Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-19

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niece of Captain Nowlsnd's wife.
We trust her visit viii be one of
pleasure.
The E. NJ. Norton, with the hull
Of the old Mary Houston in tow,
containing 1900 tons Of hay, and
the barge Schenck No. 8 with 61O9
bbls potatoes, 1877 bbls onions and
65 tons of straw for New Orleans,
passed down to-day.
The big James Howard, one of
the best and safest carriers on the
river, in command of Captain B.
II. Pegram, leaves this evening for
New Orleans, making all principal
landings. Her passenger accom-
modations are first-class. j. H.
Chasing, an affable gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with $50 bales and so bags of
cotton, $50 sacks seed and a lot of
corn and sundries. She returns
this evening to Johnson's Landing,
taking the mail and doing all way
business. B. O. Michel is her
prime minister.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, arrived last night from
the Arkansas with sos bales of cot
ton, 1900 sacks seed and Sundries,
and reshipped at the mouth oil
bales; total out of the Arkansas
719 bales. She will return to Lit
tie Rock and all points on the Ark
ansas this evening, carrying the
mail and giving special attention to
all plantation business. She will
go through with dispatch. Jimmy
Thompson and Billy Nucles are her
clever and accommodating clerks.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain James
Pepper in command, leaves this
evening for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. The
Dean has no equal as a passenger
steamer, and is one of the most
popular packets that plies the Mis-
sissippi. Captain Frank Beck, a
gentleman with whom it is a pleas
ure to travel and do business, is her
chief clerk, and has associated with
him in the Office Messrs. Wayland
and Entrekin.
The cred tiger" packet Coaho-
ma, Captain Stacker Lee, brought
in this morning from the lower
coast a big trip of cotton, 400
sacks seed and sundries. She re-
turns this evening to Friar's Point,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Captain I'D Thomas is
her top clerk, and has for his as
siStants James Thomas and Billy
Smithers.
The West Wind was compelled
to lay over until this evening in
order to get all Of her furniture
aboard and her cabins fitted up.
The inspector examined her yester-
day and gave her irst-clasS papers.
During the summer she was con-
verted into q new boat, and with
the Improvements added she now
ranks as a frst.class steamer, with
good and comfortable passenger ac-
commodations, and a staunch hull
under her, with a carrying capacity
sufficient for the busy season in st.
Francis river. She looks better
than when she first came out, and
is a better steamboat, and we feel
satisfied the people along st. Fran
els river will be pleased with her.
Captain j. D. Randall, her worthy
and popular commander, leaves with
her this evening for st. Francis
river, going through to Wittsburg.
He carries with him a fine string
band of music, and gives on board
tomorrow night at Mariana q
grand social party to the good citi-
zens and his friends OF that thirty
ing town, taking large number of
the party as excursionists through
with him to Wittsburg. She will
return here Sunday evening, and
leave again Monday evening for st.
Francis river in order to carry
around to the good people along
that stream their holiday presents.
Mr.. d. B. Abrahams, a gentleman