Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-29
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John Benson, leaves promptly this even
ing for New Orleans and the bends, at
tending to all way business. She is q
good carrier and has unsurpassed pas
senger accommodations. Mr.. Baker, a
clver gentleman, presides in the Office.
The Minneolo, Captain Skunk, leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, attending to all way
business. Messrs, Tiff Strider and Frank
Skunk, two clever and accommodating
clerk have charge Of the Office.
The Colorado passed up last evening
for St. Louis with moderate trip She
discharged at the elevator f07 bales Of
cotton and lI85 sacks seed
The st. Joseph returned 70 St. Louis
last ght with 300 bales of cotton.
The ST. Francis, Captain Basket,
brought in from the lower coast 40 bales
Of cotton, and 100 sacks seed She leaves
this evening with return trip for
FriaE's Point and the bends, attending to
all way business. Mr.. d. P. Davis does
the honors of the Office, and has for his
assistants Bill HARE and Captain John
Darby.
The City of Augusta, Captain John D.
Elliott in command brought in from
White river III bales of cotton and
reshipped at the mouth los bales, and
leaves this evening with a return trip for
all points on White river. Captain Joe
Elliott is her purser.
The c. B. Church passed up last even
ing for the Ohio river with 800 tons Of
freight. She put off here few lots OF
sugar and molasses.
The new steamer Charles Morgan, in
command of that ever popular boatman
Captain Aft Stein, will pass up to-mor
row for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The St. Genevieve left st. Louis last
evening for Memphis.
The Thompson Dean left Louisville
last evening for New Orleans.
The Mary Miller is water bound at
Jacksonport.
Captain Dunlap, of the steamer Iron
Mountain, leaves to-day by rail for New
Orleans to rejoin his boat.
The H. S. Turner, Captain VIM. Miller
in command, will arrive this afternoon
from Cincinnati with a full cargo Of
Western products and leaves on Thurs.
day with return trip.
The Sam J. Hale for the Ohio river is
due up to-day.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
Woodburn, will be found in port to-day
receiving for Arkansas river, and will
leaves tomorrow with a return trip fol
Pine Bluff and points on Arkansas river
Billy Butler is her prime minister.
The elegant steamer A. J. White came
in this morning from below with Il
bales cotton, AL sacks seed, a lot o
sundries and a.good list Of people. Sh'
leaves this evening for Napoleon ant
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain he'
Cummns, courteous and popular gen
tleman, presides in the Office. HI
makes it pleasant for all that travel or
the A. J. White
Colonel NJ. w. Robertson, of Helena
Arkansas, presented Captain A. L. Gun
mings, the efficient aud worthy chief
clerk Of the Al. White, with beautiful
set of deer horns, which bad on it twenty
nine prongs Tom Demons, the cele-
brated steamboat painter, gilded them in
handsome style. They now adorn the
Office Of the White, and are admired by
every person that views them.
The swell in Arkansas river will let
out all Of tie boats.
The Belle of Texas came out Of Ar
kansas river with 922 bales of cotton and
400 sacks seed. She passed Helena this
morning, aud will arrive in port this
event lg and leave promptly with return
trip for Arkansas river tomorrow even
ing.
Captain John Hardin, Superintendent
of the Arkansas river packets, received
telegram this morning stating that
Arkansas river was rising rapidly, and
that the Mary Boyd would arrive to-day
at Little Rock from Fort Smith with a
big trip Of cotton.
The Fort Gibson backed out last night
FOR Arkansas river with a good trip.
The little sternwheeler Willie j.,
which made one trip il White rivei a
few weeks since and then entered the
Yazoo river trade, sunk at Lodi IN the
Yazoo river on Saturday last. Her cargo
consisted of 225 bales cotton, which will
be saved in damaged condition. The
boat will prove a total loss. She was a
new boat and built on the upper Ohio to
ply in the upper White river trade.
The harbor tug Cleveland SINK at
Vieksburg Saturday night. The watch
man, Henry Voelker, was drowned, and
the engineer and fireman escaped by
swimming ashore.
The Anchor Line packet Joe Kinney,
CAPTAIN Porter in command, will leave