Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-03

New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
Mr.. Chas. E. Swegals, carpenter of
the Andy Baum, died at Cairo Satur-
day last of pneumonia. His remains
will be taken to Cincinnati by the
Baum for interment.
The Guiding Star, Captain VIM.
Miller's new and magnificent passen-
ger steamer, left Evansville last even
ing at 6 o'clock for New Orleans and
is due here tomorrow.
The swift and palatial passenger
steamer Illinois, in her new dress,
leaves this evening for Vicksburg, re-
Stunning her regular trips in the trade.
On our local page will be found an
extended notice of her.
The A. G. Donnally passed up yes
terday afternoon for Cincinnati with
440 hhds sugar and 936 bbls molasses
and sundries. She put off here at
Glenn's wharfbOat 20 bales cotton, $40
sacks seed, 20 casks cocoanuts and 5
bales moss.
Captain Bob Wise, of the famous
passenger steamer j. w. Gaf, writes
us from Evansville that he will arrive
here Thursday with his fine steamer,
fully laden with Western products,
and return to Cincinnati Saturday.
Twenty lives were lost by the col
lision between the Charles Morgan and
the Cotton Valley, the latter steamer
sinking, and with her cargo, valued at
twenty thousand dollars, is a total loss.
On our first page will be found the
particulars of the accident.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with 81 bales and 50 bags of
cotton, 2643 sacks seed and 20 pkgs
sundries, She returns to 0sceola this
evening, leaving at 5 o'clock. B. O,
Michel, Cyrus Fay and Mr.. Spears, a
trio of clever gentlemen, do the hon
ors of the Office.
Captain Ed Thomas left yesterday
afternoon by rail for V~icksburg ia
charter a boat to take the place of the
Katydid in the mail line between
Arkopolis and Vicksburg. There will
be no detention of the mails as he will
have a boat chartered and running in
place of the disabled steamer, leaving
V~icksburg on the regular time.
+ The old reliable and good steamer
Ruth, Captain Joe Mccullough, il
receiving above the Lee wharf boat fol
White river, and will leave THURSDAY
evening, going through to Jackson
port, carrying the mail and doing al
way business. Captain w. R. McCul
Tough, an affable gentleman, is he.
chief clerk.
The mammoth cotton carrier anC
passenger steamer Henry Frank, Capt
Frank Hicks, will arrive in port to
| day from New Orleans, and leave to
morrow evening with a return trip
making all principal way landings
| Captain Aft Grissom, a courteous gen
t tleman, is her purser, while Mr.. VIM
Thomas has charge Of the freight de
: partment.
The Guiding Star got a big send o.
from Cincinnati. Over 5000 person
/ visited her during the day and wit
messed her departure, She had o.
leaving Cincinnati 600 tons Of freigh
: and % cabin passengers. She adde,
! az Louisville 225 tons and q lot @
: sheep and cattle, and at Eyansyill
$50 tons,
The Cons Millar, Captain WilliaI
Tichenor in command, will arrive tC
day from the Ohio river with over 60
tons of miscellaneous freight, an
q lGayes tomorrow evening with a retur
trip for Gaigq, Louisville and Cincir
natl, ticketlng passengers thT0ggh {
all points East at a cheaper rate tina
j. sFor, Captain Jones Wilson, an afi
bic gentiem4s, il her chief clerk.
t. The regular independent White ii,
ri 0y packet Hard Cash, Captain Et
II Postal Ia command, will arrive t
night from White river with d fl
!, load of cotton, and leaves to-morro
evening with a return trip, goir
through to Jacksonport and maxim
q direet connection with the light dra
steamers fcf pppeE w HRS and RlGC
rivers. Charley Postal, a prince
,. good fellows, does the honors Of ii
office.
Captaip \. w, Gould's new boa
N now building Of JeHersqp2ille, will
he ready for business in two weeks, an
ID it is said she will be named the City
0. Greenyille, and the other new DO.
bgAdhs Nv tAe. Hlgaras fer the Al
Choir Line Will be named the Marb
City. The latter, it is said, will |
a. one of the finest boats that ever Pile
~ in the St. Louis and New 0rleal
n trade
The excellent l~ight-draught ma
4 packet Batesville, Captain j. D, RAJ
p. dali, leaves this evening at 3 o'cloC
. for N, Francis river and all poin
through to Wittsburg, carrying Il
y mail and doing all way business.
10 b. Abrahams, a courteous gentlemi
and efficient clerk, presides at Il
desk, and has for his assistant Bird
p Banning,
The fine steamer George w. Chez
ay Of the Lee Mail Line, Captain Stack
Ice in command, brought 1909 bal
I'd and A bags Of cotton, $50 sacks So
or and sundFios, and also bag a good i
lis of people, She returns this event
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