Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-28

roofing, Is bales hoop-iron, 10 bbli
: molasses and IL boxes wine.
! Colonel Billy Byers, of the J,
: W. Gsf, arrived yesterday from
i; Cincinnati, and leaves to-day FOL
Hot Springs and Little Rock, to
arrange rates for the Memphis and
Cincinnati packets, and to establish
an agennN aai
A telegram from Mr.. Moore, the
head center of the famous passen-
ger steamer JAS. W. Gatf, informs
us that she will arrive tomorrow
and leave on Friday with a return
trip for Cincinnati on the old
schedule time.
The j. W. Gaff passed Evansville
yesterday morning for Memphis
with a big trip. She will arrive to-
morrow and leave on Friday next
with a grand excursion trip for Gin
cinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all Eastern cities.
The Belle of Shreveport, Captain
Cogshill, is the new Anchor Line
packet leaving tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings.
Freight will he received for her at
the elevator and the Lee wharIboat.
The splendid steamer New Mary
Houston, Captain Charley Miller,
will leave the Lee wharfboat to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
going through with dispatch. FL
lott Miller, a clever gentleman,
presides at the desk.
McFarlin, the clerk of the Shan
non, who was arrested aud placed
in Jail at New Orleans for issuing
fraudulent bills of lading, is out on
bail. lie informs his friends that
be will come out on the final trial
with a clear record and be eyoner-
ated from the charge brought
against him.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will have her shaft in place
tonight and leaves positively to-
morrow evening for White river
and all way points, carrying the
mail, going thrOughto Jacksonport
and making direct connection with
the Alberta and Milt Harry for
upper White and Black rivers.
Charley Postal is her chief clerk,
assisted by Count Chamberlin.
The Capitol City, Captain John
G. Crane, is the Anchor Line boat
passing down for VickSburg to-day.
She has a big lot of freight to put
off here and something to add, and
while she is anchored at the eleva-
tor doing business Billy Blencker
will entertain his Memphis friends
by reciting "reminiscences of the old
Belle Memphis, which he aided in
making so popular.
The Mark Twain, Captain J. d.
Randall, is receiving at the foot Of
Monroe street for st. Francis river
and all points, and leaves to.mor-
row evening, going through to
Wittsburg, carrying the mail and
connecting with the light-draught
steamer Anna for the Sunk Lands.
A. L. Banning and Lee Cummins
are her clever and accommodating
clerks.
The palatial passenger steamer
Illinois, Captain ]. ]. Darragh in
command, leaves this evening for
Vicksburg, giving special attention
to all plantation business and con-
Meeting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad and at Vicks-
burg with the New Orleans and
Yazoo river packets. Captain Lee
Cummins, a worthy gentleman, is
her chief clerk, assisted by Marlin
Jones aud viii Darragh. ~
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, arrived lastevening from
Vicksburg with a moderate freight
trip and good list of people. She
discharges here G bales of cotton, a
lot Of seed and sundries, and adds
some other freight and leaves the
elevator at sharp 5 this evening for
Cairo and St. Louis, attending to
all bend business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all
points East aud West. Chris Sharpe
is her efficient clerk.
The A. J. White, Captain N. S.
Graan IL tho reo,,lo. WoInooJ.,