Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-12


New Orleans, will enter the Memphis
and Evansville trade, for which she is
well-suited, and under the charge Of
proper officers she can build up a good
trade between here and Evansville.
Commodore Thompson Dean is de-
lighted with the success Of his namesake
in the Memphis and New Orleans trade
80 says the Cincinnati Commercial.
The City Of Helena is being locked at
St. Louis.
The steamer Belle St. Louis has with
drawn from the Missouri river trade and
loads in the Anchor Line for Vicksburg.
The Joe Kinney, Captain Porter, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
yator this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, came in
last night from White river with 300
bales cotton, 400 sacks seed, a lot of sun
dries and a fair list Of people. She
leaves this evening on a return trip for
all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the mail and atteRd-
ing to all way business. Ed Crowell, a
worthy officer, has charge Of the office.
The Quickstep. Captain Stack Lee in
command, is the regular Saturday
packet for the mouth Of White river and
the bends. She leaves tomorrow even
ing, carrying the mail and attending to
all way business. Harry Bateman pre-
sides at the desk.
The new hull for the Bob Lee, which
is to be constructed by the Howard
Brothers, at Jacksonville, Indiana, will
be BIZ feet owe all, with As feet beam,
IS feet floor and 10 feet depth of hold.
The ways are already built and they
have commenced to set up the frame.
She is to be launched by the first of
March.
The Cons Millar had 400 tons of mis-
c%ellaneous freight and 1000 empty oil
barrels for Mumphis when she left Gin
cinmti Friday evening, She gets in the
lower Ohio 1000 barrels Of potatoes and
$50 barrels of cement for this city.
The Means adds one barge at Cincin.
natl which contains 1900 barrels of oil
for New Orleans.
The new steamer Assumption passed
down last night well laden. She put off
here several passengers. She wanted to
purchase supplies andice here, but would
not put out a line or pay an e~xorbitaut
wharfage tax for the privilege of pur-
chasing supplies and leaving a little
money in town.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, ar
rived this morning from st. Francis
river with As bales cotton, 3ls sacks
seed, a lot of sundries and a fair list of
people. She returns this evening to
Helena, the bends and St. Francis river,
attending to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. Captain Drinkwater,
an efficient officer, has charge of the
Office. The Era leaves this evening in
order to get back on her regular day.
The Fort Gibson lays over until to-
morrow to enable a number Of Arkansas
river merchants to ill their orders. She
leaves positively tomorrow evening for
Arkansas river, and as there is prospects
OF water IN that stream she will remain
in the trade, leaving on her regular day,
Saturday. The merchants should en-
deavor to give her a big load, as Messrs.
Hardin and Rowland have worked assid-
iously for the interest and welfare Of the
Memphis merchants and planters on
Arkansas river. They have at a great
loss chartered the Ella Hughes in order
to accommodate the shipping and travel
ing public. These gentlemen are in
every way worthy and deserving of the
patronage of our merchants.
The LEDGER job printing office, 10
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills of
lading, manifests, bill-heads, etc., etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. 58t