Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-10

Captain Lew Hates with his new
steamer, the VIII Kyle, will be down
to-day for New Orleans.
The City OF Greenville, for Vicks-
burg, and the City Of Alton, for New
Orleans, left st. Louis yesterday.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. +
The Kehlor passed down last even
ing for New Orleans after dischargng
here 223 sacks of oats, and 48 bales Of
hay.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis, and will be
followed on Saturday by the Andy
Baum.
The Fawn left Evansville last night
for Memphis. She will arrive here
tomorrow night and leave Friday
evening with a return trip for Evans
vile.
The y. P. Schenck and Mary
Houston are due from New Orleans
Friday morning on their way to Gin
c%innati.
The Maumelle, Captain james
Bowlin, is due tomorrow from Arkan-
sas river, with a good list of cotton
and cotton seed.
The John A Scudder, bound from
New Orleans to St. Louis, passed
Yicksburg Monday night and is due
here tomorrow,
The Thomas Sherlock left Cincin-
natl last evening for New Orleans,
and will be followed tomorrow even
ing by the Golden City.
About a million bushels of coal
LETT Pittsburg on the present rise, the
am%ountbeing about equallydividedf for
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, xe-
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city +
The ferryboat Nebraska City, which
has been laying at Charlottesville since
last winter, has been purchased by
Memphis parties, and is being brought
here for repairs.
The Gold Dust passed up last eve
ming for St. Louis with a moderate
trip. She discharged here "a bales
cotton, IA bags seed cotton, 1926 sacks
seed and sundries.
The fact that Captain Marsh Miller,
the well known steamboatman, has
been awarded the contract of paving
Adams street, is assurance that the
work will be well done.
The steamboat engineers meet this
evening at Z o'clock at 2O5 Main street,
to organize an engineers association.
All members of the fraternity are re-
specially invited to attend.
The Josie Harry will arrive to-mor-
row evening from White river with a
Ebig trip of cotton, and will leave Sat
urday evening on her regular day with
a return trip for White river.
The Mark Twain, Captain George
Malone, brought in from Council bend
a good trip Of cotton and cotton seed,
and leaves at FIVE o'clock this evening
with a return trip for Council bend.
The Hattie Rowland cleared last
evening for St. Francis river in place
Of the B~atesville. She had a good
trip of freight and people. She will
create quite a sensation in st. Francis
river.
The Memphis and Cincinnati packet
company contemplate sending out
three boats a week from Cincinnati
for Memphis shortly, and instead Of a
semi-weekly will run a t%ri-weekly
line.
The James D. Parker en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis passed Evans
vile yesterday at II a. M, and viii ar
rive here tomorrow, and will leave
Saturday evening with a return trip
for Cincinnati and all points on the
Ohio river.
The Annie p. Silver passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans,
after discharging here 300 SKIS oats and
a few pkgs sundries, and added at
Hopefeld 1872 bales cotton and 800
bbls oil, and took on here 10 tons of
sundries.
Captain D. B. Abrams has re-
signed the position Of chief clerk of
the Batesville, and retires from the
river and goes up the country to en-
gage in mercantile pursuits on shore.
We wish Captain Abrams unbound
ed success in his new enterprise.
We return many thanks to Mr..
William Cant, the polite and accomo-
dating porter of the 0uachita Belle,
for favors extended. William is a
great favorite in the bends, and every
person that knows him respect and
appreciate him for his many good
qualities.
Birdie Banning has been commits
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