Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-29


The new steaper Mary Houston
will be up Thursday for Cincinnati.
The Alice from Pittsburg arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
The City of Chester left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis. She
viii arrive tomorrow night and re-
turn to St.Louis Thursday evening.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis returned to
st. Louis last evening with 450
bales of Eastern-bound cotton, a
lot of miscellaneous freight and a
fair list of people.
The City of Helena passed down
this morning for VickSburg with
an excellent trip. She discharged
here a few hundred packages Of
freight and added 80 tons for points
below and % people.
The Future City and barges
passed down last night at IL o'clock,
after adding here a barge at the
elevator loaded with oil cake.
The Batesville, Capt. Mat Trem-
mel, leaves the foot of Union street
this evening for Scanlan's Landing,
doing all way business. Captain
Henry Cooper is her prime min
lister.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for Memphis and the
James D. Parker leaves there to-
morrow for Memphis.
Captain Jake Sedan, who has
been an invalid at st. Louis for sew
eral months past, has fully recov-
cred and is ready forbusiness again.
The Sam Roberts and barges
leave Evansville tomorrow for New
Orleans. One item of her cargo is
10000 bushels of bulk corn.
Engineer John Fowler, of the
Yint Shinklc, and Miss Anna
Raglan were married in Cincinnati
last Thursday.
The towboat Port Eads passed up
yesterday for st. Louis after drop
ping a barge here to be loaded at
the elevator with oil cake.
The U. P. Schenck, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed V%iok8burg Sun
day night, and will be due here to-
morrow morning.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Friar's
Point, giving special attention to all
way business. Walker Ooutlaw, an
affable gentleman, controls the
Office, and is assisted by Thomas
Huse and Platt Rhodes.
The Illinois, Capt. Garrett Huls,
is the regular packet leaving this
evening at 5 o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends. Capt. Lee Oummins
is her chief clerk, and has for his
aids Marlin Jones, Hal Aydlett and
VIII Darragh.
The Katie Hooper, Capt. Eugene
Smith, leaves this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son is her top clerk, seconded by
Alex Waddell.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor arrived here at noon from
the Ohio river with a big trip Of
grain, produce and miscellaneous
freight, and returns tomorrow even.
ing to Cincinnati, ticketing passen.
gers through to all Eastern cities at
greatly reduced rates. Capt, Wilson,
a courteous gentleman, holds forth
in the Office. She unloads at the
elevator.
Captain John Woodburn, alias
Old Red, is plotting on the Mary
Elizabeth. Captain Dave Hukil
and a number Of his friends pait
their respects to him this morning.
Captain Randall and chief CLERK
Abrahams entertained a host o
friends on board the West Vino
last night with a grand social. Thu
guests were well pleased with thu
entertainment.
The Mary Elizabeth, Captain
Whipple, arrived last night from
the Ohio river. She. discharged
boro ION lille no4otoos 40 hhl,