Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-11

Captain Reese Dugan arrived thi,
morning from st. Louis, and goes ur
to the wreck Of the Belle st. Louis.
The John Gilmore and barges
bound from New Orleans to St. Louis.
passed Vicksburg yesterday morning.
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The Thomas Sherlock left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans, and will
be followed on Saturday. by the Golden
City.
The Cons Millar left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis and will be fol-
lowed on Saturday by the Andy
Baum.
Captain George Malone with hi:
Mark Twain leaves this evening at
O'clock for Council Bend, doing all
way business.
The Belle Memphis left st. Loui,
last evening for Memphis, and will ar.
rive tomorrow night and return to st.
Louis Saturday.
Dumont is getting up a stee, shaft
for the Golden Rule, 1Ol inches in
the journal, and 80 feet long, to be
ready in a month.
The Guiding Star leaves New Or.
leans this evening for Cincinnati, and
will be followed on Saturday by the
Robert Mitchell. I'd.
The Geo. w. Check for Ashport
and the 0sceola Belle for Osceola.
cleared last evening with good trips Of
freight and people.
The swell in Arkansas river will
improve navigation, and enable the
Memphis and Pine Bluff mail packet.
to make regular trips.
The Coahoma, Captain E. 0. Banks
will arrive tomorrow from Greenville
and will leave Saturday evening with
a return trip for Greenville.
The Batesville will have her re.
pairs completed and will leave to-mor.
row evening for Mariana and al
points on st. Francis river.
The Anchor line packets John A
Scudder, from New Orleans, and 10,
Kinney from Vicksburg, are due VI
to-day, bound for st. Louis.
The Shields cleared last evening foI
Tiptonville with a fair list of freight
She will return in time to leave with
return trip on Saturday next.
Captain John B. Davis, who ha
been prospecting for a steamer a
Cincinnati, left there Tuesday for hi
home at Rock Island, Illinois.
The Golden Crown, Captain Eugen,
Shinkle, will be down tomorrow 70
New Orleans. She is a good carrier
and a splendid passenger steamer.
The Henry Frank and Cherokee
from Memphis, Guiding Star fro1
Cincinnati, ann Dacota from st. Loui,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
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and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
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and cheap as any house in this city
The James w. Gaf departed las
night for Cincinnati with 981 bale
cotton, 10 tons scrap iron, 100 Dbl
oil, 800 pkgs sundries and 20 cabi
passengers.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchang
have reported adversely on the ca.
recently issued in hat city for
Mississippi river Improvement con
vention.
The Mary Houston and U. /
Schenck passed Vicksburg yesterda
morning, bound for Cincinnati. Bot
steamers are due to morrow night Q
Saturday morning.
The new steamer Jesse X. Bel
built at Jacksonville for the lowe
river trade, makes a trial trip a
Louisville to-day, and leaves ther
Sunday next for New Orleans.
The Iron Mountain, with two mode
barges in tow, left last evening 70
New Orleans. The barge Indiana, Q
her tow, was loaded here with 500
sacks oil cake and 1900 bales cotton
The Bedford, Captain A. w. Wi
liams, is receiving at the foot of Cour
street for New Orleans, and leave
this evening at 4 o'clock. Captain R
P. Glenn is making engagements 70
her.
The Carrier passed up yesterday 70
st. Louis with 1000 hogShoads sugar
500 barrels molasses and a lot of othe
stuff. She discharged here 90 barrel
molasses, 100 barrels plaster Paris,
casks wine and z boxes Irvine.
The Adams mail line packet, Qua
chita Belle, Captain Mark Cheek
leaves this evening at five o'clock 70
Greenville, carrying the mail and at
tending promptly TO all way business
Captain Lee Cummins is her purser.
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