Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-25


The Henry Frank, from Memphis,
the U. P. SOhenck, from Cincinnati
and the David X. Powell, from St
Louis, all arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
SeeSsel, Ashner l. Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and G Howard row
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
The City Of Baton Rouge, in CON-
mand Of. Captain Horace Bixby, is
announced to pass down to morrow at
10 am. for Vicksburg, New Orleans
aud the bends.
Mrs. Harpham, wife of Captain
John Harpham, agent at this point for
the Board of Underwriters, and her
daughter, Miss Rose, returned home
yesterday on the Vint Shinkle.
The Commonwealth, in. command
of Captain j. 7. McCord, will be up
to. night and leave at 10 am. to.mor-
row for Cairo and st. Louis. Mr..
Gould is in charge of the Office.
There is now less than two ieet on
the guage at Pittsburg, and unless a
good rise comes soon there is liable to
be a freeze up, and the pretty Kate
Adams will have to remain there some
time. Lets all hope for a big rise.
Captain Geo. Vickers' elegant An
Choir Line steamer, City of Cairo, will
arrive tonight and leave from the
elevator binding at 10 am. to morrow
for Vicksburg and the bends. Cap.
Tom White is in charge of tie Office.
The John s. Branslord, Of the Milt
Harry Mail Line, is announced to
leave here on Monday next for all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport, aud connects with pack
cts for upper White and Black rivers.
The Wyoming, on her way to this
port, passed Evansville yesterday
morning. She will be due here to
morrow and leaves on Monday with a
return trip for Cincinnati and way
landings on the Ohio. Captain j. t.
Washington, at No. 81 Madison
street, is her agent, and will give all
information in regard to rates Of
freight or passage.
The Clinton, in command of Frank
Maratta, arrived during the night
with 29lS pkgs offreight, the principal
items being SIG bbls -four, 50 bbls
meal, 20 bbls apples, 34l SKIS corn, az
bales hay, and 300 rolls bagging. She
leaves this evening on her return to
Giro, St. Louis and way mail land
ings. HenryD Dietrich and Pell Thomas
are her polite clerks.
The Rene Macready, in command
Of Captain 0. K. Joplin, arrived last
night with 35 bales of cotton. She
leaves this evening for Helena, Mari
anna, the Cut OF, and intermediate
landings on the L'Anguille and St
Francis rivers, going as high
as the stage of water will permit, and
connecting with the light draft
steamer, Advance, for points above
A. l.. Banning and Chas. Stockley are
in charge of the Office.
The fast and elegant steamer Josie
Harry leaves promptly at 5 O'Clock
this evening for Devalrs Bluff, Au
gusta, Jacksonport and intermediate
landings, carrying the United States
mail, attending promptly to all bust.
ness intrusted to her and connecting
at her her destination with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Captain Milt r. Harry com
mands and looks after the Office affairs
in person.
The popular Ohio river steamer
Vint Shinkle, in command of Captain
NJ. NJ. Deem, is on berth to leave this
evening for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and principal way
landings on the Ohio river. She
makes connection with the different
railroads, and will ticket passengers
through to Eastern points at low
rates. Colonel j. D. Moore, assisted
by Lew Briggs, is in charge of the
office.
1t is said hat the IRON Mountain
railroad company have chartered the
steamer Winnie to run between New
Port and Indian Bay, with the ex.
pectation Of securing cotton for the
st. Louis market and probably hold
the freight at Newport for this boat.
If that is their intention, then il
would be to the interest of the mer
chants of the White river valley to
ship their St. Louis freight by way OF
Memphis, st. Louis will never be
able to successfully compete with
New Orleans and Memphis as a cot
ton market.
The steamer Golden Rule, six and
one half days out from New Orleans,
with 1900 tons Of freight passed up
this morning for the Ohio. She dis
charged here 100 hbds and 22O bbls
of sugar, 300 bbls of molasses, % SKIS
Of salt and 10 bbls of rosin. She was
detained by fog a couple of nights,
and the principal items on board
when she left here we're 273 hhds and
400 bbls of sugar, 2l25 bbls Of molasses,
400 bbls rice, 1886 bbls Of oil and 1000
bags OF cotton seed meal, She is
making good time considering her