Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-17

New Orleans yesterday, bound for
CINCINNATI.
The Golden City will be down the
latter part Of the week, bound for
New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper is due from Ar
kansas river with a large listof cotton
and cotton seed.
The c. p. Chouteau, bound from
Helena to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg Monday night.
The 0uachita Belle cleared last
night for Greenville with a good trip
OF freight and people.
The new steamer Reuben Springer
will be down the latter part of the
week, for New Orleans.
The Gold Dust for Vicksburg. and
Belle of Shreveport for New Orleans.
left st. Louis yesterday.
The continual swelling of the river
causes the seedmen much trouble
with their seed on the leyee.
The Bedford, en- route from the
Ohio river to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 8 am.
The new 0uachita river packet, the
Fred. Blanks, leaves Cincinnati on
Saturday next for New Orleans.
The James D. Parker, en- route
from Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Cairo last evening at seven O'Clock.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. +
Mr.. Horace Andrews, we are glad to
say, is out Of danger, and is improving
with indications of a speedy recovery.
&Captain w. B. Miller, with his pop.
ular steamer, the Guiding Star, will
pass up this afternoon for Cincinnati
The Anchor line wharfboat will BE-
dropped down to-day to the foot O
Union street, which will be its future
location.
Captain Randall will have tn,
repairs to the B~atesville completed
and ready TO leave Friday for st
Francis river.
The Anchor line packet, City o.
Greenville, left Vicksburg last nigh.
at 8 o'clock for st. Louis, and is due
here Friday morning.
The James Howard left New Or.
leans last evening for Memphis. Sh,
leaves here Monday next with return
trip for New Orleans.
The VIII Kyle, from Cincinnati, ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday, anC
leaves there tomorrow with a return
trip for the Ohio river.
The James w. Calf, from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati to-day, ant
leaves there on Sa turday next with
return trip for Memphis.
The Katie P. Kountz came in iron
st. Louis with 1893 barrels -four, 1OS.
sacks bran, 236 bales hay, 200 sack.
oats and 263 packages %sundries.
The new steamer Reuben Syringe.
leaves Cincinnati this evening fo
New Orleans, and will be followed OF
Saturday by the Charles Morgan.
The Marine Engineers Association
of Cincinnati, now numbers about IA
members, with % additional applicant
for admission into the Association.
The Thomas Means, with five barge
of salt in tow for Memphis, consigned
to John X. Speed & Co., passed Cair
yesterday, and is due here tonight.
The LEDGER Job Printing ofic
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as nea
and cheap as any house in this city
The. Shields left last night fot
Dyersburg with an excellent trip o
freight, She leaves Dyersburg Sat
urday next with a return tripfor Mem
phis.
The Bertha Lee was to have lief
Cincinnati yesterday for Memphis
She comes here to take the place o
the Rapid Transit in the Commerce,
trade.
The Centennial passed down las
evening for New Orleans, loaded fla
in the water. She put off here 10
barrels flour and added % tons 0
miscellaneous freight.
The Josie Harry, Captain Nil
Harry, will arrive Friday from Whit
river with another big trip of cotton
and leaves on her regular day, Satur
day, with a return trip.
The Commonwealth passed dow
this morning for New Orleans full
laden. She put off here several lot
of miscellaneous freight and adde,
some cotton and other freights.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton
will arrive tomorrow morning fror
Cincinnati with a full cargo of West
ern products. She leaves on Saturda
with.a return trip for Cincinnati.
Mr.. E. F.. Brownell, president {
the First National Bank of Keokuk
has been elected president of tn
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