Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-06


river and all way landings, Captain Stack
Lee in command and J. Thompson 10
charge Of the office.
The Anchor Line packet Grand Tower
leaves promptly at Eve o'clock, Captain
Lennox in command.
The Ella Hughes leaves promptly al 5
o'clock for Arkansas river, Captain Ed
Rowland in command.
The St. Francis Belle, just arrived
from White river, brought in 2O5 bales
cotton, 344 sacks seed, and a lot of sun
dries; reshipped 2S7 bales for New Or
leans at the mouth.
Commodore Rollingpin's Almanac for
1876 is out, and is full Of entertaining
matter-the Hero Of Natchez Bend and
other matter that will interest our river
friends. Mansford has it, corner Of
Monroe and Second streets.
The LEDGER job printing office, IL
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. SGT
Captain John Harbin's name was left
out of the injunction notice yesterday
Internationally on our part. He was
one Of the prime movers in getting it up,
and says they are willing to take all the
packets in With them.
The A. j. White brought in last even
ing LAT bales cotton, 1887 sacks seed, "a
sacks seed cotton, and l6 packages sun
dries.
The Susie Silver passed down last
night, bound for New Orleans from st.
Louis, put off a small colony consisting
of l4persons, hailing from Iowa, who
are emigrating to Arkansas, and 70 bar
rels pickles; added nothing.
The City of Helena arrived early this
morning from Vicksburg, put of here
l52 bales cotton, 407 sacks seed, and a
lot Of sunliies; took on here 200 bales
cotton, and left for st. Louis.
A Pittsburg dispatch yesterday gives
the following account Of a serious acct
dent to the Tigress No. 2; early this
morning the steamer Tigress No. 2, when
near Osborn station, on the Allegheny
river near this city, exploded a boiler,
detaching a top sheet and sending it en-
tirely through the cabin floor and rooI
in front of the p~ilot-house. The crew
consisted Of ten men, four Of them fire
men, three Of whom we're badly scalded
The boat took fire, but the flames werC
soon extinguished by the crew"
The 0sceola leaves for White rive
this evening, Milt. R Harry on the roof
with Billy Butler aud Haycock in charg,
Of the office.
The Assumption, a new steamer
leaves Louisville this evening for NeV
} Orleans.
Eppie Warren died on his farm il
J Harrison county, Indiana, a few day
ago. He was an old steamboatman.
Captain ALI. Grissom, chief clerk O
tie Mary Bell, says she will turn bacI
from Helena, so that she can leay
r Wednesday, the 18th, her day. Tn
steamer Quickstep will take throug'
freight for her.
D The high-hesded Phil Allin will be i
tomorrow and leave Monday evening.
B Captain Henry U. Hart and other
) have just purchased the Il. Turner 70
$l2, 900. Captain Hart, late of the Tor
Sherlock, will command the Turner.
: By private letter to Captain j. I
. Washington, agent, the steamer Jane
Howard says she is well satisfied wit
. her prospect of success in the Memphi
y and New Orleans trade. She lays owe
0 one week il New Orleans to put on CO.
q ton guards. The success other last tri
q has induced this, and her very man
Q friends can rely on her being here o
: time the opposite week from the steamt
9 Mary Bell. This is on the authority
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