Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-25

leaves tulS evening az o clock Tor st.
Francis river and all points through
to Wittsburg, carrying the mail and
making all way landings. Capt. d.
b. Abrams is her chief clerk,
seconded by Birdie Banning.
The splendid light draught steamer
Maumelle, Captain James Bowlin
leaves this evening for Little Rock
and all points on Arkansas river. She
carries the mail and attends to all way
business. Charley Musselman and
Alex. Musselman are her clerks.
The Lee mail packet, George w.
Cheek, Captain Henry Cooper, leaves
this evening at five o'clock for Friars
Point, carrying the mail and attend
ing promptly to all way business.
Billy Smither and John Haley, two
clever gentlemen, do the honors of the
Office.
The james D. Parker, enroute from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Evans
vile last evening at four o'clock. She
is due here tomorrow morning and
announced to leave in the evening
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
Captain R. w. Lightburne is making
engagements for her.
The shipping tickets printed by the
Ledger for Mate Phin Star was what
saved the Josie Harry from large cost
when the crew jumped and sued her
for an advance Of the wages they
agreed to work for, and they agreed to
and signed shipping papers for. Ev-
cry boat should have shipping papers,
md then it would end this jumping of
the crews at any port they saw proper.
Captains Press Montgomery and
bearing are succeeding very well in
their enterprise in getting up a stock
company for the purpose of purchas-
ing and running a steamer in the
Hatchie river trade. They will have
a boat ready to enter the trade as Soon
as the draw is completed, which will
bein about ten days.
The new Memphis and Friars Point
packet, James Lee, will arrive to-
morrow morning from Pittsburg, and
will leave in the evening for Friars
Point. She is one Of the most com.
plete packets ever built. On her ar
rival we will give a full description Of
her. Those hal have seen her say
she is a beauty, and will be a pride to
the lower coast trade.
Capt. Billy Ashford came in on time
with his lower coast packet, the Rapid
Transit, and had a good list of cotton
and cotton seed. She leaves this
evening at 4 o'clock with a return trip
for Commerce. paying strict attention
to all way business. Frank Ellison, a
courteous gentleman, presides at the
desk, while Charley Leftwich, a clever
and accommodating young gentleman,
attends to the freight department..
The Colorado, Captain Sam. Nc
Pheeters, of tina Anchor line, came in
his morning from st. Louis with over
1--WE thousand packages of miscellane
GUS freight and a lot of cotton. She
leaves the company's wharfboat at
five o'clock this evening with a return
trip to Cairo and st. Louis, carrying
the mail, giving special attention to
all bend business and making direct
connection with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
The D%yersburg Gazette speaks very
encouragingly of the prospects of the
Memphis and Forbidden river pack
ct Dyersburg, and alludes to the re-
opening of trade between Memphi,
and Dyersburg, through that steamer,
as the harbinger of brighter and bet
ter times, and perorates on the subject
as follows: "0ur people need this d.
rect communication as an outlet for
their cotton, corn, tobacco, cattle, etc.
The Memphis merchants need it in
order to reach a rich and growing
trade. We are all interested in keep
ing a regular boat plying between
Dyersburg and Memphis"