Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-09


ness. Captain Lee Cummius. assisted
by Messrs. Billy Smither and Mr.. AVID.
lett. controls the office affairs.
The st. Geuevieve, Captain Vickers.
is the Anchor Line steamer leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and 81.
Louis, connecting with the principal rail
roads Tor all points East and West.
The City Of Augusta, Captain John D.
Elliott, will arrive to morrow from White
river With a big trip of cotton. and
leave Saturday on a return trip.
The Utah came IN from st. Louis last
night with u fnll cargo of grain aud pro-
duce. She returns to St. Louis this
evening.
Captain Ad Storm, superintendent of
the elevator, signs through bills of ladint
Of cotton to all points East and Liver.
pool via the Anchor Line to Cairo and
thence from there by rail. All cousign-
ments 20 through with dispatch.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, arrived
in port to-day from Cincinnati with a
full cargo OF Western products. She
leaves Saturday on a return trip for the
Ohio river. Messrs. Tiff Strider and
Frank Skunk are her gentlemanly clerks.
The st. Joseph is due tomorrow from
st, Louis.
The Commonwealth passed up this
morning en- route to St. Louis. She put
off here several packages of freight.
Captain Clay Rice, formerly a popular
and well-known steamboat commander
and clerk, died at his plantation, on Ar
kansas river, neal New Gascony, yester-
day. The deceased has been off the
river for the past three years aud been
%cultivating his plantation. During the
palmy days of the Memphis and Arkan.
sas River Packet Company he was clerk
on and afterward commanded the Gui-
don, Cleaner, R. p. Walt and several
other. boats. He was reared in Memphis,
and previous to the war he was second
clerk on the Memphis and New Orleans
packets. He leaves behind him many
friends to mourn his loss. His remains
will be brought to this city for inter
ment.
The Louisville Drummer left yesterday
afternoon for Arkansas river on q trad.
ing trip.
The Landing Committee viewed the
wharf yesterday afternoon. Their pres.
ence created quite a commotion amongst
the river men. They all wanted to see
what kind Of looking fellows the Land
ing Committee was composed of.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving the elevator
to morrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail aud attending to all way business.
Mr. Gobel is her purser.
The Kittie Hegler, Captain Hegler,
in this morning from Cincinnati
bound for the Arkansas river, we'll
She put off here 60 bales of
cotton and about so tons OF miscella-
neous freight, aud gets away this after
for Arkansas river. During her
retirement at Cincinnati this summer
she had cotton.gusrds added TO her,
which makes her present a good appear
She now ranks as q frst-class
Sterling Mcintyre, who is one
of the best fellows in the world, has
Of the office.
The Mary Miller in landing waltzedin
the Utah, laying at the elevator,
and smashed twenty feet OF her boiler
deck guards and stancheons. Her crane
was not straight enough to hold her out
She put of here 100 tons of freight and
adds some cotton.
The Belle Of Shreveport got away this
fnr Nau 0rlaans
The license of John j. Handian, pilot
Of the towboat Wild Duck, has been re-
voked for thirty days on account OF the
collision between the Wild Duck and
The II. S. Turfer for the Ohio river
and City of Alton for St. Louis are due
up Saturday morning.
The big James Howard, Captain Pc
gram, arrived this morning from New
Orleans with 1857 sacks of seed, 10 bales
and y sacks cotton, 1876 barrels molas.
SEES, IS hogsheads Of sugar and a lot Of
sundries, She leaves this evening on
her return for New Orleans and the
making all prominent way land
lngs. j. a.. Chassaing has charge of the
once.
Mr. L. A. Reister, formerly chief clerk
Of the Cons Millar, is a passenger on the
Kittie Hegler bound fer Arkansas river.
He represents William Clare, manufac.
turer Of agricultural implements. Mr..
.eister is a gentleman in every way
Of confidence, and we take pleas
are in recommending him to our Arkan-
ias friends.
Major Hardin received a telegram
from Little Rock this morning stating
hat the river was below the gauge and
over than it has been at any time this
,eason.
The LEDGER job printing Office, l3
Madison street, pays especial attention
10 printing steamboat posters, bills of
msnifests, ~bill-heads, ETC., etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. 58t
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