Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-03

reporter Of the Avalanche. is at pres
ent ~stewarding on the Maumelle.
The w. p. Halliday, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Cairo yesterday.
The Mollie Moore from st. Louis,
and Cherokee from Cairo, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
Clarence Hall has purchased real
estate in ChicagO-he owns standing
room in the Palmer House.
Captain Dave Hukill will remain in
Cincinnati until the river freezes over,
so he can skate home.
The Fannie Lewis, from Vicksburg,
and Roberts and barges, from New
Orleans, arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
The Rosa B., from Cincinnati, and
John Dippold and barges, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans, Satur-
day.
The Hard Cash and Colorado for
Memphis, and Annie p. Silver for
New Orleans, left St. Louis Saturday
evening.
The Katie Hooper, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis with a long list
Of returning refugees, passed Louis
vile Saturday.
The Paris G. Brown, bound from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg Saturday morning and is
due here to-day.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
will arrive tomorrow from st. Louis,
and leave on Wednesday, her regular
day, for White river.
The Future City passed up Satur-
day afternoon for st. Louis, after
dropping here a barge, which will be
loaded with oil cake.
James Franklin, the great and good
steamboat agent, returned yesterday
from East Tennessee, and is now ready
for all business offerings.
The Osceola Belle was delayed I'M
til last evening on account of her
crew jumping her. She will return in
time to leave on her regular trip this
evening.
Clarence Hall while in Chicago
studied so much ABOUT the Anchor
Line that his hair became white, and
his friends hardly knew him when he
returned.
The B~atesville, Captain Randall,
leaves tomorrow for st. Francis river.
Captain Abrahams and Birdie Ban
ming can be found in the Office to at
tend to all business.
Mr.. Richard Lightburne, jr.. who
was commissioned as agent for the
Maumelle, was around on Front street,
among shippers, this forenoon, work
ing industriously for her interests.
Captain AID Storm, with his clerks.
was busy to-day attending to business.
The Anchor Line wharf boat is in
full blast, and Net Duke is escaping
out of the wheelhouse with freight, he
has got so much to handle.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for 0sceola and all way points
on the upper coast. b. 0. Michel, a
clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
Colonel VIM. Bennett, the steam
boat supply store man, who is noted
for his libcrality and Jail" business,
is again at his post, ever ready to sup
ply the boats with cream, meats and
fresh bread.
Mr.. r. w. Lightburne, ir., has his
Office on Monroe street open, and is
attending promptly to all business of
the Cincinnati Packet Line, which he
so ably represents.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, will arrive to
day from White river and will leave
tomorrow evening for Jacksonport
and all points N White river. Wash
Floyd oiiciates in the Office.
Captain AID Storm, superintendent
at this end Of the Anchor Line pack
cts, and Henry Low, his cashier and
collector, and Clarence Hall, the
general passenger agent of the line,
returned home yesterday on the
steamer James Howard.
Billy Willis, who is one of the most
competent steamboat clerks on the
landing and a clever gentleman in
addition, will do discharging and leyee
business this season. All business
entrusted to him will be properly
attended to.
Green Snow, pilot Of the Hard
Cash, is amongst the returned refu-
gees from East Tennessee, and re-
sumes his position as pilot on the
Hard Cash, which boat he has so
faithfully served since she has been
out.
There is a great demand here for
labor, and the tramps and idlers up
North could do well by coming South
and seek positions as rOusters or deck
hands on steamboats,. There is room
here now on the levee and below for
several thousand.
The Golden City, Captain Billy
Mcintyre, bound from st. Louis to
| New Orleans, arrived at Cairo yester-
day and viii arrive here in time to
leave to-mofroy evening. She will lard
at the Anchor Line whaFfboqt. Capt.
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