Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-03
Tha leyee Kas crowded ans morn.

ment in business.
The Ruth for White river and the
Katie Hooper for Arkansas river
cleared Saturday evening with mod.
crate trips.
The James W. Gaff for Memphis
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The st. Geneyieve returned to
st. Louis Saturday evening with
$50 bales Eastern bound cotton.
The Grand Lake and barges left
st. Louis Saturday evening for New
Orleans.
The City of Augusta for White
river and Thomas Sherlock for Gin.
cinnati left New Orleans Saturday
evening.
The City of Vicksburg will ar
rive tonight from Vicksburg and
leave the elevator tomorrow even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Missouri river is gorged and
closed with ice at Atchison, Kansas
Last week 659, 900 bushels OF
coal left Pittsburg for Louisville.
Captain John t. McCord takes
command of the Susie Silver, Cap
taio Pat Yore having resigned.
The James Howard is due We'd
nesday morning from New Orleans.
The Warner and barges and My
Choice and barges arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
Considerable ice is runningin the
river at st. Louis, and the Keokuk
and Northern Line packets have
closed business for the season and
gone into winter quarters.
The Commonwealth left Cairo
last evening for New Orleans, and
will pass down tonight.
The Port Eads and barges passed
down yesterday for New Orleans,
The 9. B. Church for Cincinnati
is due up to-day.
The G, K. Peck passed down yes
terday for New Orleans with a full
cargo, doing very little business
here.
The Belle Of Shreveport with
500 hhds sugar and 200 tons Of
miscellaneous freight is due up fol
st, Louis.
Robert G. Jameson, a clever
young gentleman, has been ap.
pointed as assistant clerk to Mr.
Charley Bourne, cashier of thu
Lee wharfboat.
The Colorado passed up yester
day morning for st. Louis. ShC
added here 200 bales of Eastern
bound cotton, and received 45l
at Vicksburg.
The Capitol City passed dowI
for V~icksburg well laden. She pu.
off here 200 barrels -four, 30 boxe
I've and 5 bales cotton which shI
picked up in the bends, and addet
30 tons Of freight for below.
The James Towards trip int,
New Orleans was 1922 bales of cot
ton, 1O,6O9 sacks seed and othe.
freight, making her cargo equal t,
1918 bales OF cotton and still
Captain Pegram is not happy.
The Red river packet, Lotus M
Y, en- route from Shreveport fol
New Orleans with 100 bales O
cotton, caught fire at Waterloo, OF
Friday evening, and was scuttlet
and sunk. 1t is feared the boa
and cargo will prove a total loss.
Captain Warman, the veteran
pilot who took the Illinois to Moun(
City, states that she was taken GU
on the ways on Friday last, and tina
her repairs will be completed il
bree weeks.
The Batesville, Captain Phi
Harmon, brought in yesterday
good list of cotton and seed, ant
VIII return THIS evening to Scan
lan's Landing, doing all way busi
ness.
The Charles Morgan passed u
yesterday morning for Cincinnati
with 1000 tons of freight, including
34l hhds. sugar, 22OO barrels mo
l%asses, $50 barrels oranges and 90
packages sundries. She put Of
here 81 bbls molasses and adde.
several lots Of freight.
The Phil Allin, Captain Carrot
Huls, arrived at noon from Vickt
burg with 243 bales and u bags q