Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-26

New Orleans tomorrow, having been
shipped by the ocean route,
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge win DO due down to.
morrow syening. or early Sunday
mornisg bound for New Orleans.
The new steamer Alabama, just
completed at Pittsburg for Mobile
parties. is announced to leave Cincin.
natl tomorrow evening for New Or
leans.
The Dean Adams brought in SO
bales cotton, IS bags seed cotton, S72
SKIS cotton seed and IL head cattle.
She leaves again this evening for
0sceola.
Captain James Hamilton has sold
his steamer Era No. 10 to Captain
7. 2, feathers for 5000. She will
run IN YazoO river 10 connection with
the Natchez.
The H. A.. Tyler, from st. Louis
brought 34l2 pkgs Of freight, including
800 bbls -four and 1000 sks corn. She
was to leave early this afternoon on
her return to st. Louis.
Commodore james 8. Wise, of Gin
cinnati, has been made an honorary
member Of the Memphis Jockey Club.
His presence and inAusnce will be
seen and felt at the Clubs future
meetings.
The Arkansas City, iromViCksburg,
arrived last night. discharged Ill
bales cotton and l52 SKIS cotton seed.
She took on 500 bales compressed cot
ton for reshipment East and left near
noon for St, Louis.
Captain Stewart, the successful bid
der for the mail service between
Baton Rouge and Vieksburg, will
make a start with three boats BY the
first Of January next. The Bradish
johnson, now at Mobile, will be one
of them.
The Ida Lee, in command Of Cap,
tain J. Q. Collins, is the mail packet
leaving to morrow evening for Mari
anna, and all way landings on Lar
gulle and St. Francis rivers, as far as
the Cut OF. Charles Stockley is ia
charge Of the Office.
Captain ]. N. Hardin, Superinten'
dent Of the Arkansaw river packets
and Captain j. d. Randall, Of the St
Francis river line announce that theii
boats will not receive freight after
pm. on their days Of departure. 9th
or boat owners should follow theil
example, especially during the bust
ness season when the days are short,
Captain Milt Harry telegraphs thai
the steamer Josie Harry will arrive
this evening, and is the mail packet
leaving at 8 o'clock to morrow even,
ing for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, New.
port, and way landings, giving prompt
and close attention to all business in
trusted to her, also giving through
bills lading, and connecting at heT
destination with the regular light draf
steamers for Upper White and BlacE
rivers.
The Ida Darragh, in command Of
Captain Il. B. Smith, is the mail pack
ct leaving at 8 o'clock Tomorrow
evenining for Pine Bluff and wa!
landingson Arkansaw river, attending
: promptly to all business that offers
and connecting at her destination witt
. the pool line boats for Little Roc
+ and points above. Ansel Banksmit
J. presides in the Office, assisted by LO
0 Hudson.
The Il. W. Cole returning to Lhi
port left Vicksburg at noon to.dA!
She will arrive Monday, and leaves o
q Tuesday evening for all points beloV
D as far as Vicksburg, giving close atter
ton to ell business that may be in
\ trusted to her. The, Cole leAvin
n Tuesday, will also take passenger
bound for the Greenville races at r,
duced rates: Captain Ed r. Thoma
No. 8 Monroe street is her agent.
VioLsburg Post; Captain Georl
lookout, pilot of the Headlight. say
that the Sunaower river is still yer
low, but there are only three places !
the river where much trouble is el
periOnced, OallaO, Wrodburn and Oh
plants. The river is now in bette
condition that at any period for tn
e. past twenty years at the present stal
/, Of water. The improvement in II
y river is due TO the work done there
9 the season Of 1879 and 1880, by d
- government, with the steamer De,
Creek. Captain Boodout had charl
7 of this work, which has proved EN-
10 nently successful. As TN exampl
before THE work was done at Muse
VI Shoals in the low water, it wou
Of require three or four days hard pull
o. ing to cross, and now a line is new
used there. Further, in the presel
a. stage Of water, it would take 10 or
"A days to make the trip, and now, VII
pny sort Of management, the trip OF
IL be made easily in the week.