Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-15

Tremmel, brought in a good list of
cotton and seed, and returns to
-Scanlan's Landing and all way
points this evening at 5 o'clock.
Captain Robert Wise writes us
that he will leave here Wednesday
next, 22d inst, with his new boat
the J. W. Gaff for Cincinnati.
The Utah and Thomas Sherlock
are due up tomorrow, the former
for st. Louis and the latter for Gin
ciunati.
The Charles Morgan passed down
this morning for New Orleans well
laden. She put off here several
packages of freight, and added a
small list of cotton and sundries
and several people.
Mr.. Wash Floyd, who made a
trip on the Hard Cash for John
Chamberlin, says he missed ga
heap" during election week, and
Re is not happy because he did not
stay ashore.
There is y feet in the channel
in the gap at Cumberland dam.
The John f. folly leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans, and
will be followed on Saturday by the
City Of Alton.
Captain N. B. Mulliken, for
twenty years Secretary Of the
Keokuk Packet Company, died in
Paris, Illinois, on Sunday, aged
fifty-fye years.
The new 0uachita river packet
John Hanna will pass down to-day
for New Orleans.
The hopping Phil Allin, Captain
Stacker Lee, is the regular Thurs
day mail packet for Arkansas City
and the bends. She will be in on
time, and returns to Arkansas CITY
at sharp five o'clock.
There is a dearth of business in
river circles. Owing to the excite
ment of the election along the
Ohio, Southern freights are falling
off and shippers are awaiting for
the Louisiana troubles to be settled
before shipping to New Orleans.
The Grand Republic left at noon
for New Orleans with 1850 bales Of
cotton and 100 tons Of sundries,
and has engagements in the bends
sufficient to fill her out.
The ever popular lower coast
packet A. j. White, Captain Geo,
Malone, is the regular Thursday
packet for Concordia, Riyerton and
the bends. She will be found in
port early in the morning and will
leave on time.
The J. w. Gaf for Memphis,
and the Cherokee for New Orleans,
leave Cincinnati this evening.
The City of Chester, Captain
James Yore, is the regular Thurs.
day Anchor Line packet, leaving
the elevator at 5 pm. for Cairo and
st. Louis. She attends to all way
business and makes close conneo-
ton with the principal RAILROADS for
all points East and West.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
d. P. Davis in command, is the
regular Wednesday packet fol
Friar's Point, leaving at 5 o'clock,
sharp. She pays strict attention tc
all way business and runs on time
Messrs. Lee Woolard and John
Langlois are her clerks.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken.
n%iston, leaves this evening fol
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
attending to all way business and
ticketing passengers through to all
points East at reduced rates. MI
Ed Miller, late of the j. w. Calf
oficiates in the Office. He will en-.
terrain her passengers in a roya
manner, and have them taken carr
Of comfortably.
The palatial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Capt. W. B. Mil
Ter in command, leaves the foot o
Monroe street this evening at SHARP
five for New Orleans, making al
! principal way landings and paying
strict attention to plantation bust
ness. Her passenger accommoda
/, tons are unsurpassed. Capt. JOIN
S. Jones controls the Office, whicl
il q eura ouoranton of q eoca a.,