Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-15

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The Fawn will get away this after
noon for Evansville with near 1,5OO
bales of eastern bound cotton, which
she re-ships by rail at Evansville.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city +
During last week 10000 bbk salt
have been shipped from Pomeroy,
Ohio, and the total amount shipped so
far since the rise aggregates 10000
bbls.
The City of Helena passed up Sun
day noon for st. Louis. She added
here 1000 bales Of compressed cotton
for the East, which she reships at
Cairo.
Cotton seed continues to accumulate
and block up the leyee, and the oil
mills are unable to get sufficient drays
or wagons to remove it as speedily as
desired.
Captain John H. Bowen, formerly
marine reporter of the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, has gone to Colora-
do on important business for a wealthy
company.
There is near 10000 900 bushels of
wheat and over 100000 bushels of
corr in the elevators at st. Louis,
which will be shipped to New Orleans
by river.
The Champion he's been withdrawn
from the Cairo and Paducah trade and
enters the st. Lsuis and Paducah trade
in command Of Captain Drummer, late
Of the DeSmet.
The Andy Baum for Memphis, and
Golden City for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening. The
Baum adds at Louisville 800 rolls
bagging for Memphis.
The Charles Morgan passed up
Saturday night for Cincinnati, with a
good up stream trip. She put off
here 426 bbls molasseS, Z hhds sugar
and 30 pkgs sundries.
The john B. Maude passed down
Sunday noon for Vicksburg, with a
splendid trip. She put off here sew
eral hundred pkgs Of freight, and
added 30 ton for points below.
We are glad to learn that Nh. Hor-
ace Andrews, who has been quite i'll
with an attack of pneumonia, is much
better this morning and improving
with good prospects of a speedy
recovery. ,
The James D. Parker got away
Sunday afternoon for Cincinnati with
LOO bales of cotton, 300 bbls of oil
$4,000 feet of walnut lumber, ten tons
of scrap iron and sundries, aid 81
cabin passengers.
The Alice en- route from Pittsburg
to st. Louis, which has been on the
rocks at the falls at Louisville since
Wednesday last, got off finally yester.
day morning. She is not injured anC
will proceed with her trip to St
Louis.
The new Mary Houston passed W
Saturday night for Cincinnati with
200 barrels molasses, 400 h~ogsheads
sugar and sundries. She put off here
6O4 bundles ties, 10 hogsheads sugar.
80 barrels molasses and l barrel
whisky.
The Mark Twain, Captain George
Malone, brought in from Council
Bend 60 bales of cotton, 10 bags seed
cotton, and 600 sacks of seed. She
leaves this evening with a return trip
for Council Bend. Charley Barton
oficiates in the office.
The old reliable Independent White
river packet, the Hard Cash, Captain
Ed Postal, passed Devall's Bluff on
time yesterday morning for Memphis,
with over 1900 bales of cotton, and
will leave Wednesday evening with a
return trip for White river.
The City of Vicksburg, of the
Anchor line, Captain Bob Riley, left
st. Louis Saturday evening Tor Vicks-
burg, and leaves here Tuesday at 10
o'clock, sharp. Freight will be received
for her at all times at the company's
w~harfboat, foot Of Court street.
The fine steamer Hattie Rowland,
Captain j. j. Darragh, is receiving at
the Lee wbarfboat for Pine Bluff and
all points on Arkansas river, and
leaves tomorrow evening. Will Oar
ragh, an accommodating clerk and
clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
Captain B. 0. Michel, the blue
ribbon" clerk of the upper coast,
commanded the Osoeola Belle this
trip. Captain Andrews having stopped
of to attend to his worthy brother,
Mr.. Horace Andrews, who has been
very sick for several days past, but is
now recovering.
The Rapid Transit, Captain VIM.
Ashford, brought in from the lower