Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-24

points on White, Black aud Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail aud attending
to all way business. Capt. A. Haycock
and Billy Butler, two clever gentlemen,
are her clerks.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, leaves
this evening for st. Francis river and all
points through to Wittsburg, paying es-
pecial attention to all way business in
Council and Walnut bends. Captain
Driukwater, an efficient and worthy Of
hcer, presides at the desk.
! The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the regular Thursday Anchor Line
packet for Cairo and II. Louis. She
leaves tomorrow evening", connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Blekner is her
prime minister.
TIE imperial Thompson Dean, Capt.
w. B. Miller, leaves this evening for
New Orleans. The Dean is unequalled
as a freight and passenger carrier. All
wishing a safe and pleasant journey to
New Orleans will do well to take passage
On her. She will have all she wants on
leaving here, as her engagements in the
bends will be sufficient to FIJI her out.
George Miltenberger is her popular chief
clerk and Mr.. Wayne is his assistant.
The II. G.. Yaeger is due up to-day for
St Louis.
The James D.aParker leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The st. Francis Belle, Captain MiIt
Harry, is the regular Thursday White
river mail packet. She will be found in
port this evening ready to receive. j. C.
Abbott is her gentlemanly clerk.
The Ella leaves Padueah this evening
for Memphis.
Captain j. j.. Darrsgh and Captain
Tom Reese left on the Tender last even
ing destined for the mouth of White river
to lock after their steamboat interests.
The St. Joseph returned to st, Louis
last evening with u good list Of cotton.
The Government lights at Harken.
roads and Moons crossings don't show
up" May be the light-tenders have 'lit
out.
The Mary Miller loads at Cincinnati
for Arkansas river.
The Kittie Hegler leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Arkansas river.
Southern freights at Cincinnati rule
at 25c per hundred on bacon, 3Oc per
hundred for pound freight and 81 per
barrel on whisky.
The landing yesterday aud to-day was
in q deplorable condition, and draymen
had much difficulty in hauling even a
halfload from the leyee.
The Thomas Sherlock, in command of
that popular officer Captain Lew Hates,
leaves Glenn's big wharfboatthis evening
for New Orleans and the bends. Mr..
Vinden is her. purser.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, is the regular
Wednesday packet for Helena aud the
bends, giving especial attention to all
way business in Council and Walnut
bends. Mr.. d. P. Davis, an efficient of.
icer, controls the affaiH of the Office.
and is ably assisted by Billy Willis.
The good steamer Cherokee, Captain
George Wolf, leaves Glenn's whsriboat
Thursday evening at 4 o'clock for New
Orleans and the bends, making all promi-
nent way landings.
The Phil Alli,, Captain James Lee, is
the regular Wednesday packet for
Frisrs Point and the bends, leaving
promptly this evening. She carries the
mail ana attends to all way business
Jimmy Thompson does the honors of the
Office.
The landing this morning was covered
with cotton seed and other freights from
Court street down to Monroe street.
Several b%roadhorns loaded with pro-
duce passed down this morning.
The Louisville, Captain Powers, leaves
Glenn's whartboat this evening for
I Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. The
louisville during her retirement at New
Orleans was thoroughly overhauled and
put in complete running order.
The James Howard went into New
Orleans with 1900 bales of cotton and a
big lot OF seed.
Capt. j. I. Washington, agent of the
Mary Bell, received a telegram this
morning stating that she passed Natchez
last evening for New Orleans with 1000
bales Of cotton and l9, 900 sacks Of seed
Her total cargo is equal to 10000 bales
of cotton. q
The Ruth and St. Francis Belle will
arrive Friday morning from White river
with 1000 bales of cotton.
The LEDGER job printing office, 13
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. b9t