Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-18

the City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler
is the Anchor Line packet leaving tn,
elevator this evening for Cairo and st
Louis connecting with the ~principaI
railroads for all points East and West
Billy Blenker holds forth in the Office.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Cinciu.
matt this evening for New Orleans.
The Ella Hughes is due from Arkan.
sas river.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket in
command, leaves this evening for St
Francis river and all points through Il
Wittsburg; she slse attends to all way
business in Council and Walnut bends
Captain A. Drinkwater is her chic
purser.
The staunch light draught steamer st
Francis Belle, Captain Milt Harry in
command, leaves this evening for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Captain j. c.
Abbott has charge of the Office.
The Louisville is due from New Or.
leans en- route to Cincinnati.
The Glencoe will pass down to-day for
New Orleans.
The famous and popular passenger
steamer Charles Morgan, in command of
that ever popular officer, Captain All
Stein, will leave Glenn's wharfboat this
evening for New Orleans aud the bends.
Harry Stein has charge Of the Office,
and is ably assisted by Mr.. Branham.
The Morgan during her retirement has
been repainted and put in thorough
order.
The steamboatmen at New Orleans, as
we'll as here, are complaining Of the
scarcity Of labor. The boats are paying
from $50 to $50 per month to negro
~roustabouts, and then have to leave port
with only half a crew. White men are
readily employed. The white laborers
North, many of whom are on the point
Of starvation, should come South, as they
can make from 81 so to 50 per day from
now until spring.
The Governor Allen is due down to-
morrow en- route to New Orleans with q
tow of produce barges.
Jimmy Sullivan, the genial and hand
some river reporter of the Vicksburg
Herald, arrived in our city this morning.
He comes as a delegate to the Southern
Pacific railroad convention, which meets
here tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Kenniston,
will arrive in port to-day from Cincin.
natl with a big trip of grain and other
produce, and will leave on Saturday with
a return trip for the Ohio river. Billy
Mcintyre presides at the desk.
The Kittie Hegler leaves Cincinnati
on Saturday for Arkansas river.
Commodore James D. Wise, Superin.
tendent of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Company, will arrive in the city
to-day by rail to attend the Railroad
Convention, which meets tomorrow. The
Commodore is a brother Of Captain Bob
Wise. He is a gentleman of the first
water, and we hope his stay in the city
will be pleasant and agreeable.
The Mary Houston leaves Cincinnati
Saturday for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell passed up this
morning for Cincinnati with a light trip.
She put off here l9 ~hogsheads sugar, 80
barrels molasses and q lot of sundries.
A collision occurred before daylight
Saturday morning opposite Vanceburg,
Kentucky, between the Sam Parker,
going up the river with a tow of empty
barges, and the propeller Come-and.See,
Me, coming down with a tow of produce
and trading boats. The tender Of the
Come-and-See-Me loaded with yellow
ware, lard, etc., was sunk, and will
prove almost a total loss. The boat and
cargo belong to James Benjamin, of
Covington, Kentucky.
The City of Alton left St. Louis yes.
terday for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg. Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing the elevator tomorrow mern;ng at
ten o'clock and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Chris Sharpe does the honors Of the
Office.
The pilots of the Mary Houston com
plain that the Government lights between
Evansville and Memphis are not prop.
erly attended to. Several we're out en-.
tirely, while others were burning so
dimly that they were hardly seen. Go
for EN-, Uncle Sam.
The LEDGER job printing office, l3
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills Of
lading, manifests, ~bilLheads, etc., etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be