Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-12

father Of Commodore Vint Shinkle
and Captain 0. P Shinkle, visited the
Golden Rule at Cincinnati Thursday
morning. Although he is over eighty
years Of age he is still quite active.
The Hard Cash. the old reliable
White river mail packet, passes De-
wallis Bluff tomorrow morning for
Memphis, and will arrive Tuesday
morning and leave Wednesday with a
return trip.
The Colorado passad down this
morning for Vicksburg loaded down
to the guards. She put off here III
bbls of -four and meal, 26 casks bacon.
800 pkgs lard, 81 head stock, % wet
bbls and 635 pkgs sundries. and added
70 tons for points below.
The MaumelIe, Capt. Rees Pritch-
ard in command, leaves this evening
at . o'clock, sharp, for Little Rock
and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and paying special
attention to all way business. Chas.
Musselman and viii Darragh, two
clever and accommodating clerks,
have charge of the Office.
The good steamer Shields, CAPTAIN
j. 6. Shidlds, came in from the upper
coast with an excellent trip and leaves
Monday evening with a return trip
for New Madrid and all way landings
on the upper coast. c. II. Reuter-, a
clever gentleman, oficiates in the
Office.
Captain John Peters received a tel
egram this morning from Captain
James Reese informing him that Major
John Adams had closed a contract
with him for a new sidewheel steamer
for the Memphis and Nieksburg trade.
The new boat is to be completed and
ready for business by the LIST Of
August.
Reliable information = comes to us
from responsible parties that Major
John u. Adams has closed a contract
with Reese, of Pittsburg, for a new
packet for the Memphis and Yiekburp
mail line. The major will reach
Memphis tomorrow, Sunday, by the
afternoon train. He will effectually
put to rest all this unkind gossip that
ne has sold out his friends. He is not
o. that sort of mettle-he is of steel.
The elegant steamer Golden Grown,
en- route from New Orleans to Cincin-
natl, passed V~icksburg yesterday at
IL am, and will leave here tomorrow
noon. She will make all principal
way landings. Captain Eugene Shin
kle is her commander, with Vint
Shinkle in the Office. Captain Glenn
will make engagements and receive
freight for her.
The new and palatial passenger
steamer Josie Harry, Captain James
Kinman in command, leaves this
evening for White river and all points,
carrying the mail, doing all way bust
ness. and making direct connection at
J%acksonport with the light draught
steamers Milt Harry and Alberta for
the upper White and Black rivers.
Walker Outlaw, an efficient officer
and worthy gentleman, holds forth in
the office, and is assisted by Dan Sui
livan.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee in command, came in on
time with AZ bales of cotton, 334 SKIS
seed, 80 bbls oil and sundries. She
leaves this evening with a return trir
for Friar's Point, giving prompt atten.
ton to all way business, and making
direct connection at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad.
W. W. Huston, an affable gentleman
presides at the desk, and is seconded
by Nat Banks.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain w. Blake, arrived
last night from V~icksburg. She dis.
charged here 81 bales cotton, and add,
a large list of Eastern bound cotton.
and leaves the company's wharfboat
this evening at sharp FIVE for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending to all bend bust
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Bleck,
ner, one of the most popular clerks on
on the river, presides at the desk.