Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-19

from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
passed Louisville to-day.
The II. @. Yeager is due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Mary Elizabeth for Arkan-
sas river and the O. B. Church for
New Orleans leave Cincinnati this
evening.
The Susie Silver leave st. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
Commodore Kountz's new packet
for the st. Louis and New Orleans
trade leaves Pittsburg to-day.
The @. P. Chouteau will arrive
Monday from New Orleans and
leave on Wednesday with a return
trip.
Colonel Moore, clerk Of the Gaff,
was presented with a handsome
basket of flowers at Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston passed down
last night fully laden. She added
here 20 people and several lots Of
freight. Captain Charley Miller
was feeling good on account of the
trip he had.
Rex b yroyal edict, which we give
on our local page, orders all steam
boats and railroads to reduce their
fares one-half in order to accommo-
date visitors to Mardi- Gras, the 9Th
of March.
The BatesVille, Captain Matt
Tremmel, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Scanlan's Landing and the bends.
Captain Henry Cooper oficiates in
the Office.
The Golden Rule is due up Mon
day morning for Cincinnati with
1000 tons of freight, including 1900
barrels molasses, 45O hogsheads Of
sugar, 200 sacks coffee and 200 tons
sundries.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu-
gene Smith, will leave this evening
for Little Rock and all points on
the Arkansas, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Jimmy
Thompson, an affable gentleman,
controls the Office, and is seconded
Aleck Waddell.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Mark R. Cheek, is the regular pack
ct leaving here this evening at 5
o'clock, sharp, for Friar's Point,
all berd business. Walker
Outlaw is her purser, and has for
his aids Thomas Hughes and Platt
Rhodes.
Captain Sherlock, having pur-
chased the marine ways, at Madison,
at marshals sale, Captain Dan
Morton, one Of the oldest steamboat
on the river, will be retain
as superintendent.
Captain Jack Carter, of the John
A.. Scudder, arrived yesterday from
New Orleans by rail to look after
the interests Of his packet, which
will arrive here on Monday and re-
turn to New Orleans Wednesday
The Anchor Line packet Color
ado, Captain James 0'Neal, leaves
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Yicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
way business.
The officers of the Hard Cash
were not to blame for the collision
with the Illinois, as first reported
by the captain and pilots. We learn
she was on her proper course and
did not deviate from it, and was not
to blame for the accident any more
than the Illinois.
The st. Genevieye, Captain Sam
McPheeters, came in from St.Louis
with $50 tons Of miscellaneous
freight and leaves the elevator at
sharp five this evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bends business and
making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The favorite and popular passen-
ger steamer James D. Parker, in
Of Captain G. b. Russell,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sengers through to all Eastern
at reduced rates, transferring