Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-29


Smith and upper Arkansas river.
Captain A. j. Mcdonnell is her
purser, seconded by Joe Boyd.
The Osceola Belle, Captain ]. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for OSceola and
the upper coast, giving special at
tention to all way business. B. o.
Michel and Cyrus Fay do the hon
ors of the Office.
The rise in the river from Cairo
down has near about expended it.
self, and there is no danger of an
overflow or a higher stage of water
to be attained than three feet more,
which the banks can easily stand.
Captain Alex Waddell, who has
been acting as freight agent of the
Memphis and Arkansas river pack
cts at Little Rock, came over from
the City of Roses by rail Saturday
evening, and will remain in the
city several days.
Captain Jimmy Thompson, the
worthy chief clerk of the Hattie
Rowland, stopped off this trip and
accompanies the Grand Com
mandery of Knights T%emplar, of
which he is a worthy member, to
Nashville.
The John B. Maude, in command
of Captain Garrett Huls, passed
down yesterday for Vicksburg we'll
laden. She discharged here 1000
packages Of miscellaneous freight
and added 25 tons for points below,
and she also got a fair list of people.
The Ben Franklin, in command
Of Captain Drown; arrived this
morning with 800 tons of freight
from the Ohio river and re-
turns to Cincinnati Wednesday eve
ming with an excursion trip. Capt.
Sterling Mcintyre, a most excellent
gentleman, is her chief clerk.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, will arrive this evening
from VickSburg and leave the ele-
yatOr tomorrow evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all bend bust
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West.
The Illinois, Captain j. J. Oar.
ragh, came in last evening on time
from Vicksburg with a moderate
trip, and returns tomorrow even
ing to Vicksburg, attending to all
bend business and making all regu-
lar connections. Captain Lee
Cummins has charge Of the Office,
and has for his assistants Marlin
Jones and Will Darragh.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, brought in from the
lower coast a good list Of cotton
and other freight, and returns thi;
evening in place Of the Coahema,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Walker Outlaw, an Of.
fcient clerk, controls the Office, as.
sisted by Platt Rhodes and Thomas
Hughes.
i. The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos.
tai, will arrive tomorrow from
White river with a good list of cot.
ton and miscellaneous freights, and
returns Wednesday evening tc
, White river, going through tC
Jacksonport. Charley Postal does
the honors of the office.
The West Wind, Captain Randall
in command, came in from st.
Francis river with 191 bales cotton
81 sacks seed, $4,000 shingles and
80 packages sundrieS. The Marx
Twain, which has been put in first.
class order, takes her place in the
st. Francis river trade, leaving
here Wednesday evening. A. L
Banning, who made himself such &
5 favorite while on the West Wind.
8 will have charge Of the Office. The
West Wind takes the place of The
, Osceola Belle, the latter laying W
/. to be repaired.
The Capitol City, Captain Johr
/, G. Crane, is the Anchor Line packe.
leaving the elevator tomorrow
; morning at ten o'clock for Vicks
burg and the bends, taking the mai
! and making direct connection a
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluf
railroad and at Vicksburg with th,
New Orleans and Yazoo river pack
e cts, giving through bills of ladinl
Q and ticketing passengers through
at special rates. Billy Bleckner i
f her purser.