Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-31

There is an improvement IN cotton
shipments south per river route.
The rates on cotton to New Orleans
are 81 to 25 per bale per steamer and
zoe to 75c per bale by barge.
Captain Dave Hukill has Withdrawn
from the race for Wharfmaster in favor
Of Dick Lightburne.
The Fannie Tatum for Fort Smith
and John Howard for New Orleans left
Little Rock yesterday.
Elisha Evans and Billy Haines go out
this evening as pilots on the Pat Gle
burne. Elisha left the Cherokee at New
Orleans to go on the Cleburne, and
Billy Haines quit the Kountz at the
mouth of the river to be his partner.
The Ben Franklin will arrive this
evening from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of general merchandise.
The Pauline Carroll will pass down to-
night for New Orleans.
The James Howard will be down to.
morrow for New Orleans.
The Nick Longworth will pass down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The river at ST. Louis is full Of heavy
running ice, aud unless the weather
moderates navigation from 81 Louis to
Cairo will be suspended.
The Indiana, for Cincinnati, Mary
Miller, for White river and John A. scud-
der, for St. Louis, left New Orleans last
evening.
The Pat Rogers left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Fulton and all intermediate landings on
the upper coast, attending to way bust
ness. Mr.. Joplin is her gentiemanly
clerk.
The splendid steamer Mary Boyd,
Captain Rube haines, leaves this even
ing at 5 clock for Little Rock and all
way points on Arkansas river connect
ing at Little Rock with the Fort Gibson
fer Fort Smith. John 0'Neill does the
honors of the office.
The Minneola cleared for Cincinnati
last night with 100 bales of cotton.
The local packets had slim trips out.
The palatial floating palace Great
Republic, in command of Captain.Wm.
Thorwegan and Captain Frank Hicks,
will leave this evening for New Orleans
and the bends. The Republic has no
equal in fare, speed and comfort, and is
in charge of competent officers. Philo
Young, a courteous gentleman, is her
chief clerk and is ably seconded in the
person of Joe Spears, one of the jolliest
and kindest hearted tars on the river.
The new steamer Paragon is due to-
morrow from Pittsburg. She is mon
ster stern-wheeler, is 26O feet long, As
feet beam, and Z feet hold, and will
carry 1000 tons.
The Pat Cleburne, in command Of
Capt. VIM. Ashford, is the regular Chi
cot City and bends packet, leaving this
evening at 5 o'clock. She will pay
strict attention to all way business, aud
give through bills of lading to Pine
Bluff, connecting at Chicot City with
the Pine Bluff railroad. Messrs. d. P.
Davis, Charley Smither, and Neil Book
er, a trio of clever and competent clerks,
have charge of the office, while Mr.
Starr, her worthy mate, has charge of
the main deck,
The Great Republic, for New Orleans,
is filling up with cotton, and will have a
good start for a trip. She will continue
in the Memphis trade throughout the
season.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo aad St. Louis, leaving at 5 pm.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, is
receiving for Cincinnati, and leaves to-
morrow evening.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, is
the regular Wednesday Friar' Point and
bends packet, leaving this evening at 8
o'clock. Captain Stack Lee, an amiable'
gentleman, has charge of the office.
The steamboatmen in making their
New Year calls tomorrow will have an
opportunity of having their calling
cards furnished gratuitously by the can
didates for Wharfmaster.
The Frank Forest cane in from the
upper coast with a quantity Of cotton
and other freight
The Phil Allin had $50 bales cotton
and lot Of seed.
We wish our steamboat friends
happy New Year, and trust that the
new year will be more favorable to their
interests than the old year The past
year has been q severe one upon steam
boatmen. Few II any Of the steamers
have made money. It has been through
out disastrous year, not ouly to steam
boat owners, but steamboatmeu. 1873
will long be remembered, and we soy
may the new year Of 1874 bring with i.
for the steamboatmen wealth and pros
perity.
The Bannock City will arrive this
evening from White river with big trip
OF cotton.
The new and staunch freight steamer