Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-17

that she left Mariana last night 70
Memphis with a full load of cottoi
and seed, and would be in to-mor
row morning.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. jaime
Yore, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving this evening for Cairo ant
st. Louis, doing all bend business
and making direct connection witt
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Hewitt is hel
clerk.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Et
Rowland, will arrive to-day from
the Arkansas with a good trip o.
cotton and seed, and will return tc
Little Rock tomorrow evening
taking the mail and doing all way
business. Jimmy Thompson and
Billy Nucles are her clerks.
The James D. Parker, Captain
O. B. Russell, will arrive this after
noon from Cincinnati, and returns
to Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
ticketing passengers and giving
through bills lading to all Eastern
cities. Mr.. Wash Thompson pre-
sides at the desk. Captain r. W.
Lightburne will make engagements
for her.
Captain j. d. Randall will drop
the West Wind down to the wharf
tomorrow morning and leaves with
her in the evening for st. Francis
river in place of the Mark Twain.
The James Howard, Captain Pc
gram, will arrive to-day from New
Orleans with a fair list of cotton,
5000 sacks seed 10000 being from
Davis Bend and 100 tons of mis-.
cellaneous freight. She leaves
Wednesday evening on a return
trip to New Orleans. MI. j. H.
Chasing came up by rail on Satur-
day to make engagements for her.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with 400 bales and 161 bags of
cotton, 1869 sacks seed, and sun
and a good list of people, She
returns this evening to Johnson's
carrying the mail and
all way business. B. O..
Michel is her able purser.
The A. j. White, Captain Nat
came in this morning from
.rkopolis with 377 bales and 1875
bags of cotton, 1886 sacks seed, and
returns this evening to Arkopolis,
special attention to all bend
Jno. Gwathmey, a clever
gentleman, presides behind the
lesk, and has associated with him
Joe Boyd and Neil Booker.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, brought in from the lower
coast $40 bales and s bags cotton,
md 1949 sacks seed and sundries.
She returns this evening to Friar'S
taking the mail and attend
to all way business. Captain
Cd Thomas is her chief clerk and
5 assisted by James Thomas and
Smither.
The John A. Sender passed
ireenville Saturday for New Or
cans with 1900 bales Of cotton,
SKIS seed, 1000 bbls oil and
100 SKIS oil cake, and has engage
nents between there and Vicks-
for 1000 SKIS seed and will fill
with all the cotton she can stow.
Mr.. John Gilbert, president of
he First National Bank of Evans.
lille, and Captain W. G.. Brown,
# Evansville, have contracted with
Perry Thorpe, of the ma
inc ways, for a new steamer for
he Evansville and Tennessee river
rade, using the Florence Lees
machinery. The new boat will be
imilar to the Jas. d. Parker, with
little less beam.
The Phil Allin, Captain Garrett
will be in. to-day from vicks-
'urg with a big trip of cotton and
eed, and returns tomorrow even
ng, ticketing passengers and giving
through bills Of lading to New Or
cans, all points on Yazoo river and
.onnecting at Arkopolis with the
Pine Bluff railroad. Captain Lee
has charge of the office,
md has for his associates Marlin
Zones and Hal Aydlett.
The Charles Morgan passed down
saturday night for New Orleans