Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-15
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80 70 IWHu ANfultfIIuN
for New Orleans.
The City Of Alton for St. Louis and
John b. Maude for Memphis left New
Orleans last evening.
The Colorado for Vicksburg and
Osceola for St. Francis river left ST.
Louis last evening.
The City OF Chester returned TO St.
Louis last evening with 500 bales of cot,
ton, q lot Of sundries and a good list 81
people.
The Howard and Dean took cotton
from Helena to New Orleans at 75c per
bale.
Major John d. Adams. Of Little Rock.
is 10 the city.
The City Of Helena passed down this
morning for Vicksburg fully laden. She
put OF here several hundred packages oil
freight aud added rs tons for the bends.
The new steamer Mary Belle leaves
1t. Louis tomorrow evening for New
Orleans, aud will leave here on Wednes
day next.
The Smoky City gets away to-day with
her tow for the Ohio river.
The Maude took into New Orleans
2l24 bales Of cotton and 5000 sacks OF
oil cake.
The Glencoe passed up last evening
for st. Louis. She put of here several
lots of freight.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee in
command, anne in this morning from
the lower coast with sc bales Of cotton,
g87 sacks seed and a good list of people.
She leaves tomorrow evening with q re-
turn trip for the mouth Of White river
and all intermediate landings, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Harry Bateman is her clever
purser.
The Belle of Texas, Captain o. K
Joplin, came in this morning from the
upper coast with SO bales of cotton, q lot
Of seed and sundries, and also had 3 fair
list of people. She leaves this evening
for Ashport and all way landings with o
return trip, paying strict attention to all
way business. Joe W. Rhodes, a clever
and accommodating officer, has charge
Of the office.
The City Of Vieksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leav.
ing this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the railroads for all
points East and West. Chris Sharpe
does the honors OF the office.
AL Smith, a w~ell-known Cincinnati
and st. Louis pilot, died at 0wensbor-
ough, Kentucky, Sunday, Of malariAl
fever.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land in command, came in last evening
from Arkansas river with the blue rib
bon trip Of the season. She came out Of
the river with GA bales cotton, had for
Memphis 1856 bales and reshipped at the
mouth FOG bales. she leaves tomorrow
on a return trip for Little Rock aud way
points OF Arkansas river, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business
Walker Outlaw, q worthy and efficient
officer, has charge of the office.
The James d. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise in command, will arrive in port 10
day from Cincinnati with q big trip OF
freight and people, aud leaves tomorrow
evening on a return trip for Cincinnati
and all points on the Ohio.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal in CON
mand, will be found in port to day re.
ceiving for White river and al points
through to Batesville, and leaves to NOR.
row evening, carrying tho mail and at
Tending to all way business. Ed Grow.
ell is her gentlemanly clerk.
The Phil Alliu, Captain James Lee in
command, brought IN liz bales of cotton
and GA sacks seed. She leaves this
evening With a return trip for Friar's
Point and the bends. Jimmy Thomp-
son holds forth in the office.
The Colorado Captain Ed GRAY. ia the
Anchor Line packet, leaving Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The a. ]. White, Captain George Ma
lone, came in this morning from Napo-
leon with 1870 bales Of cotton, go sacks
OF seed and q big list of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Napoleon and the bends, paying
strict attention to all way business
Captain A. L. Cummins has charge of
the office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, brought in this
morning FROM the lower coast 81 bales
OF cotton, 800 sacks Of seed, a lot OIL
sundries and a fair list of people. She
leaves this evening with a return trip for
Helena aud the bends, giving strict a.
tention to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. Messrs. D. P. Davis
and Billy Wills, two accommodating
Officers. have charge Of the office.
The Era No. 9. Captain Basket, will
be found in port to day receiving for all
points on st. Francis river through to
Rittsburg, and leaves TO. morrow ever
ing. She pays especial attention to ali
way business in Council and Walnut
bends. Captain A. Drinkwater is her
clever purser.
The pilots Of the Fort Gibson report
~ inches Of water on the bars from
Pine Bluff out.
The J.. D. Parker got in at loon from
Cincinnati with a big trip, and Captain
Bob Wise, her commander, was eoncrst.
by many friends on the election
Of his brother as Treasurer OF Hamilton
county, Ohio. Captain Bob and his
brother make a bully team and hard to
beat.
Willie Turney, supercargo , Of the
Ruth, came over thia morning by rail
from Devslrs Bluff. He reports the
Ruth as having 500 bales of cotton on
board for Memphis and will arrive in
time to leave here tomorrow evening on
her return trip to White river.
Captain John Langlois, late a clerk Of
one Of our Memphis, Vicksburg and
New Orleans packets, but at present a
big fat Alderman at Cape Givardesu. ar
in the city this morning to inter.
view his numerous friends.
The Local inspectors at Louisville
will tomorrow try the case Of tho col.
OF the Vint SLinkle and Hilman.
Capt. Ab ShOS mas purchased an I'M.
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