Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-28

tons of freight. She put oil here loVo
packages of freight, and added 20 tons
of way freight for the bends.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0, X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for'Osceola and
all way landings on the upper coast, at
tending to all way business. j. W.
Rhodes, clever gentleman, presides in
the office.
The Fl. G. Yeager will pass up to-
morrow for St. Louis.
The towboats, Mary Davage and John
Hanna, are advertised for sale at Pitts
burg
The Susie Silver leaves New Orleans
this evening for St. Louis. One item of
her cargo is two thousand sacks OF salt.
Captain Liebke will have barge at
Plum Point to tighten steamers over the
bar.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, will be
found in port to day receiving for all
points on White river through to Jack
sonport, and will leave tomorrow even
ing, attending to all way business and
connecting at the mouth of White river
with the Katie for New Orleans and at
Devalls Bluff with the railroad for Little
Rock and the Hot Springs. Captain
Ed Postal does the honors Of the Office.
Captain John Noel, of the John B.
Maude, was stricken with paralysis at
St Louis on Sunday last. The attack
is quite serious, and it is feared he will
not recover.
The Painter, with tow of coal is
aground at Cache Island.
The Mollie Moore and Glencoe are
due down tomorrow en- route to New
Orleans.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, came in this morning from
the lower coast With fair passenger
trip, CAB sacks seed and I bales cotton.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar's Point and the bends.
Captain Stack Lee, courteous and at
tentive gentleman, presides in the Office.
The barge Alpha, sunk while in tow of
the Robert Mitchell at cambridge, had
the following freight on board; 600 sacks
grain, 1900 blbls -four, 100 bbls pork and
400 dry barrels.
The A. j. White, Captain Mark Cheek
in command, brought in this morning
fair trip of freight and people. She
leaves this evening with return trip for
Napoleon and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Messrs. Lee Cummins and Charley
Sharpe, two clever gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.
The Anchor Line packet, City of
Vcksburg, Captain Bob Riley, will leave
the elevator this evening for Cairo and
st. Louis, connecting at st. Louis with
the railroads for all points East and
West. Chris Sharpe, an efficient officer,
presides at the desk.
The John F. Tolle will pass up Sunday
for St, Louis. The principal item Of her
cargo is 1925 sacks salt.
The St. Geneiveve passed up last
evening for st. Louis. She broke her
cam rod below here which delayed her
several hours.
Captain Reese Pritchard will leave on
Tuesday next with the GAINESVILLE for
Paducah, where she will be taken out on
the ways and undergo thorough over
hauling and be put in complete order.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise in command, will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati with a fair cargo of
merchandise. She will leave tomorrow
evening with return trip for Cincin-
natl, and will go through with dispatch.
The Parker is a safe carrier, has good
comfortable passenger accommodations
and is in charge of efficient and careful
officers.
Captain BLY, Weaver returned last
evening from Vicksburg. The boat he
wanted to charter for upper White river
is not suitable, consequently he returned
without negotiating for her.
The Robert Mitchell is due down this
evening bound for New Orleans.
The Ella came in this morning from
White river with thirty-two bales cotton,
including six new bales, two hundred
and forty-eight sacks seed, and a lot Of
sundries. She returns to White river
tomorrow evening
John d. Edwards, the celebrated
oyster and game dealer, will open out
for the fall season next week, close to
his old stand.