Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-05

uu NlOuudy anu AuOoHes AoA eAO1o~
ern markets.
Navigation in the upper Mississippi
above st. Louis is closed for the sea-
son.
The Commonwealth leaves st. Louis
Saturday for New Orleans.
The Florence Meyer is up White
river loading fef New Orleans.
The Cherokee leaves Cincinnati to-
day for New Orleans.
The new Mary Houston is due to-
morrow night from New Orleans,
bound for Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line packet Gold
Dust is due up to-day bound for st.
Louis.
The Josie Harry will arrive to-mor-
row from White river, and leave on
Saturday, her regular day, with a re-
turn trip.
Seven thousand eight hundred bales
of cotton were sold on change yester-
day, the largest sales Of one day since
the cotton exchange was organized.
The Thomas Sherlock, Thompson
Dean and G. p. Chouteau, all bound
for New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
yesterday.
Captain Lawrence Carter, with his
new and improved passenger steamer
the U. p. Schenck, will pass up to-
day for Cincinnati, making all princi-
pal way landings,
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the Lee wharfboat tomorrow at ten
o'clock for Vicksburg, doing all bend
business.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Helena, Captain Mckee, leaves the
/; Ice wharfboat tomorrow evening at
FIVE o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
, giving special attention to all way
business. George Walton is her pur-
ser.
, The immortal steamer J. w. Gaff,
5 Captain Bob Wise, will arrive to-day
/. from the Ohio river with a full cargo
of Western products and returns tC
Cincinnati Saturday evening. Captain
Lightburne will make engagements fol
her.
The Hope came in yesterday from
the Ohio river with a tow of prOduc,
and potatoes consigned to John X
Speed a. Co. The cargo comprise
10000 pkgs, including several thousanC
4 bbls potatoes.
!, The City of Alton passed down a
noon for New Orleans well laden
She added at Hopefeld a lot of cottol
i. and oil cake and meal, and took on a
the Lee wharfboat $50 tons of OF
cake and meal and 20 tons Of sundries
II The Katie Hooper came in las
= night from Arkansas river with Al
bales of cotton, 535 sacks seed, 20 hea
sheep and 8 pkgs sundries. She lay
to up, and will not return to Arkansa
y, river until there is more water and a
il, improvement in navigation.
The beacon light steamer Alic
y, passed down this morning on an il
CT specting and paying off tour. Sh
oz made the following change of light
% between Cairo and here Light on foC
of bar opposite Osceola moved to ma
shore, 200 yards below Hardin's av,
nue. light at Fort Pillow moved dow
half a mile.
The upper coast mail packet Csc
ola Belle, Captain j. G. Andrews, W
leave this evening at 5 o'clock (
IN Osceola and all way landings, atten
IN ing as usual to all way business.
I'm m o. Michel, a sociable and agreeah
IN gentleman, is her chief clerk, assist,
IN by Cyrus Fay and Mr.. Spears.
: The elegant steamer G. w. Chez
Captain Stacker Lee, is the regul
mail packet this evening at 5 o'clo.
!. for Friar's Point, giving caref
attention to all way business. Walk
Outlaw, a gentleman of integrity al
prompt in business, is her chief cler
nv assisted by Messrs. Rhodes and Hot
" ton.
The old reliable passenger a
freight steamer Ruth, Captain j
Mccullough, leaves this day at 5 p.
for White river, going through
J~acksonport. Captain W. r. McCr
leo. Tough, an affable gentleman, is
lie, chief clerk, assisted by Will McCr
Tough. All business entrusted to t
Ruth will meet with proper are a
the attention.
and The wharfmaster is doing all in
low power to make levee room and accO
81 modate the local packets with spi
at for receiving and discharging tn
ct 8 cargoes. If the cotton seed N
feet would not be so contrary, but RENE
It's as speedily as possible the huge pi
It 5 of seed from the leyee, they would
20 only facilitate business but receive
at hearty cooperation of steamboatm
a IA The Maumelle, Captain Thor
is Darragh, came in at 10 I'm. from
kansas river with 236 bales of cot
and a lot of seed and sundries. s
hlte leaves Saturday evening with a
'ort' turn trip for Arkansas river, 90
through to Little Rock. Captain
A. Mcconnell and Charley Mus
man, two clever and accommodate
clerks, have charge of the Office.
The Kanawha Valley Packet c,
past pany sold their steamer West Virgi
to Captain s.. Brady Morgan for tn
the thousand six hundred dollars, and
will be placed in the Parkersburg
St. Mary's trade. The above C
pany have purchased of Maddy B
the Telephone for twelve tlpus
70 dollars, and will place her in
wing Kanawha trade.
The Henry Frank left on time
run New Orleans with 100 bales of
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