Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-02

RonoA0s
The tug N. NJ. Jones will lay up in a
few days to be repaired and repainted.
The tug DeSoto is en- route from the
mouth Of White river to this port to take
her place while she is repairing.
The good little steamer Frank Forest,
Captain 0. K. Joplin in command,
leaves this evening for Ashport and all
way landings on the upper coast, paying
strict attention to all way business. Win
Joplin, a courteous and attentive gentle
man. presides at the desk.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Cairo and
St. Louis. She onneet with the prin-
eipal railroads for all points East and
West. Chris Sharpe has charge of the
office.
The Charles Brown brought down from
0sceola a barge of coal and returned
with a.few empty barges.
The total shipment Of cotton from the
mouth Of White river during the past
season was 1880 bales, Last year the
shipment footed up 81, 1853 bales, and the
year before lS, 993 bales.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Rowland
in command, will be found in port to-day
receiving for all points on Arkansas
river, and leaves tomorrow evening,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Walker Outlaw, an
efficient officer and clever gentleman,
does the honors of the Office.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through TO all points East at
reduced rates. Alex Mcconnell presides
at the desk.
The Grand Tower is the Saturday
Anchor Line packet for st. Louis.
The Julia, Captain Wm. Blake, is the
Auchor Line packet leaving the eleva.
tor to morrow evening for V~icksburg
and The bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Mr..
Gobel has charge of the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stack Lee, is
the regular packet leaving this evening
for Friar's Point and the bends, attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son aud Billy Willis controls the affairs
of the Office.
The Mary Houston, Captain Miller in
command, will leave tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East. Elliott Miller is hel
purser.
Captain Joplin will have the new
Mary Ament and Frank Forest in the
upper coast trade next season. A new
hull will be built for the Mary Ament
and when she comes out this season sh,
will be almost an entire new steamer
Captain Joplin has built up a good trad,
along the upper coast and he is worth!
OF success.
The Shannon is due down to-day eI
route to New Orleans.
The Illinois, leaving this evening 70
Vicksburg, will have a splendid trip o
people and freight, including 1000 sack
of oil cake shipped by R. P. Glenn. o
the wharf boat.
The Charles Morgan left New Orlean
last evening for Cincinnati and will pa,
here Monday morning at 7 o'clock.
The officers of the Quickstep report
two-foot rise in White river as they cam
out, but it is falling again at jackson
port. The back-Water extends up thirt,
miles.
The Thompson Dean left Louisvill
yesterday for New Orleans.
The Atlantic and barges are due u,
tomorrow for St. Louis.
The Commonwealth will be down tC
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The Quickstep, Captain Ed Postal i
command, came in this morning fror
White river with a fair trip Of peopl
and freight. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for all points o.
White, Black and Little Red rivers
carrying the mail and attending to al
way business.
1t was all a mistake about Ferd Mon
tana being doorkeeper at the circus o
the occasion Of the benefit for the steam
boatmen's widows and orphans.
The j. D. Parker leaves CincinnaI
tomorrow for this port, and the Vir
Shinkle and Cherokee leave there fc
New Orleans.
Mr. Ed G. Miller, clerk on the Thoml
son Dean last season, is now merchaI
dising in Austenburg, Ashtabula count!
Ohio.
The fine steamer A. ]. White, Malon
master, is the regular Saturday Napoleo
aud bends packet. She leaves prompt