Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-24

three miles distant from the river and
thence by rail to Pine Bluff.
Five men, who in April last murdered
fatboatman on Buyou LaFourche,
were hanged at Napoleonville, La, on
Friday last.
The st. Francis, Captain James Lee,
brought in from the lower coast yester-
day % bales of cotton, 600 sacks of seed
and good list of passengers. She
leaves this evening with a return trip for
Friars Point and the bends, attending
to all way business. Captain Stack Lee
is her prime minister
The Belle of Shreveport passed up
yesterday for st. Louis with two hundred
and fifty tons of freight. She put off
here four hundred barrels cement, fifty
packages sundries and one thousand four
hundred bundles cotton ties.
The John Kyle passed up last night
for st. Louis with four hundred and fifty
tons of freight and fair list Of people.
The Susie Silver passed down Satur-
day night for New Orleans deeply laden.
She lost twenty hours by grounding at
Osceola.
Capt. BLY, Weaver has gone to Vicks-
burg to charter the Lizzie for the upper
White river trade, to run in connection
with the Ella.
The steamer James E. Rankin will be
sold by the United States Marshal, at
Wheeling, Va, next week.
Captain Ed Rowland remained at
Pendleton's Landing to superintend the
forwarding of the Fort Gibsons freight
to Pine Bluff
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. K.
Joplin, from the upper coast, had fair
trip. She leaves again this evening for
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper coast. j. w. Rhodes, genial
and clever gentleman, presides in the
office,
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from st. Louis
with a full cargo of grain and produce.
She leaves the elevator this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, connecting at St
Louis with the Northern Line packets
and railroads for St. Paul and all points
East and West. Mr.. Hewitt, a courteous
gentleman, officiates in the Office. Billy
Dill, passenger agent of the line, will
see that all wishing a pleasant trip ~
the river are comfortably slowed away
James Kinman and Mr.. Warman, jr.
will be the Mary Boyd's pilots.
The passengers that came up on TIT
Belle of Shreveport report it all quiet a
Bernard Landing and Greeneville.
The Victory, sunk few days since
has been raised.
The Anchor line packet Capitol City
Captain James O'Neil, will leave thu
elevator this evening for Vicksburg anC
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Henry DIETRICH
courteous and attentive officer, pre-
sides in the Office.
The pilots on the Yaeger report tn,
channel at Osceola cutting out and i'm
proving.
The A. J. White, Capt. Mark Cheel
in command, brought in last night fai
trip of freight and passengers. Sh
leaves tomorrow evening with return
trip for Napoleon and the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to all wa.
business. Bob Wildberger and Charlie.
Sharpe are her gentlemanly clerks.
The City of Vicksburg put of at tn
elevator l73 bales hay, 65S bbls. hou
and meal and 603 sacks grain.
The Ella Hughes is stuck on sane
bar in Arkansas river.
The Mary Boyd, Capt. John D. Elliot
in command, leaves tomorrow eve1inl
for White river, carrying the United
States mail. She will remain in tht
White river trade throughout the season
The Mary Boyd is an excellent steame
and in charge of efficient officers. Dal
Sullivan, courteous gentleman, will b
found in the Office.
The st. Francis brought seven ne'
bales of cotton, one from Mississippi
and six from Arkansas.
Capt John Darby has been down II
the bends prospecting, and returned
yesterday on the St. Francis.
Freights from St. Louis south hav'
advanced to fifty cents per barrel OF
-four and twenty-five cents per hundred
The Julia passed up this morning TO
St Louis with moderate trip.
The Fort Gibson will commence Thu
evening receiving for Arkansas rive
and will leave Wednesday evening.
The Robert Mitchell, Capt. james
Pepper in command will pass down THU
afternoon for New Orleans.
The A. j. White brought in twenty
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