Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-15

The Thomas Sherlock completed her
repairs and got away this morning for
the Ohio river.
The st. Joseph is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis. Captain Sam
McPheeters commands.
The James D. Parker, Captain Reb
Wise, will arrive tomorrow morning
from Cincinnati, and leaves Saturday fol
the Ohio river.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Ice,
brought in from the lower coast 3O5 bales
OF cotton and ll68 sacks Of seed. She
leaves this evening for Friar's Point sad
the bends. carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp'
son holds forth in the office.
The St Francis Belle, Captain M. r.
Harry. came IN last night from White
river with 2l3 bales Of cotton and 314
sacks of seed, and reshipped at the
mouth 304 bales of cotton. She leaves
this evening with a return trip for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business.
Rates on freights from St. Louis to
New Orleans are SOC per barrel on Hour
and 25c per hundred.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in this morning with las
bales of cotton and 1870 sacks of seed.
She returns to Helena this evening, at
tending to all way business. Messrs d.
P. Davis and Billy Willis are her accom-
modating clerks,
The Charles Morgan, ALI Stein mas
ter, leaves Glenn's wharf boat this even
ing fer New Orleans and the bends.
She has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations and goes through with dis
patch. Harry Stein has charge Of the
office.
The Golden Rule, Captain Shinkle's
new boat, leaves Cincinnati this evening
for New Orleans.
No improvement in navigation in
Arkansas river.
The Ella Hughes brought out 600
bales on Sunday last and went back up
the river.
The Fort Gibson is due from Arkansas
river.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati tais
evening for Memphis.
The Ashland leaves Pittsburg to-day
for Arkansas river.
Major John Hardin received a tele.
gram this morning from Little Rock,
stating that the river was still low, With
no immediate prospect of a rise.
Tho Ido Gknot1ala lo,.oo AL D1.1-
for the mouth of the river.
The mammoth steamer Mary Bell,
Captain Frank Hicks, came in at IL
o'clock from New Orleans with 99l
bales Of cotton and sundries. She leaves
this evening on a return trip for New
Orleans aud the bends. The Bell is one
of the best carriers on the river and for
passenger accommodations has no SUI
perior. Captain ALT Grissom and Billy
Thomas, both gentlemen thoroughly up
in marine matters, have charge of the
office.
Captain ]. T. Washington received q
telegram this morning from Captain Ed
Postal Of the Ruth stating that be passed
Devalrs Bluff this morning for Memphis
with 450 bales of cotton and that he has
engagements on the lower part of the
for 300 more.
By q telegram received from James
Lee, Jr., at Evansville, to Captain Stack
Lee. we are informed that they have pur-
chased the renowned steamer Idlewild to
take the place of the Quickstep in the
Napoleon and bends trade. She will be
here to start on her maiden trip on Sat
urday next, We hope the people of
Memphis will do all in their power to
make the Idlewild a success and sustain
the Lee Line in this enterprise. The
Idlewild will certainly prove a great &C.
quisitioa to- the Memphis and lower river
trade. The river men are waking up to
the interest Of Memphis, aud the people
should look well to the river trade; it is
the foundation stone on which the future
of Memphis stands, So, protect it, mer-
chants and business men.
The LEDGER job printing Office, l3
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills Of
manifests, bill-heads, etc, etc
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. 58f