Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-29

and put 10 hrst-claSs order i0r tne
coming seasons business.
VIII Hays, the celebrated wet
ender of the Courier journal, &C
companied by J.N. Silverthorne; of
the Evansville Journal, arrived at
Cairo Saturday afternoon on the
Idlewild for the purpose Of writing
up the j. M. White. A grand re-
ception was given them by Messrs.
Chef Bradley & Mckee.
The Mark Twain, Capt. Maumus
in command, came in this morning
from Mariana with a fair trip
and leaves tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock with a return trip for st.
Francis river and all points through
to Wittsburg, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
A. i. Banning and Lee Cummins,
ir., do the honors of the office.
The great Ohio river favorite pas
senger steamer j. W. Gaff, Captain
Bob Wise, will arrive to-day from
Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products, and leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip
for Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to New York city and all
other Eastern points at a lower rate
than ever, transferring passengers
and baggage free Of charge. Capt.
Joe Moore, a genial and clever gen
tleman, is her chief clerk.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
/, James Yore, of the Anchor Line,
will arrive this evening from Vioks-
burg, and leave the Lee wharfboat
tomorrow evening at five o'clock,
: sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis, do
ing all bend business and making
direct connection with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East
/ and West. Mr., o. Hewitt is her
purser.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley, will
/ leave the Lee wharfboat tomorrow
: morning at ten o'clock for Vicks-
/ burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and connecting at Arkansas
City with the Pine Bluff railroad
p and at Vicksburg with the New
: Orleans and Yazoo river packets,
t giving through bills Of lading and
ticketing passengers through.
Chris Sharpe, a genial and clever
gentleman, holds forth in the Office,
The excellent light draught mail
packet Maumelle, Captain Thomas
Darragh, will arrive to-day from
Arkansas river, and leave tomorrow
1t evening with a return trip for Lit
k tie Rock and all points on the Ark.
h ansas river, connecting at the RocI
t. with a light draught steamer fo'
Fort Smith and the narrow-gaugc
l. road for the Hot Springs. She haI
d has good and comfortable pasSen.
ger accommodations. Ohharlic
at Musselman is her chief clerk, as
sisted by W. B. McEnulty.
o The towboat John Porter, which
d has created so much excitement Oh
OF account Of having yellow fever OF
board, has not made her appearance
v as yet. The Illinois passed he
Saturday afternoon lay ing at tn
is bank opposite Arkansas City, 2S
I'll miles below here. Her crew ha
e. probably jumped her or r a,
Of sick, and she may not come an
d. higher up the river until the excite
ment Of the yellow fever has abate(
ce In case she should come up tn
VS. river she will not be permitted
in land here.
,er The West Wind, Captain ]. c
We Andrews, is receiving at the foot
Monroe street for 0sceola and wa
go points on the upper coast, an
IN leaves this evening at five o'clocl
ew carrying the mail and attending
100 all way business. She will all
les take all excursionists at half ia
for the round trip who wish to a
vas tend the barbecue and bran dane
hal which takes place tomorrow
ast. Randolph, arriving at RandolI
The Tuesday morning at s am, ar
got leaving there on her return trip f
Memphis at night after the cerem
wn MES are over, and arriving he
an Wednesday morning. She h
ich excellent passenger accommod
.er tons, and is a safe and reliable CO
ret rier. Cyrus Fay, a clever gent
man, aids Captain Andrews in t
BON Office duties.
ner The sweet Ooahoma, the great
nto vorite lower coast packet, came
be. yesterday with a large crowd of pc
nth pie in the cabin and on deck, a
had also a moderate freight Ii
ark She leaves promptly this evenings
on o'clock with q return trip to Fria
81. Point, carrying the mail and givi
new special attention to all way a
s. plantation business. The Coaho.
in is the boat to travel on, being {
-of the best and safest passenI
steamers that plies the Mississi.
~ " river. She also makes landings
Vlle schedule time, thus avoiding
was annoyance Of delay at way poir
! On Captain Ed. Thomas, her CT
with whom be Comes + Govt,
port and il never more banny than vi