Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-09

W Noni AOo'OS OihSAHhdbl " cuuCSudJ
next for Memphis, and leaves here the
following Tuesday with a return trip
for Cincinnati.
The Golden Rule passed down last
night for New Orleans heavily laden
and full of people. Pilots Dan Tole,
George Birch and Mr.. Smith came
down on her to get posted,
The City of Helena passed up at
noon for St, Louis with a fair list Of
cotton, She discharged eight bales of
cotton here. She reports the Ouachita
Belle, with a big trip Of cotton, going
into Helena as she left.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is due from the upper coast
with a big load of cotton, and will
probably arrive in time to leave this
evening with a return trip for 0sceola
and the bends, b. 0. Michel, Cyrus
Fay and Mr.. Spears, a trio of clever
gentlemen, are her clerks.
Captain Thomas Kirnan, the popu-
lar steamboat and railroad passenger
agent, returned home this morning.
He represents the Memphis and
Charleston road and does a general
steamboat agency.
The excellent sidewheel steamer
Joe Kinney, Captain Vickers, of the
Anchor Line, leaves the Lee wharf
, boat this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis, carrying the mail
and doing all bend business.
Our efficient wharfmaster Kellaher
had the mayor and city engineer with
him On the lovee yesterday, inspecting
the landing and making arrangements
to push forward the work of improv-
ing the levee.
Marlin Jones, n of the most pop
0 ular clerks on the river and a genial
and clever gentleman, has been com
n missiOned chief clerk Of the Memphis
and Yicksburg packet Illinois, A
4 better selection could not have beer
I made.
3 Tbe'father of Captain r. G. Shinkle
2 Secretary of the Cincinnati, St. Loui
and New Orleans Packet Company, il
3 lying very low at his home in Lock
land, having suffered a second strok,
e Of paralysis, from which it is not OK
pected he will recover.
The Centennial passed up at nooI
for st. Louis with a fair trip. Sh,
discharged here It the Lee wharfboa
72O sacks salt, 1856 barrels molasses an,
syrup, 70 hogsheads sugar, 20 bale
cotton and 10 casks ale. She had ais
Y a barge in tow.
The Anchor Line packet John B
70 Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, leave
the Lee wharfboat tomorrow lSur
day. morning at ten o'clock for Yick'
burg and the bends, giving specia
* attention to all way and plantatio
business. Mr.. Gobel is her purser.
to The good steamer Colorado, Captai
Ed Gray, of the Anchor Line, wi
a leave the Lee wharfboat Sunda
er morning at ten o'clock for Cairo an.
St. Louis, doing all bend business an
w making direct connection with tn
ay principal railroads for all points Ea.
and West. us
w Mr., Henry M. Gastrell, a hardwai
I'd merchant of Natchez, Miss, has pu.
chased at Cincinnati the hull original
nd built for Captain Ealer. He will fms
es her, and have her completed in thirt
days, and will enter her in the Tens
or river trade.
or Captain A. w. Williamson will leay
Cincinnati in a few days with h
on steamer Bedford, built to ply in one
o. the lower river trades. The new BOZ
is 1873 feet in length, 81 feet bean
k, with 81 feet hold, and full-lengl
la cabin.
The elegant and popular lower Goa
ed packet Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Wu
i'm Ashford in command, leaves this CIV,
ming at 5 o'clock for Friar's Point, ca
lis rying the mail and giving special a
ne t%ention to all way business, Walk,
Outlaw, a worthy gentleman and mo
ne efficient officer, is her chief clerk. A
nd business intrusted to him will me-
with proper care and attention.
c. The elegant sidevheel passqRg,
o. steamer Andy Baum, Captain YiptC
in command, will arrive to-morro
RS evening from Cincinnati with a IA
nd cargo Of freight and over $50 cab.
V "a passengers, returning refugees. 81
leaves Tuesday evening next with
at return tris isF Cincinnati, ticketiI
lis passengers to all points kiqst. Gspta.
a r. W. L~ightburne, superintendent
the Lag, will make engagements f
I'M her,
ed The St. Francis river United Stat
wn mail packet, Batesyille, Captain
D. Randall ia command, came in
le- noon with a big Trip Of cotton, al
ON leaves this evening with a return II
Try for st. Francis river and all poin