Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-28

LIE a. y. white cleared for Napoleon
with a good trip as usual.
The City of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with a fair list Of cot
ton.
The Mary Bell cleared for New Or
leans lest evening with HOO bales Of cot.
ton, $500 sacks oil meal. 40 barrels oil
and sundries and "a cabin passengers.
She has engagements at Helena and the
mouth of St. Francis river for 1900 bales
of cotton.
The Andy Johnson passed up yester-
day afternoon for St. Louis with 700 tons
of freight.
The Louisville Drummer, in tow Of
the Carl Schurz, came into port yester-
day afternoon.
Rates on Southern freights at St. Louis
rule as follows: To Memphis, l23c per
hundred and zoe per barrel on -four; to
New Orleans, l24c per hundred and 25c
per barrel on -four.
The new and elegant passenger
steamer Vint Shiukle, Captain Kennis.
ton, leaves this evening for Cairo, Louis.
vile and Cincinnati. The Shinkle is in
charge OF careful and experienced boat
men. Billy Mcintyre, who is noted for
his prompt attention to business aud
uniform kindness, has charge of the
office.
The fsvorite upper coast packet
0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews, leaves
this evening for 0sceola, Ashport and
Madrid Bend, paying strict attention to
all way business. Ally Hancock, a cour.
teous gentleman and efficient officer,
presides at the desk, and is seconded by
Jim Franklin.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor line packet leaving to-mor.
row evening for st. Louis.
The City Of Quincy will be due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, from the lever coast, had SO bales
Of cotton and $50 sacks Of seed. She
leaves this evening for Helena and the
bends, attending to all way business in
Council and Walnut bends. Mr.. D. P.
assisted by John Langlois, con
trolls affairs in the office.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, is the
Saturday White river mail packet
and leaves tomorrow evening. She is
receiving at Glenn's wharf boat.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now.
land, is the regular Saturday Arkansas
river mail packet. She will be found in
port to-day ready 10 receive and leaves
promptly to morrow evening for Arkan.
sas river. Walker Outlaw is her efficient
Furser.
The Idlewild, Captain Stack Lee, came
in this morning with 5ll bales of cotton,
GOA sacks of seed and was full of people.
She leaves tomorrow evening for Chicet
City and the bends, carrying the mai
and attending promptly to all way bust
ness. Mr.. Ed Thomas, a worthy gentle.
man and accommodating clerk, has
charge Of the Office.
There was a large number Of people
on the bluff last evening to witness The
departure of the big Mary Bell. She
presented a beautiful sight as she round
ed out from the wharf, her many colorI
flying to the breeze.
The St. Francis Belle, Captain J.. C
Abbott, will load for White river mex
week.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
brought in this morning 29S bales of cot
ton, 900 sacks Of seed and a big list o
people. She returns to Friar's Poin
and the bends this evening, carrying th
mail and doing all way business. Jimm,
Thompson is her chief purser, ably as
sisted by Jimmy McMeed, one Of th
best second clerks on the river.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray, vii
pass up to-day for st. Louis.
Captain Sections estimable wife, VIII.
has been ill in this city for several week
past, we are glad to learn is improvin
rapidly, and will be able to leave mex
week for her home near Cottonyoo
Point.
The St. Bernard Coal Company tu
Oriole left Cairo this morning for Mem
phis.
James Rowland has retired from tn
Era No. 9 and arrived here this mornin
from Little Rock by rail.
The James D. Parker leaves Cincir
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
The S. K. Hale, a diminutive Graf
was sold,at Paducah on Wednesday g
msrshars sale for 1926.
No trace has been discovered Of Car
tain Shaw, who m%ysteriously disappeare
at Vicksburg aud is supposed to hav
suicided by drowning.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee
will leave the elevator tomorrow at ]
o'clock for Vicksburg and the bend
carrying the mail and attending to a
way business. George Moulton is b,
prime minister. Freights for her will |
received at all hours at the elevate
During her retirement at St. Louis 81
has been repainted and put in good trim
The Vicksburg Herald speaks thus
Of the City Of Alton: