Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-19


river with a fair trip, lasfsls 3,
The Katie Hooper left Little Rock
yesterday loon for Memphis, and will
arrive on Friday.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg yes
terdAy for St. Louis and will leave here
Friday evening.
No arrivals or departures at New Or
leans yesterday.
The City OF Vicksburg passed down
last evening for Vicksburg. She put of
here 200 packages merchandise and
added 100 tons of miscellaneous freight.
The John B. Msude fer St. Louis had
a iaoderate trip of freight and people.
The great scull race between the De.
Soto and Bluff City boat clubs takes
place sext Sunday at Mound City. A
grand time is anticipated.
The City of Alton will be due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Susie Silver leaves St, Louis to-
day for New Orleans.
The Atlantic and bsrges have blocked
the channel at HorsetAil.
The GoldeH Citp, Captain Hegler, is
due tomorrow morning from New Or
leans Ell route to Cairo. q.
The Port Eads and barges passed up
this morning for ST. Louis.
The new Red river steamer Alexandria
passed down this morning for New Or
leans.
Be it known to all whom it may con
Germ that the mail packet 0sceoIs Belle
will make a trip to Ashport on Saturday
next, leaving at 5 pm.
Commodore Kelly, manager of the
regatta which comes of on Sunday
next, has chartered the elegant teamer
Cons Millsr for the occasion. He will
sell the deck bar privileges, and also
privileges for CONNECTIONS, etc.
Captain Randall will have the West
Wind completed aud ready to enter the
st. Francis river trade next month in
place Of the Mark Twain. The West
Wind is being rebuilt and put in excel.
lent order.
The venerable mother Of Mr.. James
Franklin, after a long spell of sickness,
died last evening at Mr.. Franklin's resi-.
dence, in South Memphis, and will be
buried this afternoon in Elmwood Gene.
terry. Mr.. Franklin has our deepest
sympathy in his sad bereavement.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
will arrive tonight from St. Louis and
leave tomorrow evening on a return
trip. Hereafter she will be the Thurs.
day packet from here to st. Louis
Henry DIETRICH, late Of the Capital City,
is her chief clerk.
The 0sceols Belle, Captain ]. G. An.
drews, is the regular mail packet leaving
this evening for AShport, giving special
attention to all way business. B. O..
Michel, an stfable gentleman, oficiates
in the office. She will return Friday
night aud leave Saturday evening for
Ashport. )
The Coahoms, Captain Stacker Lee,
came in this morning from the lover
coast with 10 bales cotton, e lot of sun
dries and a good passenger list. She re-
turns this evening from Friar's Point,
carrying the mail and doing all way bust,
ness. Ed Thomas, james Thomas, Billy
Smithers aud Mr.. Williams are her clever
and accommodating clerks.
The stauch and light draurht steamer
Marx Twain, Captain J.. D. Randall in
command, leaves at 3 o'clock this even.
ing for St, Francis riyer and all points
through to Rittsburg, carrying the mail
and connecting at the cutoff with the
Anna for Wittsburg Lee Woolard as.
sists Captain Randall in the Office,
The George W. Cheek came in last
night from the Ohio river with 375 sacks
corn, $50 sacks oats, Bs bales bay and
sqndries. Captain Mark Cheek assumei
command Of her this morning. He vii
repair her in handsome style, give her al
entire new outfit and enter into the Hell
ens trade as a ~tri-weekly packet, leaving
here Monday week on her initial trip
and leaving Memphis thereafter on Mon
dsyg, Wednesdays and Fridays through
out the season.
Captain Mat Tfemmel and Phil Hay
mon have perfected arrangements for III,
Mark Twain this season TO take the pIacI
of the Carl Schurz She will make dali.
trips between here and BENEFITS as 500,
as the west WIND IS hnlshed, the latte
boat taking the place Of the Mark Twai.
in the St. Francis river trade. TIL
Mark Twain will bsye the present cabi
taken eff and a new one built. She wi
also be furnished with new guards an
other improvements added WHICH vi
complete her as . neat little packet
The fine steamer Hard Cash, in con
Rapd Of that ever popular officer Cap
Ed Postal, arrived last night from Whit
river with Ia bales Of new cotton, 5 hea
cattle, 10 packages sundries, and regii
tered on the trip &C cabin passenger
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