Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-05

. terday afternoon at four o'clock for
Vieksburg. She put of here 1898 pack
, ages of freight and added 20 tons for be-
low.
The Keystone left last evening for
Mound City to tow Captain Washing.
tons wharfbost TO this port.
The James Howard is announced to
leave St. Louis this evening for New
Orleans.
No improvement of navigation in the
Ohio river, with only % to 30 inches in
the channel from Louisville out to Cairo.
The Gold Dust will ply in the st. Louis
and New Orleans trade this season.
The Warner, with barges, leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans. One item
Of her. cargo is 10000 bushels Of bulk
grain.
Rates on freights from St, Louis to
New Orleans are firm at SOC per barrel
on -four and 25c per hundred for pound
freight.
Business in the bends is gradually i'm.
proving, and steamboatmea feel more
encouraged for a prosperous and busy
season.
The City of Helena left St. Louis yes.
terday for Vicksburg and will leave here
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Belle Of Shreveport passed up last
night for St, Louis. She put off here
$50 SKIS salt, 100 bxs preserves, l6 casks
pitch, 40 bbls molasses, 10 bbls syrup
and % pkgs sundries.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker Lee, is
the regular mail packet leaving this even.
ing for Friar's Point, doing all way bust
ness. Mr.. Ed Thomas presides at the
desk.
TIE 0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
is the regular mail packet leaving this
evening for Ashport, giving special at
%tention to all plantation business. B. O.
Michel, a clever gentleman, uaiciates in
the Office.
Captain Wm. Bankers new steamer
Oornie Bradon, just completed at New
Albany, will leave Louisville next Satur.
day for upper Red river to enter the
trade for which she was built.
Steamboat clerks would save money
by sending their orders for printing to
the LEDGER Office instead of giving them
to drummers who have no printing
Offices and have to get it done by others
The Phil Allin cleared last evening for.
Vicksburg with a splendid trip of freight
and people; in fact, she had one of the
best trips Of the season. It'looked like
old times to see her back out full Of
freight and crowded With people.
The deok-hssd on the Hattie Rowland
who shot a negro loafer was justifable
in the act, as he shot the burly negro in
self-deiense. If the police would run in
a few more of those v~sgabonds on the
wharf there would be fewer disturbances
on the landing.
The palatisl passenger steamer Hi.
nois, Captain MAJ Green in command, is
receiving at the foot Of Court street for
Arkopolis aad all way points, leaving
tomorrow evening. She will give close
attention to all plantation business. In
the office will be found Captain Lee
Cummins, who has charge of the books,
aud who has for his aids Joe Boyd and
Billy HARE.
Captain Phil Harmon leaves to day
for the Ohio river to close a contract for
an elegant packet for the lower coast
trade, in place Of the Carl Schurz. The
new boat will have capacity for carrying
100 bales Of cotton and passenger &C.
commodations for 60 people. She is
fast and in good order. Captains Trem-
mel and HsrmeH will extend their trips
to BENEFITS. Landing, making them
daily.
The splendid, staunch and reliable
steamer Hard Cash, in command of that
ever popular officer, Captain Ed Postal,
leaves this evening at 6 o'clock, sharp,
for JacksOnport and all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, giving par.
t%icular attention to all plantation bust.
ness. She will also take freight and
passengers for all points on the Missis.
sippi this side of Tertene. There is no
better carrier than the Hard Cash, has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations,
and, as evidence Of her popularity in
White river, was honored witt the first
new bale Of cotton out Of that stream,
which was shipped by Hicks & Lyles, Of
searcy, Ark, and consigned to Hill,
Fontaine d Co. 1t classed as strict
mIddllng and was sold by %auctioneer
Frankland to Benjamin Babo at lac per
pound. On the next trip Capt. Postal
will bring a good list Of new cotton, and
will have out tonight one Of the bes.
trips carried up the White river since last
season. Charley Postal, a gentleman
always prompt and attentive to business
aud polite to all with whom be comes in
contact, is her chief clerk, assisted by
the sffable Count Chamberlain.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Tues.
day says:
Captain r. P. Walt and others, of
Memphis, have purchased the George
W. Cheek from Captains KIRBY, Perry
and Morrow, Of Warsaw, Ky for $4,000