Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-20

evening from st. Louis.
A steady snow was reported at Nash
vile yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell, for Cincinnati,
and Belle Lee, for ChicOt City, left New
Orleans last evening.
The John Kyle, en- route from st.
Louis to New Orleans with heavy
cargo, is reported aground at Greenfield
bar.
Captain Dick Lightburne announces
himself in the LEDGER this evening as a
candidate Cor reelection for the position
Of Wharfmaster. Mr.. Lightburne has
proved himself an efficient officer in the
past, and had it not been that his move
ments have been retarded by the Mayor,
the levee would long since have been
improved, and the revenue which be-
longs to the wharf applied to the same
instead Of being used to pay other in
debtedness AS Dick is popular with
all classes he will probably win the heat.
The fine steamer A. J. White, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular Thursday
packet for Napoleon and the bends,
leaving at pm. Messrs. Robert Wild
berger and Charley Sharpe, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
A meeting of the st. Louis and Red
River Packet Company will be held this
week at St. Louis to arrange for a
thorough organization of the company
and establishment Of the line.
During the storm at Cairo on Sunday
five barges of coal, in TOW OF the Key
stone, were blown hard aground at the
head of the Grand Chain on the Ohio,
and the wharfboat at Mound City was
blown across the river. No other dam
age is reported.
The City Of Chester will pass up to-
night for St. Louis.
The new and staunch packet Ella,
Captain Cummings in command, came
in last night from White river with 1872
bales of cotton, and put off at the
mouth of the river PSI bales. The Ella
is receiving at the foot of Jefferson street
for a return trip to all points on White
river through to Jacksonport, and will
leave tomorrow evening. Captain Sam
Miller will make engagements for her.
The elegant steamer City of Vicks-
burg, Captain Bob Riley, is the Apchor
line packet leaving tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The splendid sidewheel steamer Ben
Franklin, Captain W. B. Miller, will ar
rive in port to-day and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip Cor Cincinnati
and all points on the Ohio.
The Kittie Higher left Louisville last
evening for Arkansas river.
The superb passenger steamer 0uach-
ita Belle, Captain Blanks in command,
leaves promptly this evening at 5 o'clock
Cor New Orleans and the bends, attend
ing to all way business. The Belle has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations,
and will attend to all way business in
the bends. Mr.. Holmes, a clever gem
tleman, has charge of the office.
Dad Durham, who run mate for seve-
raj years on the Memphis and St. Louis
packets, is now mate on the Bannock
City in White river.
The Andy Baum got away last even
ing for Cincinnati with 503 bales of cot
ton and lot of miscellaneous freight.
The St, Joseph will take the place of
the Adam Jacobs in the Grand Tower
trade. The Jacobs will be dismsntled
and her machinery placed in new boat
The Legal Tender will arrive to-mor-
row from White river with big list of
cotton, aud returns to White river Sat
urday evening.
The Susie Silver and Sam Hale and
5srges are due to-day from New Orleans.
The Alaska, Cherokee and James d.
Parker are due to-day from the Ohio
river.
James Saycts, the great aud good pas
seuger agent, wants ali the weary trav-
elers bound south to take passage on the
0uachita Belle.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor line packe; tomorrow
at ten clock for Cairo and st. /
Louis. She is a good steamer, aud has
good passenger accommodations.
The Bart Able, with new hull, made
! trial trip Sunday at New Orleans.
The steamer W. d. Smith is coming
rom the upper Mississippi to winter in
Red river
A coiored man, while scrubbing the
Wheel house Of the James Howard while
underway opposite Delta. fell in the
liver and was drowned.
The Yazoo river pilots have formed
In association and raised their wages to
200 Ger month, instead Of Sl25. They
,lso signed an agreement TO make it q
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