Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-07

command. leaves this evening for Vicks
burg aud the bends, paying strict atten'
: ton to all way business and ~copaectiuC
; with the B. E. Lee for New Orleans anj
with the Yazoo river packets, Captain
Joe Spears. agsntlemaR With whom il il
a pleasure to travel and do business, pre-
sides in the office and is ably assisted BY
Messrs. Charley Smither and Hal Ayd
. lett,
The good steamer Cons Millar. Captain
janice Pepper, leaves this evening fol
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, making
sll prominent way landings. Captain ].
Wilson, an aRable gentleman, controls
the0ofiee. She will have a fne trip out
this evening.
The Bismarck, Captain John Spaue,
leaves the foot of Monroe street this even
ing for New Orleans and the bends,
Captain j. 7. Washington will make en-
gagements for her.
The unsurpassed passenger steamer
ldlewild, Captain Stacker Lee in com.
msnd, leaves promptly this evening fol
Gaines Landing and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending promptly to all
way business. Mr.. Ed. Thomas, who
has charge of the Office, will make il
pleasant and comfortable for all that
wish a safe and quick trip down the riv,
er. Messrs. McMeen aud Hughes at
tend to the freight department.
The landing is the ragged edge Of
Memphis.
The q. S. Turner will pass down to
day Tor New Orleans.
The Simpson Horner, which passed up
Sunday with a tow Of empty bsrges. re,
turned here yesterday to patch her boil.
ers which were burned.
The Tolle laid at HopeGeld until rine
o'clock last night patching her kettles,
Uncle Peter did the job.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Darragb,
arrived last night from Arkansas river
with l67 bales cotton, 1892 sacks seed
and a good list of people, aud reshipped
at Terrene 495 bales. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Pine Bluff
and all way points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail attending to all way
business, and makes direct connection
with the ight-draught steamer Rosa Mil
Ter for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Messrs, Billy Butler aud Billy Nucles
have charge of the office.
The Ella went out last evening for St
Francis river with a splendid trip and
will return here in time to leave Satur.
day evening, positively, for all points on
St Francis river through to Wittsburg
Being of light draught and good speed
she can make the time.
The City of Helena passed down this
morning for Vicksburg we'll laden. She
put off several hundred packages Of
freight here and added 20 tens Of freight
for the bends.
The City Of Augusta, Captain Milt
barry is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet, leaving this evening
for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers. That efficient aud pleasant
officer, Ed Crowell, will be found behind
the desk. i
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow evening for Memphis.
Dan Rice, with his circus boat the
FleetwiDg, has gone up Arkansas river
on a cruise. arno~ .
William Basic, engineer of the City of
Ylcksburg, is lying DANCE rously i'll at
Vicksburg.
Freights at St. Louis are unchanged
with tonnage in excess.
The CourierJournal of Monday says:
Jim Pell, one Of the pilots on the Mary
houston, was quite sick, but is improy.
ing. As an instance Of ingratitude
might be mentioned the case of pilot
Lawson, of St. Louis, n Of the pilots
OF the Mary Bell. He Was taken on
board the Mary Houston utterly desti.
tute, Captain Miller volunteering to
bring him to Cairo from Vicksbuig free.
Fell fell sick, vhen Lawson stood two or
three watches, and upon arriving at
Cairo demanded fifteen dollars, which
the Houston paid. II old St. Peter
passes that chap through the 'pearly
gates we wont try to get a ticket to get
in"
The osceOla dropped down to the
wharf this morning to receive for St.
Francis river and all points through 10
Wittsburg, in which trade she resumes
her regular trips, leaving this evening.
She will as heretofore, give prompt at
tention to all way business in Council
and Walnut bends. During her tempo
rary retirement she has gene through a
thorough course of repairs. She has
been beautifully reprinted, her cabins
and stateroOms are newly and hand
somely furnished, the Office, hall and sa-
loon are deliberately decorated, her ma
chinery has been completely overhauled
and she is now in a much better condi.
ton than when she first entered the St.