Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-06

vile had gone to the assistance of the
Henry Frank, which was damaged
yesterday morning in the storm at
Helena.
The Paris G. Brown will pass up
this afternoon for Cincinnati. The
principal items of her cargo are zoo
barrels molasses, $50 hogsheads sugar,
400 barrels pitch, 26O barrels rosin,
lis barrels rice, IS bales paper stock,
l6 large pieces marble, and 100 tons Of
miscellaneous freight.
The big James Howard, Captain
James 0'Neal in command, leaves the
foot Of Court street this evening at 5
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. The Howard
is one of the best and safest carriers
on the river and has p%alatial passen-
ger accommodations. Catain Woods.
an afable gentleman, does the honors
of the Office.
The Belle Memphis came in from
st. Louis yesterday afternoon. She
discharged 1910 bbls flour and meat.
1920 scks grain, 36 wet bbls, Z pockets
shot, 1867 pkgs lard, so pkgs white
lead, l25 rolls bagging, 1877 kits mack
eral, 120 bundles scks, Z casks and
boxes meat, 20 crates cabbage, II head
cattle, 81 hogs, 26 bales cotton and II
bags seed cotton, and returned to st.
Louis late last night.
In explanation of the comments on
the wharfboats in our issue Of yester.
day, part of a sentence was left out
which did not make it read plainly.
AS to the Anchor-line wharfboat, It'll
always in use, and generally crowded
with perishable freight, and held in
bad weather for the accommodation of
merchants. What the intent of the
article wished to convey was that the
major portion of boats coming in with
cotton would not roll the same across
the wharfboat, but would take up ad-
ditional room at the levee.
The great old favorite bend packet,
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Coahoma, Captain Il. 0. Banks, caves
this evening at 5 o'clock for Friars
Point and Greenyille, carrying the
mail and making all way landings and
connecting at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad,
and atGreenville with the mail packet
for V~icksburg and the New Orleans
packets. Billy Smither, an accommo-
dating clerk and courteous gentleman,
has charge of the Office, assisted by
Messrs. John HaleySnd Tom Hoke,
two of the best fellows in the world.
The excellent light-draught steamer
Shields, leaves this evening on her
initial trip in the Hale's Point and
Tiptonville trade. She will run repu-
lar between Memphis ana Tiptonville,
making emi-weeklytrips The Shields
is comparatively a new boat, not being
quite ayearo old. Sheis staunch, oflight-
draught and well suited for the trade
Captain Ed. Crowell, her commander,
and part owner, is one Of the most
popular boatmen on the river. He
stands well with the shipping and
travelling community, and is recog-
nized in commercial circles for his in
tegrity and promptness in business.
The people along the upper coast will
not be long in appreciating his enter
prise, as Captain Crowell makes
friends wherever he goes. Mr.. Ralfe
Hicks, who is also well known in
marine circles, and also an owner in
the Shields, will second Captain
Crowell in the office.
On account oflow water, high prices
Of labor and the constant accumula-
ton OF business on the banks in the
bends, Major John D. Adams charter
ed yesterday afternoon from Captain
James Lee, the splendid steamer Goa
homa, to u in connection with the
Odachita Belle in the Memphis and
Greenville trade, the leaving days from
Memphis of the 0uachita Belle and
Cjahoma will be Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, and the new and ele-
CANT steamer James Lee will continue
In the trade to Friar's Point, thus
giving the bend people the advantage
and accommodation ola daily line of
tcst-class packets to Friar's Point and
a ~tri-weekly line to Greenville. The
Ouachita Bellies business has been in
creasing steadily, and now with the
Fl ne steamer Coahoma to run in con-
n%1ction with her, and extend their
tips to Greenville will bring to Mem
phis an additional share Of business
that has been going elsewhere. The
new line should receive a hearty sup
port from our merchants, both steamers
are frst>class packets and are Differed
by experienced and careful boatmen.
As for the Coahoma shells one of the
most popular packets hat ever piled
Southern waters, and has been handled
and run SO careful that she has never
.