Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-29

from Arkansas river with 81
bales of cotton, including one new
bale, a lot of seed and sundries.
She leaves tomorrow evening for
Little Rock and iii points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Billy But
Ter does the honors of the Office.
Captain Milt Harry's elegant
packet, the Ruth, which is now one
of the prettiest looking packets that
comes to the wharf, resumes her
regular trips in the Whites river
trade on Saturday next.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley in command, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving the eleva-
tor this evening at sharp five for
Cairo and st. Louis, making direct
connection with the principal rail
roads for all POINTS East and West,
ticketing passengers through to-
the Centennial at reduced. rates.
Chris Sharp, an affable gentleman,
nresides In the office.
The fine sidewheel steamer Andy
Baum, Captain Vinton, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, taking
passengers through to the Centen-
NAL and points East at reduced
rates. The Baum has superior pas
senger accommodations Captain
M. M. Deems, a courteous gentle
man and accommodating officer,
controls the Office affairs.
The Phil Allin is undergoing a
thorough oyerhauling on the
Mound City ways, and her hull Is
now more staunch and in better
order than when she first came out
She will arrive here Saturday morn
ing and resume her regular trips il
the Greenville trade on SATURDAY.
next.
: The Ella, Captain Ed Postal il
command, arrived last night from
) White river with a fair miscellan
eous trip of corn, seed, cotton an,
sundries. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for all points OIL
White, Black and Little Red river
in place of the new steamer Har'
Cash. The latter steamer will b
! ready for business by the 18th {
= next month. Joe Boyd assist
Captain Postal in the Office.
al The palatial passenger steame
Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek i
It command, leaves at sharp five til.
evening for Vick8burg, paying stric
is attention to all way business, an
making direct connection with th
,e Yazoo river and New Orleans pacE
cts. Captain Joe Spears preside
d at the desk, and is ably assisted /
St Hal Aydlett and Tommy Huse.
The 0sceola, Captain John Ka
er fer, leaves this evening for S
Francis river and all points throug
to to Wittsburg, giving special attel
Of ton to all business in Council al
Walnut bends. James Salisbury, {
gn efficient officer, presides at the DIES
ly After this trip, owing to low waite
OC the 0sceola will lay up and unders
,er a thorough oyerhauling. Gener
Flowers, her owner, will repair al
to put her in complete running ord
DIV and repaint and refurnish her
his handsome style. The 0sceola W
ice re-enter the st. Francis river ira
IN in a few weeks, continuing in t
Memphis, Mariana and Wittsbu
trade throughout the entire seasC
General Flowers feels thankful
the patronage extended to ]
packet during the past season, al
sas hopes to make the 0sceola a co.
plete and worthy little packet
The the coming season, trusting Il
ola by SO doing and the good manal
led ment of his officers that she "
continue to merit a liberal share
in patronage along st. Francis riy
Or She will be repaired and repainI
here and be ready TO resume
ih- regular trips as sooon as busin