Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-10

for 0sceOla aud the bends, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. Captain Ed Outlaw, does
the honors Of the Office.
The Katie P. Kountz left Little Rock
yesterday for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan, Captain ALI
Stein in command, will pass down to-
day for New Orleans.
The'Future City and barges are due up
tomorrow from New Orleans.
The City of Quincy arrived at New
Orleans Monday.
The Great Republic will be down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The 7. +. Eekert is wrecking the St.
Francis. Her machinery will be put in
a new boat.
The Belle Of Texas, in command Of
the ever popular officer Captain John
WOODBURY., leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkansas
river. The Belle Of Texas, under the
able management Of her officers, has be-
come quiet a i%avorite in the Pine Bluff
trade. She makes regular trips, for
which she is well appreciated, Judging
from the large number Of people she
brought around. Billy Butler, a court
eous and attentive gentleman, presides
in the Office.
The popular and f~avorite Napoleon
mail packet Az. White, Captain Geo.
Malone in command, leaves this evening
ior Napoleon and the bends, attending
TO all way business. A large number of
Mardi Gras e%xcuraionisis return on her
this evening. Captain A. l.. Cummings,
an efficient officer and afiable gentleman
has charge of the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, is
receiving for the bends, and leaves to-
morrow for Greenville and all way land
ings, carrying the mail. Joe Spears ia
her clever and accommodating purser.
The Paragon for Cairo passed Vicks-
burg yesterday.
The Kittie Hegler, Captain Hegler in
command, arrived last evening from
Arkansas river with 1000 bales Of cotton
and a lot Of other stuff. She put of
here "a bales Of cotton and added several
people. Captain Hegler, Sterling Nc
Intyre and the rest of the officers al
tended the Mardi Gras ball last night.
Captain Bob Wise was the center o.
attraction last night AZ the Exposition
ball. Bob represented beauty, mirtl
and innocence. The last was good, foI
he was so innocent that he was taken il
by a handsome "Deutcher. blonde an,
done for. Kelso tried to get him out o
the scrape, but it was no go.
The West Wind, Captain Thos. Bow
man in command, leaves to.morro,
evening for Helena and all points o
St. Francis river through to Wittsbure
Allie Hancock does the honors of tn
office.
The City Of Helena passed up yestei
5 day for Cairo. She put off here l9
I bales of cotton ard added 300 bales f
i the East.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
Z command, leaves this evening for Friar
Point and the bends, attending to a
IS way business. Captain Stack Lee al
. Jimmy Thompson, two clever clerl
g have charge Of the office.
Do Captain Reese Dugan and several
his Cairo friends participated in the fe
4 t%ivities yesterday.
. The rain this morning had a tendent
Il to check shipments and business on Il
levee.
The major portion Of the Mardi Gri
excursionists return home this evenit
{ on the local packets.
The elegant and stauuch steam
10 Mary Boyd, Captain VIM Elliottin cor
9 mand, is receiving at the wharfboat f
Arkansas river and all way points up
= Little Rock, attending to all way bus
Z ness, She leaves positively to.morro
Z evening. Messrs. Charley Smither al
Tom Halliburton, two clever and accor
, ~modating gentlemen, have charge of Il
:; office.
The passengers of the Belle Of Tex
t. rendered Captain John Woodburn Il vo
of thanks for the kind attention al
sumptuous fare they received on 4
boat.
The Mary Ament returns this evenil
to Osceola with her big trip OF excr
N sionists.
The James d. Parker, Captain B,
m Wise in command, will commence
m m ceiving for Cairo, Louisville and Cinci
matt and leave Friday evening.
The Charles Morgan came in at no
from the Ohio river en- route to New Q
leans loaded down to the guards.
Mr., Kelso, chief clerk Of the Park,
r. who, by the way, is one of the handso
eat clerks ON the river made mite n q