Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-13


The Charles Morgan passed up
yesterday at 2 a.my for Cincinnati,
with nearly 500 tons of freight and
100 cabin passengers, and 100 deck
erS. She discharged at the Lee
wharf boat 10 hhds sugar, 10 bbls.
onions, Is bbls potatoes and 81
bales cotton tie scraps.
The James Howard cleared yes
terday morning for New Orleans
with about all she wanted, having
added at Hopefeld a large amount
of oil cake and meal, and took on
1900 sacks oil meal and sundries at
the Lee wharf boat, aud finished
out at the elevator by adding a big
lot of oil cake and meal, and a good
list of cotton.
Captain James H. Rees, of the
fine steamer Hattie Rowland, gave
his numerous friends a grand social
entertainment on board Friday
night at Little Rock. The party
was given in honor of Miss Lille
Merrick.
The Illinois, Captain j. ]. OAR
ragh, arrived last night from Vicks-
burg with a moderate trip of
freight. She returns tomorrow
evening to VickSburg, giving spe-
cial attention to all plantation bust
ness and making all regular connec-
tons. Captain Lee Cummins is
her purser, and has associated with
him in the Office Marlin Jones and.
Will Darragh.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
City, Captain John Crane, will
leave the elevator tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail, at
tending to all way business, and
connecting at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad, and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets, giving
bills of lading and ticket
passengers through.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II. Rees, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a good
list of cotton and other freight,
returns tomorrow evening to
Rock, carrying the mail, at
tending to all way business and
at Little Rock with the
Judge Fletcher for Fort Smith and
upper Arkansas river. Captain J..
Mcconnell, a clever gentleman,
las charge Of the Office, and is
by Joe Boyd.
The City of Y~ickSburg, Captain
Bob Riley, will arrive this evening
rom Vicksburg, and leave the ele-
tomorrow evening for Cairo
md st. Louis, attending to all bend
business and making direct con-
lection with the principal railroads
or all points East and West. CHRIS
does the honors of the office.
The Mark Twain, Captain J. D..
Randall, came in last night from
st. Francis river with " bales of
III sacks seed, IS head of.
and sundries, and returns
Wednesday evening to st. Francis
going through to Wittsburg.
a. l.. Cummings and Lee Cum
jr., two worthy young gen.
are her clerks.
The elegant sidewheel pas8en-
ger steamer Ben Franklin, Captain
in command, will arrive to-
lay from the Ohio river with a
good trip Of freight and people and
Wednesday evening with a
trip to Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to all points
Captain Sterling Mcintyre,
a genial and clever gentleman, con-
trolls the office.
Mr., @. B. Bryan, of the st. BEL
Coal Company, extended an
invitation to the employees of the
LEDGER and a number of friends to
visit the scene Of the boat race yes
afternoon. At 2 o'clock Cap
tain Medically, with the tug Oriole
and a barge, received his guests at
the foot Of Market street, and soon
landed them at the scene of the re-
gatta, at Mound City. Captain Nc
Neatly was the recipient of many
from his guests for polite
attentions. The ladies were es-