Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-19
b. d. Michell, a Eentisman Who b


recognized for his uniform kindness
and promptneSs in bushes, controls
the office.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green,
brought in from the lower coast
257 bales and SO bags of cotton,
1897 sacks of seed and sundries and
80 cabin passengers. She returns
this evening to A~rkopolis, attend
ing promptly to all way business
and connecting with the Pine Bluff
railroad. John Gwathmey, Neil
Booker and Joe Boyd, a trio of
clever and accommodating gentle
men, do the honors of the office.
The Grand Lake and barges
passed up yesterday for st. Louis.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, with Harry Stein in. the
office, will be down tomorrow for
New Orleans.
Mr.. Lac ISaacs has been appointed
to the position of discharging clerk
on the Lee wharfboat. Lac is an
A l clerk.
The Belle of Texas, Captain
George Malone, came in from the
upper coast with 81 bales and Is
bags of cotton, 1043 sacks seed and
Sundries. Owing to the scarcity of
business she has been withdrawn
from the trade for the present and
lays up.
The government snagboat 0. G..
Wagner arrived yesterday from
Vicksburg and laid up at Fort
Pickering.
The Thompson Dean, Captain
James Pepper, arrived this morn
ing from New Orleans with s bales
cotton, III sacks seed, 226 sacks
salt, 90 barrels molasses and Sun-
dries. The Dean returns to New
Orleans to morrow evening, making
all principal way landings. Her
passenger accommodations are un-
equaled. Frank Beck, a gentle
man with whom.it is a pleasure to
travel and do business, controls the
Office.
United States Local Inspectors
Fisher and DeVinney have sus-
pended the license of pilot David
Williamson thirty days, and pilot
Wickoff sixty days, on account of
the collision Of the W. P. Thomp-.
sen and Bonanza, which occurred
last September
1t is rumored that Captain Can.
non and Captain Tobin have con-
Solidated their interests in the new
boats building at Jacksonville,
Indiana.
Captain +. w. Lightburne re-
ceiyed a telegram from the Hard
Cash stating that she would be here
tomorrow noon from White river
with a big trip of cotton, and will
return on Wednesday evening.
The lighthouse steamer, Alice,
passed down Saturday evening on
an inspecting tour. The following
are the changes of lights between
st. Louis and this port:
Jefferson Barracks, light moved
up two hundred yards.
Head of Rush Island, moved up
half a mile.
Fish Landing, moved up half a
mile.
Salt Lake Landing, moved down
two hundred yards.
The two lights at Devils Island
discontinued.
New light at Flora creek.
P. P. Young, Esq, passenger
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company, arrived in the
city yesterday, and is the guest of
Captain R. W. Lightburne.
The Phil Allin, Captain Garrett
Huls, will arrive this afternoon
from Vicksburg with a good trip of
cotton and other freight, and leave
tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Yicksburg, giving strict
attention to all way business, and
connecting at Arkopolis with the
Pine Bluff railroad, and at Vicks-
burg with the New Orleans steam
ers and the Lee line Of packets fol
Yazoo river. All business %entrust-
ed to the Allin will receive prompt
attention. Captain Lee CumminE
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