Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-19

commodations, is a safe carrier, and
all business entrusted to her meets
with proper care and attention.
Charley Postal, a gentleman with
whom it is a pleasure to travel and
do business, controls the Office, and
he never fails to please the most
fastidious. Dan Sullivan, one Of
the best clerks on the river, has
charge Of the freight department.
After an experience of forty years
on the river, from deck hand and
engineer to captain, our esteemed
friend, Captain James Remission,
r%etires from active service, having
disposed of his interest 10 the Vint
Shinkle to Captain Jas. S. Wise.
Captain Remission resides in New
port, Kentucky, where we hope he
may live long and prosper under
his own vine and fig tree.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor, for Memphis, passed
Evansville yesterday at noon, and
will arrive here tomorrow and
leave Friday evening with a return
trip for Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sengers through to New York city
and other Eastern cities cheaper
than by any other route. Captain.
r. W. Lightburne, the live agent
and superintendent Of the Memphis
and Ohio river packets, will sell
tickets on her, and give all infor-
nation as regards her movements.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, the great favorite packet Of the
lower coast, came in last night on.
time, connecting with the Louis
vile and Memphis and Charleston
railroad trains, The principal
items of her cargo were 81 bales of
cotton, 55 sacks seed, ITO pack
ages sundries, and was full of peo-
pie, including thirty ladies. She is
the pet among the ladies; in fact,
sweet Coahoma," as she is known
in the bends-the only packet that
the people between here and Friar's
Point lay claim to. She returns
this evening to Friar's Point, carry
ing the mail, attending promptly to
all way business. On her up trips
she always arrives at night in time
to connect with the night trains,
thus giving her Eastern bound pas
sengers the advantage of direct con-
nection with the railroads. Captain
Ed Thomas, q gentleman who ia
never more happy than when en-
tertaining and making comfortable
all with whom he comes in contact,
controls the office, and is assisted
by Billy Smither and Platt Rhodes.
The old reliable and popular Ar
kansas City packet A. j. White
came in last evening with 16 bales
cotton, 800 sacks seed, Z head of
cattle and sundries and a big list of
people, including several Eastern
tourists for the Louisville railroad.
She returns this evening at six
o'clock to Arkansas City, giving
close attention to all way business
and making close connection with
the Pine Bluff train. The White
has become a fixture in the lower
coast trade. She runs With the
regularity of clock-work, making
all wav landings on schedule time.
Captain N. s. Green, who has the
reputation of being one of the best
steamboatmen on the river, is her
commander, and the popularity Of
the White is due to him and his
noble and worthy chief clerk, John
Gwathmey, who never tires in his
duty; he IS always at his post, aud
by his universal courtesy and strict
attention to business, has endeared
himself to the people, and he has
associated with him Neil Booker
and Billy Thomas, two clerks who
are not only efficient but by their
urbanity have won for themselves
enviable regulations. .sru
ELEVATOR, June 19.-The Belle
of Shreveport landed at Hopefeld
Tuesday evening at 4 o'clock. She
took on 1896 sacks oil cake and
5000 slaves, and left there at 8
o'clock this morning, came over
here and added % tons sundries
and left at IL O'Clock.
The Capitol City left on time
Tuesday evening with very little
freight from here, but she was full
of people,
The City of Alton will be in poiS
this afternoon, and leave for Cairo
and st. Louis this evening at 5
O'CLOCK.
The City of Helena for Vicks-
burg and Grand Tower for St.
Louis, are the next boats leaving
the elevator. JIMMY.