Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-02

Inc James ID. Parker for Mem
phis and Florence Meyers for New
Orleans left Cincinnati last eve
ming,
The Q. B. Church for New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
The 4. 0. Stanard is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
Major John D. Adams returned
to Little Rock last evening by rail.
The a.. o, Donnally isa~nnounced
to leave Cincinnati this evening for
New Orleans.
The Frank Willard is due down
to-day for New 0rleons,
The Fanchon loads at Pittsburg
for New Orleans.
Mr.. Aleck Waddell, 0 wcll-known
river clerk and recently connected
with the Little Rock railroad, has
purchased the railroad ticket office,
No. sos Main street, and assumes
ohhge of it to-day.
The City of Augusta, Captain j.
D. Elliott, leaves tomorrow even
ing for White river and ELL points
through to Jaoksonport,
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain
Lew Hates, will leave Glenn's
wharf boat this evening at four
o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings, Capt.
Verdon is her fnancier.
Captain James Lee, ir., leaves to-
day for Metropolis to bring out his
new lower coast packet Coahoma.
Steam will be raised on her to-
morrow evening for Memphis, and
she will arrive here Saturday night
or Sunday morning and take her
place in the Friar's Point trade
Wednesday next.
The Carl 8churz, Captain Matt
Tremmel, came in to-day with a
good list of cotton and seed. She
returns to Soaulan's Landing this
evening, doing all way business.
Mr.. Ed R. Thomas and Mr..
Charley Smithers viii have charge
of the Office Of the Coahoma. Both
gentlemen are popular in the bends
and are great fayorites in shipping
and travelling circles.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, leaves
the elevator tomorrow mornin 9
at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Tom White has
charge Of the office.
The j. w. CAT, Captain Robert
Wise, will arrive to-day from Gin
cinnati with 400 tons of miscella-
neous freight and a good list of
people, and leaves Saturday with a
return trip.
The Pool line at Cincinnati went
into operation yesterday. The A.
G. Donnally, Charles Morgan,
Thomas Sherlock, Robert Mitchell,
Golden Rule, Cherokee, and G. b.
Church, all belong to the Pool.
Mr. Dunn, of the Park planta-
ton, near the mouth of St. Francis
river, presented Captain Thomas
Bowman, of the Ella, with a huge
centennial sweet potato, weighing
.S4 pounds. The potato is Of the
yellow yam species and peculiarly
formed, being shaped like a dressed
turkey, with the full formation Of
that bird. Dir. Dunn has several
acres Of these fine potatoes on his
plantation, which will be shipped
to market. Captain Bowman, not
wishing to have such a fine speci-
men masticated without exhibition,
presented it 10 tue LEDGER Office,
where it can now be seen.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
passed Des Arc Yesterday for
memphis with bVO bales Ok cotton,
and expected to pick up 200 bales
more in the lower end Of the river.
She will arrive tomorrow and leave
on Saturday with q return trip for
White river.
The Ella, Captain Thomas Bow
man in command, leaves this even
ing fJr Helena, Mariana and
Wittsburg, connecting at the cut.
'oif with a light-draught steamer
for the upper st. Francis river
She also gives special attention to
all way business In Council and