Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-08

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thence to St. Louis. The Ohio is falling
at Pittsburg, but rising at Louisville,
with 81 feet in the channel from thence
to Cairo. White river is falling, with A
feet in the channel from Jscksonport out.
Arkansas river is declining, with feet
in the channel from Little Rock out.
Business on the landing fair.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing to-day presented lively
The Indiana for Cincinnati passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Shannon and Belle of Texas left
Louisville yesterday for the south.
The Mary Boyd for White river and
St. Francis for Friar Point got out last
evening with fair trips.
The George W. Cheek came in last
evening from Arkansas river with A
bales of cotton and reshipped at the
mouth 81 bales. She picked up a snag
below Pine Bluff, which stripped her lar
board guard from the bow to the cook
house.
The John A. Scudder got away last
evening for New Orleans. She added
here 1870 barrels oil, 800 sacks oil cake
and 900 head of cattle.
TIE Cherokee is aground above Evans
vile.
The John B. Maude, Captain Swivel,
leaves this evening for New Orleans and
the bends, attending to all way business.
She will continue in the trade through
out the season, leaving Memphis every
alternate Thursday. The Maude has no
superior in fare, speed and comfort.
Captain Jake Sedan, an efficient officer
and courteous gentleman, has charge of
the Office.
The Maude gets several hundred bales
of cotton here for New Orleans, a lot of
oil and so tons of way freight.
The elegant Anchor Line packet
City of Chester will leave this evening
for St. Louis and way points, max
ing close connection with the prin-
cipal railroad lines for Eastern and
Western cities. Captain Zeigler, the
especial fayorite of the travelling public,
commands, the genial Charley Quesnel
is in the office, and Mr.. Northrop will
supply the physical demands of guests
Andy Dearth and VIM. Rust are
pilots on the Utah.
The A. ]. White, in command of thai
ever popular officer, Captain George
Malone, came in this morning from the
lower coast with 1913 bales of cotton, {
large lot of seed and a good list o
people. She leaves this evening on 6
return trip for Napoleon and the bends
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Captain Lee Cummins
does the honors of the Office, and is ably
assisted by Messrs. Banksmith and Johr
Smither, two accommodating clerks.
The Steamboatmens Convention a
st. Louis resolved among themselves
that in future they would pay no NOR,
agents, but would allow fifty cents pei
ton for all freight secured. A commit
tee of two was appointed to regulate
freights to and from each port, and al
boats are to be governed by their actor
under penalty.
Freights at St. Louis for New Orleans
have advanced to 4Oc per Dbl on -four
and zoe per hundred.
The R. E. Lee took into New Orleans
last trip 1892 bales cotton.
Captain W. C. Hardwick is loading
two broadhorns at Leavenworth, Ind.
with potatoes for New Orleans.
Captain Eugene Bowers, clerk Of the
steamer Nick Longworth, was elected tC
the position OF City Treasurer at New
port, Ky, this week. We congratulate
him on his success, and feel satisfied be
will make a good officer.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land in command, came in last night
from Pine Bluff with 96 bales Of cotton,
oil sacks seed, a lot Of hides and good
list of passengers, and reshipped at the
mouth IS bales Of cotton. She is re-
ceiving for 3 return trip to Pine Bluff
and all way points on Arkansas river
and will leave Saturday evening, carry
ing the mail and attending to way bust
ness. Walker Outlaw, an efficient
officer, presides at the desk. She viii
hereafter leave Memphis on Saturday,
and Pine Bluff on Tuesdays, and vii
remain in the trade throughout the sea
] son as a weekly packet