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

Coal is sellingat Louisville in barges
at II cents per bushel.
The Centennial leaves New Orleans
tomorrow for st. Louis.
The week opens with a fair bust
ness doing on the landing.
The Bertha Lee is due down to-day,
bound for st. Francis river.
The j. W. Calf, for Memphis, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The james D. Parker, for Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Grand Lake and barges left
Cairo yesterday for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper for Arkansas
river had a fair showing of freight.
The james D.. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl Wednesday next for Memphis.
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The Florence Meyer left New Or
leans Saturday evening for White
river.
There is considerable cotton along
Arkansas river awaiting shipment to
market.
The coal feet monopolized the
canal at Louisville FRIDAY and Satur-
day last.
The 0uachita Belle had a splendid
trip out Saturday evening for Arkan-
sas City.
Colonel Billy Byers, prescriptionist
of the james W. Gafl, is quite ill at
Cincinnati.
The 0uachita Belle, of the Adams
mail line, is the Thursday packet for
Greenville.
The fog and bad weather for the
past 48 hours delayed steamers bound
up and down.
Will Lash left Sunday afternoon on
the Katie P. Kountz, bound for st.
Francis river.
The Joe Williams with a large tow
of coal for New Orleans, left Louis
vile Saturday.
The E. 0. Stanard passed down Sat
urday evening for New Orleans loaded
fat in the water.
The City of Alton and E. NJ. Norton
and barges left New Orleans Saturday
evening for St. Louis.
The City of Vicksburg left Vicks-
burg Saturday noon for St. Louis and
is due here to morrow.
The ]. w. Gaff, for Memphis, and
the Charles Morgan, for New Orleans,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Guiding Star, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Cairo last night at 6 o'clock.
The steamer Gen. Tompkins, out of
Arkansas river with a load of cotton
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
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The Ed. Richardson from Memphi,
arrived at New Orleans to-day, with
a big load of cotton and oil cake and
oil.
Major John Hardin left last night
by rail for Little Rock, in the interest
of the line of which he is superin-
tendent.
The Carrier, Captain Alex McCon.
nell, staunch steamer, leaves this
afternoon in the Anchor line for New
Orleans.
The steamer Maggie Burke wa,
burned at Mobile on Saturday last anC
1,100 bales Of cotton of her cargo arr
a total loss.
The Andy Baum left Saturday eve.
ming with 1,164 bales cotton, $50 bar.
rels oil, 200 bales batting and 5 pack.
ages sundries.
The My Choice came down yester.
day from Cairo and returned this
morning with part Of the tow Of the
John Gilmore.
Captain VIM. Ashford will have a
packet here this week to take the
place of the Rapid Transit in the
Commerce trade.
The weather is m~oderating at St.
Louis and the ice thinning out and
prospects are fair for an early resump-
ton of navigation.
Mr.. Hooper, the agent for the Ev-
ansville fast freight line, has engaged
at Hopefeld 1000 bales of compressed
cotton for the East.
Captain B. 0. Michel has recover
ed from his late spell of sickness and
goes out this evening on his packet,
resuming his duties,
The Charles Morgan, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday even
ing, and will be followed on Tuesday
by the Mary Houston.
The j. W. Garrett and barges are
due from New Orleans tomorrow.
She has also the Hatchie river packet
W. j. Poitevant in tow.
The Hard Cash will arrive Tuesday
night from White river, and will.
leave Wednesday with a return trim