Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-27

Maude. John Bird, clever gentleman
and attentive officer. has charge Of the
office.
The upper and lower coast packets had
fair trips out last evening.
The Pargoud, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati last night.
The Belle Memphis left 81. Louis last
evening for Memphis.
The Kate Kinney. for Memphis; John
Garrett and barges, for Cincinnati,
passed Vicksbdrg yesterday.
The fine steamer st. Francis. Captain
in command, is the regular
Saturday Helena and Mariana packet,
leaving this evening at 5 O'Clock for
Helena and all points on st. Francis
river and Phillips bayou. Captain
James Roland is her chief clerk
The Belle Lee has been tied up in New
Orleans for $4,000 damages to the
Spanish brig. Captain Frank Hicks is
coming up in command Of the Great
Republic.
The Arlington, Captain Frank Batche-
lor, sails this evening for Cincinnati
and way points on the Ohio: She has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations.
The George W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, is the Saturday Napoleon and
bends packet, leaving this evening at 8
o'clock. Lee Cummings does the honors
of the Office.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. Billy
Dill, passenger agent of the line, will
ticket travellers by the Anchor Line to
all points East and West.
The Nashville, Captain A. j. Ross, is
receiving for all points on Arkansas
river through to Fort Smith, and leaves
to-day at pm. She will give prompt
attention to all way business. Captain
j. 7. Ross, clever gentleman, has
charge of the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby, will
leave this evening fer New Orleans and
the bends. She has no superior in fare
speed and comfort.
The Robert Mitchell will pass down
tonight for New Orleans.
The John Kilgour and Great Republic
are due tomorrow from New Orleans.
Last year at this time our harbor was
gorged with ice, and several steamers
and coal fats we're crushed and lost by
the moving ice. This year the winter so
far has been mild, but we may expect
cold weather,next month.
Business in river circles will be dull
until after the first of January. There
has been a big falling off of shipments
of cotton and merchandise since the
holidays began.
The Maude, for New Orleans, added
1900 bales of cotton at Helena.
The New Orleans boats in Arkansas
river are not doing as we'll as they antic-
ipated, and but very few of the steamers
that ventured up that stream will make
it pay.
The City of Quincy passed up at noon
for St. Louis with $50 tons of
freight. Captain Snow, her chief clerk,
came through from New Orleans by rail,
and reioined his boat here.
The Exporter put off 8l9 bales of cot
ton at the mouth of White river which
she brought out Of Arkansas river She
leaves here on Tuesday for New Or
leans, and takes the $40 bales on board
as she goes down.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain VIM. Ash
ford in command, is the regular Satur-
day packet, leaving this evening at five
o clock for Chieot City and all landings
in the bends. The Cleburne has su-
perior passenger accommodations and
is a good and safe carrier. Messrs. d.
P Davis. Charley Smither and Neil
Booker a trio of clever and aceommo
dating clerks, have charge Of the Office.
She will give through bills of lading for
freight to Pine Bluff via Chieot City.
Andy Dearth and Dan Lucas will
pilot the Utah to Arkansas river.
Captain Joe Kinney, owner Of the
new steamer Kate Kinney, arrived this
morning from New Orleans by rail, and
is the guest Of Captain Dick Lightburne.
The superb passenger steamer Legal
Tender, Captain John Elliott, is the reg
ular Saturday White river United States
mail packet, leaving this evening for al
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers. Walker Outlaw, an efficient and
worthy officer, presides in the Office.
Mr.. v. c. Deutzel has resumed his
position as river reporter Of the New
Orleans Picayune. His severance with