Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-20
Charley Postal is her

hesuay. Onarley Postal is heI
prime minister.
Capt. Glenn's wharfboat dropped
down to-day to the foot of Court
street There will be very little
room left for the local packets until
the repairs on the levee are finished,
The John 0verton laid up this
morning for repairs. Capt. Fogle-
man will put her in thorough order,
In the meantime the Carl Schurz
will ferry in her place.
The City OF Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley in command, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving the ele-
vator tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business; she also makes
direct connection with the r. L.
Lee for New Orleans and the Yazoo
river packets. Chris Sharpe, one of
the best of fellows, presides at the
desk.
The James D. Parker for Mem
phis passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. She is due
here tonight and will leave to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to
New York at $3.50 and to Phila-
delphia for s24.5O, meals and state
rooms included. Captain Lindsay
is her chief clerk. Captain Light
burne will make engagements for
her.
The Mark Twain, Captain Ran
dali, came in last evening from the
st. Francis, with a fair trip of seed
and miscellaneous freight, and will
return tomorrow evening to Wits
burg and all points on the st.
Francis, carrying the mail and do
ing all way business. Birdie Ban
ming aids Captain Randall in the
Office.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II. Rees, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river and leave to-
morrow evening for Little Rock
and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. W. J.. Butler does the
honorS Of the Office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain An
drews, came in this morning with
52,00O shingles, 81 sacks seed and l
bale of cotton and sundries. She
returns this evening to Ashport,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. B. 0. Michel presides
at the desk.
The Phil Allin, Captain Mark.
Cheek, came in on time from
Vicksburg with Z bales of cotton,
2S6 sacks seed and sundries and a
good list of people. Owing to low
water she will.not make her River
ton trip this week, but leaves to.
morrow evening at six o'clock for
V~icksburg and the bends, attending
to her regular business and con-
Meeting at Vicksburg with the R. E..
Lee for New Orleans and the Yazoo
river packets. Captain Rees, Joe
Spears and Marlin Jones, a trio
Of clever and accommodating
have charge of the office.
The Colorado passed down yes
morning for V~icksburg with
q splendid trip. She put off here
.56 bbls flour, go bbls meal, 115
bbls potatoes, 20 bbls onions, 20
bbls crout, 10 bbls apples, 167 SKIS
rye, 10 SKIS bran, 1O4 crates of cab
bago, s bxS eggs, 24O pkgs of sun
30 head sheep and 3 cattle,
added 5000 bdls ties, and IS
tons miscellaneous freight.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas.
came in from st. Louis with
! good trip, including 100 SKIS rye,
800 SKIS corn, II SKIS peanuts, 1873
hay, II casks bacon, 23 bbls
vinegar, Sc bbls oil, II bbls whisky,
n bbls meal, 212 bbls and Sc half
'bls -four, so bbls potatoes, 10Y !
Kegs white lead, 230 tubs butter,
p crates cabbage, 44O pkgs lard,
100 rolls bagging, 47O dozen wash
40 pkgS furniture, $50 pkgs
iundries, and has for reshipment
pkgs Of mdse. She returns to
st. Louis this evening at 5 o'clock,
to all way business and
connecting with the principal rail-