Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-28

1remmel, Is the regular Scanlan's
landing packet leaving the foot Of
Union street this evening. Captain
Henry Cooper is her efficient purser.
The James Howard Captain Pc
gram, will arrive to-day from New
Orleans and leave ON Wednesday
with a return trip. Messrs. Brad
ford q Ely are making engagements
for her. She is receiving at the
foot Of Monroe street.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, brought in SIG bales aud so
bags Of cotton, 9SS sacks seed and
sundrieS and returns this evening
to Friars Point. Captain Ed
Thomas oficiates in the office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, arrived with 102 bales
and Is bags cotton, 500 sacks seed
and sundries and returns on time
tomorrow evening to Friar's Point.
Walker Outlaw is her chief clerk.
The Phil Alhn, Captain Nat
Green, came in with 253 bales and
Sc bags of cotton, 523 sacks seed
and sundries and returns this even
ing to Arkansas City, John
G~wathmey, Joe Boyd and Neil
Booker, a trio of clever gentlemen,
are her clerks.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Mr.. Gobel presides at the
desk.
The Robert Mitchell passed down
this morning for New Orleans fully
laden. She put off here several
packages of freight and added 80.
packages Of sundries. She had a
good passenger list, including six
bridal parties. While she lay here
a number of her passengers took a
stroll through the city.
The Illinois, Capt. Carrot Huls,
arrived this morning from Vicks-
burg with 212 bales and 8 bags of
cotton, 81 sacks seed and sundries.
She returns tomorrow evening to
Vicksburg, attending to all bend
business. Captain Lee Cumminsis
her purser and has associated with
him in the Office Marlin Jones, Hal
Aydlett and Will Darrsgh.
The Mary Elizabeth is due from
the Ohio river to-day, en- route to
the Arkansas river. When near
Flint Island in the lower Ohio two
of her rousters, named Jack Shay
and Harry Wild, had a difficulty
which resulted finally in Wild strik-
ing Shay with a shovel, from the
effects Of which he died two hours
afterward. Wild was turned over
to the authorities at Oannolton and
placed in jail.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichanor, will arrive to-day from
the Ohio river with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves We'd
nesday evening with a return trip
for Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all Eastern cities. Capt.
Wilson presides in the Office. Capt.
Lightburne will make engagements
for her.
Captain r. P. Glenn received q
telegram this morning from the
steamer Mary Elizabeth, stating
that she would arrive here tonight
and leave Glenn's wharf boat to-
morrow at 4 pm. for Little Rock,
Fort Smith, and all points on the
Arkansas river. Captain Glenn is
making engagements and receiving
freight for her.
The West Wind, Captain J. D.
Randall, will be in to-day from the
st. Francis with a big list of cotton
and cotton seed, and returns to-
morrow evening going through to
Wittsburg and connecting with the
light draught steamer TripIett for
the Sunk Lands. D. B. Abrahams
and Birdie Banning have charge of
the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas.
Yore, arrived this morning with
3445 packages of general merchan-
disc. She leaves the elevator this
evening at sharp five with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
;no 20 oil hand buo;ness and mok;nr