Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-15

Is sufficient water in the rivers fol
them to do business on.
The Cotton Valley is stuck or
Puppy creek bar.
The James Howard added 4OO
bales of cotton at Helena.
The Mary Elizabeth will ply be.
tween Cairo and Louisville during
low water.
There is only 80 inches of water
on the Grand Chain, sixteen miles
above Cairo.
The Fair Play is at Slim Island,
drawing more water than there is
on the bar.
The Bee and barges left Cairo
last night for New Orleans.
The E. o. Stanard and Katie P.
Kountz, which left st. Louis on
Thursday last for New Orleans,
got out to Cairo yesterday.
The Damsel left Cairo last even
ing, bound South.
The John G.. Fletcher left Louis
vile last evening for New Orleans.
The Centennial commences load
ing to-day at st. Louis for New Or
leans.
Captain A. j. Mcdonnell, late of
the Arlington, will be clerk of the
Fannie Tatum this season.
The officers of the Golden Crown
will wear on their hats, while on
a band with the insignia of
their rank and respective station
worked in gold,
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
Harmon, brought in yesterday II
bales of cotton and 70 sacks of seed.
Total for the week 155 bales and
80 bags of cotton and BAL sacks of
seed. A good showing for a short
packet.
Lee Woolard has resigned the
clerkship on the Mark Twain, and
goes out this evening as second
clerk of the Batesville.
The Capitol City passed up yes
terday morning for st. Louis. She
put off here 81 bales of cotton and
1917 sacks of seed and sundries
and added several lots of freight for
the upper coast.
The Colorado passed down last
evening for Vicksburg. She dis
charged here 800 packages of
freight and added so tons of mis-
cellaneOus freight and a good list
of people,
The Golden Grown left Cincin-
matt Saturday evening for New Or
leans loaded to three feet. She has
two lighters in tow to help her out
of the Ohio river.
The John A. Scudder left St.
Louis Saturday evening for New
Orleans. She will arrive here to-
morrow morning and leave Wednes-
day evening on her initial trip in
the New Orleans trade. Freight is
being received for her at the Lee
wharf boat.
The Phil Allin will arrive this
afternoon from Vicksburg with a
big list of cotton and returns to
Vicksburg tomorrow evening, con-
Meeting at Arkopolis with the Pine
Bluff railroad.
Commodore Kountz has pur-
chased an interest in the steamer
Glencoe, and places her in his line,
He has now five boats in the st.
Louis and New Orleans trade, and
a new packet building at Pittsburg,
which will be ready for business by
the first Of January.
The Mark Twain, Captain j. D.
Randall, brought in yesterday from
st. Francis river 116 bales of cotton,
14O sacks of seed, 90 bundles of
shingles and sundries. She leaves
tomorrow evening for Wittsburg
and all points on st. Francis river,
carrying the mail and connecting
at Jacksonville with the light
draught steamer Anna for Wits
burg.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
James Yore, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening at sharp
five for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
ing to all bend business and making
close connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and
West. Mr.. Williams does the
honors of the office.