Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-06

Malone, brought in from the lower coast
III bales of cotton, $50 sacks Of seed
and a good list Of people. She leaves
this evening for Napoleon and the bends,
paying strict attention TO all way bust
ness, Captain Lee Cummins, assisted
by Messrs. Smitber aud Aydlett, controls
Office affairs. She left here on her last
trip down Friday morning with a big way
trip Of freight and people, made 46 land
ings and arrived at Prontiss on time.
She did a heavy way Business up aud
down, which speaks well Cor the manage
ment of her officers who are untiring in
their efforts to please and accommodate
the travelling and shipping public.
The Phil Allin. Captain James Lee,
brought in sol bales Of cotton 1890 sacks
Of seed and a big list of people. She
leaves this evening for Frisr's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail aud attend
ing to all way business Jimmy Thomp-
son is her efficient purser.
The Mary Houston is due up today
en- route to the Ohio river with Go tols
of freight, including $50 hogsheads Of
sugar, 1900 barrels of m%olasses, and 300
barrels Of oranges. Mrs. james h.
Pepper, with the remains Of her son, is
among her passengers.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now
land, from the mo1th of White river had
5l3 bales OF cotton and l04 sacks Of
seed. She leaves this evening for Little
Rock and all way landings on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and attending to
all way business. Major JohH Hardin
has charge Of the office.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, came in from Helena with 1877
bales OF cotton and S22 sacks of seed;
also a good lot Of people. She returns
to Helena and the bends this evening,
paying especial attention to all way BUSH
ness in Council and Walnut bends.
Messrs. d. p. Devils and Billy Willis do
the honors Of the office.
The Arlington arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday.
The ST. Francis Belle, Captain Milt
Harry, is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet. She will be in port
this evening ready to receive
The 0sceola is due from St. Francis
river.
The Ella, Captain Joseph Elliott, is
the regular Tuesday White river packet,
The Andy johnson and Glencoe left
Cairo last night for St. Louis.
The breaking up Of the ice gorge at
Keokuk has caused the river to rise, and
hopes are entertained that there will be
a suficieney of water to let out all the
boats that have been aground for the
past several days between Cairo and st,
Louis.
Captain J J.. Darragh received a tele.
gram from Little Rock this morning
stating that the Arkansas river was still
rising, with a good stage OF water from
Fort Smith out.
The ClsrksVille and Fontenelle are
loading in the lower Arkansas river with
cotton for New Orleans.
The Rosa Miller, Captain Eph Banks.
arrived this morning from the Arkansas
river with 81 bales of cotton and $50
sacks Of seed and reshipped at the mouth
l6l bales of cotton. She leaves to NOR
row evening for all points on Arkansas
river through to Little Rock. Captain
Tom Dsrragh presides at the desk.
The Belle Of Texas will resume her
regular trips in the Arkansas river trade
On Saturday next. Captain j. j. Oar.
ragh will command.
The Louisville Drummer, a small
trading propeller, cam in from the Ohio
river, and landed at the foot of Adams
street.
The propeller Cone and See Me came
in yesterday from the Ohio river with
several produce boats in tow.
The Colorado passed up his morning
forSt. Louis. She put of at the elevator,
l60 bales of cotton.
The ST. Genevive aud Belle Memphis
will arrive here tomorrow from St. Louis.
The Carrie V. Kountz passed up to-
day for St. Louis. She put off here a
lot Of molasses and sugar.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in at noon with a big trip Of cot
ton and was full Of people. She returns
to Vicksburg and the bends tomorrow
evening, connecting with the Yazoo
river packets and the R. e. Lee for New
Orleans. Joe Spears holds forth in the
office.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee, re-
sumes her regular trips in the Napoleon
and bends trade tomorrow. She leaves
promptly tomorrow evening for the
mouth of White river and Napoleon,
carrying the mails and attending to all
way business. Her efficient crew, which
has made her so popular, will again have
charge Of her. Harry Bateaan, who is
n OF the best fellows in the world, is
her chief clerk, and is assisted in the
Office by Mr.. Karr.
The John A. Scudder, which left St.
Louis on Thursday last for New Orleans,
will get out to Cairo on the present
swell.
The receipts Of cotton by river from
Saturday evening up to this morning
foot up 2728 bales.
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Madison street, pays especial attention
TO printing steamboat posters, bills Of
lading, manifests, b~ill-hsRds, etc, etc
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
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