Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-11

re her clever and accommodating
She brought in this morning
rom the upper coast another good
rip, having 300 bales cotton, ca bags
seed cotton, 1905 sacks seed and sun
The Katie Hooper turned back from
the Fish place, a few miles below
Pine Bluff, and will arrive here to-
morrow morning and leave in the
evening with a return trip for Ark
ansas. rFa.ful aa
The 0sceola Belle had a hard time
in getting into the landing this morn
ing and securing room to discharge her
cargo of cotton, the leyee being COM
blocked of, and that too with
only four local packets at the wharf.
The White and Arkansas river packets
due to-day will have a hard time in
getting levee room sufficient to dis
charge their cargoes. The steamboat
men want more levee space, and they
should by all means have it.
The Belle st, Louis, Captain James
A. Yore, came in from st. Louis well
laden and discharged at Glenn's wharf
boat. The principal items of her car
60 are 1850 bbls -four and meal, 100
wet bbls, 46 casks and q bxs bacon,
1873 bales hay, S31 SKIS corn, bran and
oats, 266 pockets shad, GIG bxs crack
ers, As bales cotton and $500 packages
miscellaneous freight. She leaves this
evening at 5 o'clock with a return trip
for Cairo and st. Louis, carrying the
mail and doing all bend business.
Captain AID Storm, superintendent, at
the Lee wharfboat, will make engage
ments for her.
Colonel j. d. Moore. the worthy
chief scribe of.the j. w. Calf, arrived
in the city last evening from Cincin-
natl. lie has resigned his position on
his old favorite packet to take charge
of the office of the new White river
mail packet, Josie Harry. Captain
Milt Harry could not have selected a
more competent clerk or clever gentle
man. He will prove quite an aquisi-
ton on the Josie and a valuable aid to
Captain Harry. 1t was mainly throuhh
his good administration of the office
affairs on the j. w. Calf that gained
for her the wide reputation she enjoys,
while MIR. Moore has gained for him
self an enviable reputation with the
shipping and travelling public.
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer Andy Baum, of the Memphis
and Cincinnati Packet Line, Captain
Vintons in command, came in this
morning with 800 tons of freight and
over 200 cabin passengers, mostly re-
turning refugees. On our local page
will be found a partial listof her cabin
register. The Memphians that came
down on her speak in the highest
praise of Captain Vinton and his off
GERS for their kind attention and pleas
{ ure afforded them on board. The
f Baum leaves tomorrow evening at
o'clock with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketine
passengers through to all points East
Captain M. NJ. Deem, a genial and
clever gentleman, controls the office
: During the summer the Baum was re-
: painted and reiurnished in elegant
+. style, and in her new dress she pre-
sents a handsome appearance.
& The Adams mail line packet Qua
q chita Belle, came in Saturday nigh
from New Orleans with 565 bales Q
cotton and 81 bags seed cotton, Ill
sacks seed, 80 bbls molasses, 10 hid
sugar, u head cattle, 10 bbls oranges
II 20 baskets wine, and IS pkgs of sun
dries. She had also a fair list Of pee
pie. She leaves this evening at fv
1t 0 clock on her initial trip for Green
vile and the bends, carrying the mai.
/ doing all way business and maxim
direct connection at GreenYille wit.
the swift mail packet Katydid, 70
d Vicksburg. The Belle will max
{ regular semi-weekly trips, leaving her
on Mondays and Thursdays. She j
a frst-class passenger steamer in ever
5 particular, being staunch and swift
S and has the reputation generally {
ig being one Of the most popular an
Of best passenger steamers that plies tn
h Mississippi. She is well adapted fc
sr the trade, being a good and safe car
rier, and having elegant passenge
te accommodations. Her cabins an
m finely furnished, and she is complet
ID in all her appointments. She won fc
Il herself In the lower coast trade an
ct Ouachita river q wide reputation q
is being one of the safest, most regula
and best passenger steamers
u travel on and do business Will
and We feel satisfied that under til
A good management Of her present Off
m GERS she will add new laurels in til
- bends trade to her already acquire
n hme. Captain Mark Cheek, an ez
perienced and practical hoatman, oon
mands her, 1t was he who aided i
1, building up the Memphis and Wick,
burg trade, and established the III
~ nois in the trade, which became
Is popular under his management. Cap
- Mark is quite popular in the bend
Il and recognized to be one of the bes
Y boatmen that comes into port, and "
i. haye 40 Aesjtapey IN SAYING thar
in will make the 0uaohita Bellies as popr
r. lar and as successful in the Greenvil
NJ trade as he did the Illinois in Il
Vicksburg trade. Captain Lee Gun
for lis %IhStcgirriHtty; and mso5nifp5th5GSss
wv business and universal courtesy, is 1t
chief clerk. He also has gained fl
of himself while connected with Il
M Illinois aud other steamers,
,at opyiable reputation with Il
10 shipping and travelling publ
Is, Mr.. Neil Booker, who
ay noted IS ona Of the NEST reliable az
M efficient freight clerks that runs Il