Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-17
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The packets are bringing in
large number Of orders for holida,
goods.
The receipts of cotton for tn
past 4S hours mp to noon foot VI
1908 bales.
j The Belle Texas for White rive
and the Hattie Nowland for Arkan.
Sas river cleared Saturday evening
with splendid trips in fact, they
had about all the freight they
wanted to handle.
The st. GeneVieve returned tC
St. Louis Saturday night with SOC
bales of Eastern-bound cotton.
The Florence Meyer for New Or.
leans and Rose City for Fort Smith
left Little Rock Saturday evening.
The new Golden Rule left New
Orleans Saturday evening for Gin
cinnati.
The Golden City, Captain Heg-
ler's elegant passenger steamer, will
pass up this evening for Cincinnati.
The James W. Gaff for Memphis
and the new steamer Mary Houston
for New Orleans left Cincinnati
Saturday evening.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow, the G. B. Church
on Thurday, and Robert Mitchell
on Saturday next for New Orleans.
The My Choice and barges passed
down last night for New Orleans.
The Sam Roberts and tow passed
up yesterday for the Ohio.
The Cherokee is due down to-
morrow morning for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth is due up
this afternoon for st. Louis.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, will arrive tonight from
Vicksburg and leave the elevator
tomorrow evening for st. Louis.
The Golddust, Mollie Moore and
Grand Lake and barges left st.
Louis Saturday evening for New
Orleans.
Capt. George II. Rea, of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Com
pany, is in Pittsburg looking for a
suitable boat to take the place of
the Bee, recently sunk.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, isthe regular Tuesday packet
for Friar's Point. She came at
noon with 297 bales and AZ bags of
cotton, and III sks seed.
The Bigley, with a tow of coal
for Memphis, and the Iron Noun
tain and barges and Baker and
barges for New Orleans, left Cairo
yesterday.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, broke her
shaft at Rockport, above Evansville,
and is making repairs at that point.
The Colorado passed up yester-
day morning for St. Louis. She
discharged here 1876 bales of cotton,
4S2 sacks seed and Sundries.
The Capitol City passed down for
Vickeburg well laden, She put off
here 1874 bbls flour, 15 sheep, n
bbls apples and $50 packages sun
dries, and added 80 tons for points
below.
The Batesville, Capt. Phil Har-
mon, came in from the lower coast
with another good list of cotton
and seed, and returns this evening
to Scanlan's Landing, doing all way
business. Ed Lamb seconds Capt.
Harmon in the office.
The John B. Maude, Capt. VIM.
Blake, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow at
10 am. for Vicksburg and the
bends, taking the mail and making
all regular connections. Mr.. Gobel
does the honors Of the office.
The clothing of Mate Henry
Lopez, lost on the Lotus, was mark
ed "H. L." He had a $3.50 gold
watch and chain on his person, and
wore a signet" ring valued at $25,
and had considerable money on his
person. Should the body be recov.
cred the finder will confer a favor
by addressing Captain Lew Hates,
16 Chestnut street, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The E. 0. Stanard passed up on
Sunday morning for St. Louis with
$50 tons freight, principally sugar
and molasses. She discharged here