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

than ever. The channel has changed
and is hard TO define, the best water be-
ing at lower crosaiug.
The Ruth, Captain I'D Postal, will mr.
rive in port to-day and leave this even
ing with q return trip for all points on
White, Black andLittle Red rivers, car
rying the mail and attending 20 all way
business. Ed Crowell is her purser.
The City of Chester came in at half
past ten this morning with a fair cargo
and a good list of cotton.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith, came in last night from Arkansas
river with 1865 bales Of cotton, II bags Of
seed cotton and $50 sacks of seed and a
lot Of sundries. She unloaded at the
elevator and came to the wharfboat at
noon to receive a return trip for Arkan-
sas river. She leaves this evening.
promptly for Pine Bluff, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Walker Outlaw has charge of the Office.
The Thompson Dean got away last
night at IL o'clock with 1889 bales of
cotton, 40 sacks Of oil cake, so tons of
sundries, so cabin passengers and 100
deckers. She has engagements in the
bends for sufficient to fill her out. Major
Bradford, her agent here, worked assidu-
ously to give her a big trip from this
port, in which he was successful, as he
and Captain Lightburne refused over
1900 bales OF cotton, being unable to
take it on account Of other engagements.
The City Of Augusta, Captain Jehn d.
Elliott, is receiving at.the foot of Court
street for White river, and leaves to-mor.
row evening, attending to all way bust
ness. Oar Sullivan is her efficient clerk.
The elegant passenger steamer Mary
Houston, Captain Charles Miller, will
pass up this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. She is unsurpassed as
a passenger steamer and quite popular
with the shipping and travelling public.
The famous Captain Bob Wise, with
his good steamer, the James d. Parker,
will make his appearance this evening
with a full cargo on his boat, and leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip for
the Ohio river and all points through to
Cincinnati. Captain Lightburne will
make engag ements for her.
Since Adam Wolf has been collector
Of customs for the port of Nashville he
has collected from the upper Tennessee
river boats $li'4O hospital dues, and not
one of the DO atmen employed on those
boats has been cared for by the govern.
ment.
Yesterday at IL o'clock Mr.. Charles
6. Smithers, second clerk Of the steamer
Illinois, led to the altar one of the most
charming ladies Of the city, Mrs. Georgia
Tate Pease. The beautiful ceremony
was conducted at Ora ce Church by Rev.
DR.. Carmichael, and witnessed by large
number Of the friends of the happy
couple, who afterward rendered their
hearty congratulations, especially to
~
Smithers. de is in big luck. Well,
here's to both of them: May they ever
float smoothly down the river Of Time,
and make the great haven in peace.
The following are the total coal and
coke shipments from Pittsburg Oh, the
recent rise: For Cincinnati, "a steamers
with 800 barges, and 1900, l56 bushels;
for Louisville, "a steamers and 81 coal
boats, with 29l barges, and 1911, 600
bushels; for st. Louis, 2 steamers, with
Is barges, and 100000 bushels of coke.
Grand total, 8,347, 900 bushels.
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