Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-20

Jos. A, Stone, II barges and 2 fuel
boats, 10000 bushels; for Louisville
Smoky City, IL barges, 10000
bushels; Mary Ann, 5 coal boats and
2 barges, $4,000 bushels; Fred Will
son, / coal boat, II barges and l fuel
boat, $4,000 bushels; Boaz, II barges,
1900 bushels. The Boaz also has 3
barges of rails.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor in command came in last
night from Cincinnati with over 600
tons of miscellaneous freight, 5000
packages in all, aud also a good list of
people. She is receiving at the foot
of Jefferson street for a return trip,
and leaves tomorrow evening, tisket-
ing passegers through to all points
East at exceeningly low rates. Cap
tain James Wilson, one of the most
popular clerks on the river, has charge
Of the Office.
The punctual and staunch little
steamer Jay Hardy, Captain Billy
Davis in command, came in yesterday
from the upper coast with another big
trip of cotton and seed, having all she
could handle, which speaks well for
the patronage and appreciation ex-
tended to her. She returns this even
ing to Island 81, Old river and sll way
landings on the upper coast. Mr.. Jas.
Davis, a genial and clever gentleman,
attends to the clerical department.
The wharfmaster is doing his duty
and working hard to please and ac-
commodate the steamboatmen and
merchants, and to make good levee
room. All that is spared, or he
can give, will be given to the local
packets, and the wharfboats will be
all moved together south of Monroe
street. The wharfmaster is an ex-
cellent officer, is responsible for the du-
} ties Of the Office, has the power to
' control and locate water crafts and is
! endowed with the power and author
ity to govern his official duties SINH
y lar to the mayor.
d The elegant passenger steamer Ruth
which has proven herself to be one o.
. the most reliable steamers on the river
!, has entered the Memphis and Vicks.
: burg trade, in the Adams Mail Line
and is now receiving at Glenn's wharf
. boat, and will leave tomorrow eyenin,
4 for Vicksburg, carrying the mail anC
attending promptly to all way bust
!. ness. Captain Joe MCCULLOUGH. ,
: practical and careful boatman, com
v mands, and has for his chief clerk il
the Office Captain w. R. Mccullough
a clever gentleman, with whom it is
pleasure to do business,
The red tiger packet, or "swee
Coahoma," as she is styled in tn
bends, came in this morning with
v good trip, having $40 bales and /
bags of cotton, 907 sacks seed and sun
dries, and also a good list of cabin pas
sengers, and as usual was full of deck
ers. She returns this evening at fv
o'clock to Friar's Point, carrying tn
mail and doing all way business, max
n ing all way landings on schedule time
Captain Henry Cooper, a clever gen
tleman and careful boatman, CON
mands, with Billy Smithers, Fran
Ellison and Jimmy Thomas, a trio {
20 clever and accommodating clerks, i
= the office.
st. Louis dispatches of last nigl
reports the arrival at that port of Il
u Joe Kinney from Memphis, and Cap
~ Vickers, her commander, reports Il
! Scudder still aground at Hat islam,
The Fearless and barges are agrour
n at Turkey Island. The Centennial
at Platin Rock, and the Annie
ay alongside taking off her freight. I'll
Morton and barges are aground at ii
9, same place, as is also the Baker; b
nix the barges of the latter are at Fo
US ters'. The My Choice and tow al
Grand Lake and barges are also
er Fosters, in winter quarters. III
er C%entennial's barges are aground
&c, Platin Rock, broken nearly in tw
in but her freight has been taken of.