Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-25

eturned last evening on the Chester.
The Captain is now Granger.
The Phil Allin is looked for from
Paducah the last of the week.
The Grand Tower has undergone a
thorough overhauling at St. Louis and
put in complete repair at cost of SlO,-
900. She will be here tonight and will
leave tomorrow for St. Louis.
The John Howard and Seminole will
ply in the New Orleans and White river
trade this season.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, arrived this morning from
the lower coast with l34 bales cotton, a
large lot Of seed and good passenger
trip. She returns this evening to Friar's
Point and the bends, attending to ALL
way business. Captain Stack Lee, a
worthy and efficient officer, presides in
the Office.
The good steamer West Wind, Captain
o. K. Joplin in command, leaves this
evening for Osceola and all way land
ings on the upper coast. J. W. Rhodes,
clever gentleman, presides in the Office,
and is ably seconded by D. G. Rhodes.
Billy Williams piloted the Kittie heg-
Ter from her long resting place to Little
Rock. She comes out of Arkansas
river on the present rise.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, will be
found in port to-day receiving for all
points on White, Black aud Little Red
rivers, and leaves tomorrow evening,
connecting at the mouth of White river
with the Pargoud for New Orleans and
at Devalrs Bluff with the railroad for
Little Rock and Hot Springs. Captain
Ed Postal is her efficient purser.
The Frank Forest will resume her reg
ular trips in the Osceola trade on Mon
day next. She has been put in complete
repair at Cairo.
The Bee grounded her barges yester-
day at Reeves, and will have to be light
ened over the bar. The Bee came up
last night for lighter, and left this
morning with a barge and force of men
to tighten her barges over the bar.
The Cherokee passed up this morning
for Cincinnati.
The John F. Tolle passed up last night
fer St. Louis with 300 tons of machinery
and the machinery of the Henry Ames.
The Tom Jasper will pass up this after
noon for St. Louis.
The John Kyle and Mollie Moore are
the next boats due bound for New Or
leans.
The St. Joseph came in this morning
from st. Louis with full cargo of grain
and produce.
The George W. Cheek will be placed
in the bends trade next week.
The officers of the Illinois report
heavy rains in the bends.
Henry Weaver, formerly levee clerk
with Captain Washington, is now the
river agent for the St. Bernard Coal
Association. Henry is quite popular in
river circles and will prove a valuable
acquisition to the above Association.
The City of Helena passed down this
morning for Vicksburg with 500 tons of
freight. She put off here 1000 packages
of sundries and added 10 tons of way
freight.
The Mary Miller will probably load
for Arkausa river if the rise is sufficient
to admit of her going through without
detention.
The General Anderson is now perhaps
the Oldest steamer running upon the
Western waters. She was built at Browns
vile in 1860, and is now running as a
tow boat between St. Louis and the Ten.
nessee river.
The staunch steamer Mary Miller,
Captain Gus Donnaly, leaves the wharf.
boat tomorrow evening for Little Rock
and Fort Smith, attending to all way
business. Charley Woodbury., court
eous officer, will be found in the Office.
A four-foOt rise is reported in Arkan.
sas river at its head waters.
DR.. Bob Creighton, who was well and
favorably known in river circles, died
yesterday at St. Louis after short ill.
ness.
After this trip the Illinois will leave
Memphis every Tuesday and Saturday
for Napoleon aud the bends. Captain
George W. Cheek sends her out this
evening in order to accommodate the
shipping and travelling public