Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-24

0AhualA JOoeOiNaIe
Shippers, sec that your freight is
sent down to tho boat early this after
noon and not keep the packets here
until after dark.
Mr.. Il. j. Rockwell, chief clerk Of.
the Belle Shreveport, stopped of the
boat yesterday and left last night by
rail for st. Louis.
The towboats w. w. O'Neil, Harry
Brown and Sam L. Wood left Louis.
vile last night with heavy tows Of.
coal for the South.
The Vint ShinkIe spent the night
up at the compress taking on a lot OF
Eastern bound cotton. She will have
a good trip out this evening.
The Henry Frank got away yester.
day for New Orleans, taking 3l8 bales
Of cotton as a starter, and having en-
gagements below for all she can carry.
The Marlin Speed took to Pine
Bluff on her last trip 28l5 SKIS Of cot
ton seed, which is the largest number
Of sacks ever taken to that town by
one boat.
The 7. +. Eckert is wreckiHg barge
II recently sunk above New Orleans,
it being impossible to raise her.
About $50 bales Of cotton has been
taken of.
The Belle Shreveport, eight days out
from New Orleans, passed up last
evening fer st. Louis. She discharged
432 packages here and had 1900 tons
for st. Louis.
Hereafter the steamer Rene Mac
ready, leaving on Tuesday evening,
will 20 through to Helena, and from
there to all points ON L'Anguille and
st. Francis Rivers, through to Wit
tenberg.
The Grand Tower, in command of
Captain George Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 10 a m. to-
morrow for @Vicksburg and all way
landings. Thomas White is her polite
clerk.
The Gold Dust, in command Of
Captain John 7. McCord, is the
Anchor Line packet passing up at 10
am. tomorrow for Cairo and st.
Louis. Henry Dietrich presideS at
the desk.
The r. R. Springer with 900 tons of
freight aud full of people passed down
yesterday afternoon. She put off o
few packages here, and added 366
bales Of hay. 81 barrels turniDs and rs
boxes tobacco.
The new Anchor Line steamer City
of Baton Rouge will leave st Louis
this evening on her maiden trip and
pass here on Tuesday evening next
bound for New Orleans. Upon her
arrival at Baton Rouge she will
receive a right royal Welcome.
The steamer General Lytle on
Thursday morning blew out her lar
board cylinder head a short distance
above Madison. No one was hurt by
the accident. The Sherley took her
in tow and landed her at Madison.
The elegant and co~mmedious An
Choir Line steamer City Of Alton. in
command of the veteran Captain Dan
Able, will leave at 5 pm. to-day for
New Orleans and all principal way
landings. William Massonis is her
polite clerk.
Private adyices from New Orleans
report the coal market as being unsat-
isfactory, aud coal men generally do
not feel as good as they did a few
weeks ago, being apprehensive that
the down river markets will be, if not
already, o~verstocked.
Captain Harry Brolaski's popular
Anchor Line steamer John B. Maude
is on berth to leave promptly at 5 pm,
to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
mail landings, giving strict attention
to all business entrusted to her. Lem
Carter and AL Simpson are in charge
of the Office.
The Marlin Speed, in command Of
Captain John j. DarraPh, is the regu-
lar mail packet leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and all intermediate
landings on Arkansaw river, attend.
ing promptly to all G. O. ID. and other
business entrusted to her, and making
direct connection with the regular
packets for Little Rock and points
above, Captain Charles Musselman
presides at the desk, and is assisted by
Will Darragh.
Captain G.. Wash Thompson's pop
ular packet, Vint Shinkle, is on berth
to leave promptly at 5 pm. for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all princi-
pal way landing. making close connec-
ton at her destination with the
different railroads c~entering at Cincin
natl. and offering special inducements
in the way of comfortable accommo-
dations, through tickets and cheap
rates of fare to all points East. Col
j. D Moore presides at the desk and
is assisted by Gus Young.
The neat and pretty little steamer,
st. Jacobs Oil, arrived yesterday from
St. Louis, and will leave in a day or
two for Arkansaw river, where Capt
j. w. Grenier and his guest, Captain
Paul Boyton, will spend a few weeks
in hunting and fishing. Captain Boy
ton takes this trip to rest and recup-
crate after his long floating voyage on
the Missouri river. He is also finish
ing up his notes for his book ofirav-
els, which will be published shortly.
Captain Milt Harry's fast and ele-
CANT steamer, Josie Harry, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Helena,
Terrene, Devalls Bluff, Augusta, New
port and all way landings, giving
prompt attention to all busiEtss en-
trusted to her, including that on the
Mississippi river as far south as Ter
rene; also making close connection at
her destination with light draft steam
ers for upper White and Black rivers.