Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-23

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of cotton and cotton seed, and returns 9
to Friar's Point tomorrow, she being ;
the regular Tuesday mail packet. 7
Walker Outlaw is her courteous and !
attentive clerk. 5
The wharfmaster has succeeded in
getting the wharfboats located together :
at the levee and given the upper por- :
ton to the use Of the local packets, !
which gives more levee room and will
prove advantageous to all concerned.
The local packets are now satisfied and
the wharfbOat are located conven-
iently for the business Of the larger
class Of steamers.
The regular independent White river
packet Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
will arrive to-day from White river
with a good list of cotton and other
freights, and leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip, giving special at
tention to all way business, and making
direct connection at Jacksonport with
the li%ght-draught steamers Milt Harry
and Alberta.
The James Howard which arrived
at New Orleans yesterday, took in to
that port the largest trip Of the sea-
son, having 1908 bales cotton, 1920
sacks oil cake, 1850 bbls -four, 500
bales hay, $500 sacks oats, 2600 sacks
corn, 1900 sacks bran, 10 hhds to-
bacco, 854 bbls pork, $50 bbls meal,
81 coops poultry, 1900 sacks cotton
seed, 1A sacks rye and sundries,
amounting in weight altogether 300
tons.
The Coahoma, Captain Henry Coop
er, of the Lee Line, brought in from
the lower coast 34S bales and 3bags of
cotton, 1888 SKIS seed and sundries, and
as usual a big list of cabin passengers
and deckers. She will return to
Friar's Point this evening on time,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Billy Smithers, one of
the best fellows in the world, is her
chief clerk, and has associated with
him Messrs. Jimmy Thomas and
Frank Ellis.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in this morning from
the upper coast with 143 bales and q
) bags of cotton, 128 sacks of seed, and
sundries. She leaves this evening for
= Osceola and the upper coast, instead
D of tomorrow, in order to accommo-
date her patrons with their Christmas
goods. She carries the mail and at
tends promptly to all way business.
B. 0. Michel, Cyrus Fay and W. r.
Spears, a trio of clever gentlemen and
y accommodating clerks, have charge Of
u the Office.
The regular st. Francis river mail
packet Batesyille, Captain j. d. Ran
: dali, came in last evening from st.
Francis river with POI bales and
y bags cotton and rs pkgs sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth 647 bales
d cotton-total out of the river 93S
bales. She leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for st, Francis
~ river, going through to Wittsburg
Captain B. d. Abrahams, a genial anC
clever gentleman, presides at tn,
= desk, seconded by Birdie Banning.
The palatial passenger steame
Illinois, in command of Captain Gee
81 Malone, had in another good trip, az
riyingon time, with 232 bales and 10
Nv bags cotton and 22l6 sacks seed an
rs sundries. She returns this evening a
3 o'clock to Riverton, paying strict al
is, %tention to all way and plantatio
nd business. The Illinois lisa good an
at reliable carrier and has unsurpasse
passenger accommodations. job
m Gwathmey and Marlin Jones, tw
g. clever gentlemen and accommodation
at clerks, have charge of the Office.
The good and old reliable steamC
m Ruth, in command Of Captain JC
ed Mccullough, a practical and carefv
boatman has entered the Memphi
,s4 0seeola and Madrid bends trade, lea,
nj ling this evening on her initial tri,
She will run regular in the traC
throughout the season, making sem
az weekly trips, leaving here on MOI
TO days and Thursdays for New Madri
and the upper coast. Captain W.
en- Mccullough, a clever gentleman an
on accommodating clerk, controls IL
To- Office, assisted by Willie McCullougI
The elegant sidewheel independor
att White river packet Red Wing,
)re command of the old veteran, Captai
ew John B. Davis, will arrive to-di
from White river with a good list
Law cotton, cotton seed and other freight
les and leaves tomorrow evening on tin
of with a return trip for White river, a
nd tending to all way business and goir
through to %Jacksonport, connectii
ION with the Winnie for upper White an
Black rivers. Ed Crowell, a populi
lbo boatman and courteous gentlema
presides at the desk,
rec The swift and elegant passeng
md steamer 0uachita Belle, of the Adar
in Mail Line, in command of that pop
lad lar boatman, Captain Mark r. Chez
came in on time from the lower Goa
, with a splendid trip, having $40 bal
day and 7S bags cotton and 1854 sacks SCI
ere and sundries. She had also a lar.
OF list of people, and brought in q 60
OF number of orders, which will be fill
and returned on her. She leaves
nd, sharp this evening for Arkansas Gil
to- carrying the mail and paying strict /;
to- %tention to all way and plantation bu
rip, ness. Captain Ice Cummins, a 500
BILE gentleman and efficient clerk, co
any trolls the office, and is ably assisted
mr. Neil Booker and Lee Cummins, jr.