Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-10


Grand Chain, sixteen miles above Cairo.
The Mary Ament left Evansville yes
terday for Memphis.
The Charles Bodman for New Orlean 8
and Ashland for Arkansas river left
Cincinanti yesterday.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake. is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for Vicksbnrg
and the bends, attending to all way
business, and carrying the United States
mail.
The fine steamer Quickstep, Captain
Milt Harry, will be found in port to-mor-
row morning receiving for all points on
White river, and leaves Saturday even
ing. Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her.
The towboat Come and See Me, with
tow of coal for New Orleans, left Louis
vile yesterday.
The John B. Maude arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Mollie Moore left New Orleans
asst evening for St. Louis.
| The Atlantic and John Kyle for New
Orleans and st. Genevieve for Memphis
left St. Louis yesterday.
The Great Republic passed up last
night for St. Louis with 1900 tons OF
freight, which is principally sugar and
molasses, and also had on board large
numberof Knights Templar. The band
accompanying the excursionists sere-
naded the newspaper offices last night.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton in
command, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr.. Shaw, a
courteous and attentive gentleman, does
the honors Of the Office.
Captain W. B. Miller, formerly com.
mander of the Ben Franklin, will have
command of the II. S. Turner in the
Memphis and Cincinnati trade this sea
son. She leaves Cincinnati on Satur
day night for Memphis.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket, is
the regular Thursday Friar's Point and
bends packet leaving this evening for
Friars Point and st. Francis river
Messrs. D. P. Davis and Charley Smither,
two courteous and attentive gentlemen,
have charge Of the office.
The Commonwealth came in last night
from St. Louis, bound for New Orleans
She laid over until to-day to add 100
bales of cotton, and will get away this
afternoon.
The Arlington will arrive to-day from
Cincinnati with a full cargo Of Western
products, and leave on Saturday with a
return trip. Captain Lightburne will
make engagements for her.
The Bonnie Jean, Captain Hampton
in command, is the daily packet for
Bradley landing and points on the upper
coast.
The Mary Boyd, Capt. Ed Rowland,
will be found in port tonight to receive
for Pine Bluff and points on Arkansas
river, and leave on Saturday evening.
Captain John Cannon, who has been
quite i'll at New Orleans for several
weeks past, is, we are glad to learn, rap
idly improving.
The receipts Of ccal at Louisville by
the late run foot up 100 barges of lump
coal, IL barges nut coal and IL barges of
coke.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler
in command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Mr.. Quesnel, an efficient officer and
clever gentleman, presides in the office
while Mr.. NoTthFop, a courteous gentle
man, superintends the cuisine and looks
after the wants of the inner man.
The Mary Miller passed down last
evening for White river with 300 tons Of
miscellaneous freight. She put oE here
lag sacks of corn and 8 geV packages of
sundries
She sam B. Hale and barges and c.
B. Church will pass down tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The Falls Pilot retETsed to Ohio river
last evening With tow of empty coal
barges.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, cane in this morning from
the lower coast with 295 bales Of cotton,
1856 sacks Of seed and a good list Of
people. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Napoleon and the bends,
carrying the United States mail, and
connecting at the mouth Of the river
with the Arkansas river packets. jimmy
Thompson and Charley Sharpe are her
clever and accommodating clerks.
The hull Of the steamer Mayaower
will be converted into an ice barge.
The Bob Lee took into New Orleans
last trip SAG bales Of cotton and ll40
sacks Of seed, the champion trip Of the
season.