Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-03

tneTe OUT. DublneSs on tue wharf is not
very active this morning, with a small
list Of boats in port receiving and dis
charging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing presented rather quiet
appearance this morning, with little
movement in freights.
Business in river circles will improve
after the fourth of the month.
The Paragon cleared for New Or
leans last evening with good freight
trip. She added here two or three lots
of cotton.
Capt. Frank j. Cakes, late of the
Alaska, is in the city for the purpose of
settling up the business of the Alaska.
The James D. Parker left Louisville
yesterday for Memphis.
The Mary Houston, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Commonwealth was sold yester-
day at st. Louis by the United States
Marshal for SlS,sOO. John E. Oyley was
the purchaser
The Belfast, for Vicksburg, and W. j.
Lewis, for Memphis, left ST. Louis yes
terday.
At ST. Louis the weather is moderate,
with the river free of ice and navigation
uninterrupted.
The Anchor Line packets will not lay
up at Cairo, as announced few days
since, but proceed to st. Louis, as the
river is free of ice.
The elegant side-wheel passenger
steamer Ben Franklin, Captain VIM.
Miller, leaves this evening at 5 o'clock
for Cincinnati and all intermediate
landings. Andy Harrigan is her prime
minister.
The Katie p. Kountz arrived yester-
day at Little Rock from New Orleans.
The j. A. Scudder, John Kyle and
Indiana, bound up, passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
The Bannock City, Captain Milt
Harry, is the regular Saturday White
river mail packet, leaving at FIVE pm.
for all points on White and Little Red
river. Messrs. W. T. Butler and John
Chamberlin, two courteous and atten-
tive officers, have charge of the office.
The Seminole was expected to pass
out of White river on Thursday with
1000 bales of cotton for New Orleans.
The James Howard, Captain Pegram,
will pass down this evening for New
Orleans.
The splendid passenger steamer Pat
Cleburne, Captain VIM. Ashford in COM
mand, is the regular Saturday Chicot
City and bends packet, leaving this
evening ats5 o'clock, attending to all
way business, and giving through bills
of ladi ng for freight to Pine Bluff, con-
Meeting at Chicot City with the Pine
Bluff railroad. Messrs. Davis, Smither
and Booker, trio of clever gentlemen,
have charge of the office.
The W. j. Lewis, Captain Witledge,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving to
day at clock for Cairo and St. Louis,
attending to all way business.
The Sam j. Hale and barges will pass
up to-day for Cincinnati.
The new Wharfmaster, when in
stalled, will take immediate steps to
have the wharfboats moved up to Wash
ington street.
The steamer Anna affairs, under tie
guardianship of Captain Eicheles. is
quite complicated, and don't show up
very well.
The St. Francis, Captain ]. S. Cum
mings, leaves this evening atfve clock
for Helena, the bends, Phillips Bayou
and Mariana, attending to all way bus
mess. Captain Jim Roland presides in
the Office.
The Lady Lee Captain Shields, will
pass down this evening for Red river.
The trade of St. Louis during the past
year shows an increase in receipts Of
cotton, pork, tobacco, and few other
articles, but corn is 100000 bushels
short of last year, while potatoes and
other articles show a falling Of. In
river business there has been little or
nothing of an encouraging character.
The George W. Cheek, Capt. George
Malone, is the regular Saturday Napo-
leon and bends packet, leaving this
evening at 5 o'clock for Helena, Napo.
con, and the bends. Lee Cummings
,resides in the Office.
The excellent steamer GAINESVILLE.
art. Reese Pritehard, is receiving for
II points on Arkansas river, through to
Fort Smith, and leaves this evening at
o'clock. Mr.. Holmes is her purssr.
The Frank Forest, Capt Sexton, is
he regular packet for Fulton and all
andings on the upper coast, leaving al
o'clock Mr.. o. X. Joplin is her !
,urser.
The Pat Rogers will arrive to-day !