Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

Mr.. Cook Creighton, the well-known
ex7steamboat clerk, and at present
chief clerk in the railroad office at
Pine Bluff, came over Saturday from
Little Rock, and is the guest Of Cap
tain Jimmy Thompson, his brother-in
law.
The Florence Meyer leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow for New Orleans. On
her arrival there she will re-enter the
New Orleans and Arkansas river
trade.
Captain John w. Cannon will com
mand the new Memphis and New Or
leans steamer Ed Richardson. She
will be completed and ready for bust
ness by the LIST of December.
The G. P. Chouteau took into New
Orleans this trip $500 bales of cotton
a big lot of seed and 800 tons Of mis-
cellaneous freight.
The G, p. C~houteau, Captain VIM.
Thorweigan, is the regular Wednes-
day packet for New Orleans. She will
arrive in port tomorrow and be ready
to receive for a return trip.
The Thompson Dean from Mem
phis arrived at New Orleans on Satur-
day with a full load of cotton.
The new St. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet Susie Silver will
be due down tonight for New Or
leans.
Captain Darragh will have the Hi
nois ready to re-enter the Vicksburg.
trade next week. She is being put in
splendid order also being reprinted
and refurnished,
The Cons Millar left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis with a
good list of people and a fair trip Of
freight. One item of her cargo for
this port is 600 rolls bagging.
The Golden Crown, due down for
New Orleans, added 1000 barrels of
potatoes at Louisville and 100 tons of
other freight.
The wife Of Captain John A. Motif,
steamboat inspector at New Orleans,
is down with the yellow fever.
: The j. w. Calf is being repainted
and refurnished at Cincinnati. She
leaves there Wednesday next for Mem
6 phis, and will be followed on Saturday
!, by the j. D. Parker.
!. Mr. A. Boyd, an ex-police officer, is
0 connected with Victor D. Fuchs, the
9 oyster, game and fish dealer. He at
b tends to the river business and fills al
!. orders for steamboats,.
The Gold Dust passed up last nigh
Il for St Louis, after d~ischarging at tn.
Lee wharfboat 8 hhds and "a Dbl
sugar, 40 bbls molasses, 100 sacks sal
and 10 bbls rice.
G The Paris G. Brown from Cincin
natl, and City of Alton, of the Aneho
d Line, are due down for New Orleans
There is a large lot of oil meal ant
cotton at the Lee wharfboat awaiting
d shipment on the latter steamer.
The w. O. Pierce, Captain Ton
}. Zenor, makes daily trips to Seaman
$. Landing and around President
: Island. She came in this mornin
with 70 bales of cottonand q big lot c
seed, and will leave this evening wit
a return trip. j. l.. Wyckoff, a cleye
T. gentleman, is her clerk.
HughNixon a Mississippi and Whit
u river pilot, who has been farming 0
3, Arkansas river for a few wears, arrive
Saturday from Little Rock and lei
ls yesterday on the Phil Allin TO e
t. posted with a view of resuming HI
n occupation.
The John B. Maude passed degB {
Yiaksburg loaded to her guards, an
OF had a good list of people. She put o
here $50 sacks corn, - sacks seed,
ct kegs powder and 6 coops chicken
ut She refused freight here, having abou
all she wanted,
in The Joe Kinney, CAPTAIN Wicker
tn came in yesterday from 81, Louis vii
8756 pkgs of freight. the prinoipi
70 items Of her cargo being 4i00 Dbl
-four, 250 bbls potatoes and apple
1890 Q4ilg lard and 600 sacks of corr
~ She returns n ST. h9gis this after
~ noon.
N The propeller Gay Hardy, Captai
William Davis, which came in Satu
~ day evening from Evansville, will Ell
" ter the upper ~. EtaReis river an
81 Sunk Lands trade. Henry Hampto
i. ill.,, . clever and good pilot, brougl
he her down the river safely, and is no
nd open for another engagement.
The Anchor Line packet City
V~icksburg, Captain Bob Riley in cor
magd, will leave the Lee wharfbo
nd tomorrow, Tuesday, morning at
m o'clock for Vicksburg and the bend
carrying the mail and doing all W;
ite business, Chris Sharpe does the no
lc, oFs Of the o8iee,
!ls The fine steamer Qeafge W, Cb9a
ial Captaia WI, Ashford, will come
to-day from the lower coast with a,
re- other big load of cotton and seed al
m leaves tomorrow evening with a +
he turn trip for Friar's Point, giving pa
he icgtag attaDtion to all way and pla
tation business. Walka QptlqW
al. her efficient and worthy chief clerk.
ite The Coahoma, Captain Stacker lie
nd came N last night with 1926 bales &C
es- ton, 1894 SKIS seed, 81 sks Germ and
pkgs sundries and a fair list of poopi
om She has the credit Of bringing in Il
,ed largest tFiDs of cotton this seaso
She RETURNS this evening At 6 o'clo,
10, to Priar's Point, carrying Chs mail Al
doing all way business, Billy Smithei
n a courteous and attentive gentloma
is her chief clerk.
All Commodore John d. Albums arriy,
in the city last evening from Lift
Rock, to look after his new Mempl