Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10

be received for her at all hours at
Glenn's wharfboat.
The following are the principal
items of the Warner and barges, en-
route from st. Louis to New Or
leans: 10000 bushels Of corn, 49,
600 bushels rye, 10000 bushels
wheat, 5000 bales hay and 500 tons
sundries.
The Chouteau cut on the Katie
on her down trip, and carried cot
ton from Greenville and points be-
low at so cents per bale; the former
rates from plantations was 81 cents
per bale.
The snagboat De Russey left this
morning for below. She will work
between here and Vicksburg for the
next two months, pulling up snags
and removing distractions from
the channel of the river.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, brought in from the lower
coast a fair list of cotton and peo-
pie, and will return this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Capt.
Ed Thomas is her purser.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail pack
ct leaving this evening for 0sceola
and all way landings on the upper
coast, giving strict attention to all
way business. B. 0. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two clever and agreea-
BILE gentlemen, do the honors Of
the Office.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
will leave this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to all East
ern cities at exceedingly low rates.
Captain Deems, an afTable gentle
man, presides at the desk.
The Cincinnati, Louisville, st.
Louis and New Orleans pilots have
petitioned Commander Kautz, OF
the lighthouse board, for five new
lights between Cincinnati and
Cairo, as follows: One at Balls
Landing, Indiana side; one at Pc
ters' Landing, Kentucky side, head
of Flint Island; one at head Of
Dutch Bend, Indiana side one at
Belle Grade, above Grand Chain,
and one at Terrell's Landing,
The West Wind, Captain Ran.
dali, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for the St
Francis river, doing all way bust
ness and making direct connection
at Wittsburg with the light-draught
steamer R. S. Triplett for the Sunk
Lands and the upper st. Francis.
D. B. Abrahams, a gentleman noted
for his promptneSs in business and
uniform kindness, controls the Of
fee, and is assisted by Birdie Ban,
ming.
Harry W. Stein, chief clerk OIL
the famous steamer Charles Nor
gan, goes to Europe to spend the
summer, and will sail from New
York on the City of Berlin June
4th. Harry will certainly, by Ibis
department, make many friends
abroad as he has always done here.
He is a great favorite throughout
the Mississippi valley, and by his
u%nswerving attention to business
and uniform kindness he daily
grows in favor with all with whom
he comes in contact.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos.
tai, arrived last night from White
river with 249 bales cotton, 66S
sacks seed, 50 packages freight and
reshipped at the mouth lao bales Of
cotton, making a total out of the
river of 3S9 bales. She had also a
good list Of people. She returns
this evening to White river, doing
all way business and makes direct
connection at Jacksonport with
light-draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Charley
Postal, a gentleman recognized fol
his integrity and prompt attention
to business and universal courtesy
controls the Office, and has asso
ciated with him IN the Office the
celebrated Count Chamberlin, tn,
great temperance lecturer.
The palatial and swift passenger
steamer Charles Mogan will leave
the Lee wharf boat tomorrow