Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-14

IVAN N""f - 6SAhASAoA WANA
whom it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, controls the office, and is
ably assisted by Johnny Briggs and
Hal Adylett, two clever gentlemen.
The good and reliable passenger
steamer Geo. W. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Friar's Point,
strict attention to all way bust
ness. She is not only a good and safe
carrier, but has elegant passenger ac-
commodations. Walker Outlaw, a
worthy gentleman and efficient officer,
is her chief clerk, assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Mr.. Houston.
Captain Denny 0'Neil, late secre-
tary Of the Coal Association at Cincin-
natl, arrived this morning on the An
ME P. Silver, and assumes his duties
as agent and representative on the
river of Messrs. Byran & O'Neil, the
coal dealers, furnishing steamers with
coal. Captain 0'Neil comes to our
city highly recommended and Endorsed
as a gentleman ofthe strictest integrity,
affable and sociable, and in every sense
of the word a prince of good fellows.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
TichnOr, will arrive this afternoon
from the Ohio river with a full cargo
Of Western products, and leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip to
Cincinnati, ticketing passages through
to all points East. During the sum
mer the Cons Millar underwent a
thorough ovcrhaling, and was put in
frst-class trim for the fall season $
business. Captain james Wilson, a
sociable and agreeable gentleman, is
her chief clerk, seconded by William
Shaw. Captain r. W. Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
Captain James H.. Rees leaves this
afternoon for Mouyd City to bring
here the splendid sidewheel steamer
Belle of Texas, which he will enter in
one of our local trades. The Belle
has been docked at Mound City,
thoroughly o~verhauled and repaired,
refurnished and repainted, and looks
as pretty as a pink in her new dress.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews in command, arrived last
evening from the upper coast with 276
bales of cotton, 1870 bags seed cotton,
1854 sacks seed, 6 head cattle and 81
pkgs sundries. She returns this after
noon to Osceola and the upper coast,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. B. 0. Michel is her clever
purser, assisted by Cyrus Fay and Mr..
Spears.
The new light draught steamer Mar
lin Speed, which left here on Saturday
last for Arkansas river with $50 tons
of freight, picked up a snag at Wad-
delrs Landing, forty miles from the
mouth, which punctured her gunwalt
aft Of the cylinder timbers, tearing a
hole in her side fourteen feet long
r She shipped but very little water
Captain Smith having the freight shift.
r ed-listing her Overland the Hattie
3 Rowland soon came to her assistance
| helping to pump her out, when il
company with the latter boat she re
turned to the mouth Of the river and
put her freight on the wharfboat
, after which she came on to Memphis
3 She arrived here last night, LANDING
below the Illinois. She will have
t side-dock put under her and have he.
t repairs completed in a few days. Nom
n of the freight was damaged, and tn.
a damages to the Speed herself are very
G light. She will be ready to leave TO
Arkansas river again Saturday.
> The swift and palatial passenge
steamer 0uachita Belle, of the Adam
!. Mail Line, came in this morning iron
Greenville with 492 bales cotton, 7.
i, sacks seed cotton, 500 sacks seed, Al
!, packages of sundries and a good list o
people. On he trip she and her worth,
commander, Captain Mark Check, me
with a grand ovation at nearly all tn,
. landings, and, Judging from the warn
reception given the Belle and her off
. GERS, she will meet with a liberal pat
ronage in the trade, and will in a shor
time establish herself as the great ia
: %vorito packet Of the lower coast, Sh
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock with
return trip for Greenville, carryiuI
the mail and paying strict attention t.
/ all way business and making direc
connection at Greenvllle with the side
wheel mail packet Katydid for Vicks
: burg, giving through bills Of ladinl
j, and ~ticketing passengers through Il
> all points in Texas. Captain Lee
Cqmmilg, an affable gentleman is he
chief clerk, assisted by Neil Booke
e and Lee Cummins, jr.
The ladies will read the following
1t item from a New York exchange witt
70 interest, IS indicating a new depart