Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-09

st. Louis. She added here a lot of
Eastern cotton.
The City Of Helena passed down yes
terday for Vicksburg well laden. She
put off here 1000 packages of freight.
The local packets out Saturday even
ing had fair trips.
The woods along the Ohio are on fire,
the dense smoke from which delays the
packets
The Belle Memphis for Memphis, John
A. Scudder for New Orleans and Joe
Kinney for vicksburg left St. Louis Sat.
urday evening.
The City of Quincy is due up this
evening en- route to st. Louis.
The City OF Alton and Mollie Moore
fer St. Louis left New Orleans Saturday
evening.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks,
will be found in port this evening ready
to receive for New Orleans and the
bends, and will leave with return trip
for New Orleans and the bends on Thurs
day evening
Corey Waters as yet has been unable
to secure bail and languishes in Jail.
The Maumelle has had bad luck since
she came out. Her steam pipe exploded
at Dardenelle, killing three of her crew
and below Pine Bluff the cotton on the
guards caught fire and forty or fifty bales
were thrown overheard but we're after
wards fished out of the river. AtDoug-
las bar she grounded and came near
having another explosion. We hope she
will be more fortunate in the future.
The stern-wheel steamer Rapides will
be sold at United States Marshars sale
at New Orleans on Thursday next.
Captain Sam Ayles, formerly chief
clerk of the Natchez, has entered the
Vicksburg and New Orleans trade with
the steamer La Belle.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Yves
Sneed in command, brought in from the
upper coast 1873 bales Of cotton and S55
sacks of seed. She leaves this evening
on a return trip for 0sceola and the
bends, attending to all way business.
Captain Ed Outlaw, an efficient and &C.
commodating officer, presides in the
Office, and is seconded by Mr.. d. c.
Rhodes.
The Maumelle, Captain James Bow
lin in command, brought in from Arkan.
sas river Saturday evening 264 bales Of
cotton, and reshipped at the mouth 4O2
bales. She leaves this evening on
return trip for Little Rock, Fort Smith
and all points on Arkansas river.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
brought in from the lower coast one of
the best trips Of the seasOn-664 bales of
cotton and 2l00 sacks Of seed. She will
leave this evening with a return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends, attending
to all way business. Captain Stack Lee,
a clever gentleman, presides in the office,
and is ably assisted by Messrs. George
Griffing and Billy Willis.
The Frank Forrest, Captain o. X.
Joplin, came in this morning from the
upper coast with 1913 bales of cotton and
go sacks Of seed. She leaves this even
ing with a return trip for 0sceola and all
way landings. ]. W. Rhodes, a courte-
Gus and attentive gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
The splendid steamer Mary Boyd, Cap
tain John Elliott in command, leaves to-
morrow evening for all points on White
river, carrying the mail. Dan Sullivan,
an efficient officer and courteous gentle
man, has charge of the Office.
The Frank Forest, in coming down yes.
terday, got stranded on a log which pene-
trated her hull and caused her to take
water. She was run on a bar, pumped
out and brought her cargo into port last
evening all safe and sound.
The Carrie V. Kountz and Tom Jasper
are due this evening en- route to New
Orleans.
The st. Joseph came in at noon from
St. Louis with full cargo of grain and
produce. She has been delayed by the
low stage Of water and fog at nights.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket ar
rived at noon from Helena with a good
list of cotton and seed and full of people.
She returns to Helena aud the bends to-
morrow evening
The Clarksville and Fort Gibson are
due from Arkansas river,