Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-25

from the upper coast with a good trip as
usual.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee in
command, is the regular Wednesday
mail packet for Friar's Point and the
bends, paying strict attention to all way
business Harry Bateman, q gentleman
who is noted for bis urbanity and prompt
attsniion to business, has charge of the
office.
I. c. Flournoy, representing the
Changers of the lower Arkansas valley,
advertises for bids to carry 80, 1000 bales
Of cotton from Pine Bluff and along the
lower Arkansas river to Memphis, St.
Louis and New Orleans, also to trans.
port return freights.
The Cherokee, Captain Byers, will
leave Glenn's wharfboat this evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Mr.. Wolf is her prime minister.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Neal, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow eveningfor Vicksburg and the
bends. Freight will be received for her
at all times at the elevator.
The c. B. Church will be down TO-
morrow for New Orleans,
The A. j. White, Captain Geo. Ma
lone, will arrive tonight from Vicksburg,
aud leave on Friday with a return trip.
She pays strict attention to all way bust
ness.
The 0sceola, Captain A. Haycock,
leaves to morrow evening for all points
on st. Francis river through to Wits.
burg. She also attends to all way bust
ness in Walnut and Council bends.
James Hall, an affable gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving to-
morrow for Cairo and St. Louis, connect.
ing with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Bleckner
is her prime minister.
Trade in the bends is gradually in.
creasing, and merchants and steamboat
men are more hopeful than they were two
weeks since.
The Vint Shinkle gives a social moon,
light excursion tomorrow night.
Captain Ed Postal, chief clerk Of the
Ruth, came over this morning by raj
from DeValrs Bluff. His packet will bt
in Friday with a fair trip and a big lis.
Of orders for merchandise.
The Shannon and Indiana are an
nouncedsto leave Cincinnati this even
ing for New Orleans.
The c. B. Church grounded in the
canal and had to tighten to get through
Captain John Hardin, superintendent
Of the Memphis and Arkansas Rive
Packet Company, is visiting his friendI
in Virginia. The Captain will Celebrate
his ffty-irst birthday on September Is
George Clinton is now mate of the c
B. Church.
Clay Runyan, formerly freight clerk o
the Memphis packet Andy Baum, hai
taken charge of the wharf boat at Col
conda.
John H. Dix, a prominent Pee Lin,
stockholder, has been appointed keepe
Of the Nashville City Hospital.
Barton & Williams have leased tn
Madison Ind wharf for $3.50 per year
The following delegates were ap
pointed by the local board at Cincinnati
to attend the National Steam Naviga
ton Convention which meets in New
York the first Wednesday in September
Thos. Sherlock, James S. Wise, Davi,
Gibson, Henry U. Hart, Lewis Hates
VIM. Gibson, W. G. Mccoy, Ben Merric
lees, R. S. Semple, Vincent Shinkle
Lewis Glenn, John X, Booth, Hon. Mi
ton Sayler, Hon. Il. B. Banning, Harr.
NJ. Millar.
The Mary Houston arrived this morn
ing from Louisville we'll laden for Ne,
Orleans with grain and general merchar
disc, and $50 head Of stock. She put Of
here 1000 packages Of freight, includin
paper, soap, glass and coal oil, and add
some hay and people, and will get ava
at 4 o'clock for New Orleans and tn
bends.
There are $3.50, 900 bushels of coal i
the hands of dealers at Louisville an
New Albany.
A party Of United States Engineer
are surveying the Elk river, preparation
to government improvements.
The new Memphis and Arkansas rive
packet Rosa Miller, in command of th
veteran officer Captain John Woodburr
arrived to-day at noon from Pittsbur
with 200 tons of freight, l25 tons {
which being consigned here. She is r,
ceiving at the wharf for all points o
Arkansas river through to Fort Smitl
and leaves tomorrow evening. She