Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-14
MISCELLANEOUS


A quiet day on the landing. Cotton
receipts continue on the increase.
Arkansas river is dead low, and the
packets plying that stream have much
difficulty in making their trips.
The Belle Of Texas backed out last
evening for the upper coast With a good
trip Of people and freight.
The Phil Allin passed the Thompson
Dean last evening before she rounded
the point. The Hopping Phil is a hum
mer.
The James Howard for New Orleans
added hero 800 bales of cotton, l4O0
sacks Of oil cake and has arrangements
in the bends sufficient to Gil her out
The City Of Augusta left for White
river with q fair trip Tom D.mmons,
with q corps Of painters and carpenters,
vent around on her to fix up the Ella.
The c v Kountz came in last even
ing from New Orleans. She is lying at
the foot Of Adams street patching her
kettles.
The St. Genevieve passed up last
night for st. Louis with a fair trip She
put of here 10 bales Of cotton and 26s
sacks OF seed.
The Thompson Dean lea last evening
on her maiden trip in the New Orleans
trade, with 4l2 bales of cotton, 1876 bales
Of hay, 200 bbls -four aud suudries. and
had forty cabin passengers. She has
engagements in the bends sufficient to
fill her out.
The City Of Vicksburg left Vicksbure
yesterday for St Louis.
The Clarksville and Commonwealth
for New Orleans passed Y~icksburg yes.
terdsy.
The John B. Maude from Memphis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Mary Miller left New Orleans last
evening for Cincinnati.
The new steamer Tensas, just com.
pleted at Louisville, leaves there to-day
for New Orleans.
The John F. Tolle and Bee and barges
for New Orleans and Grand Tower fol
Memphis left st. Louis yesterday.
The new steamer Mary Belle leave,
st. Louis on Saturday next and leaves
here on Wednesday next for New Or
leans.
The James D. Parker, Captain BOZ
Wise in command, will arrive TO-DAY
from Cincinnati with a full cargo O.
Western products, and leaves on Satur.
day with a return trip.
The new Bayou Atchafalaya steamer
Rene McCready passed down last even
ing with a barge in tow.
The Smoky City came 10 last night
from below on route to the Ohio river.
She laid over here to patch her boilers.
The Frank Forest, Captain William
Joplin, arrived last evening from the up.
per coast with 48 bales and Is bags o
cotton, 494 sacks seed and a lot of sun,
dries, and left at noon for Cottonwood
Point to go into retirement.
Captain William Hambleton, Of Mound
City, vas in the city yesterday and re.
turned last evening on the st. Genevieye.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving the
elevator tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
for Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust.
ness. George Walton is her prime min
lister.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now.
land. is due to-day from Arkansas river
with a big trip OF cotton.
The Ruth is the Saturday White river
mail packet.
a large number Of people visited the
bluffs last evening to witness the de.
partures of the packets.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler
in command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West
Billy Blenker has charge of the office.
The Arlington will pass down to-mor
row for New Orleans.
The Kittie Hegler leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Frank Forest and Mary Amen
left at moor to-day for Cottonwood Point
where they will 60 into retirement.
The inspectors at Louisville com
meneed to-day the investigation of tht
collision Of the Vint Shinkle and I. T
Hillman.
c. W. Mead, of the Southern Pacific
railroad, has sued Commodore W. j
Konntz in the Circuit Court of St. Loui.
tor $l00, 900 damages for alleged libel.
The Governor Allen, bound for New
Orleans, resbipped at Cairo and returned
to the Ohio river.
Captain John Swivel, Of the John B
Maude, has made a proposition to tn,
Vicksburg Cotton Exchange to place hi,
boat in the Vicksburg and New Orleans
trade and to carry cotton at seventy.ivt
cents per bale. The lower coast is q
good place for her; she would last abouI
as long as it took the "yaller' dog ia
catch the rabbit.
The Carrie V. Kountz got of at moor
to day for St. Louis.
We are assured by the agents Of thu
Thompson Dean that when she wen
up above the city last evening To show