Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-13

New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
A Pittsburg telegram, received to-
day, states that should the present
weather continue there would be good
prospects in a few days of a coal boat
rise.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Henry
will come in to-day from the
lower coast with a big trip of cotton,
aud leave tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Friar's Point.
Captain S. Garlick Irwin and Robt.
Porter purchased on Tuesday, at
Pittsburg, from the United States
marshal, the towboat Relief, price
$1,000.
The Halliday, after getting over the
bar at Apperson's field, stuck for a
few hours at Norfolk, which is getting
to be a bad place. The Laura Davis
and Dacotah also grounded for a
while at Norfolk.
Colonel Byers, of tie Calf, tele-
the LEDGER, to-day, that the
Calf will leave st. Louis tomorrow
friday for Memphis and will arrive
here Monday morning in time to
breakfast with his friends.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, is due to.mor-
row from White river with a big trip
of cotton, and leaves on Saturday with
a return trip, going through to Jack
sonport.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceola and
all way landings. Captain B. 0.
Michel, one of the best fellows out,
has charge Of the Office, seconded by
Cyrus Fay,
The steamer james Howard, being
unable to get her cargo discharged in
time, was delayed, but left New Or.
leans this morning for Memphis, anC
will arrive here Monday morning, anC
leave Tuesday evening with a return
trip for New Orleans.
The City of V~icksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line packe-
leaving this evening for Vicksburg
carrying the mail and doing all wa!
business, and connecting at Vicksbure
with the New Orleans and Yazoc
river packets, Charley Q%uesnel, q
clever gentleman, oficiates at the
desk.
The Rapid Transit, Captain Billy
Ashford's new lower coast packet
will be found at the levee receiving
for Commerce and the bends, and
leaves this evening at five o'clock.
Messrs. Frank Ellison and Billy
Houston, two Of the most popular
clerks on the river, have charge of the
office.
Major John Hardin, superintendent
of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, received a telegram
this morning informing him that the
PloY Boy left Swan Lake, on Arkan-
sas river, yesterday morning for the
mouth with a good list of cotton, and
that the Marlin Speed passed Deyalls
Bluff, at oon yesterday, bound for
Memphis, with a good list of cotton.
The Adams mail line packet Qua
chita Belle, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in late last night with o big trip
of cotton, and will leave this evening
on her regular time with a return trip
for Arkansas City, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Captain
Ed Cummins presides at the desk,
and has associated with him in the
Office Messrs. VIM. Thomas and Lee
Cummins, IL,
Captain j. T. Washington will make
engagements and receive. cotton fol
the James Howard at the R. i. Lee
wherfboat. She leaves here Tuesday
next on her initial trip in the Mem.
phis and New Orleans trade. She anC
the John A. souddor will continue il
the trade throughout the season
leaving here for New Orleans on al.
ternate Tuesdays.
The Maumelle, Captain james
Bowien, came in this morning from
White river with 452 bales and 81
snakes of cotton, $50 sacks of seed and
sundries, and reshipped at the mouth
for NsY Orleans AGO bales of cotton
She is receiving at the r. u. Lee
wharfboat for a return trip for White
river, going through to Jacksonport.
Charley Musselman is her chief clerk,
seconded BY Will p9rragh,
Pilot Joe Carroll, who was at the
wheel when the Belle St. Louis sunk
at Island 40 yesterday, has been on
the river for twenty.seven years, and
this is his first accident, having never
before met with the same that caused
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