Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-09

| stationary from OlHclnnaJ uOWn, Win
t! ten feet in the channel. White and Ar.
kansas rivers remain at low tide. Bust
ness on the landing moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Charles B. Church and Sam j.
Hale and barges for New Orleans passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Mauiuelle left Little Rock yester-
day for Fort Smith.
The Julia for Vicksburg and Paragon
for New Orleans left st. Louis yester.
day.
The Mary Alice and barges for st.
Louis and Tom Sherlock for the Ohio
river passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Falls Pilot arrived from the lower
Ohio river last evening with tow Of
barges containing 100000 bushels of coal
for the st. Bernard Coal Association.
The Thompson Dean passed up last
night for Cincinnati with 800 tons Of
freight and full of people, including a
large number of Knights Templar.
The Belle of Texas for Arkansas river,
City of Augusta for White river and A.
j. White for Napoleon got away last
night with good trips.
The Vint Shinkle backed out last night
for Cincinnati with 700 bales of cotton,
a lot of sundries and % cabin passen-
gers.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, came in this morn
ing from the upper coast with 9bales Of
cotton, 923 sacks seeds, lot of sundries
and good list of people. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for 0sce-
ola and the bends, attending to all way
business. Captain Ed Outlaw is her
purser
The Commonwealth is due to-day
bound for New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last evening with 1862 bales of cot.
ton and fair list OF people.
The Ella retires from the White river
trade for the present
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X.
Joplin in command, brought in from the
upper coast l2O bales of cotton, lot of
seed ana sundries. She leaves this even.
ing with return trip for 0sceola and
all way landings on the upper coast.
J. W. Rhodes, a genial and clever gen
telman, presides in the office.
The Nick Longworth passed down last
evening for New Orleans well laden.
She added here l4S bales of cotton. Cap
tain Ben Merriles, her worthy com
mander, was confined to bis bed with an
attack of bilious fever.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought IL from the lower coast 22S bales
of cotton ed zan sacks seed. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends, attending
to all way business. Captain Stack Lee
is her prime minister.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton in
came in last night from Gin
cinnati with $50 tons Of freight. She is
for a return trip and leaves to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati and all
points on the Ohio river. Mr.. Shaw, a
genial and clever gentleman, has charge
Of the office.
The Ten Sherlock, Captain HGrt in
viii arrive from New Orleans
and proceed to Cincinnati. She has on
board the Dayton, Ohio, Knights Tenn
Dlar.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks
n command, came in last night from
Now Orleans with 500 tons Of sugar aud 1
and a fair list Of cotton.
She leaves tomorrow evening with re- [
urn trip for New Orleans and the bends,
attending to all way business. Captain
All Grissom, an efficient officer and
clever gentleman. has charge Of the
ofice, assisted by Messrs. Joe Spears /
aud John Langlois, tive clever and ac-
clerks. J.