Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-16

Randolph, and after casting overheard
so bbls of lime, was pulled ahoat with
out charge, by the steamer Charles
Morgan-Captain Stems usual way.
A full dozen fatboats are now
moored at the islands above the city
Among them are 3 of Trotter, Ben
nett < CO., / of j. Danner, l of Hays
& Sherman, / for McCullum & Ham
ilton, l for Allen & Conrad, / for Geo.
Powell, / for Steward, and / for Da-
shiel. Their cargoes are principally
apples and potatoes.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, came in this morning from
the upper coast with 1893 bales and 1903
bags cotton and 93l sacks seed and
sundries. She return tomorrow even
ing to Osceola, carrying the mail and
doing all way BUSINESS. B. o. Michel
is her chief clerk, assisted in his Off
cial duties by the clever gentlemen,
Cyrus Fay and Mr.. Spears.
The elegant sidewheel White river
passenger steamer Red Wing, Capt.
John b. Davis, will arrive to-day
from White river with a big trip Of
cetton and other freight, and leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip
for White river, going through to
JacksonpOrt, and doing all way bust
ness. Ed Crowell, a clever gentleman,
and one of the most popular clerks on
White river, is her chief clerk.
The staunch and neat little steamer
Jay Hardy, Captain Billy Davis,
brought in from Island 81 and the
upper coast another big list of cotton
and cotton seed, and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Old
river, Island 81 and all intermediate
landings. Jimmy Davis, a clever gen
tleman, attends to her clerical depart
ment.
The %commodious and palatial pas
senger steamer james Howard, Cap
tain James 0'Neal in command, came
in this morning from Cairo and landed
at Hopefeld to take on a lot of cotton
oil cake and meal, and came over t
the Lee wharfboat at noon to add OF
this side a large lot Of cotton engaged
for her, and leaves this evening at
0 clock for New Orleans. Mr. Woods
an old timer, presides at the desk.
The old reliable White river indie
pendent packet Hard Cash, Captain
Ed Postal, passed Devall's Bluff Sat
urday night for Memphis with a gooC
trip of cotton. She will arrive her,
tomorrow morning and leave in tn.
evening with a return trip to Whit
river, going through to %Jacksonpor
and attending to all bend business
Charley Postal, one Of the best fellow
in the world, is her gentlemanly clerk
The BatesvilIe, Captain j. d. Ran
dali, brought in from st. Franci
: river, $40 bales and 10 bags cotton
| So pkgs sundries, and reshiped a
the mouth ga bales of cotton, tots
; out of the river 574 bales, She ha,
also a big trip of people. She return
tomorrow evening to st. Franci
river, carrying the mail and doing a
way business and going through t
Wittsburg. Captain D. B. Abraham'
a clever gentleman, does the honors {
the Office, assisted by Birdie Banning
= The levee this morning was crowd
! ed with steamers doing business. Tn
small space left the local packets /
the wharfmaster makes it impossib
3 for over three or four boats at a tin
), to discharge and receive. The Osceo.
u Belle was over three hours this morl
ing in effecting a landing and securir
room to put out her cargo. Still 81
has to pay an exorbitant wharfage ia,
It 1t would be well enough now TO abo
ish the wharfage tax, as the packe
that have paid to build the wharf cal
not get into the landing to do the
business, owing to the private ente.
prises.
I The Ooahoma, of the Lee Mail Lin
as usual came in on time with a b
t trip of freight and people, having &
/, bales and SO bags cotton, 1875 sacl
= seed and sundries, and was full
n people, which she always carries on a
count of her palatial accommodation
Billy Smithers and Frank Ellison, tv
y Of the sweetest gents on the river, ha.
4 ing charge Of the office, entertain ii
u COahoma's guests in a royal name
y attend promptly to business, and
consequence everybody appreciat
II them. She returns this evening
g Friar's Point, carrying the mail al
10 doing all way business.
The swift and palatial passeng
r steamer Ouachita Belle, of the Adam
Mail Line, came in yesterday on tin
81 with 437 bales and 265 bags of cotto
ID and 1912 sacks seed and sundries, ar
ID also had a large list Of people, and d
a heavy way business ON the rour
re trip. She leaves this evening at shal
five for return trip to Arkansas Cit
ut carrying the mail, doing all way bus
lie ness, and making direct connectiC
with the swift and elegant mail pack
A. Katydid for V~icksburg and the bend
Ia ticketing passengers through to a
al points South, and signing through f
re freights for all points on Yazoo rive
" Captain Lee Cummins, a gentlemi
m who is recognized for his integrit
promptness IN business, and unif6r
!, kindness, has charge of the Office, al
y is ably assisted by Neil Booker an
81 Lee Cummins, jr,, two of the mo