Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-30

The i. 0. Stanard left st. Louis
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The channel at Horsetail bar has
shifted to the Missouri side and
Strengthened, with 81 feet in the
channel.
The Grand Republic, Utah and
other steamers that were aground
at Horsetail bar got off Saturday
morning and arrived safely at Cairo
yesterday.
The light draught steamer Trout
came in Saturday evening from the
Ohio river. She discharged some
freight here, and leaves to-day for
upper White river to spend the
winter.
The Fannie Moore passed down
Saturday afternoon for New Or
leans without landing. Captain
Reube Haines, one of her owners,
came ashore in the yawl to see his
family.
The Thompson Dean, Captain W.
B. Miller, will arrive tomorrow
from New Orleans and leave on
Wednesday with a return trip, at
tending to all way business.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
Crane, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and
st. Louis, doing all way business
and connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and
West, Mr.. 0. Hewitt is her gentle
manly clerk.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular Monday mail
packet for Arkansas City and the
bends. She leaves promptly this
evening, and will give strict atten-
ton to all way business. She takes
to Helenaa theatrical troupe, which
-
will arrive to-dayby rail from jack
son, Tenn. The Allin is an Al
carrier, and has unsurpassed pas
senger accommodations. Captain
Jimmy Thompson controls the
Office, and is ably assisted by Cook
Creighton, Mr.. Burke and Marlin
Jones.
The new steamer Hard Cash,
Captain Ed Postal, will arrive to-
day from White river with a big
trip of cotton and other freight,
and leaves tomorrow evening with
a return trip, going through to
%Jacksonport and giving strict at
tention to all business on Black
and Little Red rivers. Messrs.
Charles Postal and Champ Cham
berlain are her gentlemanly clerks.
The John B. Maude passed down
this morning for Vicksburg we'll
laden. She put off here several
hundred packages Of freight, and
added a large lot of way freight for
the bends. She lost "A hours at
Horsetail bar, which delayed her.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmeps Scanlan's Landing
packet, brought in during the week
164 bales and 80 bags of cotton
and 1889 sacks of seed, and also
transported a large number of
cabin and deck passengers. She
has built up a good trade between
here and Scanlan's Landing. AT
sharp five this evening she returns,
attending promptly to all way bust.
ness.
The A. J. White, Captain George
Malone in command, brought in
this morning from the lower coast
$50 bales and 121 bags cotton, and
2100 sacks seed. She had also a
big list Of people. The White re-
turns to Riyelton at 5 o'clock this
evening, giving prompt attention
to all way business. Captain Lee
CumminS, her top clerk, is a clever
gentleman, and will make ii agree
able for all that take passage on
her, while the celebrated caterer,
Morris Herman, will feed them
sumptu9usly and make them COM
Portable,
the Illinois, Captain Nat Green
in command, came in from Vicks-
burg with 314 bales and 81 bags
cotton, and $40 sacks seed, and a
big list of people. She leaves to-
morrow evening with q return trip,
Captain Mark Cheek in command,
for Vicksburg, paying strict atten-
ton to all way business, and max
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