Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-04
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Another gloomy day


Another gloomy day.
The local packets are again delayed
on account Of the bad weather.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis passed
Evansville last evening.
The Andy Baum from Memphis ar.
rived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Kittie Hegler left Cincinnati last
evening for Arkansas river.
The Mary Miller will be down Monday
for New Orleans.
The Susie Silver for St. Louis and
Illinois for Memphis left Vicksburg yes
terdsy.
The James Howard arrived at New
Orleans yesterday and leaves there this
evening for Memphis.
The Joe Kinney passed up last night
for st. Louis with q moderate trip.
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincinnati
and Commonwealth for St. Louis left
New Orleans last evening.
The ST. Genevieve for Memphis and
Colossal tor Vicksburg left St. Louis yes
terdsy.
The Phil Allin, George W. Cheek and
Belle OF Texas got away last evening
With good trips Of freight and people.
During the month OF November IT,.
55T, 900 bushels Of coal was shipped
South from Pittsburg.
The Fannie Tatum, May Lowrie and
Belle Of Shreveport are the next boats
due from st. Louis.
The Thompson Dean will arrive Mon.
day morning from New Orleans. She is
coming up with a big trip.
Rates from Cincinnati to New Orleans
per river are Is and 80 cent per hun
bred for heavy freight; Is cents per bar.
rel on pork, and 81 per barrel on whisky.
From st. Louis to New Orleans they are
20 cents per bsrrelon -four, and IS cents
per hundred.
The stanch aud excellent passenger
steamer Cos Millar, Captain James Pep
per in command, leaves this evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr..
Wilson presides at the desk.
The City Of Augusta, Captain John d.
Elicit, arrived last night from White
river with AL bales of cotton and 400
sacks Of seed and reshipped at the mouth
$40 bales of cotton. She leaves this
evening for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, paying strict at
tention 10 all way business. Dan Sulli-
van presides at the desk.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West Billy Blenker
does the honors Of the office
The Rutb, Captain Ed Postal in com
mand. is the regular Saturday White
river mail packet She came 10 this
morning with 260 bales cotton, 3l6 sacks
seed aud a lot Of sundries. She re-
shipped at the mouth 430 bales Of cotton
She returns this evening to White river,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business on Black and Little Red
rivers Ed CroWell aids Captain Postal
in the office.
The Rosa Miller, Captain Eph Banks,
will arrive tomorrow morning from Ar
kansas river, and leave on Tuesday
direct for Arkansas river.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now.
land. leaves this evening for the mouth
Of White river and the bends. She makes
close connection at the mouth with the
Arkansas river packets. Major John
Hardin has charge of the Office.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, is due
to-day from St. Francis river, and leaves
this evening with a return trip for all
points IN St. Francis river through tc
Wittsburg, paying especial attention tc
way business in Council and Walnut
bends. Captain A. Drinkwater oficiatel
10 the Office,
The Mary Houston will be up on Mon
day from New Orleans.
The Colorado will be up to day from
Vicksburg en- route to St. Louis. She
has one shipment of 200 bales Of cotton
signed through to Liverpool.
The john A. Scudder and Utah will be
due tomorrow from St, Louis.
The Robert Mitchell will be down on
Monday for New Orleans.
Captain ]. j. Dsrragh received a teIe
gram from Little Rock this morning
stating that the Arkansas river was fall.
ing. with no prospect of a rise.
The Minneola, for Memphis, and the
Louisville, for New Orleans, leave Gin.
cinnati this evening.
The remains of Harry 7. Pepper are
coming up on the Mary Houston aud
will ha oonvavad N n;oa;..s f
ment in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Captain Jack Grammer, Superintend-
eDt of the Cairo aud Evansville Packet
Company, arrived in the city last even.
ing, and lie the guest of Captain James
Vineyard. Captain Jack, while in the
city, will probably close q trade with
Captain Milt Harry for the Pat Cleburne
for the White river trade.
The City Of Quincy, Captain Jacobs,
will leave Hope6eld promptly at S o'clock
this evening for New Orleans and the
bends. Captain Glenn, of Glenn's
wharf boat, will transfer passengers to
Hopeield free Of charge. She came IN
last night and put off here 60 bales of
cotton, a lot Of seed and sundries, and
crossed over to Hopefeld to take on loco
bales of cotton.
The LEDGER job printing Office, Is
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills Of
lading, manifesls, bill-heads, etc, etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
| reasonable GOT