Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-13


The Cons Millar for Memphis
and Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday eve
ming.
The 0uachita river packet John
Hanna is due from above to-day.
The Colorado passed up last
evening for st. Louis with q fair
list of Eastern cotton.
A slight rise is reported in Ar
kansas river.
The A. G. Doually and Com
monwealth passed Vicksburg yes
terday afternoon for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan lost twelve
hours by grounding at Henderson
bar.
The Andy Baum for Cincinnati
had 200 bales of cotton.
Capt. Jake Sedan, of the Grand
Republic, arrived this morning from
V%icksburg by rail.
The fine steamer Charles Morgan
leaves Glenn's wharf boat to-mor.
row at 5 pm. for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings
The Ella came in this morning
from the st. Francis with 14O bale.
cotton and 500 sacks seed. She
leaves on Wednesday with a return
trip for the st. Francis.
The Kate Kinney left this morn
ing at daylight for New Orleans
well laden. She added here 3SS
bales cotton.
The Carl Schurz, Captain MAJ
Tremmel, brought in yesterday al
excellent trip. She returns tC
Scanlan's landing this evening, at
tending promptly to all way busi.
ness.
The following are the dimension
OF the new steamer Cotton Valley.
now being completed on the upper
Ohio for the Yazoo river trade
Length, 175 feet, with 80 feet beam
and will have a carrying capacity
of 1000 bales of cotton.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken.
niston, will arrive to-day from Gin.
%cinnati with $50 tons of miscella
neous freight and a good pas8engel
list She leaves Wednesday mex
with a return trip. Mr.. Ed Miller
has charge of the office this trip.
The Capitol City, Capt. O'Neal
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning a
10 O'Clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Henry Deadricl
is her gentlemanly clerk.
The Maumelle, Captain Wood
burn, is due this evening from tn
Arkansas river With a big list 0
cotton. Tomorrow is her regula.
leaving day for Pine Bluff and al
POINTS on the Arkansas river.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain An
drew5 in command, came in from
the upper coast with 29O bales anc
70 bags of cotton seed, and 159I
sacks seed and sundries. She re
: turns to Ashport this evening at
; tending to all way business. Capt
0. X. Joplin, a gentleman who i
recognized for his uniform kind
; ness and prompt attention to bust
? ness has charge Of the office.
; The George W. Cheek, Captain
= Davis in command, came in from
: the lower coast with ass bales o
> cotton and 973 sacks seed and
: good list ~ofpeople. She returns t
Friar's Point this evening, givin.
strict attention to all way bushes,
i, Messrs. Lee Woodland and Johl
. Langlois are her eIeyer clerks.
The Illinois, Captain Green j
command, came in this mornin.
= from Y%icksburg with 2GO bales G
cotton, 1745 sacks seed and sundrie
and was full of people. She rC
n turns to Yicksburg to-morro'
evening, doing all way bushes
and connecting at Vicksburg wit
the r. E.. Lee for New Orleans an
4 the Yazoo river packets. Capital
" Joe Spears holds forth in the offic
The elegant steamer Thompso
4 Dean, Captain W.. B. Miller, wi
.s arrive in port to-day from New Oh
o leans and leave Wednesday evenin
with a return trip. She will pa
especial attention to all way bus
ness. Captain Jones controls IL
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