Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-03


veteran Captain Hercules Carrel, at
Branch Hill, near MEANWHILE, War
rem county, Ohio, was destroyed by
fire yesterday at Z am. The loss
will be heavy. Mrs. Carrel and
several of her children are in New
Orleans, being among the Don
nally'S round-trip excurSionists.
The E. o. Stanard, en- route from
st. Louis to New Orleans, is hard
aground at Devils Elbow cutoff,
forty miles above here. She ran
aground in making the crossing
and lies on the lower bar near the
Arkansas shore. She lies in a bad
condition and will have to be
lightened off. She has 800 tons Of
freight for this port.
The Centennial, Captain David.
son, came in this morning from st.
Louis with 100 tons of freight for
New Orleans. She discharged here
116 bales hay, so bbls flour, $50
sacks corn, 46 bbls potatoes, 76
sacks seed and $50 pkgs sundries,
and adds a lot Of oil meal. She
will get away this afternoon for
New 0rleens. Dan Garrian is her
affable purser.
The Mary Houston passed down
at midnight with 400 tons of
freight and As cabin passengers,
discharging here 100 bbls meal, so
bbls gritz, so bxS starch, 70 bxs
cheese, so bbls potatoes, 20 doz
brooms, rs pkgs glassware and 30
head OF steek. She added 16 bales
cotton, 40 bbls oil, 400 SKIS oil meal.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Ben Franklin, in command
of the ever popular officer Captain
II. II, Drown, leaves this evening
ats o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all Eastern cities at ex-
ceedingly low rates. The Franklin
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. She will continue in
tn trade as a regular packet in the
line until low water. Capt. Sterling
Mcintyre, a gentleman who is rec
ognized for his universal courtesy
and prompt attention to business,
is her purser and has associated
with him in the Office Mr.. William
Colbert, a clever gentleman.
The elegant passenger steamer
Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
White river and all points on Little
Red and Black rivers, attending
promptly to all way business and
going through to Jacksonport,
making direct connection with the
light draught steamers Alberta and
Milt Harry for upper White and
Black rivers. She will also give
special attention to all Mississippi
river business this side of Terrene.
Charley Postal, a gentleman who is
noted for his integrity, strict atten-
ton to business and universal cour-
tesy, has charge Of the Office, and i;
ably assisted by Count Chamberlin
and Willie Postal.
Captain Bryan & Co., the popu-
lar coal dealers and owners of the
tug 0riole, who are noted for theiI
courtesy, and foremost in the adj
vancement of pleasure for visitors
to the Bluffs, wishing to see the
medical profession Of the State.
which are convened in the city, en-.
Joy themselves, rendered them las
evening their tug, which invitation
was accepted, and Captain Napoleon
McNeeley, with his Oriole dressed
up in her Sunday suit and a barge
in tow, took on board at the foot o
Jefferson street the medical frater.
nifty, and steamed up and down tn,
= river, giving the profession a fine
view of the river front. They wer,
r all well pleased with their trip anC
; profuse in their thanks to Cap
tain Bryan and Captain McNeeTe,
IOf Jne "Trip anu Ihe pleasure al
forded them.
( The G. P. Chouteau, Captain
4 Wm.T horweigan, came in last nigh
from New Orleans with 223 Dbl
molasses, 113 bbls rosin and 10,
: sacks salt and sundries. She leave
this evening at 5 o'clock with
b return trip for New Orleans, max
e ing all principal way landings. TIL
Chouteau is an AL carrier and ha
y p~alatial accommodations for fort
P passengers. She is now the onl
packet left in the New Orlean
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