Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-04
SPROULE & McCOWN,
Nos. 24l and 243 Main Street.

Belle Memphis for Memphis left ST.
Louis yesterday.
The Longworth for New Orleans left
Louisville last evening.
The John B. Maude got away last
evening for New Orleans, with $50 bales
Of cotton and rs tons of other freight,
and 40 cabin passengers, including two
bridal parties.
The A. P. Kouns backed out last
evening for Arkansas river, flying light.
She goes TO Arkansas to get load of cot
ton for New Orleans.
Captain Reese Dugan came down on
the R. W. Dugan yesterday, and goes to
the wreck of the Mohawk to look after
her machinery.
The r.. W. Dugan reshipped rs tons of
freight, and had for Memphis $50 barrels
of cement. She left to-day for Arkan-
sas river with fair trip, and expects
to pick up load OF cotton for New Or
leans.
The Mountaineer will be taken to
Louisville and be dismantled.
The Julia, Captain Blake. is the An
Choir Line packet leaving this evening
for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The A. J. White, Capt. Geo. Malone,
is the United States mail packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Napoleon, and
will give through bills of lading for
freights on Arkansas river to Pine Bluff.
The local packets out last night had
goods trips of freight and people.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land, will be found in port to-day receive
ing for all points on Arkansas river
through to Pine Bluff and will leave to-
morrow evening.
The Thompson Dean, Idlewild, Great
Republic and Thomas Sherlock leave
New Orleans this evening. They all
have Knights Templar on board and will
come through on double-quick time.
The Belle of Shreveport passed up at
loan, for st. Louis with 500 tons of
sugar and molasses.
The Mary Boyd arrived this morning
from the Ohio river with 55S bales hay,
so bales straw, 80 stoves, 100 barrels Of
-four and lot of sundries. She goes to
White river on Tuesday next.
The A. J. White came IN this morning
from below with l13 bales of cotton and
92S sacks of seed. She leaves tomorrow
evening with return trip for Napoleon
and the bends, carrying the mail, attend
ing to all way business and connects at
the mouth of the river with the Arkan-
sas river packets.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, came in this morn
ing from the upper coast with 1913 bales
Of cotton and $50 sacks seed. She
leaves this evening with a return trip,
paying strict attention to all way bust
ness.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
came in this morning with 53S bales of
cotton and Ssi sacks seed. She leaves
this evening with return trip for Friar's
Point aud the bends. Captain Stack
Lee does the honors of the Office, and has
for his aids Messrs. George Grifing and
Billy Willis.
The Bismarck arrived this morning
from St. Louis en- route to New Orleans
well laden and gets away this evening.
She put off here a few packages of
freight and added 500 bales of cotton.
The receipts of cotton per river to-day
foot up 1888 bales.
The Paragon will be down this even
ing for New Orleans.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop-
lin, came in this morning from the
upper coast with 81 bales cotton, l27
sacks seed and a lot Of sundries. She
leaves this evening on q return trip for
0sceola and the bends and viii attend
to all way business. ]. W. Rhodes, one
of the best fellows in the world. has
charge Of the Office.
The splendid steamer Exporter, Capt.
Conway, will leave tomorrow at II m.
for New Orleans. She is q good carrier
and has fine accommodations for pas
sengers. Captain James Reese, agenial
and clever gentleman. has charge of the
Office.
The James D. Parker, Captain Be-
Wise in command. came in At -