Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-04

aHd produce, and will return K
Cairo and st. Louis this evening
at 5 o'clock, sharp. Mr.. O. Hewitt,
} an atfable gentleman, controls th,
office.
| The James d. Parker, Capt. G. B
Russell, will arrive tomorrow frou
! the Ohio with a full cargo of West
ern products, and returns to Gin
cinnati Wednesday evening, ticket.
ing passengers through to all points
East Mr., Wash Thompson is hel
! worthy clerk. Capt. Lightburne vii
make engagements for her.
The West Wind, Captain j. D.
Randall, arrived this morning from
St Francis river with 357 bales cot
ton, 1888 SKIS seed and sundries, re-
shipping at the mouth 100 bales;
total out of the river, AT bales.
She returns tomorrow evening, GO
ing through to Wittsburg. Messrs.
d. B. Arahams and Birdie Banning
are her clerks. Jl
The illinois, Capt. Garrett Huls,
brought in from Vicksburg and the
bends 95 bales and IL bags of cot
ton and 462 sacks Of seed. She re-
turns tomorrow evening to Vicks-
burg. Captain Lee Cummins is
her prime minister.
The q. P. Chouteau, Capt, VIM.
ThOrweigan, will be in to-day from
New Orleans and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip. Geo.
Miltenberger is her purser. Messrs.
Bradford & Ely will make engage
ments for her.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain J. G.
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with 103 bales and "a bags
of cotton, $40 sacks seed, a lot of
cattle, corn and sundries. She re-
turns at five o'clock this evening
to Johnson's Landing, attending
promptly to all way business.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, brought in SO bales and 10
bags of cotton, 272 sacks seed and
sundries, and returns to Friar's
Point on time tomorrow evening.
Walker Outlaw presides at the desk.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Chris Sharpe presides at the
desk.
The J. W. Calf for Memphis and
Kehlor for New Orleans left Gin
cinnati Saturday evening. The
Gaff has several New Orleans pas
sengers which she will transfer to
the Chouteau or John A. Scudder.
The Fletcher for Fort Smith and
Katie Hooper for Memphis left
Little Rock Saturday.
The Phil Allin Captain Nat
Green, came in from the lower
coast with 373 bales and 50 bags of
cotton, 462 sacks of seed and sun
dries. She returns promptly this
evening to Arkansas City. John
Gwathmey, a gentleman who is
recognized for his integrity in bust
ness and courtesy, is her chief clerk,
assisted by Joe Boyd and Neil
Booker.
The Fred Wilson No. 2 arrived
this morning from New Orleans,
and made the run from that city to
this port in three days and eight
hours, with a bar ge in tow partially
loaded and drawing two and a half
feet, and lost six hours at Vicks-
burg and Grand Gulf. She left
New Orleans on January 31st at
l pm. and arrived here this morn
ing at 3 am. This is exceedingly
fast time for a towboat. She takes
a tow of empty barges here from
Messrs. Bryan & Co. for the Ohio
river and left at noon.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James Reese, came in this morning
from Arkansas river with 238 bales
cotton, $50 bbls oil and sundries,
and reshipped at the mouth LAG
bales cotton. She made the run
from the mouth of White river to
Helena with 100 tons on board in
eleven hours. Captain Reese says
if any other sternwheeler except
the Hard Cash can hnat tha t;mo