Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-05

Thompson Dean, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Wood
burn, came in from Arkansas river with
l25 bales of cotton. She is the regular
Tuesday Pine Bluff packet, leaving to-
morrow evening for all points on Arkan-
sas river.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in $50 bales of cotton and 225
sacks of seed. She is the regular Mon
day Friar's Point and bends packet,
leaving this evening at 5 o'clock. Capt.
Sack Lee, clever gentleman, presides
in the office.
The high winds yesterday broke loose
several fats One aoated down against
the A. j. White, breaking her hawser,
but doing no other damage.
The Mary Boyd left Little Rock Sat
urday evening for Memphis.
The Sam Roberts arrived yesterday
from Pomeroy with three barges in tow,
containing $4,000 barrels of salt.
The City of Augusta, Captain Thos.
Bowman, came in from st. Francis
river with 247 bales of cotton and 865
sacks OF seed, and reshipped at Helena
for New Orleans l28 bales of cotton.
The Augusta leaves tomorrow evening
for st. Francis river and all points
through to Wittsburg Ed Postal and
Dan Sullivan are her gentlemanly
clerks.
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritch-
ard, is receiving for Arkansas river and
all way points through to Fort Smith,
and leaves tomorrow evening. Mr..
Holmes is her purser. The GAINESVILLE
is the regular Arkansas river United
States mail packet.
The splendid freight and passenger
steamer Bismarck, Captain Spane, will
leave tomorrow at four pm. for New
Orleans and the bends. The Bismarck
is a good carrier and has comfortable
passenger accommodations.
The James d. Parker will arrive this
evening from Cincinnati with a full car
go of Western products.
The Ella came in from White river
with 226 bales of cotton and lot of
seed. She went so miles above Bates
vile, and received 346 bales of cotton at
81 per bale, and reshipped 100 bales at
the mouth of the river. The Ella
is receiving for return trip for all
points on White and Black rivers, and
will leave this evening at o'clock.
Captain Cummings commands, with
a clever gentleman in charge of the
office.
The W. j. Lewis, Captain r. Whit
ledge, is the Anchor Line packet, leav-
ing to day at 5 pm, for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Frank Forest Captain Sexton,
arrived from the upper coastwith good
list of cotton and seed. She returns this
evening to Fulton and all way landings
IN the upper coast Mr.. Joplin is her
ourser, while Commodore Billy Dean
the line on shore.
The Ben Franklin had 1850 bales of
cotton for Cincinnati-one of the best
rips Of the season.
Ed Cobb wants all the cotton he can
get for the Pat Rogers.
The St. Francis is the Tuesday Helena
,oat. She will be in port this evening.
The Legal Tender, Captain John
elliott, is the Tuesday White river
United States mail packet. She will be
n port to-day to receive for all points on
White river, and leave tomorrow even
ng. Walker Outlaw does the honors of
he office.
This unsurpassed passenger steamer
Charles Bodmann, Captain o. Z. Shin
lie, will leave the wharf Tuesday at 4
I'm. for New Orleans and the bends
She is a good boat, and in charge Of
officers.
At St. Louis the river is full of ice,
md a freeze--p is anticipated.
The West Wind, Captain Andrews, is
he regular Monday packet for Osceola
md the bends, leaving this evening at
o'clock. She pays particular atten-
ion to way business. Captain John
larby, an afable gentleman, presides in
he Office.
Sammy Gardner, the great and good
ews dealer at Joe Locke's old stand, is
! daily receipt of all Eastern and
yestern dailies, pictorials, weeklies,
nd magazines. He has also lot Of
books and stationery, which
e offers for sale at reduced prices. We
Dmmend Mr.. Gardner to our river
lends, and bespeak for him a liberal
pare Of patronage.
Billy Dill lost his dun trotter on the
ection, and cant be made happy.
The James Howard, en- route to New i
drawing feet Of water, is re-
orted hard aground at Osceola. She Is