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

cotton and HOO sacks cotton seed. She
leaves this evening with return trip
for Friar's Point and the bends. Capt.
Stack Lee, courteous gentleman, pre-
sides in the Office and is assisted by B J..
P. Fields and Charley Smither
The City of Quincy passed down yes
terday for New Orleans with 1850 tons
of freight She put off here 25S bbls
-four and few packages of other freight.
The Julia passed mp at noon for st,
Louis with moderate trip, after putting
off at the elevator 1900 sacks of cotton
seed.
The Frank Forest Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, came in from the upper coast with a
fair freight and passenger list, and
leaves this evening for Osceola and all
way landings on the upper coast. j.
W. Rhodes, a clever gentleman. oificiates
in the office.
The Commonwealth passed up last
night for St. Louis with 200 tons freight
and IS cabin passengers.
The Belle Memphis, Capt Crane, ar.
rived this morning from St. Louis with
a full cargo Of grain and proddce. She
leaves the elevator this evening with
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting at st. Louis with the northern
line packets and railroads for St. Pau
and all points East and West Mr..
Hewett is her gentemanly clerk
The Ella Hughes loaded for Arkansas
river at 60 cents per hundred
Commodore Geo. W. Cheek has pur-
chased from the Illinois Central railroa d
the swift and elegant steamer Illinois.
Capt Mark Cheek has left for Cairo to
bring her to this port. The Illinois wi II
De placed in the Memphis and Napoleon
trade after few repairs are made on
her. She is well adapted for the trade,
and is comparatively new boat.
The A. j White, Captain Top Cald-
well in command, came in last evening
from the lower coast with a good trip,
and leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Napoleon and the bends
Messrs. Lee Cummings and Charley
Sharpe are her attentive clerks.
The Falls Pilot, with tow of coal for
the St. Bernard Coal Association, will
arrive in port to-day.
The Smoky City is due from the Ohio
| with tow of coal diamond.
Mr.. Packer, the great coal dealer, is
in the city awaiting the arrival Of the
Smoky City.
The Anchor line packet City of vi cks-
burg, Captain Bob Riley, will leave the
elevator this evening tor Vicksburg and
the bends carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Chris Sharpe,
clever gentleman, does the honors Of
the office.
The Henry Ames, sunk at Waterproof
landing on Friday. will prove total
loss, as she lays in 25 feet of water, and
is badly broken. The principal stems of
her cargo are 5000 sacks of oats, 1000
sacks of corn, 400 packages of lard, $50
tierces Of bacon and 1000 packages of
sundries. Her cargo is estimated at
800, 900, and insured in St. Louis and
New Orleans. The boat was insured in
St. Louis and Western offices for S25, OOe.
The Fort Gibson, Capt. Ed Rowland,
is due to-day from Arkansas river.
The H. c. Yaeger is due from New
Orleans en- route to St. Louis.
Messrs Penny and Seals were pilots
on the Henry Ames.
The Great Republic and James How
ard are painting up for the fall season
at St. louis.
The Atlantic and St Luke will be
down on Wednesday for New Orleans.
Four deck passengers we're lost on the
Henry Ames.
The W. J. Behan, sunk in Red river a
few days since, is all o. X. again.
Captain Reese Dugan has cleared out
Bacon Rock
The Mary Miller loads this week at
Cincinnati for Memphis.
The splendid passenger steamer John
Kyle, Captain Abe Hutchinson in com
mand, will leave the big wharfboat to-
morrow evening for New Orleans and
the bends, attending to all way business.
Mr. Brown, a clever gentleman, is her
purser.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, has
notified Inspector General Smith, Of the
board of steamboat inspection services,
that bis resignation would be accepted
for inefliciency
Captain Reese Pritehard leaves this
afternoon for Padueah to make arrange
ments to dock and repair the steamer
GAINESVILLE.
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