Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-14


all way business.
The Dick Fulton, with a tow 0.
coal for this port and points below
here, grounded her fleet at Point
Pleasant, and sunk one barge Of
coal.
The Geo. W. Cheek came in al
noon from the lower coast with
1o4 bales of cotton, Ala sacks Of
and sundries. After discharging
her cargo she will go to the bank.
The John b. Maude will be az
Saturday for st. Louis.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mai
Tremmel, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Scanlan's
Landing and the bends. She gives
strict attention to all way business.
The Ella, Captain Thomas Bow
man, is due from st. Francis river
with a big list Of cotton.
The Grand Republic got away at
noon for New Orleans with 2OOC
bales Of cotton and a lot of oil and
sundries, and has engagements in
the bends sufficient to fill her out
The pilots of the Coahoma re.
port six feet in the channel at
Lakes landing and seven feet from
there to Friar's Point, though the
channel is lumpy and crooked.
The river is lower than it has
been at this season Of the year since
1855.
The Maumelle, Captain James
Reese, is due to-day from Arkansas
river with a good list of cotton and
other freight, and leaves tomorrow
with a return trip.
The Coahoma, Capt. James Lee,
ST., came in this morning from the
lower coast with $50 bales and 0
bags Of cott5n, 1892 sacks of seed,
63 barrels.o 81 oil and sundries, and
was full of people. She was de-
layed on account Of fog and smoke,
but will leave positively tomorrow
evening, her regular day, for Friar's
Point aud the bends, ~carryingathe
mail and doing all way business.
Mr.. Ed Thomas controls the Office.
The James D. Parker, Capt. G.
B. Russell, will come in this after
noon from Cincinnati with nearly
500 tons Of miscellaneous freight,
and leaves this evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, The Parker is a safe
carrier and in charge Of efficient
officers. Mr.. Lindsay presides at
the desk, seconded by Mr.. Colbert.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker
Lee, leaves positively this evening
at five o'clock for Arkansas City
and the bends, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. The
Allin will give strict attention to
all way business in Council aud
Walnut bends. Captain Jimmy
Thompson is her chief clerk and
Cook Creighton and Hal Aydlett
are his aids.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews in command, came in from
the upper coast with 22O bales and
10 bags of cotton, and 450 sacks Of
seed and sundries. She will leave
this evening at sharp five o'clock
with a return trip for Ashport and
all way landings on the upper coast,
Captain 0. k. Joplin holds forth
in the Office.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati
with 500 tons of freight, ran hard
aground last night in Presidents
Island bend, near Lake Landing.
She is in the channel and lies
crossyise in the river. The Grey
hound, with two empty flats, went
down this morning to Tighten her
off.
CapJalh y. y. Darragn, oil the
Memphis and Yicksbury Line, has
chartered the Belle Of Texas to
Captain Green to run in the Friar's
Point trade and has no voice in her
management. Captain Green, ths
great %roformer, runs her on his own
hook.
The steamer Frank Forest, which
formerly piled in the Memphis and
upper coast trade. hut for som,