Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-02

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along the bends speak in very compli-
mentary terms of the regularity of the
delivery of the mails by the Adams
Mail Line packets 0uachita Belle
and Katydid.
The Anchor Line packet, Joe Kin
ney, Captain Cartwright, came in this
morning from st. Louis well laden,
having for this port 1900 pkgs of mis-
eellaneous freight.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
G. Crane, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the Lee wharfboa tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends.
The Anchor Line packet City of.
V~icksburg, Captain Bob Riley, will
leave the Lee wharfboat tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo and st.
Louis, doing all bends business. Chris
Sharpe is her purser,
The Belle St. Louis, Captain James
Yore, came in last night from st.
Louis with a full cargo Of grain, pro-
duce and general merchandise-7850
packages in all. She leaves this even
ing at FIVE o'clock with a return trip
! for Cairo and st. Louis.
The upper coast packet, Jay Hardy,
Captain Billy Davis, brought in from
Island 81 and the cutoff another good
list of cotton and seed and returns
this evening, going as high upas Island
81, doing all way business.
Captain James H. Rees sold on Sat
urday to Captain j. j. Darragh his
half interest in the fine sidewheel
steamer Belle Texas, which during
the summer has been put in thorough
repair. Captain Darragh will run her
in the lower coast trade.
The Thompson Dean cleared Satur-
day evening for New Orleans with
2440 bales of cotton, 200 sacks oil
. cake and meal, and so tons of miscel-
%laneous freight and 30 cabin passen-
gers. She has engagements in the
bends sufficient to fill her out.
The mammoth cotton carrier and
excellent passenger steamer Henry
Frank, Captain Frank Hicks, will
arrive to-day from New Orleans, anC
commence receiving for a return trip
She will leave Wednesday evening
Captain Alf Grissome is her chic
clerk, seconded by Mr.. Vim. Thomas
: The George w. Cheek, of the Lex
Mail Line, Captain Stacker Lee il
command, will arrive this afternoon
from the lower coast with a full loaC
! of cotton and seed and returns to-mor
row evening to Friar's Point, carrying
the mail and doing all way business
Walker outlay is her clever purser.
$ The splendid passenger steame
Andy Baum, Captain Yinton, will
leave promptly this evening at
O'Clock, for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, ticketipg passengers through
to all Eastern points at a cheaper rat
q than eyer. Captain NJ. M. Deems,
s genial and eleyer gentleman, preside
at the desk,
= The elegant and swift passenge
I steamer Illinois, in her new dress
looking as fresh and as sweet as a tub
rose, ieayes Tomorrow evening 70
Vicksburg, resuming her r~egulartripS
j Captain j, j. Darragh, her forme
commander and popular boatman, vii
I command her, with Marlin Jones, on
d Of tbs best fellows in the world, i
charge of the oifoO.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Eugen
Smith, arrived Saturday night fror
the Arkansas river with 2S3 bales G
cotton, ass sacks seed and sundrie,
N and reshipped al the mouth 373 bale
cotton total out of Che river SOC bale,
She leaves this evening with a retur
l. trip for Little Rock, carrying the ma.
and doi4g all way business. Was
Floyed, a gentleman with whom it is
pleasure to travel or do business, cor
trolls the Office.
Tho Bqtesville, Captain J. D. Raj
- dali in command, came in from S
. Francis river with u bales and
q. bags of cotton, 70 sacks seed and
II packages sundries, and reshipped 4
The mouth y bales of cotton. Sh
tt leaves to-iaorrQY evening with a retur
trip for St. Francis river, going throug
to Wittsburg, carrying the mail an
doing all way business. Captain ID. h
g. Abrahams, an affablegentleman, is he
j chief clerk, assisted by Birdie Bar
ming.
y The Red Tiger packet Coahoma
y the Lee mail line, Captain James Le,
ST., in command, came in yesterdo
With 633 bales and II bags Of cottol
+ 1919 sacka seed and sundries. 81
leaves promptly this evening at fl,
b, o'clock with a return trip for Friar
ID Point, carrying the mail and attent
8. Ing 10 all Yayy business. Billy Smitl
ers, a clever gentleman and accomm,
Up dating clerk, has charge OF the ofhc
assisted by Jimmy Thomas and Fran
is Ellison.
G. The old reliable and punctual pack
a Phil Allin, Captain George Malone
command, brought in this morniI