Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-28
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! The Robert Mitchell will be due dowr
tomorrow en- route to New Orleans.
Rates on freights from St. Louis Il
New Orleans rule at l2Ac per hundred
and 25c per barrel on -four. sb3 hsr
!, The City Of Augusta, Captain Nil
Harry in command, leaves this evening
} for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, carrying the mail and doing
all way business, Ed Crowell hold,
forth in the office, and is seconded BY
Mr.. Banksmith.
The palatial passenger steamer Hi
nols, Captain Mark Cheek in command
leaves this evening for Vieksburg and
the bends, doing all way business and
making direct connection with the r. E
Lee for New Orleans, and the YsEoC
river packets. She combines comfort,
safety and speed, and is Differed BY ex.
p~srienced and careful boatmen. Capt
Joe Spears is her chief clerk, and is ably
assisted by Captain Joe Ban6l, who was
always a f%avorite in the bends trade
when he commanded the Rebecca and
other fine steamers in the Vicksburg
trade.
The Belle of Texas, Captain j. J.
Darragh, is the regular Tuesday mail
packet leaving this evening for Arkansas
river and all points through to Fort
Smith, paying strict attention to all way
business. The Belle is a good and safe
carrier. Billy Butler, an efficient officer,
presides in the Office and is seconded by
Billy Nucles.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points at reduced rates.
Mr.. Deems, a clever gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
The good and staunch little steamer
Osceola, Captain Thomas Bowman,
leaves this evening for St. Francis river
and all points through to Wittsburg, at,
tending to way business in Council and
Walnut bends. Captain A. Hsycock is
her prime minister aud has for his aid
James Salisbury.
Owing to the high water and little bust.
ness doing in the bends the Phil Allin will
lay up for the present, The famous
Idlewild, in command of hat aver popu-
lar officer Captain Stack Lee, will do the
business between here and Friar's Point
for the Phil Allin, and will pay especial
attention to all orders, making all land
ings in the bends, The Idlewild leaves
this evening for Port Anderson, carrying
the mail and doing all way business
promptly. She has unsurpassed passen-
ger accommodations nnd is in charge Of
careful boatmeu. Mr.. Ed R. Thomas
controls the Office.
The Susie Silver, Captain D. Il. Silver,
will leave Glenn's big wharf boat to.mor.
row evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, Captain R. P. Glenn will
make engagements for her.
Captain A. Haycock, the popular
purser of the Csceola, rode the goat at
Wittsburg last trip, and he is now a
brother.
The tug Dispatch is always ready to do
jobbing and towing.
The s~teamboatmsn complain Of dull
times, AID several of the packets will be
compelled to 60 to the bank unless times
get better.
The Thompson Dean, Captain W. B.
Miller, came in this morning from New
Orleans with a lot Of cotton, 40 hogs
heads OF sugar, l66 barrels, 10 one-half
barrels and lis kegs of molasses and a
lot of sundFies. After dischasging her
freight AID coaling she left for Cairo to
get 600 tons of freight for New Orleans.
She will leave Cairo tomorrow evening,
arriving here Thursday morning, and
leaves in the evening on her regular time
for New Orleans and the bends. George
Miltenberger is her prime minister. Cap
tain Bradford and Captain Washington
will make engagements for her.
Snow and slest this morning.
The high winds made the river quite
rough.
The Thompson Dean had considerable
trouble in getting into the wharf this
morning. on account Of the wind which
blew like a young hurricane.
The Illinois entered the Vieksburg
trade on April 2, 1876, and has remained
in the trade throughout the year, build
ing up q lucrative business in the bends
for our Memphis merchants. On the
"a proximo the officers OF the lllinois
will celebrate their first anniversary and
success in the trade.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator Tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, connect.
ing With the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Ed Carroll is
her purser.
The Glencoe and Kate Kinney will be
due up To- morrow night for St. Louis.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow evening for Memphis.
On the last up trip Of the Belle Mem.
phis, q gentleman named Miles Lott got