Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-14

bile and Northwestern railroad. Capt.
Henry Cooper commands, with Billy
Smither, one OF the best clerks on the
river, in charge of the Office, assisted
by McsSrs. Frank Ellison and Platt
Rhodes.
The good steamer Colorado, Captain
Sam McPheeters, of the Anchor Line,
leaves the Anchor Line wharfboat
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg, attending to all way bust
ness and giving through bills Of lading
to all points on YazoO river and New
Orleans also, ticketing passengers
through and making direct connection
at V~icksburg with the Parisott Line
for Yazoo river and the Natchez for
New Orleans.
The new and palatial White river
passenger andmail packet Josie Harry,
Captain Milt Harry, will arrive to-day
from White river with a big list Of
cotton and other freights, and will
leave tomorrow evening witha return
trip, carrying the mail, making direct
connection at J~acksonport with the
lig%ht-draught steamers Milt Harry and
Alberta for the upper White and
Black rivers. Walker Outlaw, an
efficient clerk and worthy gentleman,
has charge Of the Office, and has for
his second Dan Sullivan.
Brooks, the wet-ender of the APP
peal, didn't mention or whisper to
anyone about the chromos and the
two dozen little china babies which
were put into the beautifully orna-
mented wedding cake gotten up and
presented to him by the pastry cook of
the 9. p. Chouteau, an old comrade in
the late unpleasantness. The cake
was a fine one, and handsomely orna-
mented, but the company were dumb
founded when they commenced de-
vOuring the cake to find that nearly
every slice contained a china baby.
Brooks so far has failed to explain the
meaning of all these babies in the
cake.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Red
Wing, of the Adams Mail Line,
Captain George Malone in command,
leaves this evening promptly at six
o'clock for V~icksburg, carrying the
mail, paying strict attention to all way
business and making direct connec-
ton with the Chicot railroad at Ar
kansas City and at Vicksburg with
the New Orleans and Yazoo river
packets, giving through bills Of
lading and ticketing passengers
through to all points on Yazoo river
to New Orleans, Captain Ed Thomas,
a gentleman who is noted for his
urbanity and promptness in business,
controls the Office and has associated
with him Jimmy Thomas and Hal
Aydlett.
The famous passenger steamer Jas.
W. Gaf, Captain Bob Wise, arrived
last night from the Ohio river loaded
fiat in the water. Among her large
cargo are the following items 300 bbls
apples, 400 bbls meal, 300 bbls honr
300 bbls cement, AIS SKIS oats, 2O8l
SKIS corn, $50 bales hay, 24S6 kegs
nails, 5OOempty bbls, II head of stock
1853 pkgs miscellaneous freight. She
had also a good list of passengers and
did a heavy way business. She leaves
tomorrow evening for Cincinnati and
all intermediate points, giving prompt
attention to way business and tickets
passengers through to all points Easi
at very low rates. She also gives
excursion rates to Louisville and Gin.
c%innati. Captain Wash Thompson, 6
courteous gentleman, is her efficient
clerk, assisted by Mr.. Russell. DR.
Byers and Billy Collins will contribute
in making the trip one of profit, pleas.
ure and endowment.