Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-24

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The Kate Kinney went ont Of Arkan-
sas river for New Orleans with 1900 bales
Of cotton.
The George W. Cheek brought in last
evening lsl bales Of cotton aud 4sS
sacks seed She returned to Napoleon
last night.
The Bannock City, City Of Augusta,
and St. Francis lefi last evening with
fair trips
The Pat Rogers cleared for Cincinnati
with SIC bales cotton.
The Bismarck passed up last night for
st. Louis with Cos tons of freight in
Guiding 1882 boxes and 81 hogsheads
sugar, l54 barrels molasses IS casks
wine and sos packages ofsundries.
The splendid passenger and freight
steamer James d. Parker, in command
of the ever popular officer Captain Bob
Wise, will leave to-day at sharp FIVE for
Cincinnati and all intermediate land
ings. The Parker has superior passen-
ger accommodations and is in charge
of careful officers. Mr.. Mcintyre does
the honors of the office.
Rates on freight at st. Louis on Mon
day were advanced to thirty cents on
-four to Memphisaand fifteen cents per
hundred weight.
The rates of cotton out of White river
to New Orleans are two dollars per bale.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Wood
burn, came in last evening from Pine
Bluff with 254 bales of cotton, and re.
shipped 100 bales at the mouth. The
Belle of Texas is the regular Wednes-
day Pine Bluff and Arkansas river
packet, leaving this evening, attending
to all way business. She has unsur-
passed passenger accommodations. Capt.
Andy Robinson is her chief purser
The Crescent City and barges will
leave the elevator tomorrow evening for
New Orleans direct. Cotton for her
barges will be received at the elevator.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The St. Francis, Captain Cummings,
is the Thursday Helena and bends
packet, leaving at o'clock.
The Paragon, for New Orleans, and
Minneola, for Memphis, left Cincinnati
last evening
The Thomas Sherlock will pass down
tonight for New Orleans.
The H. c. Yaeger added in Madrid
bends 5000 sacks corn.
The Robert Mitchell left Louisville
last evening for New Orleans.
A merry Christmas to all of our
steamboat friends. May they live long
and be happy.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark
Cheek, is the Thursday Napoleon and
bends packet, leaving tomorrow even
ing.
The Pat Cleburne, Captain William
Ashford, arrived this morning from Chi
cot City with a good trip of passengers
and freights. She leaves this evening
at o'clock for Chicot City and the
bends, attending to all way business,
Messrs. D. P. Davis, Charley Smither
and Neil Booker, a trio of clever gentle
men, have charge of the office.
Captain Bob Wise created quite a SEN
sation at the bal-masque last night He
was at all times surrounded by admirers,
and had it not been for the Modoc
Chief he would have carried off a prize
The splendid steamer West Wind,
Capt. Andrews, leaves this evening for
Osceola and the bends, attending to all
way business. Capt. John Darbey will
be found in the Office, ever ready to &C.
commodate the shipping and travelling
public
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, is
the regular Friar's Point and bends |
packet, leaving at FIVE o'clock. Captain
Stack Lee does the honors Of the Office.
The Carrie V. Kountz arrived yester-
day at Little Rock from Fort Smith,
and the Exporter left Little Rock for
New Orleans only partially loaded.
The r. E. Lee went into New Orleans
yesterday with 574l bales Of cotton, the
largest trip since the war. She beat the |
Natehez big trip by 23O bales
The Kate Kinney left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis
The Henry Ames and City Of Yieks-
5drg for, St. Louis passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Arlington, Capt. Bachelor, ar
rived at noon from Cincinnati with
cargo Of general merchandise She /
returns to Cincinnati Friday evening.
The splendid passenger steamer John
B. Maude, Capt. Noel, viii be found in
port this evening, to receive for New
Orleans and the bends, and will leave
.o-morroE evening. The Maude has no
hyperion for specs. and comfort Capt
Ate Grissom has charge Of the Office.