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

The c. B. Church passed up last night
for Cincinnati with 100 sacks Of salt,
200 tons of sugar and molasses, and
John Rosinsons circus, which goes int
winter quarters at Cincinnati.
Ferd. Hamilton arrived in the city
yesterday from Hot Springs. He comes
here to engage again in plotting. Capt.
Ferd. is one Of the best Arkansas river
pilots.
The John B. Maude cleared for New
Orleans last evening with 400 bales of
cotton and big list of passengers.
She has engagements in the bends for
1900 bales Of cotton.
The Laura Davis returned to Cairo
last night.
Pittsburg coal is being furnished to
steamboats, at sixty cents per box.
The Clarksville, for Arkansas river,
had an excellent trip.
The toW.boat Mary Ann passed South
last evening with a tow of coal.
The Phil Allin brought in 343 bales
cotton and 1886 sacks seed. She leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for Helena,
Friar's Point aud the bends. Captain
Jim Lee, the pioneer Of the trade, com.
mands the Allin, with B. P. Fields and
Stack Lee in the office.
The Nick Longworth will pass up to-
day for Cincinnati.
The Carrie V. Kountz will be found at
the landing this evening to receive for
Arkansas river, and will leave tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for all points IN
Arkansas river, through to Fort Smith.
The Ashland left Louisville last
evening for Arkansas river
The Thompson Dean left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The Emile LaBarge left Vicksburg
last evening for st. Louis.
The Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs,
will be found at the landing to-day to
receive for New Orleans and the bends,
and will leave at FIVE pm. Captain
Aiken does the honors of the office.
The Kate Kinney for New Orleans,
and Capitol City for Vicksburg, left st.
Louis last evening.
The Minneola, for Memphis, passed
Evansville yesterday morning at nine
o'clock.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati yes
terday for Memphis.
The Missouri closed at Sioux City on
the 4th.
The A. j. White having been detained
by fog, will leave promptly to-day at
pm. for Napoleon and the bends. Mark
Cheek commands, with Messrs. Wild
berger and Charley Sharpe have charge
of the.office.
The snagboat S. H. Long has been
doing good service between here and
Vicksburg. Captain Hurley says he has
pulled SO snags out of the channel be-
tween the Bluff City and Vicksburg, and
has about $50 more to pull out. He
cleaned out the chute at Paw Paw
island SO thoroughly that it is now open
for the passage of boats.
Nearly all of the sunken Alaka's cargo
has been recovered.
The City of Alton had for St. Louis |
$50 hogsheads sugar, 400 barrels mo-
lasses, and 300 bales moss.
The fine steamer Arlington, Captain
Frank Bachelor, is receiving for Gin
cinnati, and leaves tomorrow evening.
The Great Republic will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The good and staunch steamer Fort
Gibson, Captain Rowland, is receiving
for Arkansas river, and leaves to-mor-
row evening at FIVE o'clock for all points
on Arkansas river through to Fort
Smith. Messrs. Gus O'Neal and Char
ley Musselman, two clever gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
Messrs. Bevey Williams and Hugh |
Dunbar, two well-known gentlemen OF
are in the city, and are guests
Of Prince Champour de Champboure.
An effort is being made in the Senate
% pass Negley's bill, which passed the
House on Monday, removing the hmita-
ions on the amount Of steam to be car
-ied on tugs and by freight vessels on
he Ohio river and its tributa ries.
The elegant steamer Pat Cleburne,
Captain VIM. Ashford, is the regular
Friday packet for New Madrid and the
bends, leaving at FIVE pm, attending to
III way business. Messrs. Davis, Billy
Clark and Neil Booker, trio of clever
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
The splendid steamer Legal Tender,
Japtain Milt Harry, is the Saturday
White river United States mail packet
She will be in port tomorrow morning
md leave in the evening for all points
N White river.
The A. J. White brought in 253 bales
cotton and 43l sacks seed.
The Charles Bodmann is due to-day
rom New Orleans en- route for Cincin-
iat.
Captain Al Goosin has retired from
be command Of the steamer Kate Kin