Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-01

tO-nikht ohu tcaNo tu-mulfoW evening.
The D. P. Sehenek and Bee and barges
arrived at New Orleans Saturday.
The Future City and barges left St.
Louis Saturday for New Orleans.
The Belle Of Shreveport is due down
for New Orleans.
The Golddust leaves ST. Louis to.mor.
row for New Orleans.
The Memphis Theater opens tonight
for the season with Kelly & Icons min.
strels.
The John A. Scuddsr, Captain Frank
Hicks Memphis aud New Orleans
packet, leaves St. Louis on the 18th and
here n the 18th inst. for New Orleans
on her initial trip.
The st. Genevieve returned to St.
Louis Saturday evening with 100 bales Of
cotton.
A movements on foot to place a daily
line of packets in the Helena trade.
The James W. Gaff viii be the first
packet leaving Cincinnati for Memphis
when the canal opens.
The new steamer Fair Play leaves Gin
cinnati TO- morrow for New Orleans.
The new 0uachita river steamer John
Wilson has gone from Louisville to Gin.
'%cinnati to load for New Orleans.
The canal will open for the passage of
steamers Wednesday next.
Horsetail bar, which is a few miles be.
low St. Louis, is giving steamboats, con-
siderable trouble.
The Port Eads and barges left Cairo
yesterday for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar for Cincinnati passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon.
The City of Alton arrived at New Or.
leans yesterday.
Captain Thomas Darragh, of the
steamer Maumelle, arrived this morning
from Little Rock.
Captain R. W, L%ightburne returned
yesterday from Cincinnati, looking as
bright as a new dollar. He has perfected
arrangements to transact a big agency
business this fall by river and rail.
Arkansas river continues at low tide
with no immediate prospects of a rise.
The new Mary Houston will be ready
for business by the middle of November.
The Warner and barges passed up this
morning. She cleaned out here.
At least 10000 bushels Of coal is ready
for shipment from Pittsburg to lower
ports on the first water, besides large
quantities of Pittsburg manufactures.
The Colorado passed down yesterday
morning for Yicksburg. She put of here
300 packages Of merchadise and added
100 tons of freight for points below.
The Capitol City passed up for St.
Louis with a moderated trip.
Captain Eph Banks, pilot Of the Goa.
homa, informs us that the government
light at Dr. Peters has been moved TO
the warehouse, the same place it was last
spring.
Major Bradford, of the agency Of
Bradford d Ely, returned last evening
from an extended trip East.
The receips Of cotton from Saturday
noon to noon to-day foot up 349 bales
and l2S bags of seed cotton.
The Ruth cleared Saturday night with
one of the best trips she has had in two
seasons.
Captain Parisot's new steamer Yazoo,
for the Yazoo river trade, left Louisville
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The Mile Roberts and barge Silver
Wave, Captain Coffin in command, ar
rived at noon from the Ohio river, and
after coaling leaves for Council Bends.
The new steamer Golden Crown made
a trial trip at Cincinnati Saturday, and
she was pronounced to be one Of the best
business steamers ever constructed fol-
the Cincinnati and New Orleans trade
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat Trem
mel, brought in Al bales of new cotton
on Saturday, and I bales yesterday, and
1856 sacks seed. She willlreturn to Scan
lan's Landing this evening at 5 o'clock
sharp, doing all way business, Phi
Harmon presides at the desk.
The Mark Twain, Captain Randall
arrived yesterday from the St. Francis
with Is bales Of cotton and a lot OF see,
and sundrias. She will return to tn
st. Francis tomorrow evening, connect
ing at the cutoff with the Anna 70
Wittsburg. Lee Woodland holds forth il
the Office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
will arrive tomorrow from White rive
With a good list Of cotton and otht
freight and leave on Wednesday with
return trip for White river.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain BoI
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet, lea,
ing the elevator TO morrow morning a
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the beudl
carrying the mail and attending to al
way business. Chris Sharpe is her prim
minister.
Captain r. W. Ligbtburne received
telegram this morning from the Har
Cash stating that she passed Duvall
Bluff yesterday noon for Memphis Wit
80 bales OF new cotton and q good tri
Of miscellaneous freight. She will arriy