Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-15

OF people. ohe returns 10 Vicksburg
and the bends tomorrow evening, attend
ing 20 all way business. Captain Joe
Spears controls the affairs of the Office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving she ele-
vator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Mr.. 0'Hewitt is her prime minister.
The 0sceola, Captain Flowers, brought
in from White river 264 bales of cotton,
392 sacks Of seed and a lot Of sundries,
aud re-shipped at Terrene S76 bales OF
cotton She leaves tomorrow evening
for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the nail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain A.
Hayeock anG Billy Butler are her clerks.
Move the huge piles Of cotton seed of
the landing. The steamers have hardly
room to discharge their cargoes. The
Wharfmaster should see to this.
The friends of the late Captain Ike
Hood will pay a suitable reward for the
recovery of his body. The unfortunate
man vas drowned on Tuesday last and
it is supposed that his body will come to
the surface by tomorrow somewhere be-
tween the elevator and Fort Pickering.
NJ. L. Virden will have charge of the
office of the Thomas Sherlock in the
New Orleans trade this season.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow at 10 I'm. for Yicksburg and
the bends. Mr.. Gobel does the honors
Of the office.
Commodore Milt Harry arrived this
morning from Augusta by rail. He re-
ports White river at low tide, with no
immediate prospects Of a rise.
The A. ]. White, Captain George Ma
lone, is the regular Tuesday Napoleon
and bends packet. She will be found in
port to-day ready to receive
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee. is
the regular Tuesday mail packet for the
mouth of White river and the bends.
Harry Bateman is her purser.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud
West, is due to-day from New Orleans,
and is announced to leave tomorrow
evening on a return trip for New Or
leans and the bends. i
The Arlington passed down this morn
ing for New Orleans. She put off here
a few lots of freight.
The Belle of Texas, Captain 0. X.
Joplin, is the regular packet leaving this
evening for Ashpert and all way land.
ings on the upper coast. Joe W. Rhodes
gracefully handles the pen in the Office.
The James Howard took on HOO bales
OF cotton at Hopeield last night and
came over to the landing this morning.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
arrived last evening from the lower
coast with 7l9 bales of cotton and sOl8
sacks of seed. She leaves this evening
on a return trip for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
presides at the desk.
Captain Alf Grissom, of the Mary
Bell, arrived last evening from New Or
leans by rail. He says the big Mary
Bell will come through 10 Memphis this
trip. Captain Grissom is here for the
purpose of making engagements for the
fine steamer he SO ably represents.
The LEDGER job printing office, 10
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills of
lading, manifests, bill-heads, etc., etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. 58t