Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-02

thursday evening.
The Illinois for Arkopolis had a good
showing OF freight and people.
The Carl Schurz returned to Scanlan's
with a fair trip.
The George W. Cheek, for Helena, had
a light trip.
The 0sceola Belle, for the upper coast,
had al excellent trip. Hereafter she
will make tri.weekly trips, leaving here
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Yazoo, for New Orleans, passed
Evansville last evening.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last night with a moderate trip.
Mr.. James Darragh, engineer of the
tug Frank Jones, returned to his post
of duty last night, taking passage on the
Illinois to Terrene.
The pilots of the packets report from
y to s feet at 0sceola bar.
The Belle of Shreveport is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
Coal has been advanced at New Or
leans to 60 cents per box to steamers
The repairs on the Thompson Dean
have been completed.
The John A. Scudder, Captain Frank
Hicks new packet, will leave here on the
18th instant, on her initial trip in the
New Orleans trade,
The Golddust leaves St. Louis to day
for New Orleans.
Charles Dix will remain clerk of the
John A. Scadder in the Memphis and
New Orleans trade.
The Port Eads and bsrges passed down
at 8 an for New Orleans.
The John F. Tolle for st. Louis, passed
V%icksburg Saturday night and is due up
to-day.
The new steamer Mary Elizabeth
leaves Louisville to-day for New Orleans.
The Towards are negotiating for the
building Of a three.mast schooner for the
lumber trade on the Gulf Of Mexico.
She will be a whale.
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans
this season, up to last week, were l6. $50
bales, against 5l,S79 bales same time
last season.
The ALT Stevens is being put in repair
at Dyersburg, and will resume her trips
to st. Louis as soon as there is sufficient
water in the 0bion river.
W. NJ. Brown, formerly Of the John
Kyle, and long a sufferer from injuries
received when she burned, is now clerk
ing at St. Louis on the Keokuk wharf.
boat.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, having been delayed by low water
in the upper river, did not arrive on time,
but will leave the elevator this evening
for V~icksburg and the bends, making all
connections. Chris Sharp is her purser.
The Phil Allin brought in yesterday a
splendid bale of new cotton for the St.
Louis Fair, which was shipped through
by express. 1t was shipped from Good.
:ich's Landing. and consigned to Clark,
Stuyverast & Co., of St. Louis.
The officers of the Hattie Rowland re-
ports the cotton along Arkansas river
opening freely and planters busy en-.
gagged in picking, and by the middle of
the month it will commence to come in
freely.
Captain James F. Luker, formerly a
well known and popular commander for
years in the Anchor Line, has taken
charge of the steamer Katie P. Kountz
Captain Luker was one Of the first boat
men to place a boat in the St. Louis and
Vicksburg trade, in 1865, when he char
tered the Albert Pearce.
The Mark Twain, Captain ]. D. Ran
dali is receiving at the foot of Jefferson
street for st. Francis river and leaves to.
morrow evening, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. connecting at the
cutoff with the Anna for Wittsburg aud
upper St. Francis. Lee Woodland is her
clever and accommodating clerk.
The contract has been let to Mr.. Lar
kin to pave and repair the levee from
Monroe to the south side of Union street,
and the northern portion Of the levee
from the north side of Jefferson to Vine
street. he has already a large force Of
men at work on the ~levee, at the foot Of
Monroe street, and will 1901 have that
portion Of the levee completed.
The John b. Maude, Captain William
Blake, is the Anchor Line packet leav.
lag the elevator this evening for Cairo
and st Louis, attending to all business
and connecting with the principal rail.
roads for all points East and West. Mr..
Gobel is her prime minister, She brought
in IL bales OF cotton and 594 sacks oil
seed, and adds here a good list of East.
ern cotton.
The Pail Allin, in command Of that
ever popular boatmau, Captain Garrett
Huls, leaves this evening at sharp FIVE
for Vicksburg and the bends, giving
special attention to all plantation bust.
ness, and making direct connection at
Arkopolis With the Pine Bluff railroad,
aud at Vicksburg with the R. E. Lee fol
New Orleans and the Yazoo river
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