Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03

Of cotton, 100 sacks Of seed, a lot OF
sundries and a good passenger trip. She
leaves this evening on a return trip for
Osceola and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business,
Ed Outlaw is her chief clerk.
The swift and palstial passenger
steamer Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, is the mail packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Greenville and
Sunnyside TO bring up her Mardi Gras
excursionists. She will make all way
landings in the bends.
The Kittie Hegler and Utah are due
tomorrow from Arkansas river.
The c. B, Church will be down Friday
for New Orleans.
The H., {. Yaeger will be up to-mor.
row night en- route TO Cairo.
The Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks
in command, arrived last night from
New Orleans with All bales of cotton,
100 sacks seed, a lot of sugar, molasses
and miscellaneous freight and a large
list Of passengers. She is receiving for
a return trip to New Orleans and the
bends and leaves tomorrow evening,
attending to all way business. The Belle
has superior passenger accommodations.
Captain ALT Grissom, a gentleman who
is noted for his urbanity and uniform
kindness, controls the affairs of the
office, and has for his aids Messrs. John
Langlois and Mr.. Wayne.
Workmen are busily engaged in re.
pairing the A. j. White, and she will be
ready to leave on her regular day-Sat.
urday e%vening-and will bring in her big
Mardi Gras trip.
The upper coast U. S. mail packet
George W. Cheek, in command of the
ever popular officer and experienced
steamboatman, Capt. Nat Green, leaves
on Sunday at IL m. for 0sceola and the
bends to bring down to Memphis Mardi
Gras excursion. She leaves Ashport
Monday next at s az. for Memphis,
Osceola at 10 am, Fulton at IL am,
Randolph at Y m, and will make all
way landings for passengers, arriving at
Memphis Tuesday morning at daylight;
and returning, leaves Memphis Wednes
day evening for 0sceola and the bends
Thus giving the exeursionists a good
opportunity to participate in the festivi.
ties of the grand carnival and do their
shopping on Wednesday before returning
home. Captain Nat Green and his eff.
cient officers are making great prepare.
tons to entertain the excursionists, and
all that so desire it will be entertained
on board while in port. The Ripley
Silver CorRet Band will be on board Il
discourse sweet music, and aid in enter
tanning the guests of the Cheek. Cant
Green expects to bring to Mardi Ora!
$50 cabin passengers, and will make
arrangements to accommodate that
number comfortably.
The f%avorite upper coast packet Mary
Ament, in command of the ever popular
officer, Captain 0. h. Joplin, arrived al
noon from 0sceola with a good trip Of
freight and people. She was delayed
several hours at 0sceola, to give the off,
GERS an opportunity to witness the mar
riage Of Mr.. r. B. Davis to Miss Belle
Key, sn accomplished and handsome
young lady. The happy couple were
united in the holy bonds of wedloeb
Monday evening at 0sceola, in the pres.
enoe of a large number of friends, in.
Guiding the officers of the Mary Ament,
The bridal party took passage on the
above f%avorite packet, and came to Mem.
phis to spend the honeymoon. Captain
0. X. Joplin, with his elegant little
steamer, leaves this evening with a re
turn trip for 0sceola and the bends, at
tending to all way business. Joe W
Rhodes, who, by the way, is one of the
best fellows in the world, does the hon
ors of the Office,
All steamers arriving with visitors Il
the Mardi Gras festivities will be granted
the privilege of accommodating theil
passengers on board while in port.
The Katie P. Kountz has gone t
upper Arkansas river to load with cottor
for New Orleans.
The Phil Alliu, Captain James Lee, il
the regular Wednesday Friar's PoinI
and bends packet leaving this evening
for Friar's Point and the bends ant
attending to all way business. Captain
Stack Lee, an agreeable gentleman, i,
her chief clerk. The gallant Phil bring
to Memphis a Mardi Gras excursion
and Captain Stack Lee will entertain
his guests in a royal manner.
The Capitol City leaves Vicksburg to
day for Cairo.
The MARY AMENT's FREE MARDI GRAs
ExCURsIoN.-The Mary Ament, on he
Mardi Gras excursion, will leave Mem
phis on Sunday at IL m. for Osceola
, returning, leave 0sceola Monday morn
ing at G am, for Memphis, making al
| way landings for passengers, arriving a
Memphis Monday evening. Captain @
: X. Joplin, her popular commander, in
Eharal anirit haa avtandad On ;n,;to.,