Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-21
Captain Wilson does the honOrs of


Captain Wilson does the honors of
the Office.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Capt. VIM. Blake, with Mr..
Gobel in the Office, leaves to-mor-
row morning at 10 O'Clock for
Vicksburg and the bends. She car
ries the mail and attends to all way
business, making close connection
at Vicksburg with the New Or
leans and Yazoo river packets.
Freight will be received for her at
all times at the elevator.
The neat little eteamer Aggie,
Capt. Maumus, is receiving at the
foot Of Union street for st. Francis
river and all points through to
Wittsburg, and leaves tomorrow
evening, giving special attention to
all way business. B. 0. Michel
presides at the desk.
A letter from Bismarck, dated
the 14th, contains the following:
"If there is water sufficient in the
Yellowstone after the 25th inst.
the whole amount of government
freight 5000 tonS) will be delivered
in thirty days thereafter. A large
number of passengers and outside
freight are being offered for the
Yellowstone; fare in cabin, from
Bismarck to Big Horn, $40; deck
fare to Tongue river, $50.
The Mark Twain, Captain Ran
dali, came in yesterday morning
from st. Francis river with los
bales of cotton, 30 sacks OF seed,
10 head Of cattle and sundries.
She leaves tomorrow evening with
a return trip for st. Francis river
and all points through to Wits
burg, connecting with the light
draught steamer Anna for the Sunk
Lands. The Mark Twain will re-
main permanently i'll the trade,
leaving Memphis every Tuesday,
taking freight for all points on St..
Francis river and the Sunk Lands.
She is a new, staunch and light
draught boat, and will be able to
make regular trips throughout the
season.
A st. Louis exchange, in speak
ing of the running of New Orleans
boats from that port and dullness of
business, says it takes a week to
load a steamer there for New Or
leans, and shipments are sometimes
made by merchants to Cairo and
Evansville to be forwarded South
by Cincinnati boats.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drewS, brought in a moderate trip,
and returns this evening to Osceola
and Ashport, carrying the mail and
promptly doing all way business.
Platt Rhoads and Cyrus Fay, two
Of the best fellows in the world,
have charge of the Office.
The Carondelet has laid up at st.
Louis and will not come out again
until the first of September, when
she will resume her place in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade.
She will have steel bottoms put
in her boilers and other improve
ments made during her retirement.
The A. j. White, Captain George
Malone, came in last evening with
an excellent trip Of people, 8 bales
of cotton and 1896 sacks Of seed and
sundries. She returns to Riyerton
this evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, and
will give special attention to all
plantation business. Mr.. Cook
Creighton, a prince Of good fellows,
controls the office and is assisted by
Will Darragh and Johnny Briggs.
The Charles Morgan passed down
this morning for New Orleans with
a full cargo of Western products.
She put off here a lot of burial
cases and added few lots of freight
and several people. She leaves
New Orleans this trip on a grand
excursion for Cincinnati, and will
leave here on Wednesday, the 3Oth
inst, at 2 am for Cincinnati, going
through on double-quick time.
The Maumelle, Captain Thomas
Darragh in command, came in this
morning from the Arkansas with 5
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