Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-22


Captain R. S. Triplett arrived from
Owensboro, KY, yesterday. He has
completed the trade for the r. Il. Lee
wharfboat, and takes charge other to-
day. Captain Triplett is well known
in river circles, is a thorough business
man, recognized for his integrity, and
has more friends with. the steamboat
fraternity than any man ever enjoyed
in the agency or wharfboat business.
Captain J.. ID. Randall of the
steamer Batesville, secured the Katie
p. Kouutz to take a load of cotton
from Wittsburg to New Orleans direct.
She left yesterday for st. Francis
river with Captain Morris at the
wheel. Will Lash, the efficient
second clerk of the Batesville, went
around on the Katie P. Kountz to
assist in the Office and receive her
cargo.
The big James Howard, Captain
james O'Neal in command, came in
yesterday morning from New Orleans
with Ais bbls molasses ,l13 hhds sugar,
100 bales oakum, Z bales cotton and
so pkgs sundries. She was delayed
by bad weather and fog. She leaves
Wednesday evening with a. return
trip for New Orleans. making all prin-
cipal way landings. Captain Woods
presides at the desk.
The W. P. Halliday passed up Sun
day morning at 5 o'clock with 1000
tons of sugar and molasses for st,
Louis. She discharged here 100 hhds
sugar, 80 bbls molasses and l barrel Of
sugar, which was shipped direct to
this market from a plantation on the
coast. We have noticed here of late
quite a number of shipments of sugar
and molasses from the coast to this
market, for which good prices are OBJ
tanned.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews' regular Osceola mail packet,
came in on time Sunday morning,
with 167 bales cotton, 81 bags seed
cotton, 1853 SKIS seed and Is pkgs sun
dries. She leaves this evening at five
o'clock with a return. trip for 0sceola,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Captain B. 0. Michel is
her chief clerk, and has as his asso-
ciates Messrs. Cyrus Fay and Bruz
Given.
The blue ribbon and popular steam
er Josie Harry of the Milt Harry line,
came in Sunday night from White
river with 745 bales of cotton and go
packages of sundries. Messrs. Hill &
Fontaine again headed the list Of con-
signees, receiving $40 bales Of cotton.
near one halfher cargo. The Josie
Harry was detained by bad weather
and fog, but will leave positively 10.
morrow at u m, with a return triI
for White river, carrying the mail
doing all way business and connecting
at J~acksonport with light draft steam.
ers for upper White and Black rivers
She will make up her lost time anC
will get on her regular day again
Walker Outlaw, an efficient clerk ant
worthy gentleman controls the office
with Hugh Smith as assistant.
The famous, swift and popular pas.
senger steamer james Lee, in com.
mand of Stacker Lee, who is not onll
a practical and careful boatman Blu.
clever gentleman, came in last nigh
from Friar's Point with 728 bales cot
ton, 3 bags seed cotton, $40 seeks seeC
and 8 pkgs sundries. She had also IN
cabin passengers and near 400 deckers
The Lee done a good business all las
week, showing her great popularity
and standard as a packet. She is gen
orally the preferred boat with botf
white and colored passengers. She i;
deserving of the liberal patronage ex.
tended her, being a irst-class packet
swift, a good and reliable carr er, and
has unsurpassed passenger accommo-
dations and is oficered by practical
and trustworthy boatmen. Lloyd T.
WhitlOw, her chief clerk, is a gentle
man of business qualities and refine
ment and he makes it agreeable and
comfortablefo for every person that trav-
els on the fine packet he SO ably repre-
sents, associated with him in the Office
are Messrs. Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Brown, two clever gentlemen.
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