Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-02

evening from Vicksburg, and leaves
Tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock for
Cairo aud st. Louis, carrying the mail
attending to all bend business and
making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Tom White prcsides at
the desk.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, leaves this evening az six
o'clock, sharp, for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast, carrying
the mail and attending promptly to all
plantation business. Captain B. o..
Michel, a worthy gentleman and efic-
lent clerk, has charge of the Office,
assisted by Cyrus Fay.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Mckee, will leave the
company's wharf boat, foot of Monroe
street, tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for Vicksburg, carrying the
mail, doing all way business and con-
Meeting at Vicksburg with the New
Orleans and Yazoo river packets, Civ
ing through bills Of lading and ticket
ing passengers through. George Wal
ton, a clever gentleman, presides at
the desk.
Captain Stacker Lee, with his great
favorite and popular passenger steamer
Coahoma, gives a grand Fourth of
July excursion, leaving Helena Thurs
day morning at Z o'clock, and arriving
here on the mOrning of the Fourth at
Dam. Captain Stacker has perfected
arrangements to accommodate a large
number of excursionists. and has also
engaged for the occasion an excellent
brass band. On coming up he will
make all way landings on schedule
time.
The James D. Parker departed at
6 o'clock for Cincinnati with pa bales
cotton, 81 bdls hides, Is tons old iron,
30 SKIS bones and a lot of sundries, and
30 cabin passengers and 20 deckers.
Among her cabin list were Mrs. Capt.
William Thomas, Mrs. Loudon, Mrs.
Chapman and two children, Mrs. Will
liam White and four children, Mrs.
DR.. Kennedy, Miss Anna Kennedy,
Mrs. Seenoring and two children, Miss
Alice Cook, Mrs. John Montague,
Mrs. Joe Cox, Mrs. Mary Winter and
family, Mrs. Milton and family, Mrs.
M. S. Harris, Miss Ella Il. Burdick,
Mrs. d. Collier, and Mrs. j. Il. Ban
ming.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker Lee
in command, came in on time from
the lower coast with 80 bales cotton,
486 SKIS seed, lis bbls oil, Is bbls pota-
toes and 30 pkgs sundries. She had
also a good list of people. She leaves
promptly this evening at 6 o'clock
with a return trip for Friar's Point,
carrying the mail and making all way
landings on schedule time, and con
Meeting at Glendale with the Mobile
and Northwestern railroad. Captain
John G%wathmey, a genial and clever
gentleman, is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the office
Messrs. Platt Rhodes and j. w.
Haley, two clever and accommodating
clerks.
A grand boat race will take place on
the Fourth of July, between the forces
connected with the Mississippi river
front, and the forces connected with
the survey-boat Hampton, all en-
ployes in the departments under CON
troll of Major w. H. II. Benyaurd.
U. S. A. The boats will start at !
pm, from the foot of Beal street.
the course to be from the foot Of Bea.
street to the mouth Of Wolf river and
return, the winning boat to take the
money. Each crew will be known by
the following colors: Memphis river
front, blue c%olors; survey-boat Hamp-
ton, red colors. The race can be wit
messed from the different bluffs, and
will be free to all. The following are
the names of the crews:
Memphis River Front-Coxswain,
Miles Bridgewater, Memphis; John
Mallownay, Indiana; Robert Brown
ing, Kentucky; extra, Richard Rhodes
John Hughes, Canada-blue colors
Survey-boat Hampton-Coxswain
Captain Dewitt, Virginia; Victor
Obernitz, Indiana, Morton Cristy
Kentucky; James Wilson; extra, -
Hutchison-red coloPs.