Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-15

channel from Louisville down. white
river is falling again. though there is a
fair stage Of water from Jacksonport "a
the mouth. Arkansas river continues
at low tide, with only tweniy-eighi inches
on the shoalest bars. Business on thu
landing this morning. was quite active
with several boats in port receiving anC
discharging. There was a good move
ment in cotton shipme nts, as also in re
turn freights for White river and the
bends.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The A. j. White arrived last night
from Napoleon with the blue ribbon trip
Of the season. Her cargo included 13j
bales Of cotton, 30 bags seed cotton, l4s
sacks seed, and a large number Of pas
sengers. She returns to Napoleon and
the bends this evening.
The Carrie V. Kountz passed up esis
morning for st. Louis.
The Henry Ames arrived this morning
from St. Louis with a large cargo oI
freight on herself and barge. The prin'
cipal items Of her cargo are 5000 'scks
corn, 1000 barrels -four, 500 dry barrels
300 head stock, and so families Of gypsies
with their wagons and traps. She adds
here $50 bales of cotton. which was Sc
cured for her by Capt. Dick Lightburne-
She had also a large passenger list, and
expected to get of at IL a. IN. for New
Orleans.
The Sam j. Hale, for Cincinnati;
Ouachita Belle, for Memphis; Future
City and barges, for St. Louis, left New
Orleans last evening.
The superb passenger steamer Pat
Cleburne, Captain VIM. Ashford in Com
mand. is the regular Saturday Helena
and Friar's Point packet leaving this
evening at sharp FIVE, attending to all
way business in the bends. Mesa's.
Davis and Clark are her gentlemanl.y
clerks.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
arrived during the morning from St.
Louis with full cargo of Western pro-
ducts. She is the regular Saturday An
Choir Line packet for Cairo and St.
Louis, and leaves the elevator this even
ing at FIVE o'clock. Her officers are
competent and careful boatmen. Billy
Dill, the passenger agent of the line,
will attend to all wishing pleasant trip
to st. Louis
Dan Rice has chartered the steamer
Argosy at Louisville to transfer his cir
Gus down the river.
The Kinney and Katie P. Kountz left
st. Louis last evening for New Orleans.
The John Kyle leaves St. Louis to-
day for New Orleans.
The cotton rate from Shreveport TO
New Orleans is three dollars per bale.
The Frank Forest has laid up for the
present AS soon as business opens out
better in the upper coast trade she will
be brought out again.
The fine steamer West Wind will co ~
tinue to make regular trips between
bere and Osceola, attending to all way
business.
Captain W. P. Walker returned to-
Cincinnati last evening on the Arlington.
The Exporter and John A. Scudder
will pass up for St. Louis to-day.
The Lady Lee will pass down today
for Red river.
The Mary Houston passed up last
evening for Louisville with fair up
stream trip.
The City of Helena passed down FOR
Vicksburg last nj ght, after putting off
here seven hundred packages of freight.
The splendid passenger steamer A.
j. White, Captain Mark Cheek in COM
mand, is the regular Saturday Napoleon
and bends packet, leaving at am.
The White will promptly attend to all
way business in the bends. Messrs.
Wildberger, Sharpe and Booker, trio
of clever gentlemen, have charge of the
office.
The Andy Baum is due tomorrow
from Cincinnati, and will leave on Tues
day with return trip. Captain Ed.
Cobb will make engagements for her.
Captain W. B. Miller will introduce
into the Cincinnati and Memphis trade
the large side-wheel steamer Ben Frank
lin, which has been one of the favorite
packets of the mail line between Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
The splendid passenger steamer Legal
Lender Captain John D. Elliott in COM
mand, leaves this evening at 5 pm. for
all points on White river through to
Jacksonport. The Legal Tender is a
good and safe carrier, has elegant pas
senger accommodations, and is in charge
of experienced officers. Walker Out
law, a gentleman who is noted for his
and uniform kindness, has
charge of the office.
Captain Frank Cakes has quit the
hotel business at Cincinnati, and will
resume command of his old packet. the
Alaska.
The father OF Luther 7. and j. B.
Woods was run over and killed at St.
Louis on Tuesday by transfer wagon.