Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-19


st. Francis river with a splendid
trip of freight and people.
The Cherokee and Robt. Mitchell
are due from the Ohio en- route Il
New 0rleans.
The fine steamer A. j. White,
Captain Geo. Malone, is the regular
packet leaving this evening fol
Riverton and the bends, giving
strict attention to all way business
Captain Lee Cummins, with whom
it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, controls the Office.
The packets were all delayed this
morning on account Of the rough
weather last night.
The John Howard leaves New
Orleans on Saturday next for White
river.
The Fannie Tatum, Utah and
Grand Republic will leave st. Louis
the latter part of the week for New
Orleans.
Commodore James Wise has con.
cluded to remain in the city unit.
Saturday for the avowed purpose o.
converting to his church all wicked
steamboatmen.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain An
drews, came in port to-day will
another big trip of cotton, and
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for the upper coast.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. MAJ
Green, will have her cylinder ready
to-day and resume her regular trips
tomorrow in the Friar's Point
trade, leaving at sharp five.
The 0sceola, Capt. Basket, is the
regular packet leaving this evening
for st. Francis river and all points
through to Wittsburg. She will
pay strict attention to all way bust
ness in Council and Walnut bends.
Al HaycOck presides at the desk.
Don't forget that Captain Mat
Tremmel with his neat little packet.
the Carl Schurz, leaves this evening
for S~canlan's Landing, doing all
way business.
Captain James Lees new lower
coast packet, the Coahoma, will be
completed and ready for business
by the 25th instant.
The Ella Hughes, Captain John.
son, will arrive to-day from Cincin-
natl with a full cargo of freight for
this port and Arkansas river. After
discharging her cargo she will be
turned over to Mr.. W. R. Hayden,
agent of Coles circus.
Billy Nucles, late of the Pine
Bluff, arrived in the city yesterday
from Little Rock by rail. He goes
out as second clerk of the Governor
Garland. A better selection could
not have been made, as he is an ex-
pert in his line of business, and has
a host of friends on the Arkansas
river.
The Thompson Dean cleared last
night for New Orleans with 1890
bales of cotton, $50 barrels of oil
and sundries, and 20 cabin passen-
gers. She will fill out in the bends,
as there is considerable cotton on
the banks awaiting shipment.
Capt. Tiff Strider will be down
here with his low water packet
David Sinton by Sunday. He will
run her in Arkansas river during
low water.
The City of Chester, Capt. Jas.
Yore, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and
st. Louis, making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West and doing all
way business along the upper coast.
Billy Bleckner presides in the office.
She came in early this morning
with a full cargo of grain and pro-
duce, and a big list of passengers.
The John A. Scudder, Captain
Jack Carter, will leave the foot of
Monroe street this evening for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Captain Washington,
her agent, will make engagements
for her.
The Charles Morgan got away
last evening at four o'clock with a
fair trip for New Orleans. She
added here 275 bales Of cotton, a
lot of oil and sundries, and will fill
ont - Tho borIs u,;kk action