Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-13


Cummings, is the Saturday packet for
Helena, the bends, Phillips bayou and
Mariana, leaving at five ?. m, attend
ing to all way business. Captain Jas.
Roland is her chief clerk.
The Charles BodmaDn, Captain A. P.
Shinkle, will leave the wharf Sunday at
four p. m. for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. She has superior passenger
accommodations.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, with Lee Cummings in the
Office, is the regular Saturday packet
for Napoleon and the bends.
The Sam j. Hale and barges, and
Mary Alice and barges, will pass down
this evening for New Orleans.
The Minneola will arrive this evening
from Cincinnati with large cargo of
merchandise.
The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans
last night for Cincinnati.
The Charles Bodmann for Cincinnati,
Belle Lee for Chicot City, and Crescent
City and barges fer St. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The City of Quincy for New Orleans,
and Belle Memphis for Memphis, left
st. Louis yesterday.
The Ashland, for Arkansas river,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock yes.
terday for Memphis.
The splendid passenger steamer Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving to-day at 5 p. m. for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Dill, the
wonderful passenger agent of the line,
will secure state rooms for all bound up
the river.
The good steamer Fort Gibson, Capt.
Bowling in command, sails to-day at 5
pm. for all points on Arkansas river
through to Fort Smith. Messrs. Gus.
O'Neil and Charley Musselman, two
courteous and attentive officers, have
charge of the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neil, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving Sunday
morning at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
the bends, attending to all way business.
The palatial side wheel passenger
steamer Arlington, Captain Frank
Bachelor, with Mr.. Mcconnell, a clever
gentleman, in the Office, will leave to-day
at Bpm. for Cairo, Cincinnati and all
way points along the Ohio.
The splendid freight and passenger
steamer Legal Tender, Captain Milt
Harry, leaves to-day at five pm. for all
points on White, Little Red and Black
rivers, carrying the United States mail.
Mr.. Walker Outlaw, genial and clever
gentleman, presides in the Office, and
he will make it pleasant for all wishing
a safe journey up White river.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain William
Ashford, arrived last night from the
upper coast with 1919 bales cotton, 81
sacks seed, 531 sacks eern, l6 head cat
tie and % cabin passengers. She was
delayed on account of the bad weather
and fog. The Cleburne will leave this
evening at FIVE o'clock for New Madrid
and the bends, attending to all way
business. Mr.. Davis, assisted by Messrs.
Clark and Booker, run the clerical de-
partment.
]. I. Corners boat, loaded with po-
tatoes, apples and onions, from Rome,
Indiana, and Thomas Drinkwater's
boat, from Cloverport, Kentucky, with
an assorted load Of feed and produce,
are the latest arrivals at the aatboat
landing.
Cox & Langford's two boats passed
down without landing.
The Carrie V. Kountz left last night
for Arkansas river with light trip. She
goes to Fort Smith to load with cotton
for New Orleans.
The West Wind, from Osceola,
brought in lSe bales cotton and a lot of
seed.
Messrs. Elliott, Of the White River
Packet Company. will place the new
and fine side wheel steamer City Of Au.
yusta in the Memphis and St. Francis
liver trade, and we trust that our mer-
chants will aid Messrs. Elliot in their
grand enterprise, and bestow upon the
liberal patronage. She will |
be a valuable acquisition in the trade to /
and bring here large amount
Of business which now goes elsewhere. |
If properly supported she will be con-
linued in the trade throughout the sea-
son. Captain Thomas Bowman, the I
pioneer Of the St. Francis river trade, /
Who is we'll and fAvOrably known BY
every woman, man and child along the
banks Of the St. Francis, viii command
he Augusta, and viii be ably seconded ]