Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-27
SPROULE & McCOWN.
Nos. 241 and 243 Main Street


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The City of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with 1885 bales of
cotton and fair list of people.
The local packets out last night had
fair trips.
The Belle Lee got away for New Or
leans with 1000 bales cotton, l64 barrels
oil, 100 tons sundries and 60 cabin pas
sengers. She has engagements in the
bends sufficient to fill her out.
The Great Republic got away at noon
for New Orleans with good trip, includ-
ing large delegation of Knights Tenn
plar from Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.
She added here 1900 sacks oil cake, 40
head stock and l6 bales Of cotton.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, came in this morning with
234 bales of cotton, go sacks seed, lot
of sundries and a good list of people.
She leaves this evening with return
trip for Frlar's Point and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee does the honors of the office,
and is ably assisted by Billy Willis and
Geo. Grifing.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Helena, Captain Mckee, leaves this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
ing to all way business.
A large number ofpeople appeared on
the bluffs this morning to witness the
departure ofthe Knights Templar. Mem
phis turned out in full force and gave the
visitors from abroad good reception.
One hundred guns were fired on the
bluff in honor of the the Knights Tenn
plar excursionists on the ThompsonDean
ldlewild and Great Republic.
The elegant steamer Mary Boyd, Cap
tain VIM. Elliott in command, will be
found at the wharfboat tomorrow morn
ing for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, and will leave toner.
row evening.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Quick
step, Captain Milt Harry in command,
leaves tomorrow evening for all points
on White, Black and Little Red rivers. |
The Quickstep during her retirement has
undergone a through overhauling, been
reftted, reprinted and put in complet re-
pair.
The Thompson Dean with the Cairo |
Commandery on board, and well freight |
ed, got away to-day for New Orleans.
She put off here a few packages of
freight and added lot of people, but no
freight. She and the Idlewild went up
to the mouth of Wolf river, rounded and
passed the city with the Knights Tenn
plar on the hurricane roof in marshal
style and their bands discoursing music.
The Idlewild, Captain Jack Cannon,
from Evansville, we'll laden and with the
Knights Templar on board from Illinois
and Indiana, came in last evening and
got away at ten o'clock with the Dean.
She put off here 300 plows and lot of
sundries.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, came in this morn
ing with So bales of cotton and lot OF
seed. She leaves this evening with a re-
turn trip for 0sceola and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Captain
Ed Outlaw is her prime minister.
The A. J. White, Captain George Ma
lone in commend. brought in from the
lower coast 263 bales cotton, 642 sacks
seed and had also large list of people.
She reshipped at Helena % bales cotton.
The White leaves tomorrow evening for
Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
nail and attending to all way business
Captain Lee Cummings is her chief
Durser.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. X. Jop-
in, came in this morning from the upper
,oast with so bales cotton and a lot of
iced and other truck. She leaves this
evening with return trip for 0sceola
md the bends. ]. W. Rhodes does the
lonors of the Office.
The Thomas Sherlock, due from Gin
,innta en- route to New Orleans, has one
hundred and fifty Knights Templar on
BOARD from Dayton, Ohio.
The Belle Of Texas viii arrive to-
norraR rom White river with $50 balss
IF cotton.
The Tom JsaPsF passed up yesterday
neEping.
The staunch steamer 0sceola, Captain
Thomas Bowman, the pioneer Of the St.
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