Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-29

and New Orleans packets.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
from Fulton, brought in 80 bales Of cot.
ton and l26 sacks of seed. She leaves
this evening at o'clock for Fulton and
all way landings on the upper coast Mr..
Joplin is her purser.
The City OF Augusta, Captain Thos.
Bowman, came in from St. Francis
river with 339 bales of cotton and a lot
of seed. She is the regular Tuesday
packet for Helena and all points on st.
Francis river, leaving tomorrow eve
ming. Messrs Ed. Postal and Dan Sui
Ivan are her clerks.
The Phil. AIlin, Captain James Lee,
brought in 200 bales of cotton and l24
sacks of seed. She returns to Helena,
Friar's Point and the bends this evening,
attending to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee, clever gentleman, will be
found in charge of the Office.
The towboat Vigilant sunk feet of
barges loaded with coal at Pittsburg on
Friday.
The store.boat Of Messrs Flynn, Mont
gomery Il Co. sunk Christmas night, at
Commerce, Mississippi, in twelve feet of
water. The river pirates in the neigh
borhood robbed the boat of one thousand
dollars worth of goods after she sunk.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Wood
burn, arrived Sunday morning from
Arkansas river with II bales Of cotton
and lot of seed. She leaves toner
row evening for all points on Arkansas
river through to Little Rock. Jim
Franklin prasides in the Office.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark
Cheek, from tie bends, brought in fair
trip of cotton and seed. She is the reg
ular Monday Napoleon and bends
packet leaving this evening at five
o'clock. Messrs. Wildberger and Charley
Sharpe are her clerks.
The local packets report very little
cotton on the banks and little business
doing. The planters and laborers are
enjoying the holidays, and in conse-
quence there will be a dearth of bust
ness until after New Year.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk,
brought in from Cincinnati 400 tons Of
miscellaneous freight. She returns to
Cincinnati tomorrow at five pm.
promptly, and will attend to all way
business.
The Exporter, Captain Williams, is
receiving for New Orleans and the
bends, and leaves tomorrow at five
o'clock. She has no superior in fare,
speed and comfort and will continue in
the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
John Bird, clever gentleman, oficiates
in the Office.
The fine steamer Mary Boyd is re-
ceiving at the wharf for all points on
Arkansas river through to Fort Smith,
and leaves Wednesday at FIVE pm.
Captain Rube Haines commands, with
John O'Neal in the office.
Captain John B. Davis, formerly of
the White River Packet Company, is in
the city on a visit to his friends.
W. H. Brown, the coal king, arrived
to-day from New Orleans per rail.
The Belfast is to be enlarged, shortly,
so feet in length, in depth Is inches, and
converted into an 1900 ton beat.
Captain VIM. Hardwick has sold out
his cargo of potatoes at New Orleans,
and will have his two broad horns towed
back to Shawnetown and reloaded with
corn.
Mr.. P. W. Semmes, the worthy and
efficient assistant Secretary Of the Cot
ton Exchange, places on every steamer
that plies to and from Memphis, we'll got
ten up manifests with the names OF all
Memphis merchants printed o.
them, thus saving the steamboat clerks
considerable time and work in making
out manifests, and We hope and trust
that our steamboat friends will not neg
leot in filing out the nanifests placed
on board by Mr.. Semmes, as it will faeil-
itate matters.
The West Wind, Captain Andrews in
command, came in this morning from
the upper coast with a good trip Of cot
ton and other freight. She leaves this
evening at o'clock for New Madrid and
all way landings on the upper coast.
Captain John Darbey is her clever and
accommodating clerk.
The Great Republic arrived al room
from New Orleans with 200 tons Of mis-
ceIlaneous freight. She will commence
this afternoon receiving for New Orleans
and the bends, and will leave On Wedues-
day evening. The Great Republic viii
continue in the Memphis aad New Or
leans trade.