Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-19

lne GOAL OlJy anu y. N. MeICeI
with tows of coal, left Cairo yester-
day afternoon for New Orleans.
The @. B. Church is due up to-
day for the Ohio with q tow Of
empty barges.
The Simpson Horner gets away
to-day from the Ohio with a tow of
empty barges.
The Grand Republic took into
New Orleans this trip 54lS bales
cotton, 1928 sacks cotton seed meal,
5514 sacks cotton seed, 3292 sacks
oil cake and sundries.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain W. b.
Miller, will leave this evening at
Z o'clock for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings.
Captain ]. S. James, an affable
gentleman, does the honorS of the
Office.
The Phil Allin, Captain George
Malone, brought in from the lower
coast $40 bales and 26 bags Of cot
ton and 1928 sacks of seed and
sundries and was full of people.
She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Arkansas City and
the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business.
Captain Lee Oummins controls the
Office, and has for his assistants
Billy Smither aud Lee Woolard,
while Morris Herman, the renowned
steward, caters to the wants of the
passengers and looks after their
comfort.
The two new mountain steamers
building at Pittsburg will be named
Big Horn and Rosebud.
The A. ]. White, Captain Nat
Green, came in yesterday morning
from Friar's Point with 1O4 bales
of cotton and 80 sacks seed and
sundries, and a big list of people.
She returns this evening at sharp
five o'clock to Friar's Point, giving
special attention oNall way bust
ness, and taking passengers and
freight at reduced rates. Charley
Smither controls the office and is
assisted by John Burke and Marlin
Jones.
The Mississippi is yet gorged
with ice at Keokuk.
In the event of the passage by
the United States senate of the bill
authorizing the payment of pen
sions to the surviving soldiers of
the Mexican war, several old steam
boat clerks of Nashville will be
benefited thereby. Among these
are W. B. Bate, w. Il. Beatty, A..
G. Norvell and Ben. F. Egan.
The popular passenger steamer
James W. Gaf, Capt. Bob Wise in
command, will arrive to-day from
the Ohio river with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves We'd
nesday with a return trip for Gin
cinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at re-
duced rates. Mr.. Moore presides
at the desk. r.ny
The Illinois, Capt. Gunsolis, will
arrive to-day from Vicksburg with a
good list of people and cotton, and
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Vicksburg and the
bends, connecting with the R. E.
Lee for New Orleans and the
Yazoo river packets.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Matt
Tremmel, is the regular Mond ay
for Scanlan's Landing, leav-
ing the foot of Monroe street at 5
o'clock. Phil Harmon is her purser.
The City of V~icksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, will be the Anchor Line
leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks.
and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness, Chris Sharp holds forth in
the Office.
Captain RUDE HaineS, of the
sunken steamer Pine Bluff, arrived
this morning from Little Rock by
rail. He will soon have command
of another light packet in the up
per Arkansas trade.
Captain ]. j. Dargagh received a
thia morning from Cap
vain Postal saying that he would
here tomorrow evening with
a big trip aud return to White
Wednesday evening.