Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-05


Vicksburg yesterday.
The Ella left last evening for White
river with a moderate trip.
The c. B. Church left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The Bannock City, Capt. Milt Harry
will arrive this evening from White river
with big trip of cotton.
The splendid steamer Pat Cleburne,
Captain VIM. Ashford, leaves to-day al
5 D. IN. for New Madrid and the bends
and will continue in the trade, leaving
here Fridays and Mondays. The Gle
burne is well adapted to the trade
Messrs. P. D. Davis, Billy Clarke and
Neil Booker, trio Of clever gentlemen
have charge of the Office.
The Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller, with Elliott Miller in the office
will leave to-day at FIVE pm. for Cairo
and Louisville.
A channel has been cut through the
Red river raft, and boats an:now &c
through without detention.
The Mary Boyd, which has been
thoroughly overhauled, reprinted ant
reftted during her retirement, will leave
tomorrow at FIVE pm. for all points oil
the Arkansas river through to For
Smith. She has no superior in fare anC
comfort, and will be in charge of com
petent and careful officers. Captain
Rube Haines commands.
The Clarksville brought out to tn
mouth of the river 700 bales. and re
turned to Little Rock to load for New
Orleans.
The superb passenger steamer Lega
Tender, Captain John Elliott, Is the Sat
urday United States mail packet fo
White river. She leaves tomorrow even
ing for all points on White, Little Rec
and Black rivers.
The John B. Maude went into New
Orleans Wednesday evening with 2S5(
bales cotton, 1900 sacks oil cake and COZ
sacks seed.
The elegant passenger steamer Ben
Franklin, Captain William Miller, leaves
tomorrow at pm. for Cairo and Gin
cinnati, attending to all way business.
The franklin has unsurpassed passen-
ger accommodations, and is in charge OF
experienced officers. Andy Harrigan
does the honors of the Office.
Captain Nat. Green, of the steamer
Richmond, arrived this morning H-om St.
Louis, looking the picture of good
health. He leaves this evening for New
Orleans on the Robert Mitchell.
There were several fresh arrivals OF
broadhorns loaded with produce since
yesterday morning.
The St. Francis, Captain Cummings,
is the Saturday Helena packet. She
goes through on Saturday to Phillips
bayou and Mariana, attending to all
way business.
A bill was introduced in Congress on
Thursday to complete water highway
from the James river to the Ohio, at the
mouth of the Kanawha. The bill directs
the Secretary of War to lay out, con
struct, enlarge and improve a water
way from tide water on the James river
at Richmond, Virginia, to the Ohio
river, at the mouth Of the Kanawha, in
West Virginia, by the way of the james
River and Kanawha canal, the james
Jackson, Greenbrier, Nero and Kama
wha rivers, by canal slack water, the
sluices, and open river navigation, not
less than seventy feet wide, with locks
not less than one hundred feet long and
twenty feet wide, and with capacity for
vessels of at least two hundred and eighty
tons burden.
The Phil Allin, Captain james Lee in
command, is the regular Friday Helens
and Friar's Point packet, leaving at
p.m. B. P. Fields presides in the
Office.
The Mary Boyd is receiving today for
Arkansas river.
Major Harbon, Of the Memphis and
Arkansas River Packet Company, is now
in his glory, as business in Arkansas
river is about TO be resumed.
1t is thought that the Board Of Engin-
GERS viii favPT the Fort St. Philip canal
to the gulf
The Exporter, overdue from St. Louis,
bound for New Orleans, is aground
above Cairo.
Work on the wreck Of the X. P. Walt
has been suspended on account Of the
rise in the river.
The Phil Allin came IN from Friars
Point with 400 bales Of cotton and lot
Of seed. She was three or four hours
working to get into the landing 10 dis
H.. - fr.iUht The landing il too