Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-06

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ming, a genial and clever gentle
man, presides in the Office.
The Charles Morgan from Gin.
cinnati arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Golden Crown for New Or
leans left Cincinnati Saturday eve
ming.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
City left Vicksburg Saturday after
noon. She will arrive tonight and
leave the elevator tomorrow even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis.
The marines will be called on this
week to contribute their mite for
fireworks and a suitable celebra-
ton for the glorious Fourth.
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincin-
natl, City of Alton and John Gil
more and barges for st. Louis left
New Orleans Saturday evening last.
The Belle of Shreveport and
John Dippold and barges for New
Orleans and City of Vlcksburg for
Vicksburg left st. Louis Saturday
evening.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Rob Riley, will be the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock Cor
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all way business and making direct
connection at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets, giving
through bills Of lading and ticket
ing passengers through. Mr.. Chris
Sharpe is her clerk.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet this evening for Friar's
Point, giving special attention to
all way. business. Walker Outlaw,
a gentleman recognized for his in
tegrity and courtesy, controls the
office, and is assisted by Thomas
Hughes and Platt Rhodes.
The West Wind, Capt. j. G.
Andrews, came in yesterday from
the upper coast with a fair trip,
and returns this evening at five
o'clock to 0sceola and the upper
coast, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. B. 0. Michel
and Cryus Fay are her clever and
accommodating clerks.
The splendid passenger steamer,
Mary Houston, Capt. Charley Mil
Ter, leaves her wharfboat this even
ing at five o'clock for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. Elliott Miller, an
affable gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The Illinois, Capt. J. j. Darragh,
came in last evening from Vicks.
burg on time, with a moderate
trip, and returns tomorrow to
Vlcksburg, attending to all way
business and making connections
at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad, and at Vicksburg
with the packet for New Orleans
and Yazoo river. Capt. Lee Cum.
minis is her chief clerk, assisted by
Marlin Jones and Will Darragh.
The Phil Morgan, a small steam.
er in the cotton seed business in
Deer creek, exploded her boilers
and sunk a few days ago, instantly
killing three negroes employed on
the boat, and seriously woundinp
two others. There were three
ladies on board, including Mrs.
Sargent, the Captains wife, none
Of whom we're hurt, though one OF
them, with the pilot, was blown
overheard.
The elegant side-wheel passenger
steamer Andy Baum, Captain Vim.
ton, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to New York city for $25.
and all Eastern cities at CORES
ponding low rates, transferring
passengers and baggage to the rail.
road depots free Of charge. Cap.
tain Deems, a genial and clever
gentleman, does the honors of the
Office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos.
tai, will arrive tomorrow morning
from White river, and leave Wed.
nesday evening with a return trip.
going through to Jacksonport and
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