Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-14
IKE A. CHASE,
Commission Merchant,
22O FRONT ST., Memphis, Tenn.
Is Of Country Produce collected

The Belle Memphis, twenty-four
hours behind time, passed down this
forenoon for Yeksburg, after adding
about 30 tons.
! The Clinton, in command Of Captain
James Yandegrift, leaves at 8 pm. to
day for Cairo and st. Louis. Captain
Ad Storm is her agent.
Seessel, Ashner &sCo.. beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row,
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
Captain Ben F. Temple, Of Madison,
Ind, has been appointed s%uperintend-
emit Of government boat building at
Cincinnati, Madison and Jefferson
vile.
The r. r. Springer has been char
tered by the Grand Army Of the Re-
public to make an excursion on Tues
day next from New Orleans to Chal-
mette.
Captain Joe Flynn, a well known
medicine" man, goes to Pittsburg to
fix up the bar on the new Kate
Adams, and will come out in charge
of the same.
The body of the mate, David NJ
Gilkey, who was drowned off the
steamer Katie Stockdale on Monday
last was discovered just below Stuben-
vile Thursday night.
The Rene Macready will arrive
Monday, and will leave positively on
Tuesday evening for Helena and st.
Francis river. She is coming out of
the Ohio with a big trip.
The Tiger, IN command of Captain
) Basket, is the packet this evening
for B~ledsoe's, DR.. Peters and inter.
mediate landings, and will give close
attention to all business intrusted TO
her. Will Darby is her polite clerk
Commodore Davidson is now ar
ranging in st. Louis for the construc.
ton Of three sidewheelcrs, and will
nextieason run nothing but this class
~ steamers between st, Louis and st.
Paul.
The Commonwealth, in command
of Captain j. 7. McCord, is the An.
Choir Line packet leaving here at 10
a m. tomorrow for Cairo and st
Louis. Mr.. Gould is in charge O. the
Office.
Cincinnati wants to know why
don't steamboatmen ask the city to
collect wharfage from railroads wheG
they discharge freight on the public
landing or any other public thorough
fare" Well, why doa't they?
The combination formed a couple
Of weeks ago ago in New Orleans by
cotton seed men, relative to the price
Of seed and fixing it at 81 per ton,
has been broken by a representative
Of the New Orleans Cotton seed Asso.
citation.
The Mary Houston, six days out
from New Orleans with 700 tons Of
freight, passed up last night for the
Ohio, doing nothing of interest here.
The PRINCIPAL items of her cargo were
700 bbls salt, 200 bbls resin, 1900 bdls
cotton ties and 22l mahogany logs.
Captain Ad. Storm has received
orders from the Anchor Line Compa-
ny to notify all steamers Of the line to
give half fare to all persons attending
the Convention Of the National Cotton
Planters Association to be held at
Little Rock, Ark next week.
The work of repliring that portion
Of the levee between Court and Jeffer
son streets and neal the waters edge
is being pushed forward under the
supervision of Mr.. Loudon. This is
the part of the levee that the LEDGER
has been kicking about for more than
a year and when the work is complete
we will have a very good landing from
Jefferson to Beale streets.
Captain w. G. Tichenor, with his
popular steamer Granite State, will
leave at 5 pm. to day for all points on
the Ohio river through to Cincinnati,
making connection with the different
railroads, and ticketing passengers
through to points East at low rates.
The Granite State has splendid &C.
commodations, sets a good table, and
is in charge of clever and experienced
officers. Robert Mccoy is her chiel
clerk.
The neat little steamer Jennie May,
owned and commanded by Captain r,
D. Blakely, arrived last evening from
st. Louis, and will take a load Of
freight from here to Fort Smith, con.
signed TO hat enterprising firm Of
Tennie & Smith. She came around
from Arkansaw river a few months
ago aud spent the summer at st. Louis
She was built at Fort Smith in 1879
and on her return will probably work
in the interest Of the Oil and Cotton
Compress Company of that city.
The elegant steamer Josie Harry
arrived yesterday evening from White
river, having brought out of thai
stream AIS bales Of cotton, reship.
ping at the mouth 108. TO this porI
she brought 378 bales Of cotton, 6 bag,
of seed cotton and ll2O sacks ofcottor
seed. She is the regular mail packeI
leaving at 5 pm. to-day with a return
trip for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jack.
sonport and way landings, attending
promptly to allsbusiness intrusted t
her, and making direct connection
with light draft steamers for Uppei
White and Black rivers. Captain
Milt r. Harry commands and look.
after the Office affairs in person.