Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-18

Yore commands, with o. Hewitt in
charge of the Office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain ]. G..
Andrews, brought in "a splendid
trip from the upper coast and re-
turns this evening to 0sceols, ear
rying the mail aud doing AL way
business. B. O. Michel and Cyrus
Fay are her clerks.
The old reliable Phil Allin, Capt.
N. S. Green, brought in from the
lower coast a good trip Of cotton
and people. She returns this even
ing to Arkansas City, giving strict
attention toall way business. John
Gwathmey, Billy Thomas and Neil
Booker, a trio Of clever gentlemen,
have charge of the office,
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden City, Captain Hegler, leaves
Glenn's wharfboat this evening at
five o'clock for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, going through with
dispatch. Captain Virden is her
purser. Captain Glenn will make
engagements and receiver freight
for her on the Wharfboat.
The colors of the steamers in
port were displayed at half mast
this morning in memory Of tn
death of Mr.. Jack Sexton, brother
of Captain Thomas Sexton, which
took place at his residence at Cot
tonWood Point on Saturday.
The City of Helena, Captain
McK lee, is the Anchor Liner, leaving
the elevator at sharp five this even
ing for Vicksburg, doing all bends
business and connecting at Arkau-
sas City With the Pine Bluff rail
road and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoor river pack
cts, giving through bills of laliug
and ticketing passengers through.
George Walton,a clever gentleman,
oficiate1 in the Office. q
The splendid passenger steamer
Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore, leaves the Lee wharfboat
tomorrow at 8 am. for New Or
leans, making all principal way
landings. Captain Frank Stein is
her purser. Captain j. T.. Wash
iugton will make engagement and
receive freight for her at the Lee
wharfboat. 9ie oo5flg
The U. L. Chouteau, Captain
ThOrweigan, will be found in port
to-day receiving for New Orleans
and all principal points, and leaves
Tomorrow evening. George Mil
~tenberger is her purser. Captain
Glenn is making engagements ant
receiving freight for her. 81
The James W. Gaf cleared Sat
urday evening for Cincinnati Will
the blne ribbon trip of the season
so cabin and 40 deck passengers
1900 bales cotton, 90 bales rags, 10,
bbls. oil, and ID sacks paper aut
sundries. Her s~tateroous we're al
filled at noon on Saturday, and Col
Moore had to put Tome of his pas
sengers in the texas.
The West Wind, Captain J. D
Randall, arrived last evening frol
st. Francis river with 153 bales o
cotton, 1452 sacks of seed and 24(
packages Of sundries, and reshippe(
, at the mouth 40 bales of cotton
She returns tomorrow evening tt
: st. Francis river, carrying Che mail
{ attending to all way business aut
going through to Wittsburg, max
ing direct connection with the Il
: S. Triplett for the Sunk Lands au,
the upper st. Francis river. M
D. B. Abrahams, a worthy AM
; courteous gentleman, controls til
: office, assisted by Birdie Banning.
The Cons Millar, Captain I,c5,
nor, Will arrive to-day from th
Ohio river with a full cargo Of W
tern products and a good list Z
people, and leaves Wednesday even
ing with a return trip for Cincir
natl, ticketing passengers throug
to all Eastern cities at exceeding
low rates. Mr.. Stovall, a genia
and clever gentleman, has charge
! the Office, instead Of Captain Wi
. sou, who is attending the sick be
: of his wife. Captain Lightburr
. is making engagements and repr'
senting her. Laq 9ll
n Captain Il. W. Lightburne, ager
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