Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-17

Captain Thomas Bowman in command,
will be found at the foot OF Jefferson
street receiving for St Francis river and
all way landings through TO Wittsburg,
attending promptly to way business.
The Augusta is well adapted for the
trade and will ply between Memphis
ard Wittsburg throughout the season.
Ed Postal, clever gentleman, is her
purser.
The Wharfmaster assured US that he
would do his duty aud move the big red
whariboat as soon as he could procure
the services of boat to handle her.
The good steamer Nashville. in com
mand Of Captain A. J. Ross, leaves
promptly this evening at five o'clock
for all points on Arkansas river through
to Fort Smith. The Nashville is
staunch steamer and a good carrier.
Captain j. 7. Ross. genial and clever
gentleman, does the honors Of the Office
The John Kyle, Captain Abe Hutch
inson, will leave here Friday morning
for New Orleans and the bends.
The river is now up on the second
floor of the elevator, and freights are
handled on the main floor.
Captain Nat. Green, of the steamer
Richmond, returned this morning from
New Orleans by rail.
Captain William Trask, who has been
taking in the Crescent City for several
days, returned this morning.
The superb passenger steamer Pat
Cleburne, in command of the ever-popu-
lar officer, Captain William Ashford,
leaves this evening at o'clock on her
initial trip in the Memphis and Chicot
City trade, attending promptly to all
way business in the bends. She will
continue throughout the season in the
trade, making semi-weekly trips, leaving
Memphis on Wednesdays and Saturdays
The trade between here and Chicot City
is an important one to Memphis. 1t
connects with two Of the prominent rail
roads of Arkansas, and will be the means
of bringing to Memphis cotton from the
0nachita country, and enable our mer
chants to compete with New Orleans and
other cities. The Cleburne is well
adapted for the trade, and is in charge
of competent and experienced officers.
Her officers will pay strict attention to
all business in the bends, and use their
exertions to bring trade to Memphis that
at present goes elsewhere. Let our mer-
chants show an appreciation CT the above
enterprise, and extend to the Cleburne
liberal patronage Messrs. Davis, Booker
and Smithers, trio of clever gentlemen,
have charge of the office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Wood
burn, is receiving at the wharf for all
points on Arkansas river through to
Fort Smith, and leaves to morrow even
ing.
The Frank Forest, Captain Sexton, is
the regular Wednesday packet for Full
ton and the upper coast, leaving this
evening at o'clock, attending to all
way business. Mr.. Joplin, an afable
gentleman, is her clerk.
Marshal Packard, of New Orleans,
says he will sell the iron steamer John
I. Moore, at Gretna Ferry, on Deem
Der 18th. This is at the suit of Amanda
NJ. F. Simonds, executrix.
The Flirt has been libeled at New Or
leans by Thomas Coin, aud the Favorite
by Josiah Stab.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving this even
ing at 5 o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis.
Billy Dill, the grand electric passenger
agent Of the line, will secure passage
for all upward bound.
The New Orleans packets and Anchor
Line packets are having a lively set-to
at St. Louis in competing for business.
The competition has cut rates down to
l0c per hundred and zoe per barrel on
-four to Memphis and New Orleans. The
New Orleans packets are taking Mem
phis freight at st. Louis at rates under
the Anchor Line, with the expectation
of filing out here with cotton. The
Anchor Line, to compete with New Or
leans steamers, will run a barge line
from this port to New Orleans. The
shippers and consigners will get the
benefit of the fight as long as it lasts
The Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company have formed barge line from
here to New Orleans, and are now ready
to receive freight at the elevator, at the
foot Of Beal street, for the latter point,
at moderate rates.
The Belle Of Texas will ply regularly
between here and Little Rock, making
weekly trips Captain Sammy Miller is
her able representative on shore.
The Robert Mitchell passed up this
morning for the Ohio river, after putting /
Of here a few lots Of groceries.
The Frank Forest brought in 220 bales /
cotton and lot Of seed.
The City Of Augusta came in from
White river with 200 bales cotton, and |
re-shipped "a bales at the mouth for
New Orleans, and three bales at Helena.
The Belle Of Shreveport passed down
ast night Tor Red river.
The Mississippi Valley characterization