Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-05


port on account Of fog.
The G. p. Chouteau, from Helena,
went into New Orleans yesterday with
another large load Of cotton.
The Golden City, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday at 3:45 pm.
Captain james H. Reese left last
night by rail for Pittsburg. He will
return here in about two weeks.
The Hard Cash, Capt. Ed. Postal,
is due tomorrow morning from White
river with another big trip ofcotton
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, No. ID Madison. +
The Aachor-lino packet, John B.
MaIde, Captain VIM. Blake, will pass
up this afternoon for Cairo and st.
Louis.
Captain Basket, at one time COM
mander and part owner Of the St.
Francis Belle, is now plotting on the
Mark Twain.
The new steamer Will Kyle left
Cincinnati last night for New Orleans
and will be followed on Saturday by
the Golden Crown.
Major John d. Adams leaves this
evening IN the Ouachita Belle on an
inspecting tour down the river, looking
after his mail contracts.
The arrival of coal for Messrs. G. B.
Bryan & Co., and Mcssrs. Brown g.
jones has reduced the price, which is
good news for coal consumers.
The sales Of cotton yesterday footed
up $500 bales, the largest sales by 800
bales of any days business since the
cotton exchange has been in existence.
The LEDGER Job Printing office
aud Book Bindery, 10 Madison. exc
cutes everything in their line asneat
and cheap as any house in this city. +
The Iron Mountain and barges, and
Future City and barges left Cairo yes
terday morning for New Orleans, and
are due down tonight or in the morn
ing.
The Belle of Shreveport passed up
last night at II o'clock with a good
upstream trip, She discharged here
10 hhds sugar, 10S bbls moIasses and
90 sacks of coffee.
The Alice Brown arrived to-day
from the Ohio river with a tow Of coal
for Messrs. Brown & Jones, the barges
containing 100000 Pittsburg and %,
600 Mount Carbon coal.
Captain John Grecnough of the
Iron Mountain, came down from Cal
70 by rail ahead of his boat, which
will be here tomorrow morning, to
engage freight for her.
The John Dippold and barges took
into New Orleans a lew days since
l33,750 bushels of bulk corn, 1900
bushels Of bulk wheat, and 24,O6(
packages of miscellaneous freight.
The Commonwealth passed up las.
night for St. Louis after putting of
here a few packages OF freight. Sht
has for st. Louis 800 hhds sugar anC
$50 tons of Eastern freight for Cairo
The commissioners have concluded
to repair and improve the levee imme
diately. The wharfmaster will hav,
a large force ofmen at work next weoI
on the leyee, making the much needed
repairs.
Captain r. p. Glenn received a tel.
egram from Captain Halliday inform
ing him that he would be here at tel
o'clock Saturday morning with hi,
packet, the Paris G. Brown, on his
way to Cincinnati, a.
The Ouachita Belle and Coahoma
coming in last night had a little
brush" from Presidents Island tC
the wharf. The Coahoma proved
herself to be fastest, as she beat the
0uachita Belle in to the wharf IA few
moments.
Captain Shields will turn over the
steamer Shields to-day to her new
purchasers, Captains Ed. Crowell and
Ralph Hicks, aud will leave tomorrow
for New Albany. Captain Ed. Grow
ell will command the Shields, and
run her in the Hatchie river trade.
The Guiding Star passed down at
daylight for New Orleans, with l,AOO
tons of freight. She discharged here
81 bales cotton, 10 bbls vinegar, 4
casks bottles, and 2l..pkgs sundries.
She added below Cairo for New Or
leans $500 SKIS corr and 20 bales
cotton.
The Joe Kinney passed down last
night for Vicksburg, well laden. She
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put off here l25 barrels of flour, Gj
bales of hay, 60 sacks of oats, II bun
dies of paper, 4 barrels Of fish, 10 head
of stock, Is bales of cotton, and 500
packages of sundries, and added 30
tons for points below.
The City Of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor line packet lcav-