Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-18
sPROULE & McCOWN,
Nos. 241 and 243 Main Street.

extended along the water courses of the
Southwest, and rise in the upper rivers
is anticipated.
The James Howard has gone from
Cairo to St. Louis to load for New Or
leans.
The Mary Boyd arrived at Cairo yes
terday and proceeded to Mound City to
go on the docks.
The St. Luke left Vicksburg yesterday
for st. Louis
The John F. Tole arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
The City of Helena left St. Louis for
Vicksburg yesterday.
A big rise is looked for out of the upper
Mississippi and Missouri.
The steamer Pauline Carroll was auc.
toned off at St. Louis yesterday. She
was knocked down to Captain John N.
Bofinger for 5000. He will repair and
place her in the st. Louis and New Or
leans trade.
The a. ]. White, for Napoleon, and
st. Francis. for Helena, got away last
night with good trips Of freight and
people.
The GAINESVILLE is due from White river
tomorrow with 800 bales of cotton.
The Paragon passed up last night for
St. Louis with $50 tons of freight She
put of here 100 boxes tin, l25 sacks
salt, "a packages molaSses and 70 pack
ages sundries.
The Capitol City passed down last
night for Vicksburg well laden. She
put off here 1000 packages of grain and
produce and added 30 tons of freight for
the bends.
The St. Joseph came in last night
from st. Louis with full cargo of grain
and produce, and returned this morning
with a good list of cotton.
Captain Lew Hates will command the
Robert Mitchell this season, instead of
Captain James Pepper
There is quite a: number of hatboats
along the Ohio river loaded with pro
duce, including apples, awaiting a rise
to come south for market.
A movement is on foot among the
steamboatmen of this port to enjoin the
city administration from collecting the
wharfage tax. No effort as yet has been
made to improve the wharf, notwith-
standing there is several thousand dol |
lars in bank for that purpose.
The Empire, Captain Jeanfrau, foun-
dered at the levee at New Orleans yes
terdsy morning and thirty lives we're
lost. The Empire was built at Algiers
and is three years old. She was valued
at $50 900, and partially insured in New
Orleans Offices.
The steamer 0riole has been chartered
at St. Louis by parties from Helena to
ply in the Helena and St. Francis river
trade.
The Fannie Tatum leaving this even.
for New Orleans will have all she wants
and will 6ll out with cotton in the bends.
The Julia passed up for St. Louis last
night with moderate trip.
The Glencoe will be down this after
noon for New Orleans.
The Phil Allin, Captain Games Lee,
leaves this evening on re-
turn trip for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending to all way business
Captain Stack Lee holds forth in the
office. Messrs. George Grifing and
Billy Willis are his assistants.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Yves
Sneed in command, came in from the
upper lake region with rs bales cotton
and Gao sacks seed She leaves this
evening with return trip for Osceola
md all way landings on the upper coast. !
Captain Ed Outlaw, an efficient officer
md courteous gentleman, does the hon
,rs Of the office.
The Fannie Tatum, Captain Elwell in |
leaves promptly this evening
It o'clock for New Orleans and the
lends. attending to all way business. |
dr. a. c. Tatum has charge Of the
lfice.
The Frank Forest leaves this evening
N a return trip for 0sceola and the bends, !
attending to all way business. Captain
Ok. Joplin commands and J. W. Rhodes |
oresides in the Office
The new steamer Colonel Kouns is
on the upper Ohio will be com
pleted in few days. !