Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-23

i leaving the elevator this evening al
, 3 o'clock for Cairo and St Louis
attending to all way business and
J connecting with the principal rail.
roads for all points East and West
George Walton is her purser.
Captain William Thorweigan
will leave here on Monday next fol
New Orleans with his new steamer,
the G. P. Chouteau, and every al.
ternate Wednesday throughout the
season thereafter, carrying out all
contracts made by the Grand Re-
public, Messrs. Bradford & Ely,
her agents, will make engagements
for her and give all information as
regards her movements.
A new feature has been intro.
duced on the Mary Elizabeth, an
upper Ohio river packet and owned
by Madame Welt. Her cabin crew
are all respectable young ladies, who
are neat aud tidy and know how to
cater to the public taste. Madame
Welt is always aboard.
Messrs. Bradford & Ely, agents
of the new iron steamer G. P.
Chouteau, received a telegram this
morning, dated at Grand Tower,
from Captain Norwegian, stating
that his steamer was a perfect sue
cess, and that he would be here on
Monday morning with her and
would enter regularly into the
Memphis and New Orleans trade.
The steamer Batesville, Captain
Phil Harmon, brought in at noon
an excellent trip of cotton and seed
from the lower coast and returns
this evening to Scanlan's Landing,
giving special attention to all plan
tation business. Lee Woodland aids
Captain Harmon in the office.
The Coahoma, Capt. Stack Lee,
from the lower coast, had 245 bales
aud 20 bags of cotton and COS SKIS
of seed. She returns this evening
to Friar's Point, taking the mail
and doing all way business. Capt.
Ed Thomas presides at the desk.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with 294 bales and IS bags of
cotton, GIG SKIS seed aud sundries,
and returns this evening at sharp
five to Johnson'S Landing, carry.
ing the mail and doing all way bus
mess. B. 0. Michel, a prince of
good fellows, is her top clerk, assist
ed by Cyrus Fay.
The famous and popular passen-
ger steamer Jas. W. Gaff, in COM
mand of Captain Bob Wise, arrived
last evening from Cincinnati with
a fine trip of freight and people,
having done a heavy way business
all along the route. The principal
items Of her cargo were 1000 plows,
5000 pillow points, 1927 packages of
furniture, 1O2 barrels apples, 544
barrels potatoes, 292 bales hay, 81
barrels whisky, 100 barrels -four,
855 kegs of nails, 46 barrels cement,
63 barrels onion sets, As barrels of
cider, 100 sacks cotton seed, 213S
packages Of general merchandise,
and registered so cabin passengers.
She returns to Cincinnati promptly
this evening, ticketing passengers
through to all points East. She
viii have a good trip leaving here,
Captain Lightburne, her courteous
and energetic agent, giving her a
good send-of with over 700 bales of
cotton and a lot Of old iron and
rags. The Gaff is always deserv-
ing, and never fails, to have a good
trip. Mr.. j. D. Moore, her chief
clerk, will be found in the Office
ready and willing to transact all
business, while his watchful care
and efforts to make his passengers
comfortable and pleasant never
abates for a moment. Billy Collins,
her chef d'cuisine, is still aboard
the Calf and looking after the wants
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