Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-07

bound South.
Tie Colorado will pass up tomorrow
morning for St. Louis.
The City Of Alton and Mollie Moore
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The local packets out last night had
fair trips Of freight and people.
John d. Father, the we'll known steam
boatman, failed to be elected Sheriff of
St. Louis county.
The Grand Tower for Memphis and
Kountz for New Orleans left St. Louis
last evening.
The Hon. P. W. Strader of Cincin-
natl, who has been identified with river
interests for many years, we regret to
say, is quite i'll at his residence in the
Queen City.
Congressman Clements, who was de-
feated in Southern Illinois for reelection
to Congress, is a bad Republican and
- poor Astboatman.
Captain j. B. Archer, at one time con-
nected in this city with the Memphis and
Louisville packet line, is now claim
agent at Washington.
The new boat building at Cincinnati
for Commodore Wise will be launched
next week.
The City of Vicksburg got away last
evening for St. Louis with 1900 bales OF
Eastern cotton.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, came
in from White river last evening with
1876 bales of cotton, and reshipped at the
mouth l54 bales. She leaves this even
ing on a return trip for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, ct
tending to all way business. Captain
Ed Postal and Ed Crowell, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
The splendid passenger steamer Hi
nois, Captain Mark Cheek in command,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the U. S. mail and at
tending to all way business. Jimmy
Thompson and Charley Sharpe have
chargeof the office.
The Hon. Barbour Lewis took passage
on the White Cor Salt river. The polite
clerk, wishing 10 carry out his doctrines,
assigned him a stateroom in the colored
cabin, but Barbour put on one of his
bland smiles and declined to be placed
in the freedman's bureau" although
he is pledged to vote for the civil rights
bill.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow morning at ten o clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket,
leaves this evening for Helena, the
bends and all points on St. Francis
river, attending to all way business.
Messrs. D. P. Davis and Charley
Smither, two courteous and attentive
gentlemen, have charge of the office.
Freights for the South have advanced
at St. Louis.
The Arkansas river packets are hav'
ing hard time of it, on account of the
low stage of water.
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans
I'D to last week was 2s, zoe bales in excess
of this time last season.
The steambsstmen want to know why
the Mayor and Landing Committee don't
improve the wharf What has become
of the taxes collected that was apprcpri-
ated for the repairing Of the wharfY
Bill, of the Appeal, says the Ella
passed the Mary Boyd coming up last
evening.
The Mary Boyd, Captain John D.
Elliott in command, came in from White
river with ia bales of cotton and is re-
ceiving for return trip. Dan Sullivan,
prince OF good fellows, has charge Of
the Office.
The overthrow of Radicalisn in Lou
isiana has revived business already in
river circles.
The St. Francis brought in liz bales
cotton, s37 sacks seed and a good list OF
people.
The Illinois, leaving this evening, will
have one Of the best trips Of the season.
The St. Joseph, Captain McPbeters, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West,