Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-08

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The Florence Meyer, bound from
Fort Smith to Cincinnati, arrived
at Little Rock on Saturday with
700 bales of cotton on board and
other freight. She goes to Cincin-
natl to load with a return trip for
the Arkansas.
The City of Alton, of the St.
Louis and Anchor Line Packet
Company, passed down yesterday
noon for New Orleans fully laden.
She put of at the elevator several
packages Of merchandise and added
a lot of meal and cake and several
people.
The Colorado passed down this
morning for Vicksburg we'll laden.
She put off at the elevator Z bales
of cotton, a few hundred pkgs of
miscellaneous freight, and added 20
tons for points below.
Charley Parish leaves by rail this
evening for Little Rock to join the
Katie Hooper and 9subD for Billy
Nucles, who is sick.
The James Howard passed up
this morning for st. Louis with
1000 tons Of freight, principally
sugar. She discharged here on the
Lee wharf boat 1850 sacks cotton
seed, $50 boxes oranges and lemons,
10 bbls sugar, and lot Of sundries.
The West Wind, Captain j. D.
Randall, is receiving for st. Fran
els river and all points and leaves
Wednesday at five o'clock instead
of Tuesday, as heretofore. She
takes freight for the upper st.
Francis river and the Sunk Lands,
connecting at Wittsburg with the
r. s. Triplett.
The Hard Cash, Cuptain Ed Pes
tai, will arrive tomorrow from
White river with a good list of cot
ton and other freights, and leaves
Wednesday evening with a return
trip, going through to Jacksonport
and connecting with light draught
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
Thomas Darragh in command, will
arrive to-day from Arkansas river
with a good list Of cotton and other
freights, and returns tomorrow
evening to Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river. Captain
j. A. Mcconnell, a courteous gen.
tleman, controls the office, assisted
by Joe Boyd.
The Phil Allin, Captain N. S.
Green, brought in from the lower
coast q fair list of freight and peo-
pie, and will return this evening to
Arkansas City, attending promptly
to all way business. MessrS. John
G%wathmey, Billy Thomas and Neil
Booker, a trio Of clever gentlemen,
have charge Of the Office.
There is still a hitch in the house
committee Of commerce about get
ting the $780, 900 for restoring the
channel of the Mississippi river
at Vicksburg, which has been
recommended by the United States
Engineer Bureau. The committee
wants to give only $40, 900.
The 0sceola Belle; Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceola
and the bends, giving strict atten-
ton to all way business. B. O..
Michel and Cyrus Fay, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the Office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas.
A. Yore, came in this morning
from st. Louis with a full cargo of
grain and produce, and leaves the
elevator this evening at sharp five
for Cairo and st. Louis, carrying
the mail, doing all bends business
and making close connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. 0. Hewitt
presides at the desk.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg, doing all bend business,
and connecting at Arkansas City
with the Pine Bluff railroad and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets, giving
through bills Of lading and ticket
ing passengers through. Chris
Sharpe is her purser.