Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-04

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day, with seven feet large out to Cairo.
At Cairo the river stood thirteen feet two
inches and falling rapidly. The Ohio il
receding from Pittsburg down, with foui
feet four inches in the canal and five
feet on the bars in the lower Ohio. Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers are getting
down to their summer stage. Arkansal
river is rising slowly, with five feet il
the channel from Little Rock out to the
mouth. White river remains in good
navigable order. Business on the land.
ing is active, with good cotton receipts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens out with an increase
of business or the landing.
The packets brought in good trips of
cotton and seed.
A slight swell is reported in Arkansas
river.
The fog yesterday morning and this
morning detained the packets.
The Bee and barges left New Orleans
last evening for st. Louis.
The packets out Saturday night had
good trips of freight and people.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up yes
terday for st. Losis with a moderate trip
Of freight and people.
The City of Helena, down Saturday
night for Vicksburg, had a big trip Of
freight and people.
The James Howard passed up last
night for st. Louis with 800 tons of
freight. She put off here l25 ~hogsheads
sugar, a lot Of sundries and 500 empty
hogshesds.
The City Of Augusta arrived at noon
from White river with a big trip of cot
ton, a lot Of seed and sundries and a fair
list Of people.
The Fort Smith, Captain Eugene Smith
in command, came in yesterday mora
ing from Arkansas river with l42 bales of
cotton and a lot Of seed and sundries.
She was delayed by fog, but leaves this
evening promptly with a return trip for
Little Rock and all intermediate points,
carrying the mail and attending to ali
way business. Walker Outlaw is her
chief clerk and Mr., Bsnksmith her Sec
ond.
The new steamer W. S. Holt is due
down to-day bound for New Orleans.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket,
brought in from St. Francis river Ga
bales of cotton, 1929 sacks of seed, a lot
Of sundries and a good list Of people.
She lie wei to morrow evening with a re-
turn trip for all points on st. Francis
river through to Wittsburg, and also
attends to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. Captlin A. Drink
water, a clever gentleman, controls the
affairs Of the Office, and is assisted by
Billy HARE.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters, came in this morning from St.
Louis loaded down with grain and pro-
duce. She had also a good passenger
list. She leaves this evening with a re.
turn trip for Cairo and St. Louis, con.
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Mr.. O. Hew-
lit is her g%entlemanly purser.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving this even
ing for Vicksburg and the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to all way
business. Mr., Gobell is her prime min
lister. Freight will be received for her
at all times at the elevator.
The Mary Miller is due down to-day
for New Orleans.
The good little steamer Frank Forest,
Captain 0. X, Joplin in command, came
in last evening from The upper coast with
SO bales Of cotton, a lot OF seed aud sun
dries and a fair list Of people. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for Ash
port and all way landings on the upper
coast, attending to all way business.
Captain VIM. Joplin and Joe W. Rhodes,
two accommodating gentlemen, have
charge of the office
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
ST., in command, came in from the lower
coast with 1872 bales of cotton and 2775
sacks seed. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Jimmy Thompson
is her efficient chief clerk~
The City OF Augusta, Captain John D..
Elliott in command, will be found in
port to day receiving for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, aud
leaves with a return trip Tomorrow eve
ming, attending to all way business.
Captain Joseph Elliott presides at the
desk.
The Rosa Miller, Captain John Wood
burn in command, will arrive in port to-
day from Arkansas river with a big trip
of cotton, and leave Tomorrow evening
with a return trip for all points on Ar
kansas river through to Little Rock, car.
rying the mail and attending to all way
business. Captain Thomas Darragh
holds forth in the office.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee,
will arrive in port this evening and leave
tomorrow evening for the mouth of
White river and the bends, paying strict
attention to all way and bend business.
Harry Bateman is her steamboat purser.
The John B. Maude, Capt. Jud West,
will arrive to n orrow morning from New
Orleans, and leaves on Wednesday eve
ming with a return trip for New Orleans
and the bends, paying strict attention to
all way business. Captain j.. 7. Wash
ington will make engagements for her.
She will remain permanently in the New
Orleans trade throughout the season.
Capt, VIM. Hambleton, Of the Mound
City ways, arrived in the city yesterday.
he reports the repairs on the Thompson
Dean nearly completed. She will be
leans trade regularly by the 18th or 10Th.
George W. Sleath, a passenger on the
steamer Howard, died of swamp fever
on the I'd inst at 2 o'clock, and was
baried at Terren's,
The City OF Alton, Captain Horace
Bixby, will leave the wharf this evening
for New Orleans and the bends. Capt lin
j. 7. Washington will make engage
ments for her.
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