Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-07

Madrid bends $500 sacks corn.
The Andy Baum for Cincinnati
had 800 bales cotton, $50 bbls. oil,
a lot of rags, old iron and sundries
and nearly 800 people.
The Thompson Dean, for Mem
phis; City of Augusta, for White
river Charles Morgan, for Cincin-
matt, and Golddust and Mollie
Moore, for St. Louis, left New Or
leans last evening.
The @. r. Peck, for st. Louis,
passed Vicksburg Tuesday night
and is due up tomorrow morning.
The ]. W, Gaff, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday, and
the James D. Parker left there last
evening for Memphis.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Louisville yesterday.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon.
The Coahoma, for Friar's Point,
had about all the freight she could
handle, and had over 400 cabin and
deck passengers.
The Illinois, for Vicksburg, had
a splendid trip Of freight and had
near300 cabin and deck passengers.
The Alf Stevens got away for
Dyersburg with affair list of freight.
and her big trip Of excursionists.
The Grand Tower cleared at noon
for st. Louis with 1875 bales of
Eastern-bound cotton, and was full
of people.
Captain John Tobin's fine steam
er, building at Jacksonville, will
be launched on April l.
Dan Rice, with his circus boat,
is doing up Arkansas river.
their lists.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening at 5
o'clock for Friar's Point, giving
special attention to allyplantation
business. Walker Outlaw, a worthy
and efficient officer, is her purser.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden City, Captain Hegler, leaves
Glenn's wharfboat this evening at
5 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way-landings. Captain
M. L. Verden, formerly clerk of the
Sherlock, preSides at the desk, and
will see that passengers are com
fortably taken care of.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, leaves tomorrow even.
ing for Little Rock and all points
on the Arkansas river, giving spe.
cial attention to all way business
Jimmy Thompson and Billy Nucles
do the honors of the Office.
The. Ruth, Captain W. G. Harry
in command, will be in tomorrow
from White river and will return
to Jacksonport Saturday evening.
Mr.. james Carr, a representative
at the river of Messrs. Brown &
Jones, coal dealers, was married to
Miss Ella Gallagher, at st. Peters
church on Tuesday evening. The
bride is an interesting and charm
ing young lady of North Memphis,
and the groom, Mr.. Carr, is vel
and fayorably known in river cir.
Giles, and is quite a favorite with
steamboatmen. Success attend them
through life.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening a
5 o'clock for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail, doing oil way business
and connecting with the Pine Bluff
railroad at Arkopolis, and the New
Orleans and YazoO river packets a
Vicksburg, giving through bills o
lading and ticketing passenger
through. George Walton, a cleve.
gentleman, holds forth in the office
The old reliable Phil Allin, Cap
tain MS. Green in command, leave
this evening at sharp five for Ar
kansas City, giving special atten
ton to all plantation business an,
making direct connection with tn
Pine Bluff railroad. Mr.. job
G%wathmey, an affable gentleman, j
her chief clerk, assisted by Bill
Thomas and Neil Booker. Sh
brought in the blue ribbon passen
ger trip of Mardi- Gras excursion
lists, and will have a splendid tri