Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-25
SPROULE & McCOWN.
Nos. 241 and 243 Main Street.

The st. Joseph returned to st. Louis
last evening with 4O2 bales of cotton and
lot Of sundries.
The Joe Kinney passed down last
night for Vicksburg. She put off here
1000 packages of freight and added IS
tons of way freight for the bends.
Captain AID Storm. Superintendent of
the Anchor Line, has shipped East by
the Anchor Line boats over 1000 bales
of cotton this month. Captain AID is
worker.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, came in this morning from
the lower coast with 290 bales of cotton
and $40 sacks of seed. She leaves this
evening with return trip for Friar's
Point and the bends. Captain Stack
Lee is her chief purser, and is assisted
by Messrs George Griffing and Billy
Willis.
The Great Republic and Thompson
Dean leave Cairo to-day for New Or
leans with excursions of Knight Tenn
plars.
Captain Joseph Throop, an old and
wellknown steamboatman, is quite i'll at
Evansville, Indiana
The Mary Alice and barges passed up
last night with the following freight for
St. Louis; 5000 sacks of salt, 430 bales
leaf tobacco, 1876 boxes tin, 1877 packages
soda, 10000 feet lumber and 100 tons
sundries.
The Cherokee for New Orleans and
Minneola for Memphis leave Cincinnati
to day
The Geo. W. Cheek brought in from
the upper coast 70 bales of cotton, 237
sacks of seed and a lot of sundries. She
leaves this evening with return trip for
Osceola and the bends. Captain Nat
Green, late of the Richmond, is in COM
mand and will attend to business
promptly; he is an experienced boat
man. Captain Ed Outlaw, assisted by
Hays Moore, has charge of the office.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks
in command, came in last night from
New Orleans with 1873 bales of cotton, a
lot of seed and groceries, and had 300
tons of freight for reshipment to the
Ohio river. She is receiving for a return
trip, and leaves here tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock for New Orleans and
the bends. The Knights Templar take
passage on her to attend the conelave at
New Orleans. The Belle has no supe-
rior in fare, speed and comfort, and will
arrive in New Orleans on Monday night, |
as she has engagements to 6ll her out
and not delay her. Capt. Alf Grissom,
popular and courteous gentleman, has
charge Of the office, and is assisted by
Messrs. Joe Spears and John Langlois,
two accommodating and clever clerks.
The John F. Tolle passed up last night
for St. Louis.
The City Of Quincy passed down for
New Orleans last night we'll laden.
Captain Nat Green, late of the Rich
mend, assumed command to day of the /
Osceola packet Geo. w. Cheek. Com
modore Cheek could not have made
better selection. Captain Green is an
experienced and careful boatmsn and
will prove quite an acquisition to the
Cheek. Captain Green is we'll and ia
vorably known to the people in the bends
and they will now show their appreciation
of his past services by giving him lib
eral patronage
The City Of Alton arrived this morn
ing from St. Louis with a good trip of
freight and passengers. She put of
here a few packages of freight aud ADDED
800 bales Of cotton. Her passenger list
included a number of Knights Templar
from Nebraska and Iowa.
The Robert Mitchell, captain Lew
Hates in command, leaves New Orleans
to day for the Ohio river.
The Mary Ament will arrive here the
latter part Of the week and leave on
Monday for Oseeola and the bends, and
will continue in the trade throughout the
year. The Mary Ament is a splendid
sidevheel steamer and is well suited for
thetrade
The wet end boats will now have to
take the bank, and sidewheel steamers
viii take their places.
The City OF Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Aoehor Line packet leaving the
elevator 70 MORTON evening Tor Cairo