Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-20

week 1910 bales Of cotton, the blue rid
bon week for local packets. She, under
the guidance Of her competent officers,
is growing in favor with the shipping
and travelling public.
Charley smither, who, by the way, is
one Of the most popular clerks on the
river, is now bill-clerk on the Pat Gle
burne. He is quite al acquisition TO
the Cleburne, and is well liked in the
bend trade.
The Kittie Hegler came in this morn
ing from Arkansas river. She discharg-
ed here ISL bales Of cotton, adds 100
bales for Cincinnati, and expected to get
away at noon.
Twelve broadhorns passed here yes
terday en- route south, loaded with pro-
duce and wares.
The Future City took the barge loaded
here with cotton for New Orleans, and
left another to be loaded, which will
leave here Tuesday next.
The good steamer St. Francis, Capt.
Cummings, is the regular Saturday Hell
ena. bends and St. Francis river packet.
She leaves at FIVE o'clock, and will ex-
tend her trip to Phillips bayou and Ma
rianna. Captain James Roland, vet
eran boatman, presides in TN office.
The Ben Franklin, leaving this even
ing for Cincinnati, will have 1000 bales
of cotton and lot of hides and old
rags.
The packets report the river near over
its banks in many places in the bends.
A large amount of wood, prepared along
the banks for steamboats,, has been
swept away by the rise.
The fine steamer West Wind, Captain
Andrews in command, came in this
morning from the upper coast with a
good list of cotton and seed. She is the
regular Saturday packet for 0sceola and
the bends, and leaves at 5 o'clock, at
tending promptly to all way business. Mr..
o. X. Joplin presides in the Office.
The Falls Pilot, with six barges of
Pittsburg coal and three barges Of St
Bernard coal for the st. Bernard Coal
Company, is due tomorrow from the
Ohio river.
Owing to competition coal is being
furnished to steamboats, here at fifty-five
cents box for Pittsburg and forty-fve
cents for Grand Tower and lower Ohio
river coal. The competition of the st.
Bernard Coal Company will prove bene-
fetal to Memphis, and result in keeping
down the price of coal. The stock
aAoat here is $4,000 bushels, and over
500, 900 in city yards. At White river
there are 100000 bushels, and heavy
stock at Arkansas City and all points
below.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, is the Saturday Napoleon
packet leaving at clock for Napoleon
and all way landings in the bends. Lee
Cummings is her p=;me minister.
There are 1900 bales of cotton at
Helena awaiting shipment to New Or
leans. The warehouses and wharf at
Helena is blocked up with cotton await
ing shipment.
The Legal Tender, Captain John Eli
oft, leaves to-day at 5 o'clock for all
points on White, Little Red and Black
rivers, carrying the United States mail
and attending to all way business.
Walker Outlaw, worthy gentleman and
accommodating clerk, has charge of the
Office.
Tonnage for New Orleans is scarce.
There are over 1000 bales of cotton here
awaiting shipment to New Orleans.
Captain Dick Love will remain in the
city several days, and have a reunion
with his numerous friends.
The elegant passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Rube Haines in com
mand, leaves to-day at FIVE pm. for Lit
tie Rock and all way points on Arkan-
sas river, carrying the New Orleans
mail. Messrs. John O'Neal and Billy
Nichols are her attentive clerks.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
with Mr.. Walton in the Office, is tae An
Choir Line packet, leaving the elevator
at ten am. for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Wharfmaster will certainly move
the big wharfbOat tomorrow. The land
ing then will be free, and there will be
no further excuse to move her.
Miss Sallie Pepper, daughter of Capt.
James d. Pepper, of the Thompson
Dean, died at Avondale, Ohio, Wednes-
day.
The splendid passenger steamer John
Kyle, Captain Abe Hutchinson, will be
found in port this afternoon to receive
for New Orleans and the bends, and
will leave at FIVE o'clock. She has en-
gagements here for 700 bales Of cotton
and 400 bales at Helena. Mr.. Brown,
a clever gentleman, prssides in the
Office.
The James Howard, for St. Louis, I
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton in /
command, came in last evening from
the upper coast with 81 bales Of cotton,
I9l sacks Of cotton and 5l9 sacks Of
seed. She leaves this evening at 5 o clock
for Fulion and all way landings on the
MINER coasf. attending promptly % way