Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-26
The Belle Memphis returned "a


The Cherokee, for the Ohio river
City of Alton and II. G. Yeager
for st. Louis, are due up tomorrow
The Katie Hooper arrived a
Little Rock last night, and leaves
there to-day at noon for Memphis
with a good trip Of people ant
freight.
The Simpson Horner and SHARP
Mcdonald, with lows Of coal fol
New Orleans, will pass down to-day
The John A. Soudder for New
Orleans passed Vicksburg yesterday
at 3 pm.
The Golden Rule will be down
Thursday morning for New Or.
leans.
The towboat Little Condor came
in this morning from the lower
Ohio with a tow of st. Bernard
coal for Messrs. Bryan & %.
The Liberty No. 4 and barges
passed up this morning for the
Ohio river.
The Alice Brown and Joe Will
liams, with empties, passed up last
night for the Ohio.
The famous railroad packet
Charles Morgan will leave New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
Superintendent King, of st.
Louis, agent Of the Kountz Line
boats, writes Captain Glenn that
the Kountz Line is taking Memphis
freights at st. Louis at the follow
ing rates: 71c per hundred fol-
heavy freights, 15c per Dbl for -four,
and 224c per Dbl on pork.
The Captain of the Mollie Moore
telegraphed Captain Glenn that he
would be here tomorrow morning
from st. Louis en- route to New
Orleans. She has 200 tcnsof freight
for this port.
The fine steamer Ben Franklin,
Captain Il. II. Drown in command,
with Captain Sterling Mcintyre in
charge of the Office, leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow for Memphis in
place of the ]. W. Calf.
The Colorado passed down last
evening for Vicksburg well laden.
She discharged here 60 head Of
stock and GOO packages of miscel-
laneous freight and added 20 tons
for points below.
The James Howard left at dusk
for New Orleans after adding here
300 bales cotton, 619 sacks oil cake
and sundries. She will ill out be-
low. She took on in Madrid bends
$500 sacks corn.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor leaves this
evening for New Orleans with
1000 tons Of freight. She discharged
here 22S0 bbls flour, 763 sacks bran,
$50 half bbls flour, so bbls meal,
25S sacks oats, % tierces lard,
bbl8 lard oil and 70 pkgs sundrie8,
The A. G. Donnally will be down
this afternoon for New Orleans.
Among her excursionists making
the round trip is Supervising Inspec
tor B. 0. Carr and family, and Mrs.
Carroll, of Ohio, widow of Her
cules Carroll, the veteran steam.
boatman who died a short time
since. .
The Johu B. Maude, Captain
William Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor
row at 10 o'clock for Cairo and st
Louis, doing all bend business ant
making close connection with thu
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr. Gobel is hel
worthy clerk.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mai
packet, leaving this evening at fv,
o'clock for Friar's Point, doing al
way business. Walker Outlaw,
gentleman noted for his integrity il
business and universal courtesy, i
her chief clerk, assisted by Plat
Rhodes aud Thomas Huohes.
The Illinois, Captain ]. ]. Oar
ragh, leaves this evening at sharl
five for Vicksburg and the bends
giving special attention to all wa,
business. She has unsurpassed
passenger accommodations. Cap
tain Lee Cummins, an aifable gen
tleman, presides at the desk, Mar
lin Jones and Will Darragh bein,
associated with him in the office.
The West Wind, Captain j. D