Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12

mail and attending promptly to all
way business. Jimmy Thompson
and Billy Nucles are her gentle
manly clerks.
Captain Alex. Moses, the great
underwriters agent, leaves this
evening Cor 0uachita river on bust
ness, instead of being one of the
fishing party that leaves this even
ing on the Osoeola Belle for a few
days sport at James bayou.
The reliable mail line steamer
Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, passed
Devall's Bluff for Memphis on time
with 500 bales of cotton and other
freight. She will arrive in the
morning and leave tomorrow eve
ming with a return trip for White
river, going through to Jackson
port and connecting with the AL
berta for Batesyille and the Nc
Arthur for Black river. Mr.. Ed
Crowell is her prime minister.
Owing to the filling up Of the
lake or old river in front of Vicks-
burg the wharf boat was moved
down the river nearly a mile from
the city and for the present the
landing for steamers has been es-
tablished just below the congresses.
Captain Frank Hicks, of the
John A. Scudder, arrived in the
city last evening from st. Louis by
rail to make engagements for his
New Orleans packet, which leaves
here Wednesday next on her initial
trip.
Captain Mckee telegraphed this
morning from Helena that the City
of Helena would arrive here this
evening at 6 o'clock. She has for
Memphis so bales Of cotton, 750 SKIS
seed and several pkgs sundries.
The Coahoma, Capt. Stacker Lee,
brought in this morning from the
bends 179 bales and 8 bags cotton,
933 SKIS seed, 4 head Of cattle and
80 pkgs sundries. She leaves this
evening promptly at 5 o'clock with
a return trip for Friar'S Point, car
rying the mail and giving strict at
tention to all way business. Ed
Thomas, James Thomas and Billy
Smithers, a trio Of clever gentle
men, do the honors of the office.
The Osceola Belle, Captain ]. G..
Andrews, brought in yesterday af-
ternoon from the upper coast 81
bales and IS bags cotton, 412 sacks
seed and 1872 sacks corn. She will
leave this evening at 5 o'clock for
Ashport and all way landings, car
rying the mail and attending to all
plantation business. Cyrus Fay
and B. 0. Michel, two clever gem
tlemen, have charge of the office.
The Batesville, Captain Matt
Tremmel, came in from the lower
coast with IS bales of cotton and
returns this evening at 4 o'clock to
Benefits and Folks Landings,
giving prompt attention to all way
business. Captain Henry Cooper
and Lou Briggs are her clerks.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain
Mark R. Cheek, came in from Hell
ena with IL bales and IL bags of
cotton and 10 sacks seed. She re-
turns this evening at sharp five
o'clock, giving special attention to
all plantation business. Capt. Lee
Cummins is her chief clerk and is
assisted by Hal Aydlett and Thos.
Hughes.
The new Cincinnati and New
Orleans packet Golden Grown,
Captain H.. H. Browns boat, draws
% inches in the deepest place, car
ries 1900 tons, and has passenger ac-
commodations fit for a king. One
peculiar feature of this boat is that
her draft is uniform, and she is
lighter at the stern than elsewhere.
The st. Louis Times Of Thurs
day contains the following items:
On Tuesday night Thos O'Brien,
aged s%ixty-fve, a native of Ireland,
died at No. 30S North Levee. De-
ceased had been Steamboating thirty
years.
Capt. D. M. Brady went out in
command of the John f. Tolle. She
will be assisted as far as Cairo by the
Katie P. Kountz. Capt. ]. @. De-
Lancy and Gus Shinkle are her
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