Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-03

The Ohouteau left last night will
a retarn trip for Memphis, and tn,
john A. Scuddsr leaves this even
Ing.
The Golddusts Captain Gould
will arrive to-day from New Or
leans, and leave tomorrow evening
with a return trip in place of The
James Howard. She will fill al
engagements of the Howard ant
attend to all way business. MI. 3
Gould, a clever gentleman, does The
honors of the office. Captain
Washington viii make engagements
for her.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, brought in this morn,
ing from the lower coast 60 bales
and 10 bags cotton, 113 sacks seed,
and sundries, and a good passenger
list. She returns this evening to
Friar's Point, giving special atten-
ton to all way business. Captain
James L~iSsenbury is her purser,
and is assisted in the Office by Plat
Rhodes and Thomas Hare.
The Phil Allin, Capt. Nat Green.
came in this morning from the
lower coast with 217 bales and rs
bags cotton, 3O7 SKIS seed and "
pkgs sundries.. She had also a good
list of people. She returns this
evening to Arkansas City. John
Gwathmey, a gentleman who is re-
cognized for his courtesy and
prompt attention to business, is her
chief clerk, assisted by Joe Boyd
and Neil Booker, two of the best
fellows in the world.
Captain Jackson's broad horn,"
loaded at Caledonia, ILL.,, with hoop
poles, pumpkins, Wabash timber
and merchandise, passed down yes.
terday for Baton Rouge. Captain
Robert z. Smith, and old boatmln
and pilot who is we'll known in
river circles, had charge of her and
was steering her to her destination.
Capt. Smith is in feeble health, and
fears he will not be able to make
many more trips down the great
Father Of Waters.
Engineer items; Jimmy Bald
win, formerly of the McGill, Com
monwealth, etc., is engineer of
Coles mill, Chester. George STAN
ley, formerly Of the Golden Era and
other steamers on the Illinois and
upper Mississippi, is apparently on
the eve Of death in st. Louis. His
disease is softening of the brain
and general debility. VIM. Briggs,
formerly of the Mary Alice, Cres-
cent City, etc., engineers the ferry
boat at Plattsmouth, Mo. Lou
Murray has quit the Elliott to go
on the Ooahoma.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal came in at IL am. from
White river with I'll bales and lis
bags Of cotton, 1878 sacks seed and
and registered on the trip
81 people. She will positively re-
turn to White river tomorrow
evening, going through to jackson
and giving special attention
to all plantation business and con-
Meeting with light-draught steam
ers for Batesville and Black river.
Charley Postal and Count Cham
are her celebrated clerks.
The famous Ohio river packet j.
W. Gaf, Captain Bob Wise, ar
rived last evening from the Ohio
river with 400 tons of freight, of
which the following are the princi-
pal items: 400 kegs of nails, 1876
bbls flour, 1876 bbls meal, 80 bbls
whisky, 76 bbls apples, 156 SKIS
corn, 1875 stoves, 168 pkgs furni-
ture and 607 pkgs sundries, and
registered SO cabin passengers on
the way down. She returns to-
morrow evening to Cincinnati,
ticketing her passengers through
to all Eastern points at greatly re-
luced rates and transferring pas
sengers and baggage at Cincinnati
free Of charge. Mr.. J. D. Moore, a
gentleman who has made himself a
favOrite with the shipping and
travelling public, is her chief clerk,
while the famous steward, Billy
Collins, attends to the comforts of
the passengers.