Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-01

business tact and urbanity, presides
at the desk, ably assisted by VIII
Turney.
The Colorado, Captain James
0'Neal, left St. Louis last evening
for Vicksburg, and will arrive here
tomorrow at noon, and leave at 5
o'clock, sharp, for Vicksburg, car
rying the mail, doing all way bust
ness, and making connections at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad, and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo river pack
cts, ticketing passengers and sign
ing through bills for freights. She
has a large number of excursionists
for Memphis, who come to attend
the carnival.
The Cons Millar, Captain w. G.
Tichenor, arrived last evening from
the Ohio river with a good trip.
The following are the principal
items Of her cargo which she un-
loaded at the elevator; 6S6 bales
hay, 1000 bbls flour, meal and pota-
toes, $50 sacks corn, 354 kegs nails,
1872 bundles paper, 285 packages
furniture, $40 plows, 81 crates cab
bage, ITO empty barrels. She also
had so cabin passengers. She is
receiving to-day at the foot of Court
street for Cairo, Louisville aud Gin
cinnatl, and will leave tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock, ticketing pas
sengers through to all Eastern cities
at exceedingly low rates, transfer
ring passengers and baggage to
railroad depots free of charge. Mr..
Shaw, a clever gentleman, o~ficiates
in the office. Captain r.. w. Light
burne will make engagements for
her.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. W.
Andrews, came in from the upper
cast with a good trip as usual, and
returns this evening, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
B. G.. Michel and Cyrus Fay are
her clever and accommodating
clerks. She makes a grand Mardi-
Gras exclusion, leaving Osceola Sun
day morning, making all landings
on schedule time and arriving here
Monday morning at daylight in
time for her excusionists to do their
shopping and participate in the
festivities. She issues round trip
tickets at half rates, good for ten
days, and will remain in port to ac-
c~ommodate her excursionists until
Wednesday evening, March 9th.
Captain Andrews has made prepara-
tons to accommodate and entertain
a large number of people. She will
also have a fine band of music to
aid in the entertainment Of her ex-
cursionists.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening at five o'clock
for Friar's Point. We were in error
in our Wednesdays issue in giving
her leaving time on her excursion
trip. The following is her schedule
for her grand Mardi- Gras trip /:
She leaves here Sunday evening at
six O'Clock for Friar's Point, and
returning with her excursion leaves
Friar's Point Monday morning
making all landings, as per her
schedule, arriving here Monday
evening at six o'clock, in time for
the excursionists to witness the
Ulks' grand procession Monday
night and participate in the festivi-
ties Of the carnival on Tuesday.
She will Issue round-trip tickets at
special rates, good for ten days. A
fine band of music will accompany
the excursion. Capt. Ed Thomas,
her efficient chief clerk, will aid
Captain Lee in entertaining the
guests in a royal manner.
The Maxwell family s recent adventure
near Fort Bozeman was like IN incidant