Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-06

command, with Captain Lee Cummins
in the Office, will arrive tomorrow
morning from New Orleans, and leave
in the evening for Arkansas City, com
mencing her regular trips in the mail
line between Memphis and that point.
The officers of the Fletcher report
that the steamer Marlin Speed, Cap
tain d. B. Smith, was having rather a
hard time going down the river below
Pine Bluff last week, having been
neal three days making eleven miles.
The Speed, no doubt, has too much
freight on board for the present stage
Of the river.
Mr.. j. G. Price, who has been CON
nected for sometime with the Ava
lanche in the clerical department, and
who served the paper faithfully during
the epidemic, has been promoted and
commissioned river and commercial
editor. Mr.. Price is a clever gentle
man and a good writer and will I'M
doubtedly fill his new position with
credit to himself and the Avalanche.
The Lee line mail packet, Coahoma,
Captain Stacker Lee in command,
came in at noon with a big trip of cot
ton and orders for merchandise, and
leaves this evening at six o'clock with
a return trip for Friar's Point, carry
ing the mail and giving special atten-
tion to all way business. Billy Smith
ers, IN efficient and accommodating
clerk and affable gentleman, controls
the Office.
The palatial passenger steamer,
James Howard, Of the Anchor Line,
Captain James 0'Neal in command,
viii leave the Lee wharfboat to-mor-
row, Thursday, at II NJ, for New Or
leans and the bends. Captain Woods
presides at the desk. Captain AID
Storm. superintendent of the Anchor
Line, on the Lee wharfboat will make
all engagements for her.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre in command, will arrive to-
morrow morning from the Ohio river
with q full cargo of merchandise, and
will leave Friday evening with a re-
turn trip for Cincinnati, tiokating pas
sengers through to all points East.
Captain Il, w Lightburne will make
engagements for her,
The Belle Memphis, OF the Anchor
line, came in this morning at 4 am,
from st. Louis, fully laden and haC
also a large list of passengers. She
discharged here 1000 barrels Of -four
100 barrels Of meal, 304 sacks of oats,
277 sacks Of bran, l20 bales of hay, 81
bales of cotton and 1000 packages o
7undries, and added 20 tons Of mer
chandise and left for Natchez.
The new Memphis and New Or.
leans steamer, Henry Frank passet
down last evening i5r New Orleans
with 800 tons of freight ana a fair lis
of people. She discharged here i@
tons Of freight in order 10 gil her en-
gagements in the bends. She loft las
evening instead Of laying wei till to
day, with a view Of filling up Will
cotton in the bends. She will 90 int
New Orleans with a full load Of cot
ton. Captain Hicks is well please,
with his new packet, and feels Statistic,
that she will prove a success and be
good money-making boat.
The A. j. White, Captain Georg,
Malone, the popular lower coast pack
ct, an old standby, came in thi
morning from Arkansas City with 56
of cotton and and 300 sacks see
and a large number of orders, an.
will leave again this evening at fv
O'Clock with a return trip for Arkan
sas City, carrying the mail and giyin
special attention to all way bushes;
Captain John Gwathmey, one of tn
most popular and efficient clerks tina
= runs ON the river, controls the Office
and all business intrusted to tn
, White will meet with proper care an
, attention.
The superb Arkansas river ma.
packet, Hattie Rowland, Capital
James H. Rees in command, leave
y positively this evening at five o'elOe
2 for Little Rock and all points on tn
Arkansas river. She was unavoidabl
delayed in order 10 fill her engage
!, ments of freight. During the sun
r mer the Hattie has been thorough
repaired and put in splendid orderap
was reprinted and refurnished and
now in a better condition than whe
she GPst came out, Captain Ale
| Mcconnell, q worthy gentleman al
: efficient clerk has charge of the ofic
seconded by W. B. McNqlty.
The new Batesville, the elegant s
7 Francis river mail and passengt
4 steamer, ia command of that eve
popular boatman, Captain ], D. RAJ
dali, leaves this evening fog The 5