Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-26

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Captain Oscar Postal launched his
| Cache river packet, the Trader, from
the Hope6eld bar this morning, and
will have her completed and ready to
enter the Cache river trade this week.
The Port Eads and barges will be
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Golden City came in last night
from the Ohio well laden. Sheadded
at Glenn's Wharfboat 400 bales cotton
and left this morning for New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown for Cincinnati,
and Annie p. Silver for st. Louis, are
due UP to-day.
The levee was in a terrible condi-
ton to-day, being muddy, slippery and
rather disagreeable for the handling
of freight.
p Commodore James s. Wise and
Captain james d. Parker, Of the
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Com
pany, left last night by rail for Little
Rock and Hot Springs.
Owing to the bad weather of the
past few days the Illinois could not
get ready to leave to-day for Vicks-
; burg, but will start positively next
Tuesday, and will continue in the
trade throughout the season.
The Belle of Texas, Captain james
III. Rees in command, came in last
I night from Cairo with Z bales and zoe
/ bags seed cotton, 431 bales hay, 345
! sacks corn, 20 sacks oats, $40 bbls
potatoes, 75bbls -four, 80 hogs and 40C
pkgs sundries.
The James D. Parker cleared last
!, evening for Cincinnati with 275 bales
of cotton, 100 barrels of cotton SEED
Toll, and sundries, and Is cabin passen.
n(gers, among them local inspectors Raj
! sion and Gronauer, who make an in
/; speeting tour to Haile's Point, Colum
bus and Cairo.
oil The Centennial cleared this morn
ing for New Orleans with a full carg,
l,1of freight anda large list Of people
lShe added here 1918 bales of com
t, pressed cotton, which was signec
II through to Liverpool by Captain Al
lStorm, via the Centennial and tn.
o steamship City Of Limerick.
The fine steamer Geo. w. Cheek, 0
s. the Lee Mail Line, leaves this even
ing at 5 o'clock for Helena, carryin
er the mail and doing all way business
70 Captain Henry Cooper, a careful boat
3: man, commands, with Walker Out
% law, an experienced and competen
. clerk, in charge of the office, assiste
., by Plat Rhodes and Mr.. Houston.
y The splendid mail line packet Bate,
n vile, Captain j.. ID. Randall, came i
~ last evening from st. Francis riv,
r. with 147 bales cotton and 40 packag,
sundries. She leaves this evening wit
La return trip for st. Francis rive
going through to Wittsburg. Captai
d. B. Abrahams, a clever gentlema.
presides at the desk, assisted by Bird
m Banning.
m The 0sccola Belle, Captain J. {
m Andrews, came in this morning fro
m the upper coast loaded fiat with 8;
- bales and 1877 bags cotton, 1916 sac
seed, IS sacks corr and sundries, al
also had a big list of people. She r
turns to Osceela this evening at
O'Clock, carrying the mail and dol
!. all way business. b. o. Michel,
courteous gentleman, is her pursl
and has associated with him in t
Office Cyrus Fay and Mr.. Speers.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterli
Mcintyre, will arrive in port tod
v from Cincinnati with 800 tons of m
cellaneous freight and rs cabin passt
gers, and leaves tomorrow event
with a return trip, ticketing passt
gers through to all points at a cheaI
rate than ever. Captain j. A. Lin
)ity say, an affable gentleman, does [
honors of the Office.
The fine steamer Hard Cash, Ca
Ed Postal, will arrive to-day fir,
the White river with a big list of colt,
Don and leaves tomorrow evening with
hes return trip, going through to Jacks,
IT port and making direct connect
: ~ with light-draught steamers for
y IS upper White and Blackrivers. Char
the Postal, one Of the best fellows in
3 1t world, presides at the desk.
mes The elegant passenger and n
packet Katie Hooper, Captain
!ne Rowland in command, came in t
'lvn morning from Arkansas river with
bales cotton and II packages sundrt
gu and reshipped at the mouth 1856 b.
slhg of cotton total out of the river
lhe bales, She leaves tomorrow evening
NY 5O'clock with return trip, carrying
tne mail, doing all way business, and go
lsas through to Little Rock. Capt
eV . Jimmy Thompson, a genial and Gle
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The James Howard, Captain Jal
EQ'Neal, will get away this aftern
II. for New Orleans, loaded down to
the guards. She added at Hopefeld /
and bales Of cotton and l120 sacks oil ca
I and received at the Lee wharfh
looL $500 bales cotton, 1900 sacks oil c
IVA and a few pkgs of other freight,
has also q good list Of people,
ia The Anchor Line packet Far
nsu Lewis, Captain Cartwright, came
hoO last night from St. Louis with
bbls and ~ half bbls -four, 76 b
IN cotton, l6 bags seed cotton, lGl ga
ming seed, 179 bales hay, 63S sacks bran,
lgh1 sacks cats, 30 sacks wheat, 1876 h
hogs, $40 pkgs lard, Z head cattle
ouisi 1900 pkgs miscellaneous freight,
natl, leaves the lee wharfboat this ever
at o'olooklYitb a yetqrR triptoC
lcin- and st. Louis, doing all bend busin
with The Phil Allin and other pacI
niger leaving last evening, owing to
crowded state of the levee aud
icks, traoted space, had "a receive I
ight, freight above the crown Of the lie
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