Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-03


Captain Lightburne is making en-
gagements for her.
The Commonwealth, Captain
Shields, is the New Orleans Anchor
Line packet leaving here Wednes-
day morning at ten O'clock for New
Orleans. '7it
The A. J.. White for Arkansas
City Saturday evening had a splen-
did trip. She returns tomorrow
and leaves again Wednesday even
ing for Arkansas City. o) 1lgn8
Owing to the increase ofbusiness
in the bends, the Belle Memphis
has resumed herregular trips in the.
Memphis trade, and will continue
in the trade throughout the sum-
mer.
The Capitol City, Captain John
@. Crane, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening at sharp five o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis, doing all bend
business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Billy Bleckner
holds forth in the Office.
The Charles Morgan passed up
on time yesterday morning for Gin
cinnati with 800 tons of freight, lis
cabin passengers and 100 deckers.
She discharged here at the Lee
wharfboat 8 hogsheads of sugar, 20
barrels of molasses, 10 barrels Of
rice and several packages Of SUN
dries, and added 25 cabin passen-
gers who had been waiting for her
and $50 barrels of potatoes from
Glenn's wharfboat.
The regular Tuesday Arkansas
river mail packet Hattie Rowland,
Captain James II. Rees, will arrive
to-day from the Arkansas river and
return to Little Rock tomorrow
evening, attending to all way bust
ness, and connecting with Il light
draught steamer for Fort Smith
and above. Captain J. A. McCon-
nell controls the Office, assisted by
Joe Boyd.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg, carrying the mail, doing all
bend business and connecting at
Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff rail-
road and at Yicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo river
steamers, giving through bills Of
lading and ticketing passengers
through.
The West Wind, Captain An
drews, came in on time from the
upper coast with % bales cotton, a
lot of seed and corn and sundries.
She returns this evening to Osceola
and the upper coast, taking the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Messrs. B. 0. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two clever gentlemen
and accommodating clerks, have
charge Of the office.
The Mark Twain. Captain Ram
dali in command, came in yesterday
from st. Francis river with 80 bales
cotton, 164 sacks seed and a large
lot Of lumber. She returns to St.
Francis river Wednesday evening,
carrying the mail, doing all way
business and going through to
Wittsburg, connecting with the
Anna for the Sunk Lands. A. L.
Banning is her chief clerk, seconded
by Lee Cummins, jr.
The splendid steamer Illinois,
Captain J. j. Darragh, came in last
evening from Vicksburg, with IL
bales of cotton, Go sacks corn, and
l69 packages of sundries, and a
big trip of people. She discharged
at Friar's Point 1877 sacks cotton
seed, and did a heavy way business
all the way up. She viii return to-
morrow evening to V~icksburg, Civ
ing special attention to all way
business and making all connec-
tons. Captain Lee Cummins does
the honors of the office, and has
associated with him Marlin Jones
and Will Darragh.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, came in last evening from
Friar's Point with So bales cotton.
All sacks seed, So bbls potatoes, 6
head cattle and A pkgs sundries.
She lays up, the Coahoma resum-
ing her trips. The Cheek will he
taken to Paddcah and locked and
put in complete order aud made a
first-class packet for the fall sea-
son business. The repairs and i'm
provements which viii be made on
her will almost make her a new
boat. Shs %re-enters the Friar's Point
trade again when the cotton season
opens out.
The Andy Baum, Capt VInton,
came in this morning from the
Ohio with 500 tons freight, includ-
ing 1900 sacks corn, and had also
a good list Of people. Among her
passengers was Miss Girtrude Gist,
a daughter Of the ex-postmaster.
She has been absent several months
in Kentucky, visiting relatives and
friends. The Baum leaves fo.mor-