Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-09

Fe" OAAOaho DOotn INV icdNluB OF
Louis have light freight trips.
The cotton rate from Shreveport L
New Orleans is 81 so per bale.
Joseph Purcell and son will pilo'
the Thos. Sherlock this season.
The John Dippold from Vieksburl
arrived at st Louis yesterday.
The w. p. Halliday from st. Louii
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Yint Shiukle is at Cincinnati
ready to leave should the water rise
The Golden Crown is advertised t.
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
Due notice will be given of the de-
p%arture of the James d. Parker fol
Cincinnati.
The Red Cloud is advertised to
leave st, Louis on Tuesday next for
White river.
Near the foot of Adams street NAL
tresses are being sunk for the protec-
ton of the levee.
The A. j. Baker and barges from
New Orleans passed up this Forenoon
bound for st. Louis.
The Matte Hays is plying as tender
from the wharf to the packets from
Henderson at New Albany.
The repairs Of the Maumelle are
completed and she will follow the Mar
lin Speed to Arkansas river.
The Oakland and barges, loaded
with bulk grain, passed down yester-
day, bound for New Orleans.
The Key West leaves St. Louis
next week to run in the sugar and
cotton trade from New Orleans.
The Ste. Geneyieve for this port
lett st Louis last evening and is the
regular Monday packet from here.
Captain Ed Rowland and Milt r.
Harry returned home yesterday after
flying trip to Cincinnati and st. Louis.
The Josie Harry brought out o
White river 800 bales of cotton, re-
shipping at Terrene 268 bales for New
Orleans.
The CoahOma and John T. Moore.
sister packets" will leave at the same
hour. They are both good boats, and
in charge of clever officers.
The Hard Cash on her return TO
this port passes Dcvalls Buff to-mor
row evening, will arrive Tuesday and
leave with a return trip on Wednesday
next.
The Gold Dust, Captain j. c. Nc
Cord, is the Anchor line packet pass
ing up tomorrow at 10 a. M. EN- route
to Cairo and st. Louis. Henry Diet
rich is her polite clerk.
The upper Arkansas river steamer.
j. g. Fletcher, on account of low
water, has laid up at Morrison's bluff.
and freight for points above is for
warded on hatbOats.
The Louisville and Portland canal
will be closed for repairs from Octo-
Der Is to October 3lst, inclusive, and
unless there is a rise ia the Ohio, this
will cut off business above Louisville.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeter. in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, St. Louis and intermediate
landings. Owen G. Gates is her polite
clerk.
Captain Woodbury's new upper
White river packet, White Water,
which left Cincinnati a week ago, is
having trouble in the Ohio river. She
had not passed Evansville at last &C
counts.
The rew City of Providence, Cap
tain George Lennon in command, is
the Anchor line packat leaving from
the compaDy's wharfboat at 10 am.
o -morrow for Vicksburg and the
bends. Frank Perkins is her polite
clerk.
The John A, Scudder, Captain A.
j. Carter in command, is the Anchor
line picket passing down this evening
for Wick burg ard New Orleans.
Captain Garrett Hules presides at th,
desk.
The B~ltesville, Captain O X Jop
lin in cnmmanr, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana, the
Cut-0 Off and all intermediate landings
on'L'Anguille and St. Francis rivers
A. j.. Banning presides at the desk,
and is assisted by Will Lash.
The Tiger, in commend of Captain
Flowers, is in port discharginga lot Of
meal and -four brought down from St.
Louis, She will go into the cotton
seed business, having on board the
cotton seed sucker" which will draw
cotton seed from the landing to the
boat in bulk. through largeiron pipes
She will work in the interest of Mem
phis.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt r
Harry in command, is the mail packet
this evening for Devalls Bluff, Augusta
~Jlcksonport and all way landings on
White, Black and Little Red rivers,
making direct connection with the
light draught steamers Milt Harry and
Winnie for upper White and Black
rivers. Walker Outlaw presides at
the desk aud is assisted by Billy John
son,
The w, j. Poitevent, Captain W..
Ashford in command, is doing a
fine business in the Commerce trade,
leaving here daily at 5 pm. She takes
freight for all landings in Council
Bend. and delivers the same by means
ola fatboat drawing but a few inches
Cotton Is brought out by the same
means, and re-shipped on the Polite.
vent. Captain Neil Booker presides
at the desk, and is assisted by his
brother, Gabe Booker.
The new iron steamer John T..
Moore, Commodore j. Ed. Montgom-
cry 10 command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Fri
ars Point, and all intermediate land
ings. paying prompt attention to all
C, o, D, and plantation business. Her
accommodations are excellent, and
her officers clever. Captain A. Y.
Stevens is in charge of the Office, and
is assisted by John Kyle.
No boat leaving Cincinnati this
evening for Memphis. The Parker
lays up here for the present, though
there is considerable oil and cotton