Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-11

Orlesas. She has for this port 400
tons of miscellaneous freight, and
gets at Glenn's wharf boat 1000
sacks oil cake, a lot of cotton and
oil meal.
The New Albany Leger-Standard
says there's a movement on foot in
that city for the purpose of build
ing two fast packets to run in the
New Orleans trade. 1t will be
known as the Louisville, New AL
bany and New Orleans Packet
Company, and it is their intention
to send out a boat each week.
Captain Washington to-day re-
ceived a telegram from Captain
Thorweigan offering him the
agency of the G. P. Chouteau,
which looks as if she will make
several more trips this season in
the Memphis trade. She will be
here in time to leave next Wednes-
day, the 18th inst, al 6 pm.
Captain Milt Harry's new clipper
Memphis and White river United
States mail packet Rather will be
completed and ready for business
by the 18th Of September, and will
be the fastest and finest steamer in
the trade.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Friar's Point, attending promptly
to all way business, Walker Out
law, a clever gentleman and accom-
modating clerk, has charge of the
office, assisted by Platt RhoadS and
Thomas Hughes.
The old reliable Phil Allin, Capt.
N. s. Green, leaves this evening for
Arkansas City, giving special atten-
ton to all way business, and max
ing direct connection with the Pine
Bluff road, taking freight and pas
sengers through to the Bluff. John
Gwathmey, a worthy gentleman and
courteous clerk, controls the office,
assisted by Billy Thomas and Neil
Booker.
The City of Helena is the Anchor
Line packet leaving the elevator to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all way business and connecting at
Vicksburg with New Orleans and
Yazoo river packets, giving through
bills of lading and ticketing paSsen-
gers through. Captain Isaac Nc
Kee commands, with George Wal
ton in the Office.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan, Familiarity known
as the Morgan Rather" Captain
Albert Stein in command, leaves
the Lee wharfboat at 5 o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. The affable Harry
Stein does the honors of the office.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, will be the Anchor Line boat
leaving the elevator at 5 O'Clock TO-
morrow evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, doing all way business and
connecting with the principal rail
roads for points East and West.
The Golden City passed up at
midnight for Cincinnati with $50
tons Of freight and rs cabin paSscn-
gers. She discharged at Glenn's
wharf boat So bbls molasses. 80
bales of cotton-tie clippings, so
pkgS wine and sundries, and added
100 bbls oil, s bales cotton and a
lot of plumber.
The tug Night Hawk, while tow
ing a raft of 300, 900 feet of cotton
timber for Williams & Co.'s mills,
in this city, became disabled by the
breaking Of a pump at a point
about 100 miles up the river. After
drifting some distance the raft was
finally landed. Captain Broadhurst
came to the city yesterday to have
his pump repaired. The Night
Hawk will make a trip to New Or
leans with a tow of slaves, in two
or three weeks.
Commodore Wise has donned his
war clothes, means business, and
the hearty cooperation of the Gin
cinnati, Louisville and Memphis
shippers will make the tri-weekly
line a success, as well as put money
in the pockets Of the shippers and
business men of these cities, and
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