Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-20

OH u large lSe VI i've
freight at Hope6eld.
The Robert Mitchell has been
aground at 0sceola bar from Satur-
day up to last night, when she
~lightened over, She will be down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Cherokee for New Orleans
passed Evansville Saturday morn
ing and viii be down this evening.
The James w. Gait, Captain Bob
Wise, viii arrive this evening from
Cincinnati with a big trip Of Freight
and people, and viii leave on We'd
nesday with a return trip.
Captain Thomas Darngh arrived
last evening from New Orleans by
rail, and leaves this evening for
Little Rock.
Captain James Reese, jr,, arrived
yesterday afternoon from Pittsburg,
looking as fresh as a morning rose.
Wash Floyd, who is we'll and
favorable known on the river, has
accepted the position of chief clerk
of the Illinois, and takes charge
this trip.
The Florence Mayer brought
ont to Terrene Saturday evening
500 bales Of cotton, and returned
to Arkansas river to load for New
Orleans.
The new 0uachita river packet
Fanchon Is due down to-day for
New Orleans.
The upper Missouri river boats
have gone into winter quarters.
Messrs. Loudon & Co. expect to
have sufficient space of the. wharf
finished this week, at the foot of
Jefferson street, to locate the wharf
boat.
Captain Goods new sidcwheel
steamer was launched at Jefferson
vile on Saturday afternoon.
Snow storm at st. Louis Sunday
morning and freezing last night.
The City of Alton and Grand
Lake and barges for New Orleans
left St, Louis Saturday evening.
The q. G. Yaeger, en- route to
New Orleans, was still aground
Saturday night in the upper Missis-
sippi, a few miles above Cairo.
The Katie Kountz was along side
Tightening her up.
Navigation is improving in Ar,
kansas river and the packets will
now be able to make regular time.
Charley Smithers has accepted
the chief clerkship of the steamer
A. j. White.
/, Morris Herman, the celebrated
steward of the A. ]. White, pre-
t sented us yesterday a mammoth
turnip which weighed 81 pounds.
: It was raised at st. Louis landing,
E Ark, and is a fair speciman of a
crop of fye acres.
3 The Carl Sohurz, Captain Nat
j Tremmel, brought in yesterday
D from the lower coast a good trip Of
: cotton and seed. She returns this
evening to S%canlan's landing, doing
q al way business.
The steamboatmen are about ia
6 make 50 effort to introduce white
labor again, as the negroes are toe
J.. worthless and unreliable. There il
/ plenty Of work here on the leveC
0 and on steamboats, for the idle Ia.
bOrers in the Northern cities.
The Ella, Captain Thomas Bow.
man, came in yesterday morning
J from the st. Francis, with 23t
bales and 81 bags Of cotton ant
+ 500 sacks seed. She returns to thu
FIST. Francis on Wednesday.
The Governor Garland, Captain
i Ed Rowland, came in this mQrnin,
y from Arkansas river with 294 bale
Of cotton and $50 sacks seed an(
D sundries, and reshipped at tn.
8 mouth 269 bales. She will leay
promptly tomorrow evening 70
I, Little Rock and all points On tn
y Arkansas river.
The City Of Helena, Captain Nc
: Kee, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the elevator to-morro,
morning at 10 o'clock for Vioks
Z, burg and the bends, carrying tn
= mail and doing all way bushes
= George Walton is her prime minis
ter.
? The A. ]. White, Capt. Georg
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