Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15

AhO Oiduu over OF the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Thursday
at 10 am.
The H. G. Yaeger passed up this
morning for st. Louis. She discharged
at Glenn's ~wharfboat a lot of sugar
and molasses.
Colonel G. X. Peck has purchased
at st. Paul from Wilder & Charles the
steamers General Maude, Peninah and
Fontenelle, which he will add to his
line on the upper Missouri.
Captain Frank Hicks says he has
succeeded in raising the stern of the
Henry Frank to the desired hight,
and is now putting 2f-inch chains to
make it permanent.
The Robert Mitchell passed down
last evening for New Orleans with
400 tons of freight. She discharged
here 100 bales hay, 200 SKIS corn and a
few pkgs sundries, and added several
small lots of freight.
Gus Nimptz, the mate, and John
Bell, the storekeeper, of one of Cap
tain Parisott's line of steamers. drew
$500 each in the Havana lottery at
the drawing several days since.
The City Of Vicksburg cleared last
evening for st. Louis with a good up
stream trip. She added here $50 bales
of Eastern -bound cotton, a large lot
of miscellaneous freight and a good
number of people.
The Gold Dust passed down last
evening for Vicksburg with an excel
lent trip. She put off here 1882 bbls
Hour and meal, 1911 SKIS grain, 80 casks
meat, 225 pkgs cotton seed and 95e
pkgs sundries and added 20 tons of
freight for points below. =
The new Allan steamer, now build
ing at Montreal, will be the largest
steel vessel in the world. She is to be
1000 tons gross, and is to carry cattle
and heavy merchandise between Liy-
erpool and Canada and the River
Platte.
The B~atesyille, Capt. j. D. Randall,
leaves the foot of Court street this
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, for St.
Francis river and all points through
TO Wittsburg, carrying the mail and
doing all way business, Birdie Ban
ming a clever young gentleman, is her
chief clerk.
The G. p. Chouteau passed down
this morning well laden. She put of
here a few hundred packages of mer.
chandise and refused freight, having
engagements below for all she could
carry. She gets $500 bales cotton, 500
tons Of oil cake and meal and 200 bbls
oil at Helena, Refuge and Arkopolis,
which will fill her out.
The good steamer D~yersburg, Can't.
g. j. Berry, leaves the foot Of Court
street this evening at 5 o'clock for
D%yersburg and all points on the
Forked Deer river. She will also
attend to all Mississippi river bust
ness as far up as Hale's Point. Il. B.
Pendleton, a courteous gentleman,
presides at the desk.
The Knoxville Chronicle, of Satur-
day, says: THE steamer Harry Helm
landed at our wharf yesterday evening.
About forty-ive boatmen got off the
train at this place Friday night, com
ing up from Chattanooga, where they
had gone on grain-boats. They 90
across the country to their homes foot
back"
The new Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, passed Vicksburg
yesterday at 4 pm, and will arrive
here tomorrow morning aud leave
Glenn's wharfbOat at 10 am, for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, 60
ing through with dispatch. Elliott
Miller does the honors of the Office. d.
Mr.. Frank Ellison, who has so cred.
itably filed the position of bill clerk
on the Coahoma for the past season
has retired until the busy season.
opens out. Frank has won golden
opinions of the shipping and travelling
public by his courtesy and strict atten-
ton to business, and his return to the
river will be hailed with delight by
his many friends.
As o mark of esteem and an appre
citation for good services, Captain j.
ID. Randall presented this morning Cap
tain D. B. Abrahams, his late chief
clerk, q magnificent and valuable gold
watch, chain andlocket. Captain Abra-
hams goes to Mariana this evening on
the Batesville, at which point he will
engage in merchandising. The
LEDGER wishes him unbounded sue
cess in his new enterprise.
The old reliable Independent White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain ed
Postal, came in last evening from
White river ahead of time. She made
the run from the mouth of White
river to this port in II hours and 81
minutes and made several landings.
She had al bales cotton, Z head hogs
and II pkgs sundries. She leaVes to-
morrow evening with a return trim for
White river, going through to Jack
sonport and making direct connection
with light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. CHARLEY
Postal, one of the best fellows in the
World, is her chief clerk, seconded by
j. G. Wyckof.
The fine passenger and mail packet
Oauchita Belle, Of tie Adams Mail
Line, leaves this evening at 6 o'clock.
sharp, for Vicksburg, carrying the
mail, paying strict attention to all way
baStRess end making direct oonnec-
ton At yi%9ks6Hg With the New Or
through bills of lading and ticketihe
passengers through. She is a safe and
reliable carrier. Captain Mark Cheek.
y sTaRtinal and careful boatman, com.
mands, With 0aBtaip Lee Cummins in