Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-16

cred with drift.
The @. B. Church for New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterda,
morning and is due down to-mor
row.
The John B. Maude passed NJ
last evening for st. Louis afte.
adding here $50 bales of cotton,
lot of miscellaneous freight and
good list of people.
Captain Reuben Haines returned
home from the Arkansas river las
evening on the Katie Hooper. H,
has been plotting the Damsell il
the upper Arkansas for severa
weeks.
The Golddust was net sold to thu
Anchor Line. She enters the Mis-
souri, river trade this season.
The Ashland matter is settled
satisfactorily. Captain d. II. Silver
owner of the Susie Silver, with
which Captain McCord saved the
Ashland and cargo, has recovered
$4,000 in full for his salvage claim
The James Howard, during the
past season in the Memphis and
New Orleans trade, carried AS, 34S
bales cotton, 11O,9S5 sacks cotton
seed, and a large amount Of oil
cake, meal and oil.
Captain Hegler writes Captain
R. P. Glenn that he will arrive here
Monday with his fine steamer the
Golden City, and leave his wharf
boat in the evening for Cincinnati
Captain Glenn will make engage.
ments for her.
The Thomas Sherlock passed
down this morning for New Or
leans, loaded down to the guards.
She put off here 400 kegs nails and
200 packages sundries. Captain
Washington, her agent, gave her
some oil, and had 800 bales of cot
ton for her, which she was unable
to take.
Commodore James S. Wise places
all the steamers of the Memphis
and Ohio Packet Company at the
disposal of excursionists until April
l, and guarantees to furnish pleas
ure and health.
The @. P. Chouteau, Captain
~Thorweigan, will arrive Monday
morning from New Orleans, and
leave on Tuesday next with a return
trip. Captain Glenn is making
engagements and receiving freight
for her on his wharf boat.
Edward Lister, a deck passenger
on the Katie Hooper, who had
taken passage for this city, fell
overheard and was drowned Thurs
day at noon, below Arkansas Post.
He had been working on the levee
at Keckatoo, fifty miles below Pine
Bluff.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening at five
o'clock for Friar's Point, giving
special attention to all plantation
business. Walker Outlaw, an affa-
BILE gentleman, is her purser, assisted
by Platt Rhodes and Thos. Hughes.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Sam
McPheteers, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
evening at sharp 5 O'Clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, attending to all bend
business, and making direct con-
nection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The City of Vioksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator this evening
at 8 o'clock for Vioksburg, taking
the mail, doing all way business,
and making direct connection with
the Pine Bluff railroad at Arkansas
City, and at Vick.burg with the
New Orleans and Yszoo river pack
cts, giving through bills of lading
and ticketing passengers through.
Chris Sharpe, a clevSF gentleman,
oficiates in the Office.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden Rule, Captain 0. P, Shin
kle, will leave Glenu's wharf boat
tonight at 9 o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, going
through with dispatch. Captain
Glenn is making engagements and
receiving freight for her at his
wharf boat. Mr.. Shaw, a clever
gentleman, presides at the desk.