Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-14

Iuo JdnucS nOWaTu lOI Nl6ulpHls
and Future City and barges for st.
Louis left New Orleans last even
ing.
The Capitol City left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and
will be here to leave Sunday morn
ing.
The Sam Roberts will be up to-
morrow for the Ohio river.
The U. P. Schenck for New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterday
morning.
The wharf master is too much in
terested in the approaching election
to attend to his duties. We all like
him, if he has gone astray.
The Batesville, with Phil Har-
mon on the roof and Mr.. Lamb in
the office, leaves the foot of Union
street to-day for Scanlan's Landing,
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan will be down Sun
day morning on her schedule time
for New Orleans, going through
with dispatch.
The Ashland took cotton in the
Arkansas river at low rates for
New Orleans. The captain had to
make his berth solid by getting
business, hence his cutting.
How is it now that the wharf
master is not disposed to carry out
his former regulations? Wharf
boats, salt piles, and old traps mo-
nopolize the levee.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
niston, leaves this evening at sharp
five for Cairo Evansville and Oincin-
matt, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at reduced rates.
Captain Lindsay, c worthy gentle
man who takes pleasure in enter
tanning everybody, is her chief
clerk.
Captain Teeter, of the Sam
Roberts, arrived in the city last
evening by rail from New Orleans,
and rejoins his boat here, which is
due up tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle, leaving to-day
for the Ohio river, will have over
1900 bales Of cotton and all the
freight she wants, which was en-
gagged for her by he agent, Captain
R. W. Lightburne.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
james II. Reese, is receiving at the
Lee wharfboa for the Arkansas
and all way points, and will leave
tomorrow evening, going through
to Little Rock. The Rowland is a
good and reliable carrier and will
60 through with dispatch. Billy
Butler has charge of the Office.
The Grand Tower ia the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis, doing all bend
business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Tom White is her
gentlemanly purser.
The CoahOma, Captain Stacker
Lee, from the lower coast, had a
good trip, and returns this evening
to Friar's Point, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Capt.
Ed Thomas is her prime minister
and has on his staff James Thomas
aud Willie Smithers.
That excellent steamer, the Belle
of Texas, Captain Milt Harry in
command, will be the regular mail
packet leaving here tomorrow eve
ming for White river, carrying both
freight and passengers through to
Jacksonport, and connecting there
with the Milt Harry for Black river
and the Alberta for B~atesyille. She
will promptly attend to all way
business on White river, and also
all Mississippi river business this
side Of Terrene. All contracts en-
tered into with the Belle of Texas
will be faithfully carried out and
people contemplating a trip up
White river cannot do better than
take passage on this iavorite packet.
Mr.. Will Turney, the Chevelier do
Bayard of clerks, has charge Of the
Office.
VandeTbilt's New IAOFae.
A few days ago Mr.. W. H. Van.
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