Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-26

Cincinnati.
The Carl Schurz cleared for ScanlAn's
Landing last evening with a fair trip.
The A. J. White. ia her new dress.
enters the Friar's Point trade on Satur.
day next.
Captain VIM. Msingault left last even.
Jog for Metropolis TO look after the new
transfer boat building there to take the
place of the McNutt.
Captain Randall will place the West
Wind in the St, Francis river trade as
soon as there is sufficient water.
Jonas Myers, the well known St. Louis
and Cincinnati pilot, was married last
Friday, the 2lst inst, to Mrs. Mary E.
Foster, Of Dayton, Ky.
The ferryboat Bob Lee passed down
this morning for Vieksburg.
Workmen are busy engaged to-day in
extending the guards of the Mark Twain.
A new cabin will also be put on her and
other improvements added.
Mr.. VIM HARE, who is we'll known in
river circles, was married last evening
to Miss Ella Holland, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady of this city.
Captain T. F. Allen now commands
the Mollie Moore. She will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The City of Helena left V~icksburg yes.
tsrday for St. Louis. She will arrive
here tomorrow night and leave Friday
evening.
A number of the marine brigade, mem
bers of the One Hundred and Fifty.
fourth, will participate in the reunion
on Saturday.
Mr.. William Bsrker's new Red river
railroad packet, the Cornie Brandon, is
due down today en- route to Red river.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the regular Anchor Line packet leav-
ing the elevator o.morro evening for
Cairo and St. Louis. Henry Deadrick,
a clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
The George W. Cheek is being re.
painted handsomely and improvements
added preparatory to entering the Hell
ena trade on Monday next. Captain
Mark r. Cheek will command, with
Captain Lee Cummins 10 the Office.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green, is
the regular Thursday packet for Arkop-
oils leaving tomorrow evening, carrying
the mail and doing all way business.
The river from Cairo to Vicksburg is
full of snags, which obstruct to some ex.
tent navigation, and the channel is mar
row, crooked and ragged. There are
loud calls for the Snagboats from pilots
and steamboatmen generally.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker Lee,
came in this morhing from the lower
coast with 80 bales Of cotton, of which
Is bales were new, 223 sacks of
seed and sundries. She returns this
evening to Friar's Point. carrying the
mail and doing all way business. Ed
Thomas is her prime minister.
The Mark Twain, Captain Randall, is
the regular mail packet leaving this
evening for St. Francis river, connecting
at Mariana with the light draft steamer
Anna for WittsburG and all points on
upper St. Francis river.
The 05ceoIa Belle, Captain j. G. An.
drews, leaves this evening at sharp five
for Ashport and all way landings on the
upper coast, carrying the mail aud giving
special attention to all way business.
B. 0. Michel, a clever gentleman, off
ciates in the Office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed c. Postal
arrived yesterday afternoon from White
river with 30 bales cotton, 1888 SKIS seed,
z bales and 60 dry hides, 6 head cattle
and rs pkgs sundries, registering on the
trip 40 cabin passengers. She leaves this
evening on a return trip, going through
to Jacksonport, making direct connec-
ton with a light draught steamer for
Batesville and attending to all business
OF Black and Little Red rivers. She also
gives special attention to all Mississippi
river business this side Of Terrene.
Charley Postal, an afable gentleman, is
her chief clerk, seconded by Count
Chamberlin.
Messrs. Bradford & Ely have been ap.
pointed agents for the ste lmer George
W. Cheek. A better selection could not
have been made. Mr.. Ely is a thorough
business man and is we'll and favorably
known in shipping circles. His services
will prove quite an acquisition to the
Cheek, ard we feel satisfied that Messrs.
Bradford q Ely will represent her, as
they do all their agencies, with credit to
themselves ard benefit to the steamboats,
fortunate enough in securing them as
agents.
The elegant passenger steamer Cons
Millar, Captain William Tichenor in
command, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, connecting
with the railroads at Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville and Cincinnati for all points
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