Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-15

bales cotton and a lot of old rags
and iron, and 20 cabin passengers.
The shipyards along the Ohio
river and at st. Louis will be kept
busy this spring building new boats.
The late rise at P~ittshurg did not
span out" a big bonanza for the
coal fleet.
The Hattie Rowland is due to-
morrow night from Arkansas river.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
is due tomorrow morning from
White river and leaves on Saturday
with a return trip.
Captain Tom Stake went ont
last night as bill clerk of the
Ooahoma.
The cotton seed ring at New Or
leans is busted, and now each mill
buys seed on its own hook.
The engines of Captain Tobin's
new boat building at Jacksonville
are to be the largest high pressure
used on the Western waters.
The Mollie Moore Is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The local inspectors will inyesti-
gate the explosion of the Tom
Morgan.
The Mark Twain is due here to.
morrow from the st. Francis.
"The Monarch of the Missis-
sippi" is what they call the Robert
E. Lee.
Captain VIM, Thorweigan will
leave here next Wednesday, No
yember 21st, for New Orleans with
his new iron steamer the G. P.
Ohouteau.
Captain John McCord, the chief
clerk Of the steamer Glencoe,
left last night for St. Louis by rail.
The Rapid Transit leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for New Orleans.
The new Mary Houston will be
ready for business by the last Of
the month.
The Ironsides and tow are en-
route from Pittsburg to New Or
leans. She has a lot of nails and
cotton ties for this port.
The lower Ohio is now in good
n~avigable order, which will let out
a large number of hatboats loaded
with produce and wares for the
Southern markets.
The Hotspur came in this morn
ing from the lower Ohio with 4
barges and 2 shell boats of st. Ber-
nard coal for Messrs. Bryan & Gra-
ham, and returned to the lower
Ohio with 5 empty coal barges.
The Batesville, Capt. Phil Har-
mon, brought in from the lower
coast a fair list Of cotton and seed,
and returns this evening to Scan
lan's Landing. Lee Woodland will
aid Captain Harmon in the Office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vim
ton, is due this evening from the
Ohio river with a full cargo Of
Western products, and returns to-
morrow evening. Captain Deems
does the honors of the office. Cap
tain Lightburne will make engage.
ments for her.
The John A. Scudder cleared
Last night for New Orleans with
l1OS bales of cotton, 20 barrels DO.
tltoes and onions, and IS cabin pas
sengers. She refused several hun.
bred bales of cotton and has en-.
gagements below sufficient to I'll
her out.
The elegant steamer Golden City
Captain j. D. Hegler, will leave
Glenn's w%harfboat this afternoon
for Cincinnati and points on the
Ohio, going through with dispatch
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, a prince
of good fellows, has charge of thu
Office.
party of gentlemen caned Capt
jim Wise at Cincinnati Monday
whereupon Captain Jim Wise-l,
took 'em ever the bill to the work
house" He got 'em full, but bale,
'em out, and promised to carry tina
cane as long as he was able.
The st. Louis Times of Wednes
day says: Speaking of new boats
we predict that inside of thirt,
days every boatyard in the Yves.
will be full Of work. No less than
a dozen parties are now figuring OF
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