Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-29


The Cherokee with 800 tons Of
freight, passed up last evening for
the Ohio.
The Mary Houston left Cincin-
natl last evening for New Orleans.
The Phil Allin for Arkansas City
and George W. Cheek for Friar's
Point had fair trips out last even
ing. EV
The Colorado left vicksburg last
evening for st. Louis and will be
here to leave Sunday evening.
The City of Helena for Vicks-
burg and E. 0. Stanard for New
Orleans lef st. Louis last evening.
The Golden City for New Orleans
passed Evansville last evening and
will be down Sunday morning,
The Golddust returned to St.
Louis last evening with 305 bales of
Eastern-bOund cotton and other
freights and a fair list of people.
The Commonwealth will be down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell is expected
tomorrow from New Orleans. She
has 500 barrels molasses, so barrels
sugar, and sundries, for this port.
Capt. John A. Bruner has pur-
chased at st. Louis, from the Eagle
Packet Company, the steamer De-
Smet.
Pilot George Madison is deliver
ing "red.ho temperance lectures
in Louisville.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
and Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans leave Cincinnati tomorrow
evening.
The famous railroad packet
Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, will leave the Lee wRarfboat
Sunday morning at s o'clock for
Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Osceola Belle, Captain ]. G.
Andrews, is the regular packet
leaving this evening at 5 o'clock for
0sceola and all points on the upper
coast. B. 0. Michel and Cyrus
Fay do the honors of the office.
The City Of yicksburg passed
down last night for Vieksburg. She
put off here several lots of freight
and added Is tons for points below.
The Mollie Moore cleared for
New Orleans last night, after add
ing here 1000 sacks oil cake and
265 bales cotton.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leav-
ing this evening for Friar'8 Point,
taking the mail and giving prompt
attention to all way business. Cap
tain Ed Thomas, an agreeable gem
tlcman, ofiiciates in the Office.
The West Wind will arrive to-
morrow from st. Francis river and
give an excursion up the river on
Sunday if the weather is favorable,
going as far as Captain Charley
Morris beautiful place.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu-
gene Smith in command, will ar
rive to-day from Arkansas river
with a good list of cotton and other
freight. She returns tomorrow
evening to Little Rock, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Jimmy Thompson and Billy
Nucles, two clever gentlemen, have
charge Of the Office.
The Thompson Dean cleared fer
New Orleans with 1404 sacks of oil
cake, 14l0 sacks oil meal, 3l4 bbls
oil, 100 bbls lime, 30 head stock, 6
bales Of cotton and 20 people. She
will fill out below and 90 into New
Orleans with a big trip. Among
her passengers was Captain W. B.
Miller, her former commander, en-
route to New Orleans.
The Belle Of Shreveport passed
down this morning for New Or
leans well laden. She discharged
at Glenn's wharfboat AGO sacks OF
corn. In landing che broke one Of
her hog chains by striking the
wharf boat too hard, which delayed
her a few hours to repair damages.
Captain Browns Tennessee river
packet White Cloud was launched
at Cincinnati Wednesday. She only
draws 10 inches at the bow and 16
inches a%midships and stern, with
her cabin, texas and pilot-house,
and will only draw % inches when
completed.
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