Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-14

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tallow and 10 bales hides.
The Glencoe passed down last even
ing for New Orleans, well laden, after
adding here 800 bales Of cotton.
The MinneoIa Gle AIRED for Cincinnati
last evening, with 600 bales Of cotton
and 300 empty kegs.
The John F. Tolle added here ESQ
bales of cotton, and left for New Orleans
at noon with full cargo.
The Paragon is due to-day from New
Orleans, EN- route for Cincinnati, with
700 tops of freight.
Three thousand bales of cotton have
been engaged for the Great Republic.
Captain David r. Asbury, veteran
upper Mississippi commander, will take
command of one of the Anchor Line
packets this spring.
The Legal Tender, Captain John
Elliott, came in last evening from White
river with 992 bales of cotton, and re-
shipped at the mouth for New Orleans
4I0 bales. This is the best trip out of
White river this season. The Tender
will leave this evening at five clock
for all points on White, Little Red and
Black rivers, carrying the United States
mail. Walker Outlaw, clever gentle.
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The GAINESVILLE left Little Rock yes
terday for Memphis.
The Robert Mitchell left Louisville
last evening for New Orleans.
The Carrie V. Kountz and Henry
Ames, for st. Louis, and Seminole, for
White river, left New Orleans last even
ing.
The Colorado and Selma, for st. Louis,
left Vicksburg yesterday.
The Phil Allin, in command of the
veteran officer Captain Jim Lee, is the
regular Wednesday Friar's Point ana
bends packet, leaving at 5 o'clock.
Captain Stack Lee is her gentlemanly
clerk.
A new transportation company has
been formed at st. Louis called the
Lone Star Fast Freight Line. One of
the routes will be over Tom SCOTS
Southern Pacific Railroad. Capt. j. T.
Washington has been appointed agent Of
the line for Memphis The Captain is
an energetic agent, and will represent
the new line with credit to himself and
the company.
The splendid passenger steamer, Mary
Boyd, Capt Rube Haines, will leave to-
day at pm. for all points on Arkansas
river through to Fort Smith, connecting
at Little Rock with the Fort Gibson.
John O'Neal is her purser.
The Ben Franklin will arrive tonight
from Cincinnati with full cargo Of mer-
chandise.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, with
Charley Woodbury. in the Office, leaves
tomorrow. evening at o clock for Gin
cinnati and all way points in the bends
aud the Ohio river. She has superb pas
senger accommodations, and is a safe
boat.
Our old friend Cook Creighton, for
merly chief clerk of the Richmond and
several other lower river steamers, is at
present keeping drug store at st.
Louis. His numerous friends of Mem
phis will join us in wishing him success
and prosperity.
The Frank Forest, Captain 7. P. Sex
ton, leaves this evening at five o'clock |
for Fulton and way landings on the
upper coast. Mr.. Joplin, a clever gen
tleman, holds forth in the office.
Charley Morris, the poet and orator
of Pacific Place, is writing a history of
the officers Of the various steamers that
have landed at his place and bought
wood since 1866
The peneilsIinger Of the Appeal
wants the stables on the bluff removed
and tue levee repaired, and his eotem-
to give proper credit to his
paper for clippings. He also warns up
old Rip Van Wrinkle of the Register.
The Phil Allin brought in lob bales Of
cotton and 234 sacks Of seed.
The John Kilgour, Captain Stein, will
pass down this evening for New Orleans.
The denizens Of Porkopolis amused
themselves on Sunday by viewing the
freshet in the Ohio river from the sus-
pension bridge.
The' Pat Cleburne, in command Of
Captain William Ashford, is the regular
Wednesday packet for Chicot City and
he bends, attending to all way business,
and connecting at Chicot City with the
Katie for New Orleans and the Pine
Bluff railroad. The Cleburne has good
passenger accommodations, and is in
charge Of careful and trustworthy Off
GERS. Msssrs. Davis, Smither and