Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-08

The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith, is the regular Saturday Arkansas
river mail packet.
The Thompson Dean leaves Cairo to-
morrow evening for New Orleans, and
leaves here on Wednesday next.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor line packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business.
The Era No. 8, Captain Basket in COM
mand, is the regular Saturday st. Fran
els river packet. She leaves to. morrow
evening promptly, and attends to all
way business in Council and Walnut
bends. Capt. A. Drinkwater is her prime
minister.
A dense fog prevailed on the river last
night and this morning.
The Commonwealth is due down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The Arlington leaves Cincinnati to.
morrow for New Orleans. .
The Kittie HegIer loads next week for
Memphis.
Mate Hiram Shaw, of the James D.
Parker, is seriously ill. he is suffering
with the heart disease and enlargement
of the liver.
The John B. Maude cleared for New
Orleans last evening with 300 sacks of
oil cake, 200 bales Of cotton, a lot of
sundries and a fair list of people. She
has engagements in the bends to FIJI her
out.
The City Of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with a moderate trip
Of freight and passengers.
The St. Geneyieve passed down last
night for Vicksburg well laden. She
added here Fifty tons of bends freight.
The Mary Ament, Capt. o. K. Joplin
in command, leaves this evening for
Ashport and all way landings on the up
per coast, attending to all way business.
Joe W. Rhodes, a clever gentleman,
holds forth in the Office. Captain Jop.
lin's'new boat for the upper coast trade
will be finished in a few days, and will
enter the trade in three weeks.
The George W. Cheek, Captain MAJ
Green in command, brought in % bales
Of cotton, 1923 sacks Of seed, a lot Of sun.
dries and a good list of people. She
leaves this evening on a return trip fol
Helena and the bends, paying strict at
t%eution to all way business. Mr.. D. P.
Davis, an efficient officer, presides at the
desk, and is ably assisted by Billy Willis.
The City of Helena. Captain Mckee
is the Anchor Line packet leaving THU
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, con
meeting with the principal railroads fol
all points East and West. George Wal
ton is her purser.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee il
command, came in from the lower coas
with 100 bales OF cotton and 444 sacks o
seed. She returns to Friar's Point. thil
evening, carrying tie mail and attending
to all way business. Jimmy Thompson
oficiates at the desk.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee il
command, brought in from the mouth o
White river 50 bales of cotton, 60.
sacks of seed and a lot of suudries. Sh,
is receiving for a return trip for tn,
mouth Of White river and the bends anc
leaves tomorrow evening at s o'clocl
sharp. Harry Bateman, one of the bes
fellows in the world, has charge of thu
Office.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry in com
mand, will be found in port to day re
ceiving for White river, and leaves to
morrow evening, carrying the mail anC
attending to all way business. Captain
Ed Postal and Ed Crowell are her &C
co~mmodatipg clerks.
Capt. Marsh Miller, pilot of the A. j
White, reports the City Of Alton agrount
at Thompson's landing, opposite Monte
yuma bar. The Phil Allin went to hell
her OF, but Captain Baxby thought ht
could get over the reef of the bar with
out assistance. She was loaded dow
deep, having added several hundred bale
Of cotton at Helena.
Capt. Milt Harry, Of the Ruth, cam,
over by rail this morning from Devall.
Bluff. His fre packet will arrive thii
afternoon with 500 bales of cotton, q 10
Of seed and sundries.
The officers Of the packets that cam,
in this morning report all quiet at Friar'i
Point.
The James Howard leaves St. Loui
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The A. j. White, Captain George Ma
lone, came in this morning with l6.
bales of cotton, "a bags of seed cotton
594 sacks of seed, a lot of sundries an,