Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-08

4ue Jonn IL. hnodee passed uD lac
evening for the Ohio river with soc tens
OF freight. She cleaned out her boiler
here.
The Cons Millar, for the Ohio river
backed out last evening with 347 bales Of
cotton. 24l barrels OF oil and a fair liz
OF people.
Captain Frank Hicks left yesterda,
for Little Rock.
Freights at St. Louie for New Orleans
have dropped to l2A cents per hundred
and 70 cents per barrel on -four.
The reconstructed Great Republic viii
be ready for business By the 6rst O
March.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, sails to
day tor White riverand all points through
to Batesville, carrying the mail aud at
tending TO all way business.
Che st. Joseph, Captain Sam Nc.
Pheters, is the Anchor Line packet leav.
ing this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The elegant steamer Idlewild, Captain
Stack Lee in command, leaves this even.
ing for Chicot City and the bends. carry.
ing the mail and attending to all way
business. Mr.. Ed Thomas holds forth
in the Office. Messrs. Hughes and Bate
mar are his aids.
The New steamer Mobile, built for the
Alabama river trade, passed down to-
day we'll laden.
The City of Augusta, Captain John d.
Elliott, is the regular Saturday White
river packet. Dan Sullivan. has charge
Of the office.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati and leave on Tuesday
with a return trip for the Ohio river.
Captain Lightburne will make arrange
ments for her.
The Legal Tender. Captain Ed Now
land, will be found in port to-day receiv-
ing for Arkansas river and ell points
through to Little Rock, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Walker Outlaw has charge Of the office.
Captain Nat Green, Of the Cheek, is
not a racer.
The John B. Maude will be here to
leave on Tuesday next for New Orleans
and the bends. Major Bradford will
make engagements for her.
The Warner and barges passed up this
morning for the Ohio river.
The receipts OF cotton show a big de-
crease since the holidays.
The fats al the mouth of Wolf river
are covered with water.
There are large quantities of drift
wood passing here and the drift-catchers
are enjoying another harvest.
The A. J. White is the regular Mon
day Napoleon and bends packet. Don't
it.
Captain John A. Scudder, though a
man, was defeated for the presi-
aency OF the st. Louis Chamber of Com
merce by Nathan Cole, ex-Msyor OF St.
The negroes we're all excited about the
hanging yesterday.
The cotton seed on the levee is being
transferred to the mills.
The Golden Rule is due this evening
from New Orleans, en- route to Cincin.
natl.
The Robert Mitchell ia due down to-
day for New Orleans.
The new steamer r. P. Shenck will be
down in a few days.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis. and
Charles Morgan and Susie Silver, for
New Orleans, leave Cincinnati this eve.
ming.
Kate Fisher and her Mszeppa troupe
have embarked on the Morgan Rather
for a trip south.
Felix Franciolo yesterday celebrated
ais seth birthday.
The Bannock City is for sale at Louis
gille.
The government lights are giving
much dissatisfaction; some are not
properly located, while others are never
The Nellie Peck takes out Of Arkansas
for New Orleans a big trip of cot
ION.
The local inspectors for Pittsburp, in
their report for the year, show that they
have inspected ISL steamers. with an
aggregate tonnage of 81, 987. sc. OF
these, "a we're passenger, 10 ferry. and
ll6 towboats. Licenses indorsed there
On: l02 to mates, IS to pilots, 1893 to
irst and 70 to second engine srs. Lii.
censes revoked, 3 masters, | pilot.
Amount Of property lost by FIRE: Mollie
Ebert and Juriata, $4,000, and cargo
$4,000. The casualties of the year con
Of the burning Of the Mollie Ebert
aRd the Juniats, at the Monongahela
on the night Of the 9th of May; a
collision between the Chieftsin and the
Ella Laymsn, in the Monongahela, and
explosion Of the boilers on the
No. 2, on the 9Th Of November,
BY which two persons-the Tarrs, father
and son-were killed, being the first loss
Of life in the Pittsburg district in nine
years.
Major John Hardin. superintendent Of
the Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
received a telegram stating
the Legal Tender would be here this
evening with 400 bales Of cotton, 5000
sacks OF seed and leave positively to-
morrow morning on her return to Arkan-
sas river.
The Local Inspectors of Louisville
have revoked the license as engineer Of
W. Hills, %fraudulently obtained
upon an expired license to another per-
son in Pittsburg.
The LEDGER. Job printing Office, IL
Madison street, pays especial attention
to printing steamboat posters, bills Of
manifests, bill-heads, ETC., etc.
We guarantee our work to be second to
none in the city and our prices to be
reasonable. SGT