Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-01

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Point, attending promptly TO all
way business. Captain Ed Thomas
does the honors of the Office.
Captain r. P. eileen received a
telegram from Captain Spane stat
ing that he would arrive here to-
day with the Il. O. Stanard and has
800 tons Of miscellaneous freight
for this port
The Golden City passed down
this morning at 4 o'clock for New
Orleans with 1900 tons Of freight
and 90 cabin passengers. She put
off here SS7 bundles Of iron and 100
packages Of sundries, and added
below Cairo 90 head Of stock and .
bags of cotton.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II. Rees, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a good
list of cotton and other freight, aud
returns tomorrow evening to Little
Rock, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Captain
j. A. Mcconnell does the honors Of
the office.
The West Wind, Captain j. d,
Randall, is receiving at the foot Of
Union street Tor all points on ST.
Francis river, leaving tomorrow
evening. This boat carries the
mail and connects at Wittsburg
with the R. s. Triplett for upper
st. Francis river and the Sunk
Lands. d. B. Abrahams is her
chief clerked, aided by Birdie Ban
ming.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas,
Yore, is the regular Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening at 8
o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend bust
ness, and connecting with the prin-
cipal railroads for all points East
and West. Mr.. O. Hewitt is her
prime minister.
The John B. Maude, Captain
William Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening for
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all bend business, and connecting
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 ticketing passengers
through. Mr., Gobel' presides at
the desk.
The Illinois, Captain j. J, OAR
ragh, came in from Vicksburg with
a fair list of cotton and sundries,
and will return tomorrow evening
to Vicksburg, giving apecial atten-
ton to all way business. Captain
Lee Cummins controls the office,
and is assisted by Marlin Jones
and viii Darragh.
The John A. Scudder made II
trips this season in the Memphis
and New Orleans trade, and carried
As, 450 bales cotton, l22,S87 sacks
cotton seed, 80, los sacks oil cake,
IL, O69 sacks oil meal, GAP bbls oil
and 1000 pkgs Sundries; Travelled
1888 miles and made 943 land
ings.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, brought in from the
upper coast a good trip of freight
and people, and returns this eve
ming to OSceola, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. B. O.
Michel and Cyrus Fay do the hon
ors of the Office,
The Phil Allin, Captain N. S.
Green, is the regular packet. leay-
ing this evening for Arkansas City,
doing all way business and making
direct connection with the Pine
Bluff railroad. John Gwathmey,
Billy Thomas and Neil Booker, a
trio Of clever gentlemen, have
charge Of the Office.
The excursion Of the West Wind
up the river yesterday was well at
tended. The excursionists were
well pleased with their trip and the
kind treatment shown them by
Captain Randall and his officers.
The Captain will continue his
Sunday excursions up and down
the river during the summer, the
weather permitting.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, came in yesterday
from the lower coast with a fair
trip of cotton and other freight,
| and returns to-morroW evening. car