Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-13

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The Batesville cleared last evening
for st. Francis river with a fair trip
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, 13 Madison street. I
The Thomas Sherlock will be down
Monday or Tuesday for New Orleans.
The Alice, which grounded on the
falls, wa expected to be ~lightened of
to-day.
The New steamer Jesse K. Bell
leaves Louisville Tuesday next for
New Orleans.
The steamer YazoO will be sold at
New Orleans to-day by the United
States marshal.
Victor Fuchs received a large ship
ment of v%enison and other game by
the Josie Harry.
The st. Genevieveleft st. Louislast
evening for Memphis, and is due here
tomorrow morning.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, and
Golden City, tor New Orleans, leaves
Cincinnati this evening.
The new James Lee returned "a
Friars Point last evening with a good
trip of freight and people.
James Greenough, clerk of the
mountain steamer Helena, died Oh
Wednesday at Sioux City.
The Guiding Star enroute from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, is due here in
the early part of the week.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon for St. Louis, and
will arrive here tomorrow.
The Geo. W. Cheek for Haile's
Point, and 0sceola Belle for Osceola
had a fair trip cut last night.
The City Of Alton, Captain Bixby
of the Anchor Line, will pass dowr
this afternoon for New Orleans.
The Mark Twain, Captain George
Malone, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Council bend.
The Ohio River Commission is il
session at Washington City. A MAORI
ty of the States are represented.
Henry Wilbur wants his coat that
colored brother hooked out of tn.
texas on the James Lee last trip.
The Bedford got away last night 70
New Orleans. She added here 40
bales of cotton and a lot of oil cake.
First-class printing at low rates a
the LEDGER Job Printing Office an,
Book Bindery, No. 13 Madison. +
The Annie 2. Silver from St. Louis
and Golden Rule from Cincinnati
bound for New Orleans, passed Vicks
burg yesterday.
The Paris G.. Brown, enroute frol
New Orleans to Cincinnati, broke he
machinery and has laid up at Union
town, KY, repairing.
Captain Joe Evans has charge
the work in making Forche La Fary
navigable for steamers. He report
the work progressing.
The City Of Helena, of the Anchor
line, is due up to-day, bound for S
Louis. She adds here a lot of con
pressed cotton for the East.
The James Howard, enroute frol
Memphis to New Orleans, passe
/; Vicksburg Thursday night with a b:
trip of cotton and other freight.
I. The Omaha wave has made the fe.
| tive roustabout very docile, The
now hunt the warm side of a fire il
stead of FORMULATING the levee.
The Plow Boy, with Capt. Hustc
on the roof and Capt. Conradt in ii
office, is making regular trips in I'll
Little Rock and Fort Smith trade.
a The LEDGER Job Printing off
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, ex,
cutes everything in their line as ne;
a 4 and cheap as any house in this city
n The Mary Houston is due up fro,
New Orleans, bound for Cincinnati
The principal items of her cargo al
1000 bbls melons and 400 hhds suga
The Henry Frank left New Orleal
last night for Memphis, and will lea
here Wednesday next, on her regul,
day, with a return tip for New 0
leans.
The Marlin Speed, with CAPITA:
Eugene Smith in command, and Wa:
Floyd in the Office, is plying betwee
Pine Bluff and Little Rock, makir
daily trips.
James Howard, who has been ma
ing for several years on the Idlewil
has taken charge of the ~torecastle
the Vicksburg and Greenville packe
Si%lverthorn.
The following coal shipments lie
Pittsburg yesterday for Louisvil
v 1904, 800 bushels, for Cincinnati
r 2O1 900 bushels, for New Orleans 12t
h 900 bushels.
t Captain Reese Pritchard has bee
8 to Newport to look at the steam
Jennie Stinson with a view of pu
A chasing her for the Arkansas City al
Greenville trade.