Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-09

NA tAN VIVA Aacts
Any freight consigned to her at
Pittsburg, Cincinnati or louisville
will be promptly forwarded at usual
rates.
The Maumelle, Capt Pat Morri-
son in command, will come in to-
day from Arkansas river, and re-
turns to Little Rock tomorrow
evening, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Charley
Musselman assists Capt. Morrison
in the office.
The Mark Twain, Capt. Randall,
leaves this evening for Scanlan's
Landing in place of the Carl Schurz
and returns tomorrow morning,
leaving in the evening for the st.
Francis and all points through to
Wittsburg. She is receiving at the
foot Of Union street. Captain Phil
Harmon will attend promptly to all
business for Scanlan's Landing and
the bends.
The Belle Memphis passed down
yesterday morning for VickSburg
well laden. She put off here 35l
sacks corn, 1856 sacks bran, 200 bbls.
corn-meal, 60 bbls. and rs half bbls.
flour, 10 casks bacon, and 400 pkgS.
sundries, and added here 8 tons of
ice and 20 tons Of freight, including
GA bbls. flour and 60 bbls. potatoes
for New Orleans.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
doing all bends business and con-
Meeting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West and
the Northern line packets for st.
Paul. Mr.. Gobel does the honors
of the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain John
Crane, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg, taking the
mail, attending to all way business
and making direct connection at
Vicksburg with the R. E. Lee for
New Orleans and the Parisot Line
for the Yazoo and Tallahatchie
rivers. Henry Deadrick, a clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The famous passenger steamer j.
W. Gaff, Captain Bob Wise in COM
mand, will be in to-day from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo of Western
products, and. will return to the
Ohio on Wednesday, ticketing pas
sengers through to all points East
at reduced rates. Her passenger
accommodations are unsurpassed.
Captain j. D. Moore, a gentleman
with whom it is a pleasure to travel
and do business, controls the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain Mark
Cheek, came in from V~icksburg on
time with a good list Of people, but
had little freight. She done all her
way business and made her regular
time. She goes to Arkansas City
this evening at sharp five, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business. She returns Wednesday
morning and leaves Wednesday
evening for V~icksburg. Captain
Rees, Joe Spears and Wash Floyd,
clever gentlemen and accommo-
dating clerks, have charge of the
Office.
Captain Tom Caldwell, mate Of
the Phil Allin, caught a hoater in
the river between Concordia and
Terrene. The body was so decom-
posed that it was impossible to tow
it ashore. The head was off the
body and the remains we:e held
together by the clothing.
The 0sceoia Belle, Captain An
drews, will have her repairs com
pleted to-day and leave this evening
for Ashport, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Cyrus Fay,
an affable gentleman, oiliciates in
the office. Her new smoke-stacks,
which we're erected to-day, are
beautiful aud add much to her APP
pearance. She starts out this even
ing in fine trim and in complete
running order.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Friar's
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