Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-27

far North, and unless the ice breaks M
brfore it gets too heavy, the Victory is
in a very bad way.
The a. j. White, Captain Geo. Malone
in command. is the regular Saturday
packet for Napoleon and the bends.
leaving this evening and paying special
attention to all way business. Captain
Lee Cummins has charge OF the Office.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business.
Captain Milt Harry is negotiating for
the steamer Pat Cleburne for the White
river trade, and, judging from dispatches
received yesterday from Evansville, heis
likely TO get her. She would make an
excellent packet for the White river
trade.
The Legal Tender, Capt. Ed Nowlaud
in command, came in this morning from
the mouth Of White river with 1876 bales
of cotton, 40 bags seed cotton and 6l2
sacks seed. She had also a fair list Of
people. The Tender leaves this even
ing for the mouth Of White river, paying
strict attention to all way business, and
makes direct connection at the mouth Of
the river with the Fort Gibson and Ella
Hughes for Pine Bluff. She gives through
bills Of lading to all points on Arkansas
river. Major John Hardin, a courteous
gentleman and accommodating clerk,
has charge of the office.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Tom White has charge Of the office.
The Ashland passed up this morning
for the Ohio river with $50 tons of freight.
She put off a few packages here.
The ALT Stevens is due tomorrow from
st. Louis with a cargo Of grain and pro.
duce.
The fog which prevailed on the river
this morning delayed the packets.
Captain Eph Banks goes out to-day in
command of the Rosa Miller. Captain
Banks is an experienced boatmap and
quite popular on the Arkansas river.
The d. s. Turner, Captain Hart, will
leave Glenn's big wharfboat tomorrow
at IL IN. for New Orleans and the bends.
Freights and cotton will be received for
her this evening on Glenn's wharfboat.
The Arlington is due up for the Ohio
river
r. P. Glenn, with his big wharf boat,
has been overrun with business for the
past two weeks. The increase of his
business has rendered it necessary for
him to employ two more efficient and ex.
perienced wharfboat clerks in addition
to Messrs. Williams and Graham. his old
stsnd-bys. With his corps of assistants
Mr.. Glenn is now prepared to handle and
ship all freight which may be intrusted
TO him with dispatch.
The City of Augusta is announced to
leave here this evening for White river
through to Jscksonport. The Appeal
says she turned back from the mouth Of
the river and that she has gone to Jack
sonport for a load of cotton. James
Salisbury is receiving freight for her
at Glenn's wharf boat.
The Governor of Louisiana has an
pointed Captain J:B. Archer and R. B. |
Lowe commissioners at Washington to
negotiate for louisiana in the matter of
pre'empted lands, agreeing to give them
twenty per cent. Of all the claims in
which they shall make successful suit.
Captain Archer is a well known boat
man Of this city.
Lutte Kelso, clerk of the Parker, "laid
of" this trip to get well. Lutte has
been under the weather for some time.
The present run of coal from Pitts
burg which left there during the past two
days is as follows: For Louisville. Is |
steamers, lis boats and SO barges. with |
$500, 900 bushels; for Cincinnati. AL
steamers and, "a barges, with 400, 600; |
for New Orleans, 3 steamers, "a boats
aad barges, $4,000 bushels.
The LEDGER job printing Office, l3 |
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. AT
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