red rivers.
Wash Trenary, of the Phil AlIin, has
been quite i'll for several days.
Joe Locke, the great and good news
dealer on Main street, keeps on hand
steamboat stationery, Western dailies,
weeklies, and sells cheaper
han anybody. "
The Governor Allen has entered the
Red river trade. /
Twenty four barges of coal, 100000
bushels in all, left Pittsburg Wednesday
Tor the Southern market.
The Grand Tower, Captain George
Lennon, will leave the elevator tomor-
'ow at IL m. for Cairo and St. Louis.
Captain Frank Hicks talks Of putting
cotton down 10 SOC per bale from Yicks-
burg to New Orleans.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain James H.
Pepper, viii be at the landing this after
noon to receive for New Orleans and the
bends, and viii leave positively at pm.
Captain ]. I, Washington, the ener.
getic steamboat agent. shipped on the
Pauline Carroll this morning rs bales
cotton and 500 sacks oil cake, He has
engaged aud ships on the Thompson
Dean this evening for New Orleans 1000
Iacks oil cake ard 1000 bales cotton.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. P.
shinkle, will leave the wharf to-day at 4
b m. for New Orleans an the bends.
Captain Lightburne Las engaged for 500
1ales Of cotton.
The Belle Lee and Katie are not doing
IS well as expectation in the Chioot
.rads. Competition in the lower trade is
.oo heavy for theu.
The Capitol City viii be down r.
norrov for Vicksburg.
The news iroS Il.rkansss river. re-
porting a rise, VIII be hailed With i0yIby