Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-26


The Belle Memphis returned to
st. Louis last evening with 15S bales
Of Eastern. bound cotton.
The John Gilmore aud barges
passed down last night for New Or
leans.
The John Dippold, with a tow Of
emptys, is due up.
The Simpson Horner, with a tow
of coal, passed down last evening.
The City of Alton passed up last
night for st. Louis, three days and
sixteen hours out from New Or
leans. She discharged here 40 bar
rels molasses and added 10 bales of
cotton.
The Andy Baum leaves Cinciu-
natl tomorrow with a grand Mardi-
Gras excursion for Memphis.
On our local page will be found
an account of the sudden death of
the well-known steamboatman
Captain John Conway.
The new steamer Golden Grown,
Captain Drown, will pass down
this afternoon for New Orleans
with a big trip.
The Coahoma and Geo.W. Cheek
bring to Memphis Friday and Sun
day next Mardi- Gras excursionists,
issuing round trip tickets at special
rates.
The Mary Elizabeth not finding
a suitable trade in these waters +
turns to the Ohio river to-day.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet, leaving this evening for
Friar's Point, giving special atten-
ton to all plantation business.
Walker Outlaw, aclever gentleman,
Is her purSer, assisted by Plat
Rhoads and 7. L. Hughes.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain James
II. Pepper, leaves tomorrow eve
ming for New Orleans, ticketing
carnival passengers to New Orleans
and return for $50. She has pala-
tial passenger accommodations.
Captain Frank Beck, a prince of
good fellows, holds forth in the
Office.
The big James Howard, Captain
Pegram, arrived last evening from
New Orleans with &c hogsheadS of
sugar, 70 bales cotton, and sum
dries, aud returns tomorrow even
ing to New Orleans, ticketing ex-
cursionists for the round trip at
$50, returning leaves New Orleans
for Memphis March 9th. J.. Il.
Chasing does the honors of the
Office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, arrived last night from
Vicksburg with a fair trip, having
for this port Sc bales cotton, IS
sacks seed, 1OS empty barrels, and
sundries. She leaves the elevator
at sharp five this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, attending to all bend
business and making direct con-
%nection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
Chris Sharpe, a clever gentleman,
presides at the desk.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos.
tai, will arrive tonight from White
river, and leave promptly to.mor-
row evening with a return trip,
going through to Jacksonport with
dispatch. She will make a Mardi-
Gras trip to Memphis on her return,
arriving here Monday in time for
the festivities; hence she will leave
here to morrow evening at sharp
five. Captain Il. w. Leightburne
is making engagements for her.
Charley Postal and Count Cham
berlin are her gentlemanly clerks.
The elegant steamer Illinois, Capt.
Carrot Huls, leaves this evening at
3 o'clock tor Y~icksbarg aad The
bends, attending to all way business
and connecting with the Pine Bluff
railroad at Arkansas City and at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
aud Yazoo river packets. Returning
she leaves Vicksburg on Friday
with a grand Mardi. Gras excursion
for Memphis. She will bring in a
large number of people and will ar
rive here Monday morning at day
light, in time for the festivities of