Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-25

OuAU IINGA Will WV lDAlN VI AuAollAAa
Reous freight and a large list of peO-
pie, and leaves Wednesday evening
with a return trip for Cincinnati, tick
citing passengers through to all points
East at low rates. Captain j. A.
Lindsay, an affable gentleman, is her
purser. Captain r. w. L~ightburne
will make engagements for her.
The red tiger" packet Coahoma,
Captain Henry Cooper, of the Lee
Mail Line, came in yesterday afternoon
from the lower coast with 755 bales of
cotton, 148l sacks seed and 30 pkgs
sundries. She returns this evening at
5 o'clock to Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business. Billy
Smithers, a courteous and attentive
gentleman, is her chief clerk, and is
ably assisted by Jimmy Thomas and
Frank Ellison.
Captain A. 7. Gilmore, Superinten-
dent Of the Louisville, Evansville and
Henderson Packet Line, says he will
build a larger steamer than the Mary
Houston next year for the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade, for the Morn
ing Stars machinery-23-inch cylin-
ders, 8 feet stroke, with a battery Of
six boilers. The hull will be 300 feet
long.
We have not observed any move
ment among Western steamboatmen
toward preparing for the forthcoming
meeting Of the National Board Of
: Steam Navigation in New York City.
, The Board assemblies on December IL,
and the Western steamboat interest
should be represented. A lack of
interest in this direction means simply
a loss of seven years persistent labor
to right a wrong which has been i'm
i posed on steamboatmen.
Commodore James s.. Wise, super
i intendent, and Captain James ID. Par
ker, secretary and treasurer of the
n Memphis and Ohio River Packet
Company, arrived in the city yester-
day, and are the guests Of Captain r,
i. w. Lightburne, who represents this
o end Of the line. Messrs. Wise and
4 Parker met with a warm reception
from a large circle of friends, and they
will be Hospitality entertained by Capt
: Lightburne and his friends during
) their stay in the city.
! The A. j. White, Captain VIM
Ashford in command, came in yester
y day morning on time, from the lowe.
q coast, with 247 bales of cotton, a 10
Is of seed and sundries, and a good lis
of people. She returns this evenin
to Helena, leaving promptly at tiy
Id o'clock. She pays strict attention t
all way business. Billy Nucles,
clever gentleman, and competent an
n efficient clerk, goes out in charge {
ID the Office, and Marlin Jones, her pres
ID ent and popular chief clerk, take
charge of the Office of the Illinois i
i the Vicksburg trade.
q, The Phil Allin, Captain George NJ;
re lone, came in last night from the lowe
ed coast with 1856 bales of cotton, q
bags of seed cotton, 1921 sacks of seet
q. and sundries, and also had a fair Lis
- of people. She leaves this evening {
~, 5 o'clock with a return trip for PREF
a. tiss, giving special attention to all wa
business. Captain John Gwathmey,
gentleman who is recognized for b
Ies integrity and promptness in busine
I'm and courtesy, controls the Office, al
an has associated with him Johnny Brig
elr' and Hal Aydlett.
The mammoth passenger and freig
steamer James Howard, Captain j
I'm 0'Neal, leaves the Lee wharfboat Il
av- evening for New Orleans, making
and principal way landings. She will ia
re passengers through to New Orleans
excursion rates, arriving there t.
lite days previous to the commercial co
Ed yention, which commences Decent
i a Sd. The Howard has palatial passe
rms ger accommodations, and is ~irst-clf
to in all her appointments. Capt. Woo
ok is her purser. She adds to her car
here $3.50 bales of cotton and %
,rt- sacks oil cake.
ket The 0uachita Belle, Captain Ma
We Cheek in command, came in from
ST. lower coast with 487 bales cotton, ]
bags s%eed-cotton, 1929 sacks seed a
tor sundries and a good list of Poop
en- She leaves this evening at sharp5w
,oJs a return trip to Arkansas City, car
,mS ing the mail, doing all way busint
and making direct connection with t
sidewheei mail steamer Katydid
To Vicksburg, signing through for freig
of oil INIT Gonta;n T,ea Cnmm ~
cue her chief clerk, and has a%ssociat
uni with him in the office Messls. n
RooEer and lee Qummins ir