Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-28

had a good showing Of freight and peo-
pie.
The Colorado left St. Louis last even
ing for Vicksburg and will leave here on
Sunday morning at ten O'Clock.
The little steamer George Baker starts
out next week on a coasting trip.
The City of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with a moderate trip.
The Mollie Moore is due from4St. Louis
en- route to New Orleans.
Cotton receipts will increase rapidly
next week.
Frelghts from st. Louis to New Or
leans continue to rule at 80 cents per
hundred, and 90 cents per Dbl on -four.
The Salt Valley, recently sunk in the
upper Ohio, has been raised.
The Bstesville draws too much water
for a low water boat for Arkansas river,
hence the trade is off between Captain
Reube Hams and the owners.
The repairs and improvements to he
landing will soon be finished.
Upper country steamboatmen are com.
ing South in search of a climate suitable
for their summer clothing.
Captain Billy Jones, late of the Pari.
sot Line, is now assistant clerk with Cap.
tain McVay on the R. E. Lee.
The canal at Louisville will be opened
to navigation next week.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat Trem-
mel, is the regular packet, leaving this
evening for ScanIan's landing, attend.
ing to all way business. Captain Phil
Harmon presides at the desk.
The Rose City, Captain Yerker's new
Arkansas river packet, is advertised to
leave Cincinnati next Wednesday for
Arkansas river direct.
The government should by all means
improve St. Francis river, aud we hope
congress at the ensuing session will give
it some consideration.
A pilot who recently caused a collision
on the river Yolga, in Russia, whereby
$50 lives were lost, has been banished to
Siberia for life.
Frank Wait, the fighter Of coal and
ice monopolies and rings, proposes to
sell the George W. Cheek coal and ice
cheaper than anybody.
The coil kings have made another
corner in coal, and will in all probability
advance the price again next month.
The St. G~enevieve will arrive tonight
from St. Louis, and leaves the elevator
tomorrow evening with a return. trip.
A telegram from Captain Ed Rowland
states that the Katie Hooper left Pine
Puff this morning for Memphis, and
will arrive tomorrow morning, She will
bring 200 bales of new cotton out of the
river. sa o5 aasjE
A few more fruit hucksters to hang
about the gangways, and the passengers,
mates and clerks will have no chance to
attend TO business.
The Nellie Roberts and barge, Captain
Basket, and Captain Collins Council
Bend packet are hard aground at Hen
derson bar and out Of the channel.
The Riversides and Eagles play a
match game of baseball on Sunday at
Central Park for the benefit Of Dick
Marsh, who is well known in the marine
circles.
The a. ]. White, Capt. Geo. Malone,
leaves tomorrow evening for Friar's
Point and the bends, and will continue
in the trade throughout the season, leav.
ing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur.
days.
The George w. Cheek. Captain Mark
R. Cheek, is receiving her finishing
touches, and now looks as good as new.
STE makes her initial trip in the Helena
trade Monday mex. Captain Lee Cum,
Minis is her chief clerk, and is seconded
by Hal Aydlett.
The r. & Lee carried into New Or
leans on her last trip 1927 bales Of cot
ton. On her trip at the same time last
season she took in over 5000 bales. This
shows the backward condition Of the
present cotton season, which is a month
later than last,
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed Now.
land, will come in tonight from Arkansas
river with a good list of cotton and other
freight, and returns tomorrow evening
to Little Rock, carrying the mail and at.
tending to all way business. Jimmy
Thompson and Billy Nucles are her gen.
tlemanly clerks.
The reported Loss Of the schooner
Ocean Wave, from New Orleans, with
coal, for Galveston, is confirmed. She
foundered of Galvestos on the 10th.
All on board, Captain McIAtire and seven
men, were lost.
Commodore W. ]. Kountz contem-
plates building a passenger boat for the
Memphis and New Orleans trade which
will carry only passengers and express
goods, and make a trip a week. The
commodore says she win be the fastest
steamer ever built in the country anC
will be run on schedule time.
The Grand Tower passed down thiI
morning for Vicksburg with a big trip
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