Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-30

Inc Clty OF NlckSDurg discharged
here 99ls barrels Of -four, 465 barrels
Of meal, 234 sacks, Of seed, '433 sacks
Of corn, 40 sacks, of oats, 2tbales Of
cotton and 681 packages of sundries,
and added 70 tons for points below,
and left Saturday evening for Vicks-
burg.
The Batesville, Captain j. d. Ran
dali in command, is receiving at the
foot of Jefferson street for St. Francis
river, and leaves tomorrow evening,
going through to Wittsburg. Captain
d. B. Abrahams, a clever gentleman,
controls the Office, assisted by Birdie
Banning.
The james d. Parker, Captain c.
B. Russell, has deferred her departure
for Cincinnati until the Ohio is free of
ice and navigation resumed. Captain
Charley, with his fine packet, was
caught here two years ago by the ice
blockade, and his packet made a trip
to Vicksburg. On her return trip to
this port she was caught in the ice at
Island GO and delayed there over two
weeks.
On our first page will be found a
we'll written article from the Helena
Graphic showing the Importance of.
sustaining the local packets and the
vast good they are to our commercial
interest and people living in the bends.
1t speaks especially of the advantages
of the well regulated Lee mail line of
packets.
Owing to the bad weather of the
past several days and the holidays
there has been very little cotton hauled
to the landings for shipment to mar
ket. Hence the local packets for this
morning and for the past week have
had in small lists of cotton. The re-
ceipts will increase in a few days as
the feecy staple has advanced &c since
the opening last week.
The splendid steamer George w.
! Cheek, which is noted for her regu-
larity and business qualities, came in
last night from the lower coast with
AZ bales and q bags cotton, q sacks
seed and 30 packages of sundries. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Friar's Point, carrying
the mail and doing all way business
Walker Outlaw is her chief clerk.
which is a sure guarantee that bust
ness entrusted to the Cheek will meet
with proper care and attention.
The old reliable and excellent pack.
ct Ruth, in command of Joe McCul-
Tough, one of the NEST popular boat.
men on the river, leaves this evening
her regular day, for Madrid Bends
giving prompt attention to all planta
ton and way business. The Ruth il
a reliable carrier, and has good anC
comfortable passenger accommodation
Captain W. R. Mccullough, a genia
and clever gentleman with whom it i
I, a pleasure to travel and do business
controls the office, assisted by Wilt
Mccullough.
The famous and popular lower coas
packet Coahoma, with Captain Henri
Cooper on the roof, came in yesterds
morning with 116 bales of cotton, q
: sacks seed and Is pkgs %sundries, an
!. had a fair list Of cabin and deck pas
sengers. She leaves this evening at
; o'clock with a return trip for Friar
r Point, carrying the mail and givin
!, special attention to all way and planti
i ton business. Billy Smithers, a gel
= tleman recognized for his integrit
= and promptness in business, is he
chief clerk, and has associated wit
a him in the office Messrs. Frank Ell
+ son and Jimmy Thomas, two cleve
gentlemen.
e The popular lower coast mail paekC
% 0uachita Belle, of the Adams Lin,
: came in yesterday on time with a.
= bales and 36 bags cotton, 734 sacl
! seed and so pkgs sundries, and ha
also a good list of people. She leaY,
this evening with a return trip f
# Arkansas City, carrying the mai
doing all way business and making d
rect connection with the Katydid f
y Vicksburg, giving through bills
/ lading for all points South and ticke
ing passengers through. Captai
e Mark r. Cheek is her worthy con
mander, with Captain Lee Cummin
an affable gentleman, in charge of Il
office, assisted by Messrs. Neil Bool
lie er and Lee Cummins, jr.
n The palatial and swift passeng,
ct steamer Illinois, Captain Geo. Malon
came in on time from the lower Goa
with 80 bales and 10 bags of cottc
l. and 80 SKIS seed, and had a good SHOW
l. ing of people both in the cabin an
er on deck. She will return this ever
ing to Riverton, paying strict attel
|. ton to all way and plantation bus
ness, and making all landings c
schedule time. She is not only a sal
and reliable carrier, but has unsu.
passed passenger accommodation
Captain John Gwathmey, a gentlema
- with whom it is a pleasure to trav.
10 and do business, is her chief clerl
seconded by that prince of good fe
g lows Marlin Jones.
. The reliable and independel
i7 White river packet Hard Cash, Cap
Ed Postal, came in this morning wit
a 178 bales cotton, 209 scks seed and
pkgs sundries and reshiped at Il
at mouth l08 bales. Total out of Il
river 286 bales cotton. She leay,
promptly tomorrow evening with
ut return trip for White river, giviI
es special attention to all way busine
10 and going through to Jacksonpor
making direct connection with Il
m light drrught steamers Alberta ar
d Milt Harry, for upper White al
le Black rivers. Charley Postal, a gel
nj tleman who is recognized for his il
as tegrity and strict attention to bus
r. ness, controls the Office, assisted by