Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-28

mel at Little Rock. Business on the
landing is moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business in river circles is not rs ac-
tive as it should be at this season of the
year.
The upper rivers remain at low tide,
with freight scarce and at ruinously low
rates for the stage of water.
The Mollie Moore and City of Alton
will be down to-day for New Orleans.
The q. C. Yaeger for St Louis, and
Shannon for the Ohio river, left New
Orleans last evening.
The John Howard for White river,
City of Helena and Belle of Shreveport
for St. Louis, passed Vicksburg yester-
day.
The Illinois cleared for Napoleon last
evening with good trip of freight and
people.
The City of Vicksburg left St. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg.
The GAINESVILLE for Arkansas river
and St. Francis for Helena got away
with good trips.
The Atlantic and barges passed down
last night for New Orleans.
The Joe Kinney came in last night
from St. Louis bound for Vicksburg
with 800 tons of grain and produce. She
pat off here several hundred packages
grain and produce, added 20 tons of way
freight and got away this morning.
The Fannie Tatum and Willie ]. are
due from the Ohio river tomorrow.
The Capitol City got away yesterday
afternoon for St. Louis. She added here
1852 bales cotton.
The palatial passenger steamer Belle
Lee, Captain Frank Hicks in command,
leaves to morrow evening for New Or
leans attending to all way business. She
has no superior for speed and comfort.
Captain Alf Grissom, who is one of the
most popular boatmen on the river, pre-
sides in the Office, and is ably seconded
by Messrs. Joe Spears and John Lang
lois.
Captain Albert Slime will soon have
his fine steamer Charles Morgan, build
ing at Cincinnati, finished and ready
for business,
The fine sidewheel steamer Geo. W.
Cheek, Captain Yves Sneed in command,
came in this morning from the upper
coast with thirty-three bales Of cotton,
large lot of seed and good passen-
ger trip. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for 0sceola and all way
landings in the bends Captain Ed
OUTLAW presides in the Office and is Sc
coDded by Mr.. D. C. Rhodes, an accom-
modating clerk.
The New Orleans line Of steamers
will leave Cincinnati on Saturdays and
WEDNESDAY
80 ,ooo
The Belle Lee gets here nearly lOOo
bales of cotton, which are signed through
to Liverpool via the Dominion Steam
ship Line.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in this morning from the lower
coast 26O bales of cotton and 695 sacks
of seed. She leaves on return trip
this evening for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Captain Stack Lee, clever gentleman,
controls the affairs of the office, and is
assisted by Messrs. George Griffing and
Billy Willis.
The City of Alton adds here for New
Orleans 500 barrels of oil and l50 tons
of oil cake.
The Mary Boyd, Captain John Elliott,
will be found in port to day, receiving
for White river, and leaves this evening,
carrying the q. S. mail and attending to
all way business. Dan Sullivan, an eff
Gent and worthy officer, presides at the
desk.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. X.
Joplin, came in this morning with go
bales OF cotton, lot Of seed, and sun
dries. She leaves this evening with
return trip for OscsOls and :he bends.
]. W. Rhodes, courteous and attentive
gentleman, holds forth in the office.
The City Of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Mr.. Cues
mel an Aifable gentleman, presides in