Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-27

OF freight. She added here l0S bales
Evansville cotton.
The Golden Crowns new command
er, Captain Eugene Shinkle, made a
success Of his first trip. May he CON
.tinueto do so.
The Gilmore and barges passed
down last night for New Orleans. She
added TO her tow here a barge loaded
with oil cake and meal.
Captain w. G. Hardwick's five pro-
duce boats, containing $1,000 bushels
of a corn, leave Evansville for the
lower sugar coast next week.
The Henry Frank, for Memphis,
Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati. and
Iron Mountain and barges for Pitts
burg, left New Orleans last evening.
Captain Abrams-Smarba-is edit
ing the river department Of the st.
Louis Times-Journal while Commo-
dore Rollingpin is featuring in the
South.
Captain John A. Blythe, the well
known mate, received a license as
master last Friday, and is now captain
Of the tOwboat A. j. Baker, with DELI
Evelyn as pilot.
Captain Thorweigan, Of the iron
Chouteau, and formerly of the Great
Republic and Grand Republic, has
been rendered the command of the new
Ed Richardson.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain J. j.
Darragh, will be the regular Saturday
mail boat for Arkansas river. She
will be found in port tomorrow morn
ing ready to receive.
The J. w. Gaf cleared for Cincin-
natl last evening with $50 bales cotton,
25O bbls oil, 10000 cane poles, 10 bales
rags, a lot of scrap iron, 40 cabin pas
sengers and 10 deckers.
The Osceola Belle succeeded in re-
covering the balance of the freight
out of the barge Hattie, Of the Har-
rison's tow, and shipped it to Cincin-
natl yesterday OIL the Golden City.
Thee. p. Chouteau cleared last night
for New Orleans with 600 bales cot
ton, 1927 sacks oil cake, $50 bbls oil, a
large lot of miscellaneous freight and
several cabin passengers.
The Annie p. Silver passed up yes
terday afternoon for st. Louis with
800 tons of freight, principally sugar
and mollasses. She put off here 81
barrels of sweet potatoes and IA crates
cabbage.
The Anchor Line packet Belle of
Shreveport, Captain James Coghill
leaves the company's wharfboat this
evening at five o'clock for New
Orleans making all principal way
landings.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry's new White river mail packet,
will arrive tomorrow from White
river with a good trip of cotton and
other freights, and viii leave on Sat
urday with a return trip, going through
to Jacksonport.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Jas.
Pepper, leaves Cairo this evening for
New Orleans, arriving here tomorrow
and leaving Saturday evening on hei
regular time. Freights will be received
for her at all hours at the Lee wharf.
boat.
Freight rates at St. Louis by rivel
rule as follows To New Orleans-4(
cents per Dbl on -four, 20 cents pc
hundred on pound freight. To Mem
phis-25 cents per Dbl on -four, anC
l2g cents per hundred on pount
freight.
Captain Andrews being unable t,
get his fine packet the Osceola Belle
on account of her large trip, unloadeC
to get out last night, forwarded tn,
mail on the Graft for allmail landings Oh
his line, aul laid over until tomorrow
going out on her regular day.
Captain james Paul, late of tn,
Robert Mitchell, died on the 10Th inst
at Louisville. Deceased was q wei
known Ohio and Mississippi rive,
boatman, having in his time been
stakeholder in and commanded som,
Of the finest boats that piled tn,
Western waters. He was sick for
long time.
The James d. Parker, Captain
Charley Russell, passed Cairo las
evening at seven o'clock, bound fo
Memphis with a big trip of freight
She will arrive tonight aud leave OIL
Saturday with a return trip for Gin
c%innati. Captain r. w. Lightburn,
is making engagements for her.
The popular .,ower coast packet G
w. Cheek, of the Lee Mail Line, viii
leave this evening at 5 O'Clock fo
Friar's Point, paying strict attention
to all way and plantation business
The Cheek is a safe and reliable car
rier and has good and comfortabl,
passenger accommodations. W. w
Wilson, a courteous and clever clerk
controls the office, and is assisted b,
Nat Banks.
Captain Gus Donnally has closed
contract for the hull of his new stern
> wheel steamer, for the Mary Miller
cylinders. The hull will be 21O fee
long, 36 feet beam, with 81 feet hold
She will have a full length cabin. Tn
cylinders are 16l inches in diameter
and Al feet stroke. She will havl
three new boilers, Is feet long and 3
inches in diameter, two flues each.
5 The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, came in last evening iron
the upper coast with 1872 bales and 4
bags cotton, 3O2 sacks seed and 5 pack
ages of sundries. She was delayed OF
account Of the weather and heavy wa
business. She returns to Osceola am
the upper coast tomorrow at fv
. pm, carrying the mail and dom
all way business. B. 0. Michel, Cy