Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-16

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md Memphis, Captain j. d. Clarke
vas her master at the time. During
he war the steamer Mary Keene,
Richardson, made weekly |
in the same trade, runningnearly |
our months without losing a trip.
The light draught steamer Alberta
now plying on lower White river,
between DesArc and the mouth. She
cotton out to New Orleans at
g per bale, paying S1,25 per bale re-
shipping charges and freight from the
mouth down. 3 a.lte
Captain Eugene Smith will place
the new, fast and excellent light
draught steamer Marlin Speed on
berth Monday morning, receiving for
Arkansas river and all points through
to Little Rock. She will leave here
on Tuesday, carrying the mail and at
tending to way business.
Captain w. b. Miller's new steamer,
the Guiding Star, will be one of the
finest steamers ma ever piled the
Southern waters, A large number of
passengers at Cincinnati are awaiting
the departure South of her and the
Charles Morgan, to take passage on
her, so says the Commercial.
The Red Tiger packet Coahoma,
Captain Henry Cooper, being unable
to get discharged in time to leave last
evening, laid over until to-day and
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
Friar's Point, carrying the mail and
giving special attention to all way
business. Billy Smithers, one of the
cleverest clerks on the river, oficiates
as chief, assisted by Jimmy Thomas
and Frank Ellison.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain JIG.
Andrews, will come into-day from the
upper coast with a big list of cotton
and seed, and leaves this evening at
5 o'clock with q return trip to Osceola
and all way landings on the upper
coast, B. 0. Michel, an affable gen
tleman, presides at the desk, and has
associated with him in the office Cyrus
Fay and Mr.. Speares.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee, is the regular mail packet
of the Lee Line, leaving this evening
at 5 o'clock for Friar's Point and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing al
way business. Walker Outlaw, a gen.
tleman who is recognized for his in.
tegrity in business and universal cour'
tesy, controls the Office, and is assisted
by Plat Rhodes and Mr.. Houston.
H. NJ. Miller, formerly of the edito
rial staff Of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, came down on the Cons Millar OF
a prospecting tour. He is the guest 0
Captain VIM. Tichenor and Captain
James Wilson, chief clerk of tn,
boat, who entertain him in a roya
manner, and will show him the Mem
pbis sights. Holio
The Batesyille, Captain D, b. Abra
hams in command, came in last eve
ming from st. Francis, bringing out o
the river 623 bales of cotton and 8
pkgs sundries. She returns this eve
ming to Mariana and all points on ST
Francis river, carrying the mail an,
giving special attention to all wa.
business. Captain j. b. Randall zoe
ont in command, with Captain d. +
Abrahams, a genial and clever gentle
man, in charge of the office, %assiste
i b. Birdie Banning.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Jane
Pepper, arrived last evening from Ne
Orleans with $50 sacks salt, IS bbl
cement, 20 bales cotton, 10 hhds sugal
121 bbis molasses and Is bbls rict
; She leaves this evening with q retur
trip for New Orleans, getting here 8
a starter 1000 bales cotton and a Il
of oil cake and meal. Val Entrekcr
N a worthy 9equeBaq and efficient CLERK
Il holds forth in the Office, seconded b
5 Sterritt Pepper.
The Katie Hooper, Captain L
y Nowland in command, came in La
night from the Arkansas river wit
! 35l bales cott9g, = Ias Of seed and sur
M dries, and leaves this evening AZ CIV
O'Clock with a return trip for Lift
Rock and all points on the Arkansa
: carrying The mail and doing all wa
; business. Jimmy ihoMpsQH; who
one Of the most popular clerks on n
+ Arkansas river, and a clever gentle
Q man Il lggvel and do business wit
controls the Ofies,
= Last Saturday evening James Douj
i las, the colored barber Of the r.
Lee, took a fatal plunge into the riv,
at Grand Gulf Miss. That he full
A deliberated on his insane coasss Is n
parent from the fact that he left a lie
G ter addressed to the captain of Il
bgSt revealing the cause where
Il which it 10 said Is attributable to
i certain piece Of colored i6uinini
who, with the proverbial perverseno
of her sex, refused his offers of pr
!. ferred love to eliminate in matrimon
J. The yellQw fever reigncd at Terrcn
opposite the mouth gf White riy
until October 10th, afiictinga q BeFsa
y and only II escaping. OF those 81,
( 10 are known to have died, as follow
j. Loeb, of Cincinnati James Cob
Of Memphis also Nj, and Mira Bo
3 Hadick and two children John X,
) ", Mrs. Abraham and two childro
All white persons, and John Shell
10 eblorcd. ]. II. Hadick, Thomas
is Murray, white, and four oolopol pc
le sons were sick at last accounts. ]
ie d, j, Kmmons, Of Missouri also di
during the fall, but not ofyellow few,