Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-28

IN at IL Inn. from st. Louis loaded
down to the guards. She discharged
here over 5000 packages Of general
merchandise and added Is tons for
points below and left during the after:
noon for Vicksburg.
The B~atesville, Captain J. D. Ran
dali, is receiving at the foot of Court
street for st. Francis river, and leaves
tomorrow evening, carrying the mail
and going through to Wittsburg and
connecting with the Anna for the
Sunk Lands. Birdie Banning. n of
the cleverest gentlemen on the river,
has charge of the office.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, will arrive to-day from
Cincinnati with a full cargo Of West
ern products, and leaves Wednesday
evening next with a return trip
for Cincinnati, : ticketing passengers
through to all points East at a lower
rate than ever. She will also give
excursion rates to all points on the
Ohio river. Captain j. A. Lindsay is
her purser. Captain r. w. Light
burne will make engagements for her.
The old reliable White river packet
Hard Cash will arrive tonight from
White river with a good list of cotton
and other freights, and leaves We'd
nesday evening with a return trip,
going through to Jacksonport. Capt.
r.. W. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her.
The new and palatial passenger
steamer Guiding Star, Captain w. b.
Miller, leaves Glenn's wharfboat this
evening at 4 o'clock for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, going through
with despatch. She also tickets pas
sengers to all points East. Captain
j. s. Jones does the honors of the
office.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley, will
leave the company's wharfboat, foot
Monroe street, this evening at
o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis
attending to all bend business anG
making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points Eas.
and West. Chris Sharp presides at tht
desk.
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden Crown, Captain Eugene Shin
kle in command, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat at 3 o'clock this afternoon fol-
New Orleans and way landings. Sh,
is one of the best and most popular
passenger steamers on the river. Mr.
G. V. Shinkle, a courteous gentleman
is her chief clerk.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, came in this morning from
the upper coast with 81 bales cotton
40 sacks seed and sundries. Shl
leaves Wednesday evening again, he
regular mail day, for Osceola and tn,
upper coast. Messrs. B. o. Michel
Cyrus Fay and AL Spears are he,
clever and accommodating clerks.
The Memphis and Arkansas Mai
Line packet Maumelle, Capt. Reese
Pritchard in command, left Pine
Bluff yesterday morning for Memphi.
and will arrive here tomorrow morn.
ing and leave at 6 o'clock in the even.
ing with a return trip for Little Rock
and all points on Arkansas river, con.
Meeting at the Rock with a light
draught steamer for Fort Smith. Mr.
Charley Musselman, a clever little
gentleman, is her popular and capabl,
purser.
The D%yersburg, Captain Berry
came in last evening with 20 bales ant
3 bags of cotton, lis sacks seed ant
sundries. She leaves this evenin,
with a return trip for Dyersburg anC
all points on the Forked Deer river
and will also attend to all way bust
ness on the Mississippi as far up a.
Hale's point. She will retire from tn,
trade for the present after this trip
owing to the dull business. Mr.. E. B
Pendleton, a clever gentleman, off.
ciates in the office.
The red tiger packet Coahoma, O.
the Lee Mail Line, came in YESTERDAY
from the lower coast with 81 bales anc
6 bags of cotton, $40 sacks seed, 81
bbls oil, 1900 shingles and 81 pkg,
sundries. She had also a good list OF
people. She leaves this evening at {
o'clock sharp with a return trip fol-
Friar's Point, carrying the mail anC
paying strict attention to all way bust.
ness. She also makes direct connec
ton at Glendale with the Mobile ant
Northwestern railroad. Billy Smith.
ers, who is n of the most popular
clerks on the river, has charge Of the
office, assisted by Plat Rhodes anC
w. w. Huston.
The swift and superb mail and pass.
enger steamer Ouachita Belle, in com.
mand of Captain Mark Cheek, arrived
last night from Vicksburg with III
bales and Sc bags of cotton, SS5 SIX,
seed and sundries. She had also 1
splendid passenger trip and did .
heavy way business on the round trip
She Is receiving at the foot Of Court
street, and will leave tomorrow even
ing at 6 o'clock, sharp, for Vicksburg
carrying the mail and attendins
promptly to all way business, making
direct connection at Vicksburg with
the regular packets for New Orleans
and the Yazoo river, giving through
bills of lading and ticketing passen.
gers through. Captain Lee Cummins
2, worthy gentleman, Is heT. chic.
clerk, and has associated with him il
the office Messrs. Neil Booker, Lee
Cpmmins, ir., and Tommy Huse.
Major John Hardin, superintendent
Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Mail Packet Company, received ;
telegram from Capt, Ed Noyland this
morning, dated at Little Rock, in.