Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-02

and a lot Of old iron and rags. She had
also a good passenger list.
The Charles Morgan passed up last
evening for Cincinnati, FIVE DAYS out.
with HOO tons of freight.
The Grand Lake and barges for New
Orleans added here one barge loaded
with oil cake and left this morning.
The Allin and Cheek had good trips
out last night.
The Government Survey boat Baton
Rouge cleared this morning for the lower
coast.
The stauuch and light-draught steamer
O~sceols, 10 command of the veteran
Captain Thomas Bowman, leaves this
evening fer st. Francis river and all
points through TO Wittsburg. She will
pay special attention to all way business
in Council and Walnut bends. The
Osceols has good and comfortable pas
senger accommodations, and is an A l
carrier. She will continue in the trade
throughout the season. Captain A..
Haycock attends to the business of the
office, and is seconded by Billy Butler.
johnson, a prince Of good fellows, pre-
sides over the stimulants.
Navigation above St. Louis is sus-
pended on account Of the ice.
The City Of Chester, Captain Ziegler,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. Billy
Bleneker is her prime minister.
The Belle st. Louis, Captain Jud Cart
wright, is the Anchor Line packet, leay-
ing tomorrow at 10 am. for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mails and
attending to all way business.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, is the
regular Saturday White river mail
packet. She will be in tomorrow even.
ing ready to receive.
The Belle of Texas, Captain 0. K.
Joplin, is the regular Friday packet for
hshport and all mail landings on the
upper coast.
The Glencoe and Joe Kinney are due
up en- route to st. Louis.
Captain Glenn, of the big red wharf
boat, shipped to-day on the John f.
Tolle, from Hopefeld, 1900 bales of cot
ton, and 300 bales on the G. B. Church
The Mary Miller for New Orleans, and
the Kittie Hegler for Arkansas river,
leave Cincinnati this evening.
Harry Pepper, youngest son OF Capt.
James Pepper Of the Cons Millar, died
in New Orleans Tuesday morning. The
deceased was eighteen years old, and a
promising young man. He went to New
Orleans \ few weeks since for his health.
Captain Pepper has the sympathies of
q large circle Of friends.
The Thompson Dean took into New
Orleans this trip 1927 bales of cotton,
1901 sacks Of seed, 26i sacks of oil cake
and So barrels oil. She leaves New Or
leans this evening for Memphis.
The John f. Tolle came in last night
from St. Louis.
The pilots of the St. Joseph report
only 4 feet s inches in the channel at
Liberty Island.
Rates on southern freights advanced
at st. Louis to-day to Zoe per barrel on
-four, and 80 to 35c per hundred on
pound freights.
The levee is rapidly caving into the
river from the foot of jefferson street M
to Adams.
The favorite lower coast packet 4. ].
White, Captain George Malone in com
mand, leaves this evening for Napoleon
and the bends, paying strict attention to
all way business. If you want a pleas
ant trip down the river, take passage on
the White. Her officers are untiring in
their efforts to accommodate and please.
Captain Lee Cummins controls the af
fairs in the Office, aud is ably assisted by
Messrs. Chsrly Smither and VIM. Adylett.
The Arkansas Belle and Idlewild are
o plying between Paducah and Evans
Vile.
The Mary Houston leaves New Or.
leans this evening for the Ohio river, and
the Thomas Sherlock leaves tomorrow.
The City of Quincy, Captain Jacobs,
will leave Glenn's wharf boat tomorrow
at 10 am. for New Orleans and the
bends. Captain Glenn will make en-
gagements for her, and he wants several
hundred bales of cotton for her. She is
a good and safe boat.
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. 58t