Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-28


tbs morning by river are 1850 balls.
The local packets out Saturday night
had good trips offreight and people.
The Iron Mountain got away Saturday
night for New Orleans. She added lot
Of cotton at the mouth Of White liver.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock Satnr
day evening for Memphis.
The Mary Alice and Joe Kinney for
st. Louis left Vicksburg Saturday.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
and James D. Parker for Memphis left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Captain Lee Finney, formely clerk
in the Vicksburg packet trade, after
several years sojourn on shore has re-
turned to his first love, aud is now clerk
of the Nellie Peck.
The John B. Maude took into New Or
leans last trip 1898 bales of cotton, and
1856 sacks seed.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, come in yesterday from the
lower coast with 628 bales of cotton, 1915
sacks seed and good list Of people.
She leaves this evening with return
trip for Napoleon and the bends, carry
ing the United States mail and attend
ing to all way business. Messrs, Joe
Spears and Charley Sharpe, two Of the
best fellows in the world, have charge
of the Office.
The Nellie Peck passed down yester-
day for Vicksburg we'll laden.
The Kountz.and Tom Jasper for New
Orleans and Capitol City for Vicksburg
left st. Louis Saturday evening.
The Vint Shinkle, bound for Cincin-
natl, cracked her cylinder below Evans
vile.
The II. s. Turner VIII aliive to-mor.
row from Cincinnati.
The ClarksyiHe brought out to the
mouth Of Arkansas river 730 bales OF
cotton, which she reshipped and then
returned to Little Rock.
The John Kyle, with 600 tons of freight,
and the Sam J. Hale, with 300 tons of
sugar and molasses. ere due up.
The Colorado VII pass up tc day for
st. Louis.
The Fort Gibson, Capt. Eugene Smith
in command, rrlived Saturday night
from Arkansas liver with 275 bales of
cotton, and reshipped at the mouth 26l
bales Of cotton. She leaves promptly
this evening with a return trip for Pine
Bluff and all points on Arkansas liver.
Mr.. Williams is her gentlemanly clerk.
The St. Joseph, Capt. Sam McPheeters
in command, came in this morning from
St. Louis with $50 tons of grain and
produce, and leaves this evening with a
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting with.the principal railroads for
ell points East and West.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Wood
burn, is due from Arkansas river and
leaves to morrow evening With return
trip.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Nesl, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving t2 NOR
row morning at ten o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, callJ ing the mail.
The City of Augusta, Captain John
d. Elliott, is the Tuesday mail packet
for White river.
The Phil Allin, Captain james Lee,
brought in yesterday So bales cotton,
1876 sacks seed and good list of peo-
pie. She leaves this evening With a re-
turn trip for Friar's Point and the
bends. Captain Stack Lee presides in
the Office, and has for his assistants
Messrs. George Grifing and Billy Willis.
The Mary Ament, Captain o. X. Jop-
lin in command, arrived last evening
from the upper coast With 10 bales of
cotton, 20 sacks of seed and a lot of
sundries. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Osceola and all way
landings. Joe W. Rhodes is her popular
clerk.
The Governor Allen, under command
Of Captain John Benson, came in this
morning from below with 20 bales Gotten,
a lot of sugar, molasses and sundries.
She is receiving for return trip and
leaves tomorrow evening for New Or
leans and the bends. Mr.. Baker is her
purser. Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her.
The Iron Mountain, which left here
Saturday night for New Orleans. instead
of discharging 4 lot Of wagons, as we
stated, added 100 wagons, which were
manufactured here By Mr.. Rosa, the
celebrated wagon maker on Jefferson
street, and shipped to Texas and along
the coast, as per orders.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, brought in from the
upper coast Is bales Of cotton, 81 sacks
az sead Il haUs of cotton, a lot Of cattle