Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-02

feet in the channel from Augusta to the
mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS,
A lair business day on the landing.
The Ruth is hourly looked for with 500
bales of cotton for this place.
Navigation from St. Louis to Cairo
and thence to New Orleans is p~recarious.
The Fanchon for New Orleans and
Minneola for Memphis left Louisville
yesterday.
The City Of Quincy and Cherokee ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Mary Bell arrived at s o'clock last
night at New Orleans.
The l~ight-daught steamer Granger will
be down to-day. She enters the Arkan.
sas river trade.
The John F. Tolle, for St. Louis.
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The James Howard and Thompson
Dean passed Vicksburg yesterday for
New Orleans.
The City of Chester left st. Louis last
evening for Memphis.
The John A. Scudder passed down last
evening for New Orleans with 400 tons
of freight. She added at the elevator
1900 sacks Of oil cake.
The packets out last night had fair
trips.
The Colorado will be down this morn.
ing for Vicksburg and the bends.
The st. Joseph, Captain Ed Gray, is
the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Cairo aud St. Louis, con-
meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
The Era No. 9 in backing out last
evening broke her rudder, and had to
return. She will get away to-day for St.
Francis river.
The Rosa Miller, Captain John Wood
lOurn in command, leaves this evening
tor Arkansas river and all points through
to Little Rock, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Captain
Tom Darragh, a clever gentleman. has
charge Of the Office.
The Julia, Captain Blake, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Vicksburg aud the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Mr.. Gobel is her purser.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud West
in command, sails to-day for New Or
leans and the bends. She came in last
night witba fair trip. Captain Ed Out
law is her %gentlemanly clerk.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this evening Tor Vicksburg and
the bends. Captain Joe Spears, an affa.
bic gentleman and Efficient officer, has
charge of the tfice.
The Minneola, for Memphis, with a
Dig cargo of produce aud general mer.
e%handise, passed Evansville yesterday
morning.
The new steamer Acme is due to day
en- route to New Orleans.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee in
command, came in this morning from
the lower coast with 200 bales Of cotton,
800 sacks Of seed aud a lot Of sundries.
She returns this evening for the mouth
Of White river and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Harry Bateman will be found in
the Office.
The Ruth, Captain Ed. Postal in com.
maud, will be found in port to day, re-
ceiving for White river, and leaves this
evening. I'd. Crowell has charge of the
office.
The Al. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, is the regular Tuesday
packet leaving this evening for Napoleon
and the bends, paying strict attention to
all way business. Captain A. L. Cum
minis has charge Of the office and is Sec.
onded by Billy Smithsrs and Mr.. Adylett.
Morris Herman, who, by the way, is
one of the best stewards on the river,
takes good care of every person that
travels on the White.
The Capitol City passed up this morn
ing for St. Louis.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis this morning with 400 bales of
cotton, a fair list Of people and a lot of
sundries.
The Ella Hughes is due from Arkan-
sas river, and will leave Thursday on a
return trip.