Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-23

10 all way Odptdln Leo
Cummins presides at the desk.
Captain Lowell, of the Cumber-
land river trade, has purchased the
Julia No. 2 at Cincinnati, price
$4,000.
The cotton season, which is now
fairly opened, viii be short but ac-
tive while it lasts. The New Orleans
boats are getting about all of the
staple they can handle.
The Yazoo Valley reshipped her
Memphis freight on the Capitol
City, and turned back from Helena.
She has engagements in the bends
for a full trip of cotton and seed for
New Orleans.
If members of the City Council
would pay a visit to the landing to-
day and see the miserable condition
of the wharf, and the extra labor
the boatmen have to pay to handle
their freight, they would get
ashamed of themselves.
The Osceola, Captain Basket, is
tho regular Monday packet for St.
Francis river and all points through
to Wittsburg. She leaves at 5
o'clock, sharp, and will give special
attention to all way business in
Council and Walnut bends. Capt.
Al Haycock has charge Of the office.
The 0sceola brought in last night
131 bales of cotton, 1926 sacks seed
and sundries.
The levee is in a deplorable CON
dition, and it is unjust for the city
government to make steamboatmen
pay the exorbitant wharfage tax
while it is in its present condition.
Work on the improvement of the
levee should be pushed forward as
speedily as possible, as the levec
space is too much contracted to adj
NIT of steamboats, receiving and
discharging their cargoes unless at
double labor and extra expense.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Geo.
Walton is her prime minister.
The Andy Baum, Capt. Vinton,
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati
with a full cargo of Western pro-
ducts, and returns tomorrow even
ing to Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to all points East.
Captain Deems preaides at the desk.
The Atlantic on her up trip.
picked up a snag Friday morning
at Island No. 10, which went up
over the hull, tore away her guards
and hurricane roof of one side back
to the pilot-house and knocked
down one of her chimneys.
The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek,
came in from yicksburg with 2S9
bales of cotton, 372 sacks seed and
sundries and a good list of people.
She returns tomorrow evening to
Vicksburg, giving special attention
to all way business and makes di-
rect connection at Vicksburg with
the r. E. Lee for New Orleans and
the Yazoo river packets. Captain
Joe Spears does the honors Of the
office.
The Ella, Captain Bowman, came
in last evening from st. Francis
river with 1853 bales of cotton, GA
sacks seed and sundries, and a fair
list of people. She was delayed on
account of bad weather. She will
return tomorrow evening to the st.
Francis river and all points through
to Wittsburg, paying strict atten-
ton to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. Captain Les
Ware and VIM. Elliott, jr., are her
clerks.
Messrs. B. Lowenstein & Bros,
IN appreciation Of the promptness
! of business and favors extended
their house by Captain Jimmy
Thompson, chief clerk of the Phil
Allin, presented him on Saturday
with a handsome testimonial. Mr..
Thompson, by his promptitude in
business and the interest he has
always manifested in the welfare
and advancement of the CONNER
cial interests of our city, has en-
deared himself to the shipping and
travelling public, not only Of Mem
phis but along the entire route
which the packet he SO ably repre-
sents runs.