Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-21

hAihh0oObe AANNAs
Mr.. ]. 7. Ellison, late of the H.. 7.
Dexter, will be in the Office Of the
Chas. Morgan this season.
Down stream packets from Pitts.
burg to Cincinnati are receiving all
the freight they can handle.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis, aud
the Guiding Star, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening,
The Annie P. Silver, with a good
trip,passed down early yesterday morn
ing, adding here about ten tons.
The Marlin Speed will be in to day,
and is the regular mail packet leaving
Wednesday for Arkansaw river.
The w. P. Halliday, for New Or
leans, will be due down to morrow
evening on her way to New Orleans.
The City of Alton left New Orleans
Saturday, and will pass here Wednes
day evening on her way to st. Louis,
The Gold Dust passed down yester.
day on time after adding $50 bbls Of
lime and % tons Of miscellaneous
freight.
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The City of Vicksburg will be here
to leave tomorrow evening for Cairo
and st. Louis and all principal way
landings.
After the LIST of January next the
Pubic LEDGER will not exchange
either daily or weekly with any patent
inside or outside paper.
Captain A. J. McCounell's splendid
steamer Carrier is due up to-day on
her way to st. Louis. Captain Ad
Storm, at the wharfboat, is her agent.
W. H. Chopper, late of the james
W. Gaff, has accepted a position in
the Office of Colonel Will s. Hays,
freight aud passenger agent at Louis
vile.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER job
printing Office, ID Madison street.
Coal shipments on the present rise
from Pittsburg amount to 100000
bushels, of which 100000 bushels are
for Cincinnati and 1851 900 bushels
are for Louisville.
The City Of Greenville, in command
of Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet passing down at 10 am
tomorrow for Vioksburg. Charlie
Quesnel is her polite clerk.
Negotiations for the sale of the
Mike Davis are now going on between
Captain Randall and a gentleman of
Rockport, Ind. The Davis is in good
order and well suited for a short trade.
The Vint Shinkle departed Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with 1852
bales Of cotton, 100 barrels of oil, 90
100 feet Of walnut lumber, 32 bales Of
rags, $50 empty barrels and about %
cabin people.
The Port Eads and barges, for New
Orleans, passed down this morning,
dropping here the new snagboat G. NJ.
Howell, which is to do service in this
district, under the supervision OF
Major Benyaurd.
Captain Ebert Williamson, pilot of
the Montana, was run over by a rail
road train at st. Louis and badly in
iured, but, it is thought, not seriously.
He is on board his boat and kindly
cared for by the crew.
The Anchor Line steamer, Grand
Tower, passed up last evening for 81.
Louis, after adding 1,l96 bales Of
eastern bound cotton for reshipment
at Cairo. This makes 10000 bales of
cotton shipped to the East by the
Anchor Line since the LIST of Septem-
Der.
The Rene Macready will be in this
evening, and leaves promptly at 3 p.
m. tomorrow for Mariana, the Cut
OFF and all way landings on LiAnguille
and st Francis rivers, through to
Wittsburg, where she makes direct
connection with the light draught
steamer Advance for the Sunk Lands.
The reliable and punctual Lee liLe
steamer Coahoma, in command OIL
Captain Henry Cooper, is the regular
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day fol
0sceola and all intermediate landings.
carrying the mail and attending
promptly to all business that offers
j. W. Smitaer presides at the desk
and is assisted by John Haley and
viii Lash.
The James D. Parker is due to day
from the Ohio river, aud is announced
to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow for Cairo
Louisville, Cineinntti and all principa
way landings, making close connection
with the different railroads centerinl
at Cincinnati, and giving through
tickets to all points East at very Low
rates. Captain r, w. Lightburne, No
Monroe street, is hor'agent.
Captain Elem Calvert's splendi,
Anchor Line packet arrived befor
daylight with a fair trip of freight
comprising 2l80 pkgs. She is receiv
ing to leave at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo
st. Louis and all way mail landing
Passengers will end the accommoda
lions equal to any in the line, and he
s officers polite aud courteous. Georg
a Walton is her chief clerk, and
4 assisted by Al Simpson.
/ The fast and elegant Lee Line [
10 s. mail steamer, James Lee, in con
2, mand Of Captain Stacker Lee, wi
9; leave at 5 p. m. to-day for Heleni
8 Friars Point and all way landing
giving prompt attention TO ell G. o.
Ie and other business entrusted to he
s, aud making close connection at Glel
Q, dale with trains on the Mohiie