Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-27

anu p~OJdJOeS, III SACKS meal ana %.
pkgs sundries. She will enter the
Adams Mail Line plying between here
and Vicksburg.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, Of the Anchor Line, left Cairo
yesterday for V~icksburg, and leaves
the Anchor Line wharfboat here this
evening. She will give special atten-
ton to all way business. Chris Sharpe.
a clever gentleman, presides at the
desk.
Tom Rilihan had both feet amputa-
ted at the Nashville Medical College
on Thursday, the amputation being
necessitated by frost bite while on the
steamer Mary Clees during the ex-
treme cold weather in the early part
of this month.
Captain Burr Logan, an old-time
steamboatman, died in Newport on
Friday last. He was a river clerk for
many years. The last boat he was on
was the Daniel G. Taylor, burned at
Louisville during the a He was
also clerk of the Moses Greenwood
twenty years ago.
The ball on the james w. Gaf, at
Paducah, wasa grand affair. The river
boys say that they can turn out more
pretty girls to the square foot there
than at any place on the river. Our
Evansville Courier friend, however, is
still betting on Mt. Vernon. The
girls there commence dancing on
steamboats, at two-year olds, and when
they dance they dance all over, and
may be they are not sweet on good
looking clerks either.
The regular independent White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will arrive tomorrow from
White river with a big trip of cotton.
and will leave on Wednesday, her reg
ular day, with a return trip, going
through to Jacksonpoft and making
direct connection With light-drauglt
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Charley Postal oficiates in
the Office.
The famous and popular upper coast
packet Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, came in this morning with
100 bales and So bags of cotton, 522
sacks seed, Is head cattle and % pkgs
sundries and a good list of people.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Osceola and all way points on
the upper coast. B. o. Michel, Cyrus
Fay and A, K. Speers are her comb
nation.
The Memphis and Arkansas river
packet Hattie Rowland, Captain j. j.
Darragh in command, will arrive to-
day from Arkansas river and leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip.
going through to Little Rock, carry
ing the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Captain j. A. Mcconnell pre-
sides at the desk.
The p%alatial and swift passenger
steamer Illinois in command of Can.
tain George Malone, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Arkan-
sas City and the bends, giving special
attention to all way and plantation
business. Captain John Gwathmey.
a worthy gentleman and efficient clerk.
controls the office, assisted by johnny
Briggs and VIII Darragh.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, came in this
morning from Vicksburg with a fair
trip. She discharged here 80 bales of
cotton and sundries, and adds a large
list of Eastern bound cotton, and
leaves the Anchor Line wharfboat.
foot Of Monroe street, this evening at
. o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, con
Meeting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, came in from Cincinnati
yesterday with 201 bales cotton and
1900 pkgs of general merchandise.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Cincinnati, paying strict at
tention to all bend business and all
points on the Ohio river, and makes
direct connection with the principal
railroads for all points East. Captain
}. A. Lindsay, al affable gentleman,
does the hOnors Of the office.
The splendid Lee Line mail packet
George w. Check, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in yesterday from the lower
coast with 1876 bales and % bags cot
ton, 536 sacks seed, II pkgs sundries
and had also a good list of people.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business. Billy
Smither is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the office Frank
Ellison and Mr., Houston.
The Memphis and Vicksburg packet
0uachita Belle, Of the Adams Mail
Line, Captain Mark Cheek, will be
found In port this afternoon, receiving
for Vioksburg and the bends, and
leaves tomorrow evening, carrying the
mail and giving special attention to
all way business. Captain Lee Cum
minis is her chief clerk, and has asso-
ciated with him in the office Messrs.
Neil Booker and Lee Cummins, ir.,
two clever gentlemen aud accomodat-
ing clerks.
The Batesyille, Captain Collins,
came in from s.. Francis river with
23 bales of cotton, 140 sacks corn, q
bales hides, l4O pkgs sundries and re-
shipped at the mouth 262 bales cotton.
She leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip for st. Francis river and
all points through To Wittsburg car
Tying the mail and attending prompt
Abrahams controls the Office, seconded
by Birdie Banning.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry in command, came in Saturday
night from White river with 626 bales
Of cotton, 800 pkgs hides and sqndries