Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-10

near Grand Tower and broke a number
OF her floor timbers. She was run on 10
a bar and a bulkhead built around the
broken timbers, aud then being pumped
out aud raised, she returned to 81 Lonis
for repairs. The St. Genevieve brought
her freight TO this port. None of her
cargo was damaged.
The Louisville. Captain Power. leaves
here Saturday morning at 10 o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends. Captain
Glenn will make engagements for her.
The Julia, Captain William Blake.
leaves the elevator this evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, carving the
mail and attending TO all way business.
Mr. Gobel is her gentlemanly clerk.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee. Is
the regular Saturday mail packet for
Napoleon and the bends. She will BIZ
found in port to-day to receive. Harry
Eateman is her head center.
The City Of Augusta, Captain John
ID. Elicit, arrived this morning from
White river with 447 bales of cotton ana
70 sacks seed, and reshipped at Helena
Is bales and for New Orleans Is bales.
and leaves tomorrow evening on a return
trip to White river. Dan Sullivan pre-
SIDES at the desk.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, brought in from Helena % bales
OF cotton, 6l2 sacks of seed and a fair
list OF people. She leaves this evening
for Helena and the bends, paying special
attention to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends d. P. Davis has
charge of the office and is assisted by
Billy Willis.
Captain 0. X Joplin turned the Belle
of Texas over to Captain Darragh yes
terday, and he goes up on the st. GEN
evieve TO day to meet his new packet.
The Rnth, Captain Ed. Postal, is the
regular Saturday White river mail pack
ct. She will arrive in port to-day with
a good trip of cotton, aud leave promptly
tomorrow evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers. Ed
Crowell has charge of the office.
The Thomas Sherlock, With 1900 tons
of sugar and molasSes, is due up to-day
en- route for the Ohio river.
The Osceola will arrive to morrow
evening from st. Francis river and leave
on Monday with a return trip.
Arkansas river remains at low. tide.
The Fort Gibson, Ella Hughes, Mau-
melle and u or two other little boats
are plying between Pine Bluff and the
mouth.
Navigation between Cairo and st.
Louis is much impeded on accoaut of
the low stage of water. The channel is
crooked, lumpy and hard to define.
The Susie Silver left Cairo yesterday
afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Oakland and Fred Wilson, with
Of coal, lett Cairo yesterday bound
south.
The Nellie Peck, Captain Williams in
command, came in this morning from
st. Louis en- route to Vicksburg With a
full aTg Of grain and produce. She
the New Orleans and Arkansas
trade as o assthere is water in
stream.
The Ella left Newport last evening for
Memphis with a big trip of cotton. She
will arrive here on Monday, and leave
on Tuesday with a return trip for White,
Black aud Little Red rivers.
The James D. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Bismarck, Clinton and Mollie
all for New Orleans, are the next
boats due from St. Louis,
The government snagboat John N.
Macombe will be down to-day. She goes
to Arkansas river to clean out the snags
and distractions.
The fine steamer John B. Maude will
arrive Monday morning from New Or
and leaves on Tuesday next
promptly with a return trip. Major
Bradford will make engagements for her.
The LEDGER job printing office, l3
Madison street, pays especial attention
printing steamboat posters, bills of
msnifests, biIl-heads, etc, etc.
guarantee our work to be second to
in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. SGT