Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-20

the Southern transportation line.
The Annie P. Silver, Centennial
and +. o. Stanard, from St. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The rise out of the Cumberland,
Tennessee and upper Mississippi, will
improve navigation from Cairo down.
Capt. Geo. Malone is doing well
with the Mark Twain and comes in
every trip with a big list of cotton and
seed.
Elish Cannon is o a great man.
He is got the Cheek to want to run
out all opposition in the Friars Point
trade.
The Plow Boy is making regular
trips in Arkansas river and making
money, and Thomas Darragh is all
smiles.
Capt. Press Montgomery is in town.
He will have a Hatchie river boat
running as soon as the railroad has the
draw completed.
The Carrier, Capt. Alex. Mcconnell
in command, will leave the foot of
Court street this afternoon for New
Orleans and the bends.
The cold winds this morning was
not good for Southern blood, and
hence the levee was almost deserted
by visitors, loafers and idlers.
The J. ". Calf is due to-day from
st. Louis and leaves Friday for Gin
c%innati. Capt. r. w. Lightburne is
making engagements for her.
Capt. Banks new 0uachita river
packet, under construction at Madison.
Ind, will be launched to-day, and be
towed to Cincinnati for completion.
The James Howard, Capt. james
O'Neal in command, is receiving al
the r. II. Lee wharfboat for New
Orleans, and leaves tomorrow even
ing, making all principal way landings
Capt. Washington will make engage
ments for her.
The Fannie Lewis passed up last
evening for St, Louis after discharginl
! SO bales and 143 scaks ofcotton, 11SC
! sacks seed and sundries.
The Fawn, the advent courier O
the Evansville and Memphis line, left
Evansville last night for Memphis, aut
is due here Saturday morning.
The Paris G. Brown, which passed
down last evening for V~icksburg, pu.
off here 800 sacks grain, 200 barrel
-four and sundries and added 10 ton
for points below.
The Osceola Belle, Capt. Andrews
gets away this evening for Osceola o.
her regular time, carrying the mai
and doing all way business. B, G
Michel and Cyrus Fay are her cleve
and accommodating clerks.
u The 0uachita Belle is the regula
Adams mail line packet, leaving thi
evening for Arkansas City, carryin
e the mail and giving strict attention t
y all way business. Capt. LeeCummir
e is her chief clerk, and has associate
. with him in the Office Messrs. Wn
ie Thomas and Lee Cummius, Jr.
y The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Hem
Cooper in command, is the regulG
packet leaving this evening for Frial
u Point and the bends, carrying I'll
ie mail and doing all way business. Bill
I Smithers and John Haley have chare
> Of the office, which is a sure guarantC
ie of all business being properly attende
to.
as The Rapid Transit, the noted Con
y, merce packet, Capt. VIM. Ashford
e. command, leaves at four O'Clock raj
road time this evening, for CommCrC
and the bends. giving special %attentio
to all plantation business. Messr
Frank Ellison and Billy Houston al
the clever and gentlemanly clerks.
The following towspassed Wheelin
on Wednesday: Venture, Smoky Git
Samuel Miller, Jim Brown and j
Nixon, 7 a. m; Fred Wilson. j
Mercer, Sam Brown, Clipper, RiskC
and Grand Lake, ga. m. Hyena, LAR
in Jos Warne and Panther, 9 a. m
Oakland and George Lysle, IL a. N
m Tom Liste and Phillips, II m.
The Mark Twain, Capt. Georl
ut Malone in command, came in tn
morning from the lower coast with q
ii bales of cotton, 128 scks of seed an
sundries, and leaves to-day with a r,
le turn trip for Scaulan's Landing, a
tending to all business around tt
n Island. P. B. Price, late a%ssistal
river reporter of the Avalanche, HI
ed charge of the Office,
The St. Louis Republican. in refe
tie ring to the present high freight rat,
from st. Louis to all points by Il
ms price Of coal in conjunction with Il
high price of labor, says; "0erta.
r. planters and merchants growl at Il
present rates of freight per steamboat
on Freights now are no higher than TIT
were this time last year. Coal is for
- oents n hoy hipher in nrice. Last ve