Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-19


o'clock to Helena paying strict at
tention to all way business. Hal
Aydlett and Thomas Hughes are
her attentive clerks.
The Ashland, Captain Williams,
and Iron Repablic, Captain VIM.
Thorweigan's new boat, will ply in
the Memphis and New Orleans
trade this season, leaving here every
alternate Saturday.
Captain Bookout's new SunAower
river packet, the Fair Play, passed
down this morning for Vicksburg
with a barge in tow.
The Rankin, after being aground
in tho upper Missouri river for
about three months, was put aAoat,
but her hull was SO badly damaged
that she sunk and will be disman-
tied and her machinery taken to St.
Louis.
Major John Hardin, superinten-
dent of the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company, received a
telegram from Little Rock this
morning stating that the river was
still rising there, with 8 feet on the
gauge, and that the Maumelle
would go to Fort Smith, and the
Hattie Rowland and Katie Hooper
return to Memphis.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, will pass down this afternoon
for VickSburg, carrying the mail,
doing all way business and making
her regular connections at Arkopo-
lis and Vicksburg.
Commodore Milt Harry, Of the
Ruth, received a telegram from
White river, reporting heavy rains,
a rise in the river, and plenty of
cotton on the banks awaiting ship
ment.
The Batesville, Captain Mat
Tremmel, brought in this morning
20 bales of cotton, 140 sacks seed
and returns this evening to Folks
and Bonnett's landings. Captain
Henry Cooper, is her purser, and
is assisted by Lee Woodland.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in from the lower coast
with 100 bales aud 80 bags of cot
ton, 1885 sacks seed and sundries
and a good list of people. She
returns this evening to Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain
Ed Thomas, James Thomas and
Billy Smither, a trio of clever gen.
tleman, have charge of the Office.
The Ashland, Captain Williams,
arrived last night from st. Louis.
She discharged here 335 bbls. and
so half bbls. -four, so boxes soap, 80
crates cabbage, 100 sacks bran, 200
bbls. meal, rs pals lard, and a lot
of suudrieS, and gets away this
afternoon for New Orleans after
adding here some cotton and other
freight.
The City of Chester came in yes
terday afternoon from st. Louis
with $40 bbls. -four, 60 bbls. meal,
419 sacks corn, 1876 sacks bran, 40
sacks chicken feed, $50 bbls. apples,
% bales Excelsior, u crates cab
bag, 81 bales and 80 bags of cotton,
100 sacks seed, and 1900 packages
of sundries, and returned to st.
Louis last night with 225 bales of
Eastern.bound cotton.
The Joe Kenny, Captain Lennox,
came in from Vicksburg at 10 a. M,
and leaves the elevator this evening
at five o'clock for Cairo and st.
Louis, making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. She dis
charged here 80 bales cotton and
100 sacks seed.
Captain Harry telegraphs us that
he will arrive tomorrow morning
at 0 o'clock with his fine steamer
Ruth, having on board a good list
of cotton and other freight. She
refused 800 bales coming out Of the
river on account of the rains and
muddy condition Of the banks. She
returns tomorrow evening on time.
going through to Jacksonport and
connecting with the Alberta fol
Batesville and the Macarthur fol
Black river. She will give 8pecia
attention to all Mississippi river