Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-22

The Golden Rule passed down last
night for New Orleans with 1900 tons Of
freight. She put of here 200 packages
freight and added 10 bales Of cotton and
a few people.
The Vint Shinkle got away for the
Ohio river with CIT bales Of cotton, 465
barrels oil, l67 barrels potatoes, 81 bales
rags and paper, a lot of sundries and %
cabin passengers.
The d. s. Turner last evening passed
up for Cincinnati with 45O tons of freight.
The little steamer Spotsville, Captain
McCauley, passed down yesterday for
Natchez.
The fine steamer Mary Houston, Cap
tain Charley Miller, with Elliott Miller in
the office, viii leave tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Captain R.
W. Lightburne will make engagements
for her and is receiving freight at the
foot Of Monroe street.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, leaves
this evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the mail and doing all way business.
The City of Augusta, Captain Milt
Harry, leaves on Tuesday for White
river, going through to Jacksouport. She
loads in upper White river with corn and
bulk meat for New Orleans.
The St. GeAevieve, Captain Vickers,
leaves the elevator tomorrow evening
for Cairo and St. Louis, making close
connections with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The James Howard leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
The John B. Maude, Captain William
Blake, is the Anchor Line packet, leav.
ing the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Freight will be received
for her at the elevator,
Captain Ad Storm, Superintendent Of
the elevator, will commence next week
paying off in specie.
Captain Thomas Dsrragh, Of the fa-
vorite Arkansas river packet Rosa Mil
Ter, received a warm reception this morn
ing from his numerous friends. His
packet ia one of the best light draught
steamers that plies Arkansas river, and
Captain Thomas, like his boat, is the
best in the world"
The Ashland leaves Cincinnati this
evening for Arkansas river.
The Charles B. Church is due up to-
morrow for the Ohio river.
The Andy Baum will arrive to morrow
evening from Cincinnati with a full cargo
Of Western products.
The James D. Parker leaves Cincin.
natl this evening for Memphis.
The Rosa Miller, Captain Ed Rowland,
came in this morning from Arkansas
river with 1870 bales Of cotton, a lot Of
seed and sundries and a good list of peo-
pie. She returns to Little Rock this
evening in place of the Legal Tender,
carrying the mail and doing all way BUSH
ness. She is a good carrier and has I'M
surpassed passenger accommodations.
Walker Outlaw, a clever gentleman and
accommodating clerk, has charge of the
Office.
This evening at 5 o'clock the superb
passenger steamer Idlewild backs out for
Arkansas City and all way landings, car
rying the mail and attending promptly
to all way business. The Idlewild is
one Of the very finest steamers that
lands at our wharf, every appointment
for the comfort and accommodation OF
passengers being perfect. Her cabins
are palatial, her staterooms large, roomy
and handsomely furnished, and her cui.
sine is unexeeptionable. Every induce.
ment for pleasure is offered to the tray
eler on this boat; one of the finest bands
in the country is regularly employed for
the amusement Of guests and the officers
are ever on the alert to see that no one
goes ashore dissatisfied. Captain Stack
Lee, her popular commander, Mr.. Ed
Thomas, chief clerk and Messrs. Hughes
and Basset, his worthy seconds, are all
gentlemen true and tried, their names
and faces made dear to the people in the
lower bends by many acts of kindness.
The Idlewild is deservedly popular both
as a freight and passenger packet. Her
carrying capacity is adequate TO the
trade and her arrangements for handling
freight are not surpassed. If any Of our
friends desire TO spend a pleasant Sun.
day and have an opportunity of seeing
the effects Of the overflow below, we ad.
wise them to take passage on the Idle.
wild. She will return here on Monday
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee
came in this morning from Madison with
a fair freight trip, and wal full Of rail
road passengers. She leaves at sharr
Eve this evening for all points on St
Francis river through to Wittsburg, con
Meeting at Madison with the light
draught steamer 0sceola for Wittsburp
and the Little Rock train. She will put
passengers into Little Rock bySunday
noon. Captain A. Haycock, a worthy
apd efficient officer, has charge of tb,
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