Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-08

river with a load OF cotton. III she
gets in by tomorrow she will leave in
the evening with a return trip for Lit
tie Rock and all points on the Arkan-
sas river.
The Adams mail line packet 0na-
chita Belle, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, will arrive tomorrow from
Vicksburg and leave Monday for Ar
kansas City, on her maiden trip in the
trade between here and that point.
Several passengers on the Vint
Shinkle for Memphis became frighten-
ed on their way home about the yell
low fever, and loft the boat in the
Ohio river, and concluded to wait a
little longer in a more c%ongenial eli
mate before venturing home.
The mate of the Maggie Burke,
which passed down yesterday, had a
slight row with a number of her deck
crew while the boat was laying here.
Several of the crew received bloody
noses and bruises from the bludgeon
handled by the mate.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
Lee wharf boat this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, carrying the mail, doing
all bend business, and connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. George Walton, a
clevergentleman, ofhciates in the Office,
Colonel Price, river editor Of the
Avalanche, presents Captain Stacker
Lee, of the Coahoma, this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, with a blue ribbon badge
for bringing into port with his RED
Tiger packet, the Coahoma, the larg-
est list of cotton brought into port by
any local packet, The ceremony will
be very interesting.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton
Of the Memphis and Cincinnati Pack.
ct Company, will arrive Sunday nigh
or Monday morning from Cincinnati
with a big trip of freight and $50 cabir
passengers, returning refugees, anC
leaves on Tuesday next with a return
trip for Cincinnati.
Colonel James Mahoney, recently o
the Phil Allin, 0oahoma and othe
lower coast packets, will preside owe,
the cabins of the Illinois this season
Jim is quite popular with the travel
t ing public, and is one of the best an,
7 oldest stewards that runs the river.
/. Captain Darraogh has a large force 0
! men at work on the Illinois, gettin
J her ready to re-enter the Vicksbur
! trade. The Batesville, Captain Ran
! dali, is the regular Saturday ma.
: packet for st, Francis river.
: The old reliable freight and passen
i, ger steamer, Phil Allin, leaves to-mol
row evening at five o'clock for Arkau
: sas City and the bends, in place of tn
! A. j. White, The latter steamer, ow
! ing to her heavy way business will nc
get in in time to go out on her regula
! time. The Hopping Phil will Civ
: special attention to all way business
Captain r. W. Lightburne will max
engagements for her.
The fine steamer, City of Alton,
the New Orleans Anchor Line, wi
leave the Lee wharfboat to-morro
t, evening at five O'Clock, forNew OrleaI
and all intermediate landings. DuriI
n her retirement she has underwent
thorough oyerhauling, been repaire
refurnished and repaintedi in handson
style. Superintendent Ad Storm, {
the Lee wharfboat, wilHmake engag
ID ments for her.
The new steamer, Jewel, built
ly Louisville for the Red river trad
passed down this morning for Ne
at Orleans well laden and full of peopl
Her passengers were frightened at Il
=; yellow fever reports, and while she /
atthe wharf no person was admit,
into the cabin, a guard being post,
MS at the entrance to keep out all intru
ers, She coaled here and put off a fl
lg packages Of freight and proceeded
ne her journey,
The George W. Check, Capita
Mt William Ashford in command, car
is in last night at II o'clock from t
lower coast with CAB bales of cote
20 ID sacks seed cotton, 10 barrels POI
Of toes and 20 packages of sundries. S
- is receiving for a return trip, a
leaves tomorrow evening at Fl
ld O'clock, for Friar's Point and I
bends, carrying the mail and doing
way business. Walker OUTLAW,
er afshle gentleman, controls the off,
n The palatisl sgd ever popular low
coast packet Coahoma, UaptsjH STACK
Lee, the blue-ribon commander, lean
Oh this evening, at FIVE o'clock, for Fria
Point and ths bends, carrying the m
of and giving special attention to'all v
-es business. She will bring in, Sgnli
as. another large list of cotton. Ri
Dr- SmitheFs, wing has gained an enyial
IS reputation iP the bends asa egmpete
and 0bhgng clerk, and recognized
Nv his universal courtesy, controls /
Office and is ably assisted by III
~ Rhodes and James Thomas.
The popular and favorite passens
"a staqper Vint Shinkle, of the Me
W phiy and Cincinnati line, came in |
~ night from the Chic with GOO taRs
freight. The following are the pr
n cipal trims. $50 bales hay, 675 boz
sesp and canned goods, 70 bbls cid
l8bbls WHISKY, $50 bbls apples and
tatoes, 40 tubs bHtteL 1870 sks 0ats Z
~ bran, ll2 SKIS corn, 200 rolls Baggi
100 cool gloves and castings, % ba