Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-02

The Belle Memphis returned t
St. Louis with 1855 bales of Eastern
bound cotton.
The Sam Roberts and barges, Ell
route to the Ohio river, passed u
last night
The local packets out last even
ing had fair lists Of freight an,
people.
The Cons Millar will arrive 10
morrow night from Cincinnati will
a full cargo of Western products.
A large number of boatmen an
chored in the circus last night.
The City of Alton leaves ST
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper left Littl,
Rock to-day at noon for Memphis
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
The City of Augusta, Captain
John d. Elliott, will not go out t.
White river this evening. She lay,
over for engagements, and leaves
Saturday evening next, going
through to Batesville.
Captain R. w. Lightburne, thu
superintendent at this end Of the
line of the Memphis and Cincinnati
packets, had Captain Drown, of the
fine steamer Ben Franklin, in tow
yesterday, and to-day Captain
Lightburne introduced him on
change, and made him acquainted
generally Throughout the city.
The E. o. Stanard, Captain John
Spane in command, will arrive to.
day from st. Louis en- route to New
Orleans. She has for this port SOC
tons of miscellaneous freight.
The John B. Maude passed down
last evening for Vicksbuag with GOO
tons of freight. She discharged
here 240 bbls -four, 40 SKIS corn, 81
head cattle, 6 casks bacon and 215
pkgs sundries, and added 90 tons
for points below.
The splendid steamer Golden
Grown, Captain Walker, will leave
Glenn'S wharf boat tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Captain
Glenn will make engagements for
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
leaving this evening for
Friar's Point, giving special atten-
ton to all way business. Walker
Outlaw, a clever gentleman, pre-
sides in the office, and has for his
assistants Platt Rhodes and Thos.
Hughes.
The City of Vicksburg, Capt.
Riley, is the Anchor Line
leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock for
and st. Louis, doing all bend
business and making close connec-
with the principal railroads for
points East and West. Chris
Sharpe is her courteous clerk.
The Illinois, Captain j. j. OAR
ragh, leaves this evening at 5
o'clock, sharp, for Vicksburg, at
tending to all way business, and
connecting at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad, and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets. Captain
Lee Cummins, an afTable gentle
man, is her chief clerk, assisted by
Marlin Jones and Will Darragh.
The new Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, leaves the Lee
wharfboat this evening al 5 o'clock
for New Orleans, making all prin-
way landings. She has pala-
tial passenger accommodations, and
is a great fayorite with shippers
and travellers; in fact she is one of
the most popular boats on the river.
Elliott Miller, an affable gentleman,
does the honors Of the Office.
The Anchor Line packets have
resumed their simmer sobednla
which is the same as last season.
The Y~icksburg packets will attend
to all Memphis and way business,
and the Memphis packets will be
drawn off until business improves.
The Vicksburg packets will leave
here on Sundays, Tuesdays snd
Fridays at 10 am, and the packets
for st. Louis will leave on Sundays,
and Fridays at 5 pun.
The good steamer West Wind,
Cantain n Randall Iaavas fbis