Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-05
BIZ. John 0. Forbes, AGENT OF Die

Mr.. John Q. Forbes, agent Of the
Evansville and Terre Haute Cotton
Express Line, makes big shipments
of cotton East daily. He gave the
@. b. Church to-day 500 bales, and
has 500 bales for the Thomas Sher-
lock, which passes up tonight
The John Means and barges, en-
route from st. Louis to New Or
leans, has 100000 bushels Of grain,
including $4,000 bushels rye, and
$4,000 bushels corn and oats; in all
3400 tons.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning from the
lower coast with 2S9 bales and 20
bags cotton, and 53S sacks seed,
and will return this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail
aud doing all way business. Capt.
Ed Thomas is her purser.
The favorite passenger steamer
james w. Gaff, Captain Bob Wise,
will arrive tomorrow morning from
Cincinnati, with a full cargo Of
Western products, and return to
Cincinnati Friday evening, ticket
ing passengers through to all points
East. Captain R. W. Lightburne
viii make engagements for her.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
Belle of Texas, Capt. Milt Harry,
leaves this evening for White river
and all points through to Jackson
port. She takes the mail and makes
direct connection with the Alberta
for Batesville and the Milt Harry
for Black river. Willie Turney, a
clever gentleman, holds forth in the
office.
Capt. R. W. Lightburne received
a telegram this morning from Capt
Ed Postal stating that the steamer
Hard Cash passed Devall's Bluff
yesterday fol- Memphis with a big
trip of cotton, and would be in on
Friday morning, leaving Saturday
evening with a return trip. Capt
Lightburne will make engagements
for her.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
james Rees, came in last evening
from Arkansas river with 307 bale:
and "a bags of cotton, 72O sacks Of
seed, and sundries, and r%eshipped
at the mouth 321 bales of cotton
total out of the river 62S bales.
She returns to Little Rock thi;
evening, carrying the mail and at
tending promptly to all way bust.
ness. Billy Butler is her efficient
clerk, assisted by Charley Reynolds
Billy Haines takes astronomical OBJ
servations on the Rowland.
The coal feet at Louisville hal
blocked the canal, and the boati
will be two or three days in getting
their tows through. Seventeen
steamers, with 5000, 600 bushels o
coal, viii leave there for the South
if the river does not fall too rapid
". Each fleet is anxious to ge
through first in order to get out o
the river. All steamers bound VI
will be compelled to lay up at tn
foot of the canal until the blockad,
is removed. The feet is the larges
leaving for the South for man,
years.
The imperial passenger Steame
Thompson Dean, in command o
that ever-popular boatman, Captain
James Pepper, leaves here this eve
ming for New Orleans, making al
principal way landings. The Dear
is not only a safe and reliable car
rier, but has unsurpassed passenge
accommodations and is in charg
of competent and careful boatmen
Mr.. Frank Beck, a gentleman VIII,
is watchful Of the interests of hi
passengers and never fails to pleas
the most fastidious, is her chic
clerk, and has for his associate
Messrs. Wayland and Val Entri
ken, two clever and accommodating
clerks.