Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS


Cloudy.
Indications of more rain.
Lovely weather yesterday.
Large list Of boats in port.
The packets had in COED trips.
Business in the bends continues ac-
tive.
A swell is reported in Arkansas
river.
Cotton is bouyant and bringing good
prices,
The big Ingiu" has spiked the
Cannon"
The leyee is covered with cotton
and other freights.
The tow boat A. j. Baker, passed
up Saturday at 3 pm.
The H. G. Yeager passed up Satur-
day night for St. Louis.
The Bedfordis due downto-morrow,
bound Tor New Orleans.
The j. D. Scully is loading at St.
Louis for Arkansas river.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
Wednesday next for Memphis.
The City of Alton leaves st. Louis
tomorrow noon for New Orleans.
The L. II. Durfee and Montana
arrived at Pittsburg yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow for New Orleans.
Boone Ray is associated in the Fash
ions Office with William w. Huston.
LEDGER job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, 10 Madison street. I
The Imperial and barges passed
down Saturday evening for New Or
leans,
The upper Cumberland river packet
company have made a corner Oh
pilots.
Captain James G.. Shields left or
the Vint Shinkle for his home in New
Albany.
The Kehlor left Cairo yesterday
morning for New Orleans, and is due
to-day.
The barge of grain sunk at Horse.
tail bar by the Imperial will prove
total loss.
The Andy Baum, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Louis
vile to-day.
Cotton in the Memphis market i
commanding better prices than at an.
other point.
The receipts of cotton from Satur
day room to noon to-day by river foo
up 2,658 bales.
The Greyhound is due down to-da
from Cairo with a tow of slaves 70
New Orleans.
The Fawn, enroute from Memphi
TO Evansville, passed Cairo %yesterda
at one o'clock.
The Belle Shreveport and Common
wealth, bound for st, Louis, passe
Cairo yesterday.
The Fannie Lewis left st. Lou
Saturday evening for Memphis. and
due here tonight.
The Shields cleared Saturday ever
ing for Tiptonville on her initial tri
in the above trade.
The inspecting survey boat, Gel
Barnard left New Orleans Saturda.
bound for st. Louis.
The fine steamer Golden'Rule, Cal
) tain 0. P. Shinkle, will pass down t,
r day for New Orleans.
The new steamer Will Kyle passe
Evansville yesterday at 3 pm, and
due here tomorrow.
The Fannie Tatum, bound from s.
+, Louis to P~ittsburg, run through he
selfbelow Parkersburg.
The Eldorado from Cincinnati, an
; DeSmet from st, Louis, arrived
New Orleans yesterday.
Major Adams has sold the steam,
Katydid, which is now undergoing r,
pairs at the Covington ways.
The James d. Parker for Memphi
and Golden Crown for New Orlean
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The John A. Scudder for St. Loui
a ? and U. p. Schenck for Cincinnati
. left New Orleans Sunday evening.
F~irst-class printing at low rates
the LEDGER Job Printing office an
Book Bindery, No. ID Madison. +
The Cons Millar, from Memphi
and the Golden City, from New 0
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterda
The Golden Crown, for New 0
leans, and James D. Parker, f,
Memphis, passed Louisville yesterda
The Judge Fletcher came in Satu
day night, from Arkansas river, Wi
ia bales of cotton and a ] large lot
seed.
The Will Kyle, bound for Ne
Orleans, added at Louisville 700 pillow
$50 horses and 10 tons o~fmiscellaneo
freight.
A light u ofcoal will leave Pitt
burg to-day, no further rise bel
expected. So says our Sunday d