Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-22

The Batesville will have her repairs
completed to-day, and leaves to-mor-
row evening for St. Francis river.
Captain j. D. Randall commands,
with Birdie Banning in charge of the
Office.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain j. j.
Darragh,w will arrive to-day from Arkan
sas river with a.good list Of cotton and
will leave tomorrow evening with a
return trip. Alsace Banksmith is her
purser.
The Henry Frank, which left here
Saturday morning for New Orleans,
added at Helena, 1900 bales cotton
and a lot of oil cake and oil and has
engagements below there sufficient to
Eli her out.
The Belle Of Shreveport, of the
Anchor line, Captain Cogshill in com
mand, will leave the Anchor line
wharfboat, foot of Union street this
day at 5 pm. for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings.
The City of V~icksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, of the Anchor line, will arrive
tomorrow morning from V~icksburg,
and will leave the company's wharf
boat, foot Of Union street, in the eve
ming at 5 o'clock for Cairo and St.
Louis.
Captain Billy Davis, with his good
little steamer, the Jay Hardy, came
in this morning from Shawnee Vii
lage with a fair list Of cotton and cot
ton seed, and leaves this evening with
a return trip for Shawnee Village and
Old River.
The new steamer Jesse X. Bell,
overdue from Louisville, will proba-
bly, pass down this evening for New
Orleans. The fog and bad weather
have delayed her. There are several
passengers here waiting to take pas
sage on her.
The John DippOld and barges passed
down Saturday evening for New Or
leans. She added to her tow here
barge No. 81 which was loaded
here by Captain Glenn. The cargo
comprised 1863 sacks oil cake and
1,469 barrels oil.
Several merchants are working to
get up a stock company for the pur-
pose of building a cotton shed ex-
tending from Union to Gayoso street,
a distance of 1,4O0 feet, and cut away
the bluff for that distance, so as to
afford facility for storage.
The Plow Boy, sunk a few days
since below Dardenelle, was raised aud
arrived at Little Rock Saturday. She
will have a side dock put under there
and her repairs completed, and in the
meantime the Maumelle will take her
t place in the upper Arkansas river
| trade.
The Mark Twain, Captain George
) Malone, came in from Council Bend
with 60 bales Of cotton, II bags ofseed
cotton aud a large lot of seed, and
leaves this evening with a return trip
! Charley Barton, one of the %cleverest
+ fellows in the world, has charge of the
Office.
The Shields, Captain Ed. Crowell
will arrive to-day from D%yersburg will
a good list Of cotton aud miscellaneou,
freight,and will leave Tuesday evening
with a return trip. She goes through
) to Dyersburg and will give specia
| attention to all Mississippi river bust.
ness.
The total shipments Of salt from
Pomeroy within the past thirty day.
have been nearly 100000 barrels anC
10000 bushels in bulk, which is tho
largest expectation from this region
that has occurred in the same length
of time in the history of the salt bust.
ness. 1t seems to be a boom.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, will arrive to-day from tho
Ohio river with a full cargo of western
products and leaves Wednesday even
ing next with a return trip, Captain
}. A. Lindsay, a worthy gentleman, is
her purser. Captain Lightburno is
making engagements for her.
The Anchor line wharfboat, as it is
located, is not altogether an enviablo
location, nor none of the best in the
world as it is. This morning the
drays were blockaded on accounto of the
contraction of. space, and it was several
hours before there could be any salts.
factory movement of freights.
The Anchor line packet Joe Kin.
ney, Captain Brolaski, will arrive this
afternoon and leave the Anchor line
wharfboat at sharp five for Vicksburg.
carrying the mail, doing all way bust
ness, and connecting at Arkansas city
B with the Pine Bluff railroad, and at
Vicksburg with the regular packets
/, for New Orleans and the Yazoo river.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Henry
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