Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22


Elliott, a worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening at sharp 5 for vicksburg,
doing all bend business and con-
Meeting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad and at Vicks'
burg with the New Orleans and
Yazoo river packets, giving through
bills of lading and ticketing pas
sengers through. Tom White pre-
sides at the desk.
B. 0. Carr, supervising inspector
of Louisville, accompanied by his
wife, daughter and mother, are
making the round trip on the A. @.
Donnally, which left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans. Captain
]. R. Smithers and wife aud D. Y,
Smithers, of Gallopolis, are also
passengers on the Donnally, making
the round trip.
The Andy Baum, CAPT, Vinton,
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to Eastern
cities at very low rates, transferring
passengers and baggage to railroad
depotS free of charge. Captain M.
NJ. Deems, a courteous gentleman,
holds forth in the Office. Captain
Il. w, Lightburne, representative
of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Company, is making en-
gagements for her.
The old reliable mail packet
Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, will
arrive this afternoon from White
river with over GOO bales of cotton,
a lot Of seed and other freights.
She brought out of the river nearly
1000 bales of cotton. She will re-
turn tomorrow evening to White
river, carrying the mail, giving
special attention to all way bust
ness, and making direct connection
with the steamers Alberta and Milt
Harry for the upper White and
Black rivers. Ed Orowell, a gentle
man who is recognized for his
promptness in business and uniform
kindness, has charge of the Office.
Freights will be received for her at
all hours at the Lee wharfboat.
St. Louis kilograms of Wednes-
day: There are no established rates
but freights are taken for almost
any price that can be obtained.
Business with the Keokuk North
ern Line is improving, and Com
modore Davidson is getting the
entire feet in readiness for active
service. John says "the Kehlol
busted the pool" but it would be
sad, indeed, if what remains Of the
pool should turn in and burst the
Kehlor. The prospects are hat the
Anchor Line will have the heaviest
fight on its hands before long thai
it has ever had. The stern-wheeler
are not handsome, but they are tire.
mendous in some other particulars
and Capt. Scudder has any amount
Of staying" power.
P%ittsburg telegraph adyices o.
Wednesday:
The Alice and lrOnsldes an(
barges are loading. Captain Nc
Garry's new steamer Helena hat
steam up to-day. DR.. Burleigh'
new boat, General Terry, will b.
brought up to the landing to-mor
row. 1t is said that Captain We
Jacobs, of st. Louis will assumi
command of the new mountain
steamer General Rucker. Captain
George d. Moore expects to hayI
} his new boat ready to leave her
about the middle Of May. Dumont'
new iron hull, just completed here
will be towed to Cincinnati by tn,
Storm. She will leave early in tn
morning. There will be a genera
suspension of coal mining in tn
Monongahela and Youghioghen.
, valleys during April. The stool
here in first hands is light. Th.
Enterprise departed for Louisyill,