Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-06

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beans. 1T5 bbls pork, 46 casks ba-
con, +51 sacks oats, $50 sacks bran,
AT pieces bulk meat, and "a pkgs
sundries, and added here a lot of
cotton, 735 sacks oil cake and a lot
Of oil and left this morning for New
Orleans.
The Grand Tower passed down
last evening for Vicksburg we'll
laden. She discharged here 1881
packages of miscellaneous freight
and added so tons for points below.
The City of Helena cleared for
st. Louis last evening on time with
a fair upstream trip, having added
here 65S bales of Eastern.bound
cotton.
The regular and popular White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain
Postal, will pass DeEalps Bluff to-
morrow noon on time for Mem
phis with another good trip Of cot
ton, and will arrive here Tuesday
morning, and return to White river
Wednesday evening, attending
promptly to all way business en-
trusted to her.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Friar's Point, attending to all way
business. Walker Outlaw does the
honers of the office, and has for his
aids Plat Rhodes and Thomas
Hughes.
The West Wind, Captain J. d.
Randall, will arrive to-day from the
st. Francis river with a good trip Of
cotton and other freight. She will
give a grand excursion tomorrow,
going as far up the river as Char
ley Morris's place, leaving the foot
of Union street at 2 pm, and re-
turning at 6 o'clock. Music and
refreshments on board.
The City of Alton, Captain Blk
by, the advance guard of the st.
Louis and New Orleans packet line,
will leave the elevator tomorrow at
10 m. for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Freight
will be received for her at all hours
at the elevator. The Golddust will
follow, and leaves the elevator on
Wednesday next for New Orleans.
Captain II. p. Glenn received a
telegram this morning from Capt.
Henry Hart informing him that
the fine sidewheel steamer A. G.
Donnally passed Helena this morn
ing and would arrive here this eve
ing, leaving Glenn's wharfboat at 6
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati and going through with
dispatch, Ed Donnally, an affable
gentleman, preSides at the desk.
Captain Glenn will receive freight
for her at the wharfboat.
The Anchor Line packets John
B. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, will
leave the elevator tomorrow (Sun-
day. at sharp five o'clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all bends bust
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Mr.. Gobel
is her purser.
The Katie Hooper, Capt. Eugene
Smith, came in last evening from
Arkansas river with 422 bales Of
cotton, a lot Of oil and sundries,
and reshipped at the mouth 260
bales Of cotton. Total out Of the
river 682 bales. She returns this
evening to Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river, carrying
the mail and giving special atten-
ton to all way business. Jimmy
Thompson, a gentleman who is
recognized for his prompt attention
to business and uniform kindness,
controls the Office, seconded by
Billy Nucles.
Captain Alex Perry, Captain Jas.
H. ReeS and Captain MiIt Harry, a
trio of popular steambOatmen, leave
to-day by rail for the upper Ohio
river. Captain Harry goes to close
the contract for his new White river
steamer, and Captain James Rees
will close the contract for the Mem
phis and Arkansas River Packet
Company,
The elegant passenger steamer
Cons Millar, Captain VIM. Tichenor,
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
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