Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-08

" many gS0ies
Prospects Of a rise in the Ohio are
not encouraging.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Il. o. Stanard left Cairo yester-
day at noon for New Orleans.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point with a big TIP of freight.
The Golden Rule leaves New Or
leans this morning for st. Louis
The Belle of Shreveport leaves St.
Louis this evening for New Orleans.
The new steamer City of Yazoo is
loading at St. Louis for V~icksburg and
Yazoo river.
The Paris G. Brown, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Cairo yesterday.
The Osceola Belle returned to the
upper coast well represented with
freight and people.
The Marlin Speed, for White river,
had an excellent trip of freight and a
fair list of passengers,
The Mollie Moore, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
yicksburg yesterday ats am.
Steamboats, are now burning more
wood than usual on account of the
high price and scarcity of coal.
The r. Il. Lee carried into New
Orleans on her last trip 1911 bales of
cotton and l04l sacks seed.
Neil Booker, who is one Of the best
and most popular clerks on the river,
is now open for an engagement.
The Fannie Tatum, for Memphis,
Josie Harry, for White river. and
John B. Maude, for Yicksburg, left
st. Louis yesterday.
Captain j. T. Washington received
to-day and was busy shipping a large
list OF cotton to New Orleans by the
steamers he Fepresents.
Captain BeltzhoogeF, a prominent
steamboat owner, is quite i'll at Pitts
burg.
The new steamer james Lee will
leave Pittsburg for Memphis on the
first rise sufficient to let her out.
it costs thirteen cents per bushel
for transportation by rail Of coal from
Pittsburg to Cincinnati, while the
cost was only one cent a bushel
when there was sufficient yater to
boat it out.
Captain w. c, Mccoy has been al.
pointed agent at Cincinnati Of the
Southern Transportation Company.
John Dunn, an old and we'll known
steamboatman, died at Smithland.
KY, yesterday morning.
Colonel Joe j. D. Moore, has re-
turned home, and has resumed his
duties as agent for the A. and G. w.
railroad.
Captain Van Norman has purchased
at Evansville the light.draught steam.
boat ObernchaiD and leaves Cincinnati
with her. tomorrow for New Orleans.
Major John Hardin was circulating
Ground this morning pretty freely
amongst the merchants looking up
Arkansas river freiehts,
Captain Charley Russell was AROUND
hand-shaking to-day with his numer-
Gus friends.
The packets are carrying cotton
fgQw Vickburg to New Orleans at Is
cents peg bale and cotton seed at Is
cents per sack.
The Laura Davis, Captain Reyn-
slds, viii pass down this afternoon for
New Orleans. Captain Washington
has a load Of eotton engaged for her.
The B%atesville will arrive to-day
from st. Francis river with a good list
of cotton and seed, and leaves Mon
day evening with a return trip for st.
Francis river.
1he y. H. Durfee. from Vicksburg.
the City OF Eagoo, from Louisville.
the Colorado, from Memphis. and the
Clinton, from Vicksburg, arrived at
81 lQHls yesterday.
The Dacotab, of the Anchor Line.
will leave this evening for Vicksburg.
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Captain Ad Storm is
making engagements for her.
The 0uacbita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, will como in tomorrow from
the lower coast with a big list of cot
ton, and leaves Monday evening with
| Feturn trip for Arkansas City.
Captain Eqrble has completed the
work Of blowing OUT the left-hand
rcef-head Of the Indiana chute at the
falls at Louisville, making a channel
eighty feet vide. and eighteen inches
more water for boatG.
The Annie p. Silver, Of the Anchor
Line. Captain Silver, viii leave the
company's wharf boat, foot of Court
street, this evening at 5 o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. Superintendent Ad
Storm is making engagements for her.
Captain 0. X. Joplin, who made
himself so popular in the upper coast
trade while boating with Captain An
drews, is in the city aud it is rumored
that he will put a frst.class packet in
the Memphis and 0sceola trade.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Henry
Cooperin command, came in at II am.
! with a good list Of cotton and cotton