Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-29
The Era No. 9 is due from Arkansas

N-oAenOOt NoPe-tH Ne~eS~ 'NNs
leaves Glenn's big wharfboat this even
ing for New Orleans, making all princi-
pal way landings. Captain Glenn will
make engagements for her.
The Cons Millar will arrive tomorrow
with a full cargo Of Western products
and leaves on Tuesday with a return trip
for the Ohio river. ,
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
will be tie Anchor Line packet to-mor-
row morning, leaving the elevator at 10
o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail aud attending to all
way business.
The John B. Maude, Captain William
Blake, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing to, morrow evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East aud West.
The fine steamer Robert Mitchell,
Captain Paul, will leave the big wharf
boat this evening Ter Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Captain Henry Stein
is her purser.
The Ashland will be dowl on Monday
for Arkansas river.
All the boats are traversing the new
cutoff at Vicksburg.
A stroll on the landing to-day con-
WINGED us of hy-time.
Captain Gould's new steamer, the Cal
houu, made a trial trip at Louisville on
Thursday, performing very well.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and Fl,
s. Turner and Charles B. Church for
New Orleans leave Cincinnati this even
ing.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixbyi
leaves tomorrow at IL m. for New Or
leans, making all principal way landings.
See Captain Washington for engage
: ments.
Freights at New Orleans for Cincin-
natl rule at 10 cents per hundred or
sugar and so cents per barrel on mo
lasses.
, Captain Hardin and Captain Now
lands new Arkansas river packet will b
finished at Pittsburg by the first Of June
The staunch and light draught packet
/; Rosa Miller, Captain Ed Rowland, viii
+; leave this evening for Little Rock ant
all points on Arkansas river, carrying
; the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Her passenger accommodation
are excellent and her carrying capacity
. good and safe. Walker Outlaw, an eff
cieat officer, presides at the desk; BIZ
able assistants are Tom Halliburton sn(
joe Boyd.
The swift and elegant passenge
steamer Idlewild leaves this evening fol
, Arkansas City and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending promptly to al
way business. The Idlewild is one o
, the best and most beautiful packets tina
, lands at our wharf, her arrangements 10
accommodating passengers and carrying
: freight being unsurpassed. She is
Memphis institution and her officers ar,
= u~nceasing in their efforts to build NJ
Memphis trade. Stack Lee commands
with Ed Thomas as chief, and Messrs
Hughes and Best as second clerks.
t The Ella, Captain Elliott, leaves thi
4 evening for St. Francis river and al
: points through to Wittsburg, paying es
I pecial attention to all way business. Sh
, is thoroughly repaired and staunch a
ever, her accommodations being mos
; excellent. Captain Less Ware ha
charge of the Office. The Ella will re
main in the St. Francis river trad
as a Saturday packet throughout tn
season. She is a good boat, we'll adapte.
to the trade and is Differed by exper
: enced boatmen.
A special from Washington to tn
Cincinnati Gazette says there is a prob
N ability that the Lighthouse Board will
very soon be obliged to order the extir
guishment Of all lights on the Wester
rivers on account Of the appropriation
being nearly exhausted. The matte
has been presented to some of the mem
I. bers Of the House, but not in time to il
corporate it in any bill which promise
to have immediate action.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, came
this morning tom White river with ia
list of cotton and people, also l45l sacl
of corn and l04 sacks of oats. She leave
this evening With a return trip for a
ar points on White, Black and Little Re
rivers. carrying the mail and doing a
lie way business. The Searcy Record,
1t referring 10 the Ruth, says!
The Ruth now comes on Tuesda
At evenings between 8 and s o'clock. ST
is generally at our landing aboHt
o'clock p m. Her gallant commando
q Captain Ed Postal, says be will be hel
be on Tuesdays promptly as above. Steam
O boat travelling is becoming fashionab
= again. We see the Ruth has more
less every trip. She is q neat boat an
IS feeds ~splendidly, and makes good tim
IT. We clip from the Little Rock Gazet
m Of the 18th the following;
The Ella Hughes got in yesterday wit
the biggest low water trip of the season
A part Of her cargo was rs bales Of CO
ton, 495 sacks of -four, 572 sacks Of corr
789 sacks Of wheat, with hides, WOO
etc. Among the rest she had q lump
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