Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-21

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The Fanchon for New Orleans
added at the wharfboat 1S4 bales
of cotton.
The James Howard for New Or
leans is getting one dollar per bale
; on her cotton. She will get a good
/; start from here and has engage
; ments in the bends sufficient to fiji
! her ont.
The bulk of the cotton crop has
. been marketed.
. The James W. Gaif, Captain Bob
Wise in command, will arrive to-
day from the Ohio river with 450
tons of miscellaneous freight and a
big list of people, and leaves to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at re-
! duced rates. Mr.. j. d. Moore is
her gentlemanly clerk.
The fine steamer City of Alton,
Captain Bigby, leaves Glenn's
~wharfboat tomorrow at II m. for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
The II. c. YaegeE as due to-mor-
row for New Orleans.
Phiu Starr discharged his stage
manager because he wouldn't wear
a plug"
Captain Geo. Pegram, of New
Orleans, is in the city and the guest
of his brother, Captain Pegram, of
the James Howard, of which boat
he is one Of the owners.
Southern freights at Cairo have
advanced from 10 to l74c. per hun
bred. Q
Captain Mat Tremmel, with his
neat little packet the Carl Schurz,
brought in a good list of cotton
and seed, and returns this evening
to Scanlan's Landing, doing all
way business.
Mr.. Nick Larkin commenced
work this morning on his contract
for regarding and repaying two
hundred feet Of the leyee. He will
put on a large force of men and
complete the work as soon as posi-
bic.
The Utah passed up last night
for st. Louis. She put off here Is
hhds. sugar, 40 bbls. molasses and
l25 boxes oranges.
The Golden Rule for New Or
leans passed Louisville yesterday.
The Capitol City added at Vicks-
burg 600 bales of Eastern cotton.
She gets here two or three hundred
more bales.
Phin Starr opened out his show
last night with a big combination.
The steamboatmen patronize him
very literally.
The big James Howard, Captain
Rush Pegram in command, leaves
this evening at five o'clock, sharp,
for New Orleans, making all princi-
pal way landings, and giving special
attention to all plantation business.
She is one of the best carriers on
the river, and has unsurpassed pas
senger accommodations. Mr.. Chass-
ing, q gentleman with whom it is
a pleasure to travel and do business,
has charge of the Office.
The Capitol City, Capt. O'Neal
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening at FIVE
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis, at
tending to all bends business and
connecting with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
Henry Deadrick is her prime min.
lister.
The Memphis and Vicksburg
Packet Company and the Lee Line
have advanced the rates on cotton
in the bends from Friar's Point
and way landings to Memphis to 75c.
per bale, and deck passengers one
dollar instead Of 80 cents, as here.
tofore. The rates are cheap enough
and too low for boats to make a
living.
The fine light draught steamer
Governor Garland, Captain Ed
Nowland, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
+ attending to all way business. She
will go through with dispatch.
Walker OUTLAW, an efficient officer
and clever gentleman, presidos at
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