Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-22


Indications are favorable for a
coalboat rise at Pittsburg.
The Glencoe left ST Louis yester-
day morning for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth will leave
st. Louis Wednesday for New Or
leans.
Lew Branham comes down as the
purser Of the Carrie Hogan.
The Cotton Valley, Fanchou and
Shannon will ply in the 0uachita
aud New Orleans trade this season.
W. L. Lewis, a noted steamboat
mate, died near P%ittsburg a few
days since, He was on the Iron
Mountain last season.
The Golddust passed up last
night for st. Louis with a moderate
trip. She put off here several lots
of freight.
The Centennial passed down this
afternoon for New Orleans well
laden and was full of people. She
added here 21S bales cotton, $50
barrels oil, 500 sacks oil cake, 10
pieces of stone, and sundries.
The Anchor Line brings out all
its large and fine steamers this
week, the Grand Tower leading off
and leaving st. Louis tomorrow for
Vicksburg.
Captain Bob Speed, of Messrs.
Brown & Jones, has made arrange
ments at Cairo to have the J. W.
Garrett tow six empty coal barges
to the Grand Tower mines, to be
loaded with coal for Memphis.
The new steamer Golden Crown
is due down tonight for New Or
leans.
The Illinois met the Z. O. Stan
ard at Ooncordia Landing Saturday
noon going down the river all right.
The Colorado passed up yesterday
morning for st. Louis. She dis
charged here lis bales of cotton
and 933 sacks of seed.
The Capitol City down put off
here several hundred packages of
freight and added so tons.
The Mark Twain, Captain j. D.
Randall, will arrive this evening
from st. Francis river with a good
list of cotton. She returns to
Wittsburg tomorrow evening.
The Memphis and Cincinnati
packets will resume their regular
trips this week, the Calf leaving
Cincinnati on Wednesday for Mem
phiS.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, will arrive tonight from
the Arkansas with a good list of
cotton, and leave tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Little
Rock and all points on the Arkan-
sas.
Captain Matt Williams, skipper
of the steamer Dick Johnson, ac-
companied by his beautiful and ac-
complished bride, make the round
trip on the Coahoma, leaving this
evening, the guests of Captains Ed
Thomas and Stacker Lee.
The Osceola Belle, Captain ]. G..
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with 234 bales and SO bags Of
cotton and Ala sacks Of seed and
sundries. She returns at sharp
five this evening to Ashport, carry
ing the mail and attending to all
way business. B. o. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two clever gentlemen,
have charge Of the office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will be in tomorrow from
White river with a big trip of cot
ton and returns Wednesday even
ing, going through to Jacksonport.
Captain Lightburne is making en-
gagements for her.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
HARMON, brought IN Saturday and
Sunday 116 bales Of cotton and S42
sacks of seed. She returns this
evening to Scanlan's Landing, do
ing all way business.
The B~ateSville, Capt. Mat Trem-
mel, brought in yesterday from
Moons Landing26 bales Of cotton,
1892 sacks of seed and sundries,
and a big list Of deckers. She re-
turns this evening to Benefits and
Folks landings. Captain Henry
Cooper is her top clerk.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas.