Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-22

to Frisr's Point this evening,
special attention to all way
business. Billy Smithers, an affable
gentleman, is her chief clerk, aud has
associated with him in the office jim
my Thomas and Frank Ellison.
Mr.. Ed Good, a prominent young
who, while refugeeing, turnedl
his attention to river life, paid US a
visit to-day. He makes another visit
TO the lower Ohio with Captains Jas.
and Hop Loudon. On his return he
will then give bis attention to tbs
practice of his profession.
The 0seeola Belle, Captain J. D..
Andrews, is the regular Saturday mail
packet for 0sceola and the upper
coast. She will arrive in port to-day
with g big trip Of cotton and seed and
returen tomorrow evening. b. o.
Michel, Cyrus Fay and Mr.. Spears, a
trio of clever %getlemen, are her clerks.
Mr.. Ed Crowell, late Of the Ruth,
and who, by the way, is one Of the
most popular clerks in the White
river trade, returned yesterday from
Augusta. Mr.. Crowell will probably
have charge of the office of the fine
sidewheel White river packet City of
Augusta. Captain Elliott could not
select a better and more worthy boat
man than Ed if he would try the
world over,
The j. w. Gaf, Captain Bob Wise,
owing to the laborers refusing to work
last night, was unable to get dis
charged in time to get away, but
leaves promptly this evening for Gin
cinnati with a fair list Of Eastern
bound cotton and other freights, and
about thirty cabin passengers. She
will go through with dispatch. Capt.
Wash Thompson, an affable gentle
man, does the honors of the Office,
The old reliable steamer Ruth,
Captain Joe Mccullough, is now run
ming in White river, making regular
weekly trips between J~acksonport and
the month, AS soon as she cleans huT
all the New Orleans cotton along the
banks and gets through with the rush
of business she will make a trip tt
Memphis, Captain VIM. Mccullough
is her chief clerk. The Ruth, under
the management of Captains Joe anC
VIM. Mccullough, will not only re
tain her popularity, but add new lau
rels to her already acquired fame un
der their able management.
On Tuesday night, at Cairo, a negrO
deck hand whom Captain Crane dis
charged from the Belle Memphis sho
at the captain from the stage of tn
wharf boat, but missed him. Captain
Crane borrowed a pistol from a pas
senger and went for his enemy, but i
would not go off. The negro seem
this, and having enly a single barre
/. pistol himself, rushed upon Capital
r Crane to take the gun away from hin
Parties interfered and ended tn
racket.
| The big James Howard, with he
p%alatial passenger accommodation
r leaves Cairo tomorrow evening an
4 here Monday evening next fC
New Orleans on a grand excursion
: the commercial convention, which wi
be held there the first week in D,
I cember, commencing on the Sd. Cap
|, Ad Storm, superintendent at the Lt
/, wharfboat, will engage rooms on h,
and sell excursion tickets by her
reduced rates. She offers the best o
portunity for a safe, pleasant al
= cheap trip to the Crescent City.
d The splendid new White river m,
sr packet Josie Harry, Captain Milt Ha
ny in command, arrived at noe
f. from White river with 791 bales
i cotton and reshipped at the mouth 2
AZ bales. Total out of the river 10
70 bales. She also had a big lot of Sc,
i. and sundries. 625 bales of cotton
her ~cargolare consigned to Messrs. Hi
Fontaine & Co., a large shipment
4. one firm. The Josie leaves to-morC
is evening again on her regular day {
in White river, going through to JAG
t. sonport, carrying the mail and atten
W ing to all way business, and maxi
y direct connection at J~acksonport wi
to the light draft steamers Milt Han
and Alberta for upper White a
lg Black rivers. Captain Joe Moore,
of clever gentleman, is her chief cler
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