Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-10

last evening 1t was almost i'm possible for
steamers to discharge or rec Give freight.
n General Council should have been
taken to the landing yesterday and wal
Tered N mud; it might ha We washed of
their ignorance and prejuti ice, for which
the steamboat interests and merchants
have to suffer. 1t is a bur ming shame to
see the condition of the levee, when it
could have been repaired during the
summer. Had the General Council acted
in concert with the Mayor the people
would not have to suffer fer their mis-.
management.
The City of Augusta, Captain John
d. Elliott in command. arrived yester.
day afternoon from White river with l79
bales of cotton, and a lot Of game and
sundries. She put off l5e bales of cot
ton at the mouth. She leaves promptly
this evening with a return trip for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, attending to all way business.
Dan Sullivan has charge of the office.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, will ar
rive to day from White river with a big
trip OF cotton. She leaves tomorrow
evening, her regular day, for all points
on White river, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business.
The Belle of Texas, Captain O. X.
Joplin, is the regular Ashport and upper
coast packet leaving this evening and
attending promptly to all way business.
Joe W. Rhodes is Der purser.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green is the regular Wednesday packet
for Helena aud the bends, paying strict
attention to all way business. Messrs.
u. P. Davis and Billy Willis have charge
of the office.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston,
Captain Charley Miller, will arrive here
tomorrow and leave at 3 o'clock for
Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati. She
has no superior as a passenger packet.
The Phil Aiin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying The mail and attend.
II to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son is her purser.
Pilot Frank Gayton says that Fogle.
man chute, or the Outlets, show signs
of affording better water for steamers
than the main channel Of the river, and
as the distance saved by going through
the chute is nine miles and q half it is a
matter of Importance. He came
through the chute and found ten and a
half feet, while in the channel around II
nine feet is reported. There are, how.
ever, three or four dangerous snags in
the chute, which makes its navigation
very difficult.
The palatial passenger steamerThomp
son Dean, in command of that ever-pop-
ular officer, Captain W. B. Miller, leaves
this evening for New Orleans and the
bends. She will pay strict attention to
all way business. As a freight-carrier
she has no superior, while her passenger
accommodations are unequaled. Her
state-rooms are large and roomy, and
her tables are supplied with the best the
markets afford. She is also in charge OF
a competent set of officers. George Mil
tenberger, with whom il is a pleasure to
travel and do business, controls the
affairs of the office, and is ably assisted
by Mr.. Thomas, an expert.
The LEDoER job printing office, IL
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills of
lading, manifests, bill-heads, etc., etc.
We guarantee our work to he second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. 58t