Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-31

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lot of bend freight.
The regular Friday Helena and bends
packet, Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green in command, leaves promptly
this evening, doing all way business.
Messrs. D. P. Davis and John Langlois
are her gentlensnly clerks.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up this
morning for St. Louis with a moderate
trip.
The Golden Rule for Cincinnati and
City of Alton for St. Louis left New Or
leans least evening.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
Mary Houston for New Orleans passed
Louisville yesterday.
The A. ]. White cleared for Napoleon
last evening with a fair trip of freight
and people.
The Susie Silver passed up last night
for Cincinnati. She put off here Is
~hogsheads sugar and a lot Of sundries
and added 698 bales Of cotton.
The towboat Smoky City passed down
Hast evening with a toS OF coal. Sac lett
three barges here for this market.
The Great Thompson Dean, Captain
W. B. Miller, leaves this evening for
New Orleans and the bends, making all
principal way landings. The Dean has
no superior in fare, speed and comfort
George Miltenberger, a gentleman with
whom it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, has charge of the Office, and is
seconded by Mr.. Wayne. She received
at Cairo 800 tons Of freight, adds here
nearly 1000 bales of cotton, a lot Of sun
dries, and q good number Of people, and
has engagements at Helena and Terrene
to fill her out.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
is the regular Friday packet leaving this
evening for Haile's Point and all way
landings on the upper coast. Captain
10. K. Joplin, a gentleman who is noted
for his courtesy and prompt attention to
business, has charge Of the Office.
The Kate Kinney passed up to-day for
St. Louis. She has $500 sacks of salt
and 100 tons of sundries.
The Ella, Captain VIM. Elliott, is re-
ceiving at the foot OF Madison for st.
Francis river and all points through to
Wittsburg, and leaves tomorrow even.
ing. Captain Less Ware holds forth in
the office.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, came in
from White river with l29 bales Of cot.
ton, $50 sacks Of seed and sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth 247 bsles. She
returns tomorrow evening, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
. is the Anchor Line packet leaving thu
elevator tomorrow evening for Vicks
burg and the bends, carrying the mai
and attending to all way business
. Freight will be received for her at al
! times at the elevator.
The Mary Houston will be down Sat
: urday for New Orleans.
Freights from St. Louis to New Oh
a leans rule at l23 cents per hundred an
rs cents per barrel on -four.
The James D, Parker, in command G
that ever popular officer, Captain Bo
Wise, arrived yesterday afternoon fror
the Ohio river with 400 tons of freigh
Including 200 bales hay, 20 bales cottor
295 wet and 1886 dry barrels, SIS psci
ages sundries, 800 packages f%urnitur
and 400 packages hardware, and regi
tered on the down trip 43 cabin and ]
deck passengers. She returns to CinciI
m natl this evening, attending to all wa
business in Madrid bends and along Ii
Ii. Ohio river. The Parker offers great j
ducements in the way Of fare, speed al
comfort, and she is, in fact, one Of Il
most popular packets that plies the Oh
Eriver. Charles B. Russell, a gentlems
who is highly esteemed for his kindneI
and careful attention to the interests
the shipping and travelling public, pr
sides at the desk.
Captain Lon Bryson is now agent
the Keokuk Northern Line at Dave
port.
10 The price fixed at Cincinnati for Il
present run Of coal is 7s@8c. ?
bushel by the barge.
The towboat Governor Allen will
.al sold by the United States Marshal
Cairo tomorrow.
Two barges for the Keokuk Northe
Line Packet Company we're complet
tor at Metropolis a few days since.
in The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
the regular Saturday Anchor Line pack
. for Cairo and St. Louis, leaving to.m'
he row evening and connecting with t
principal railroads for all points Ell
err and West.
hes The Legal Tender, Captain Ed No
the land, came in this morning from Arka
Use saS river:with 426 bales Of cotton, Is
nrE sacks seed, ETC., and q fair list
|. 6 people, aud reshipped at Terrens
Iati bales Of cotton and q lot of Sc
10 She leaves tomorrow evening for
the points on Arkansas river through
the Fort Smith, carrying the mail aud
on tending strictly to all way busine
ing Walker Outlaw is her clever and acct