Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-13

The Katie P. Kountz came out Of the
Arkansas river en- route to New Orleans
with 1000 bales cotton.
The Great Republic came in last night
from Cairo bound for New Orleans well
laden with. grain and produce. She
added here 800 bales Of cotton, 80 tons
oil meal, and a lot Of potatoes, and got
away at noon.
Captain w. c. Hardwick, has pur-
chased in the Ohio river 10000 bushels
of corn, which he will run south by float
boats soon as the river opens.
John Rowland, the Arkansas river
mail route agent, goes around to-day to
Arkansas river with the mail on the Fort
Gibson; he did not go out on the Mary
Boyd. Major Hardin, informed us that
the Fort Gibson has been carrying the
mail regular all the time and will con
tinue to do so.
The splendid sidewheel steamer Quick.
step, Captain Milt Harry in command,
arrived this morning from White river
with 22l bales ef cotton, a lot Of seed and
sundries, and also had a good passenger
trip, and reShiped at the mouth of
White river ~ bales of cotton.
She leaves this evening with a
return trip for all points on White. Black
and Little Red rivers. Captain Ed
Postal and Ed Crowell, have charge Of
the Office.
Captain John Langlois arrived last
evening from New Orleans by rail, and
goes out as second clerd of the ~Illinois
on Monday next.
The Glencoe leaves Belmont to-day
for New Orleans.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Nowland
in command, came in yesterday after.
noon from Arkansas river with l45 bales
OF cotton, 49l sacks Of seed and a lot of
sundries. She is receiving for a return
trip and leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Walker Outlaw is
her accommodating clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, arrived this morn.
ing from Haile's Point with 60 bales Of
cotton, a lot Of sundries and a fair list
of people. She was delayed on account
of the heavy way business done by her
on the round trip, but leaves promptly
this evening with a return trip for Osce.
ola and way landings, carrying the mail
and attending TO all way business. Cap
tain L. W. Outlaw controls the Office
affairs.
The City Of Augusta, in command of
Captain Basket, leaves this evening for
Helena, the bends and all points on St.
Francis river through TO Mariana, at
tending to all way business. The Au.
gusta has superior passenger aecommo-
dations. Captain Joseph Elliott, an ex.
%cellent gentleman, controls affairs in the
office and is seconded by Captain John
Darby.
The Illinois, coming up, will pass
Friar's Point and Helena to. morrow
morning, and will leave here again on
Monday, her regular day, for Napoleon.
The Capitol City, Captain O'Neal, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Mr.. DIETRICH, a clever
gentleman, holds forth in the office.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
James d. Parker, Captain Bob Wise in
command, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, and will 20
through with dispatch. Mr.. Kelso, who
is quite a f%avorite with the ladies and
also recognized for his ~urbanity and uni
form kindness, does the honors Of the
Office.
The Mary Ament, Captain 0. X. Jop
lin in command, came in this morning
from the upper coast with 62 bales Of
cotton and a lot of seed and sundries.
She was detained along the upper coast
on account OF a large up trip and the
amount Of way business she had to do.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Osceola and the bends, attend.
ing to all way business. Joe W. Rhodes,
n clever gentleman and accommodating
officer, presides al the desk. Aleck
Moore, a polite sod efficient steward,
looks after the comforts of the passen.
gers.
The City Of Quincy is being repaired
at New Orleans.
The merchants should not fail to take
advantage Of the opportunity offered at
present in renewing the trade in the
bends below Napoleon. which has been
going to st. Louis since the withdrawal
Of the Vicksburg packets. The trip Of
the Illinois and large amount of goods
cold by our merchants to merchants and
planters of G%reenville and other points
during Mardi Gras should be n sufficient
inducement to our merchants to renew
their business relations with the people
in the bends below Napoleon, and their
FIRST step in this direction should be to
form a Wcksburg line or make il an OBJ
ject by giving aid to the Cheek line of
packets to have the White and Illinois
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