Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS

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the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The landing was partislly deserted this
morning by levee rats on account of the
cold weather.
The GAINESVILLE, out of Arkansas
river with a load of cotton, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The Commonwealth aud Atlantic and
tow for st. Louis passed Vicksburg yes
terdsy.
The Mary Ament left Cairo yesterday
morning with a tow for New Orleans.
Tbs May Lowry, Belle Of Shreveport,
Fannie Tatum and John A. Scudder got
out to Cairo yesterday.
The Louisville for New Orleans left
Louisville yesterday.
The Kittie Hegler for Arkansas river
and Minneela for Memphis passed
Evansville Yesterday.
The Charles Morgan arrived at CiRcin-
natl yesterday.
The St. Joseph, for Memphis, Nellie
Peck, for Vieksburg, and ii. C. Yaeger,
for New Orleans, left st. Louis yesterday
evening.
The Robert Mitchell passed down for
New Orleans last evening well laden.
She put off a lot Of stuff here.
The Belle st. Louis passed down last
night for Wcksburg She put off 30 and
added nearly 400 tons here.
The White, for Napoleon, Belle of
Texas, for the upper coast, Cheek. for
Helena, and Legal Tender, for Arkansas
river, went out with fair trips of freight
and people.
The Julia at last accounts was at
Sheep Island, unable to get over the bar.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow for Memphis.
Walker Outlaw went out as head clerk
OF the Legal Tender last evening.
Captain o. P. Shinkle's new steamer.
the Golden Rule, leaves Cincinnati next
Saturday for Memphis.
The staunch and light draught steamer
Rosa Miller, in command of Captain
Eph Banks, leaves this evening for Lit
tie Rock and all way points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and attending to
all way business. Captain Thomas Oar.
ragh has charge of the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek.
leaves this evening for Vicksbure and
the bends, connecting with the Yazoo
river packets and the r. E. Lee for New
Orleans. Joe Spears, Charley Smither
and John Chamberlin, a trio OF clever
gentlemen, are her clerks.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket, leaves
this evening for ST Francis river and all
points through to Wittsburg, paying spe-
clal attention to way business in Coun-
Gil and Walnut bends. Captain Z. A.
Drinkwster, an afable gentleman, pre-.
sides-at the desk.
The Ella, Captain Joseph Elliott, is
the regular Tuesday White river packet.
She is due to-day with a big trip of cot
ton.
The Quickstep, in command of that
ever popular officer Captain Stack Lee,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and the
bends, carrying the mail and paying
strict attention to all way business. The
Quickstep has excellent passenger &C.
commodations, Harry Batemar, a gen.
tleman noted for his business habits,
does the honors of the office, and is as
sisted by VIM. Ksrr. The Quickstep will
continue in the trade throughout the
season, leaving here on Tuesdays and
Saturdays.
The James Howard, Captain Pegram,
Is due tomorrow from New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Remission.
came in this morning from Cincinnati
with a full cargo of Western products.
She leaves to morrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Billy Nc
Intyre is her worthy purser.
The st. Francis Belle, Captain Mill
Harry, arrived this morning with 29S
bales OF cotton, 275 sacks seed, a lot OF
sundries and game and q good list of
people, and reshipped at the mouth 237
bales OF cotton. She leaves this even
ing for all points on White, Black and
Little Red rivers, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. j. G. Abb
bolt is her efficient purser.
The Garrett and barges arrived from
the Ohio river this morning. She adds
1000 bales of cotton at Hope6eld.
The Susie Silver passed up last night
for st. Louis. She put of here a few
packages of freight.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, is due
this evening from St. Francis river and
leaves on Thursday with a return trip.
The Thompson Dean, Captain W. B.
Miller in command, came in this morn
ing from New Orleans with 50 bales of
cotton, l76 hogsheads sugar, GA barrels
aud "a half-barrels molasses, 55 barrels
oranges, l6 hogsheads cocoanuts and a
lot OF sundries. She had also a good
list of people and did a heavy way bust
ness all the way up. She leaves to.mor.
row evening with q return trip for New
Orleans and the bends, making all prom.
inent way landings. The Dean is a
good carrier, while her passenger &C.
c~ommodations are unequaled. Her off. !
GERS are careful .boatmen, and those
wishing a pleasant trip down the river
will do well to take passage on the Deau.
George Miltenberger, a courteous gen.
tleman, presides in the office.
The Mary Houston is due up this eve.
ming bound for Cincinnati.
Ike Leonard, the famous steward of
the Illinois, has found a Big Bonanza at
Vicksburg, and be has engaged Dutch"
Casper, Of the St. Francis Belle, to 20
down and work it up.
The Bismarck lsaves St. Louis this
evening for New Orleans. She comes
out lightin order to get out Of the river,
Captain Lon Bryson leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans with the
Clinton.
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