Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-29


The towboat Lioness leaves Cairo in
8 few days for Memphis with a tow of s
bsrges Of coal.
Tho frame OF the new hull for the r..
L. Lee will be commenced ia a few DAYS
The Geo. ~Spangler. after making some
light repairs, will enter the Natchez and
Vicksburg trade.
The Belle of Texas, Captain o. K.
Joplin in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Ashport and ali
way landings on the upper coast. Joe
W Rhodes is her gentlemanly clerk.
The st. Francis Belle, Captain Milt
Harry ia command, leaves promptly to-
morrow evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Captain J. c. Abbott has charge Of the
Office.
The Geo. W. Cheek. Captain Nat
Green, is the regular Friday packet for
Helena and the bends, leaving this even
ing and attending to all way business.
d. 2. Davis is her clever and Accommo-
dating purser, who is ably assisted by
Billy Willis.
The Cons Millar, Captain James Pen
per, came in from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of Western products. She I'm
loaded at the elevator, but will leave the
foot OF Monroe street promptly this even
ing for Cincinnati aud all points on the
Ohis river. Mr.. Deems presides at the
desk.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee.
brought in 240 bales Of cotton and 383
sacks Of seed. She leaves this evening
with q return trip for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp.
son is her purser.
The banks along the river are lined
with cotton and seed awaiting shipment
to market.
The Quickstep arrived this morning
with lO2 bales Of cotton, 1889 sacks OF
seed and q lot Of sundries. She leaves
tomorrow evening with n return trip for
the mouth Of White river and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Captain Stack Lee is her
commander and Harry Bateman does
the honors OF the office.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up this
morning for St. Louis with a moderate
trip. She added some cotton here.
Captain VIM. Elliott received a tele-
gram from Helena stating that the City
of Augusta passed there laat night With
1863 bales Of cotton and a lot Of seed.
She will arrive here this afternoon and
leave to morrow evening promptly for
White river.
The City Of Chester arrived last even.
ing from st. Louis with a big cargo of
grain and produce, and returned 10 st.
Louis last night with a moderate trip.
The low water delayed her.
Navigation between here and st. Louis
is quite precarious.
The Mary Bell was unable to ship a
deck crew sufficient to enable her 10 load
with cotton until she got to Chicot City.
The negroes had election in their heads
1t. will not be long before the steamboat
men will do al they did before the war
employ white labor on deck in prefer
enee to negroes. Negro labor now is
worthless, especially on the river.
The Grand Tower is the Saturday
Anchor Line packet for st. Louis.
The Colorado is the Sunday morning
packet for Vicksburg.
The A. j. White is the regular Satur-
day packet for Napoleon and the bends.
She viii be in port to-day to receive
freight. aud leaves tomorrow evening,
attending to all way business promptly
The Belle of Shreveport passed down
last night for New Orleans well laden,
and had also a barge in tow loaded with
grain.
The 0sceola, Captain Thomas Bow
in command, came in this morning
from st. Francis river with Y bales Of
100 sacks OF seed and a lot of
sundries. She leaves tomorrow evening
a return trip for st Francis river and
all points through to Wittsburg, and will
pay strict attention to all way business.
Captain A. Hsycsck does the honors of
the Office.
The ~"babbling" Brook(s). the small
stream Of the Appeal, will 1901 shoal
if be adheres to his spiritual
IDEAS. He would be a valuable acquisi.
ton to Barnum's Musem as a curiosity.
Commodore Milt Harry will have a
frst-class packet TO leave here on Thurs
day, the llth proximo, in the Milt Harry
Line for White river.
The Rosa Miller is due from Arkansas
with a big trip of cotton. /.
The Era No. 8, Captain Basket, is the :
regular Saturday St. Francis river
I,
Commodore Milt Harry has perfected
arrangements for another fine boat for
he Milt Harry White River Line. He
will form a tri-weekly line and have a
packet leaving here on Tuesdays, Thurs j
lays and Saturdays. The Ruth will
come out Of the river this trip with 1000
oales of cotton and all the seed she can !
!
Billy Rust grounded the Ida Stockton
It Moons, at the head Of the tow-head,
light before last.
The A. ]. White brought in this morn
ng 100 bales OF cotton, 20 sacks of cot. y
and 1915 sacks Of seed 1