Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-24

business all the way M. She leaves
promptly tomorrow evening with a
return trip to Vicksburg, giving
special attention to all way business
and connecting at Arkansas City
with the Pine Bluff train and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets. Captain
Lee 0ummins, an afable gentleman,
controls the office, and has for his
assistants Marlin Jones and VIII
Darragh.
AZ the sale at Nashville on
Saturday, Of the Peoples Line OF
steamers, the attendance was fair
and bidding quite lively. Captain
George S. Throop, of Evansville,
was the lucky purchaser Of the B.
III. Cook, at $500. She was built
in 1873, and cost $4,000, Mr.,
John Throop got the e. L. Stahl-
man for S6S50. The next steamer,
John s. Bransford, after spirited
bidding, was knocked down to Mr..
Alexander Kendall, of Nashville, at
S5475. Among the prominent
steambbatmen in attendance at the
sale were Captain A. I. Gilmore,
of Louisville, superintendent of the
Louisville and Evansville Packet
Company; Captain III. NJ, Sweetser,
of Evansville, secretary of the
Evansville and Cairo Packet Com
pany; Captain II. Ii. Downs, of
Marietta, o., formerly owner of
the Ohio river packet Golden
Crowns Captain j. w. Williamson,
of Pomeroy, o.; Captain 2. P.
Manion, of ST Louis; Captain
George S. Throop and Captain John
Throop, of Evansville.
The renowned and popular lower
coast packet Coahoma came in yes
terday with II bales cotton, 3 bags
seed cotton, 70 sacks seed, II boxes
peaches and sundries, and a large
list of cabin and deck passengers.
She Will return to Friar's Point this
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, carry
ing the mail and paying strict at
tentiol to all way business. She is
a safe and reliable carrier. runs on
schedule time, has palatial passen-
ger accommodations, and feeds
sumptpously, and her officers make
all that travel on her comfortable
and agreeable. She is in the Fri
ar's Point trade what the R. E. Lee
is in her trade. She is the pet and
is always given the preference.
Captain Stacker Lee, a favorite in
the bends, commands, with Capt.
Ed Thomas, a genial and clever
gentleman, in the Office, and he is
never more happy than when ac-
commpdating and pleasing all that
do business with the excellent
steamer he so ably represents.
The fine steamer James d. Par
ker, in command of Captain @. B.
Russell, a prince Of good fellows,
came in this morning from the
Ohio river with a big trip. The
following are the principal items of.
her cargo: 1900 bundles cotton ties,
$50 packages furniture, GIL sacks
corn, 100 hhds and 20 boxes ba-
con, $40 bars iron, 666 kegs nails,
1877 wet barrels, $50 boxes candles,
80 bales hay, SO sacks oats, 204
sacks bran, GOA sacks feed meal,
500 bbls corn meal, 29S boxes
canned goods, and 1888 pkgs sun.
dries. She did a heavy way bust
ness in the lower Ohio, and regis
tered 81 cabin passengers and 80
deckers. She will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
tlcketing passengers through 10
New York city and other Eastern
points cheaper than by any other
route, transferring passengers and
baggage free Of charge. The
Parker offers great inducements to
tourists in fare, speed and comfort.
Captain Wash Thompson, a GENTLE
man with whom it is a pleasure to
travel and do business, controls the
office.