Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-05
Glorious newsl a coal boat rise

GLORIOUS news! a coal boat rise
at Pittsburg.
The John Means and barges
passed down yesterday morning fol-
New Orleans. Asa
The John F. Tolle left Cairo yes,
terday morning for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II. Rees, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a big
trip of cotton. She returns to-
morrow evening to Little Rock.
The new upper White river
packet Whine is due to-day from
the Ohio river.
There is considerable freight fo1
the South at Evansville and points
along the Ohio awaiting shipment.
The Cons Millar for Memphis,
A. G. Donnally for New Orleans
and the dredge-boat Bayley for the
jetties passed Evansville yesterday.
The city council should follow
the example of Louisville and put
fire plugs along the leyee to be used
in case of fire and to wash the mud
off Of the leyee.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, brought in from the lower
coast 1872 bales and 10 bags cotton
and 1882 sacks seed. She returns
this evening to Friar's Point, car
rying the mail and doing all way
business. Mr.. Ed Thomas is her
prime minister.
The Batesville, Capt. Phil Har-
mon, from Scanlan's Landing, had
40 bales aud 10 bags cotton and 300
sacks seed. She returns this even
ing to S~canlan's Landing, giving
special attention all plantation
business.
The Mississippi Valley Trans
portation Company are negotiating
at Pittsburg for the purchase of a
towboat to take the place of the
Atlantic, recently sunk below st.
Louis.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Geo.
Malone, came in at ii am. from
the upper coast with SO bales and
~ bags cotton and 621 sacks seed,
$4,000 shingles, II hogs, 5 cattle
and rs barrels -four. She returns
tomorrow evening to New Madrid,
attending to all plantation business.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, from the upper coast,
brought in 800 bales and SO bags of
cotton, 1923 sacks Of seed and sum
dries. She returns to Johnson's
Landing this evening, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
B. 0. Michel and Cyrus Fay are
her clerks.
The Mark Twain, Captain J. D.
Randall, will arrive to-day from st.
Francis river with a good list of
cotton and seed. She returns to-
morrow evening, going through to
the cutoff, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. D.
B. Abrahams is her gentlemanly
clerk.
The Johr B. Maude, having un-
dergone a thorough oyerhauling and
been reprinted in handsome style
at st. Louis, will leave the elevator
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
for Vicksburg and the bends. Capt.
VIM. Blake commands, with Mr..
Gobel at the desk.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, came in from Friar's
Point with 43 bales and 20 bags of
cotton and 67 sacks of seed. She
returns to Friar's Point tomorrow
evening.
Captain R. W. Iightburne, the
efficient agent Of the Vicksburg
packet Pill ALlin,gives through bills
of lading to all points on Yazoo
river via the Lee Line, which con-
meets at Vicksburg with the Allin.
All freight intrusted to him will go
through with dispatch.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green,
arrived this morning from Vicks-
burg with 22S bales and 46 bags of
cotton, 1927 sacks of seed and sun
dries and a good list of people. She
returns this evening to Arkopo.
lis, giving special attention to all
way business and connecting with
the Pine Bluff railroad. John
G%wathmey, Joe Boyd and Billy