Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-07

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death Of Captain Joe Walker, an old
Ouachita river pilot, which event
occurred at his home on Black river,
on last Wednesday, March q, ofpneu-
monia. All who knew him will drop
a tear to his memory,
The steamer Virginia, Captain Will
liam Crawford in command, assembled
the upper Mississippi in 1920, and was
the first steamboat ever above Rock
Island. She was from Wheeling, Va,
and a brother Of Captain Charles b.
Church, Of this city, was one of her
crew.
The Katie Hooper is receiving at
the Lee wharfboat for Arkansas river.
She leaves here tomorrow evening,
going through to Little Rock and con-
Meeting with a light draught steamer
for Fort Smith. Captain Ed Nowland
commands, with Jimmy Thompson in
charge OF the Office.
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer Gold Dust. of the Anchor
Line, Captain John McCord in com
mand, leaves the Company's wharf
boat, foot of Monroe street, this Y c
ing at 5 o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending to all bend bust
ness and making close connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Il. w. Gould pre-
sides at the desk.
The Osceola Belle. Captain j. G..
Andrews, brought in from the upper
coast 80 bales cotton, $40 SKIS seed, 30
head cattle and sundries. She re-
turns this evening at five O'Clock to
Osceola, carrying the mail and doing
all way business, B. o. Michel,
Cyrus Fay and Al Speers, run the
Office.
The City of Y~ieksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving this evening for Vicksburg,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business and connecting at Vicksburg
with the New Orleans packets and
the ParisOtt Line for all points on
fazoo river. Chris Sharpe, an alta
BILE gentleman, holds forth in the
office.
The old reliable and independent
White river packet Hard Cash, Can't.
Ed Postal, passed Devall's Bluff yes
terday morning for Memphis with a
good list OF cotton and other freight.
She will arrive here tomorrow and
return to White river Wednesday
evening, going through to Jackson
port. Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her.
The George w. Cheek. CAPTAIN
Stacker Lees elegant packet Of the
Lee Mail Line, came in yesterday
with 90 bales and 30 bags cotton, 20l
SKIS seed, III bbls oil and sundries,
and leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Friar's Point and the
bends. w. w. Huston and Major
General Nathaniel Banks, two of the
best fellows in the world, have charge
of the Office.
The good steamer Dyersburg, CAPT.
Z. D. Berry, came in on time from
Dyersburg with a good trip. It was
all a mistake about her getting
aground. She was only wind bound.
She made her regular trip and leaves
here tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Dyersburg and all points on
Forked Deer river, attending promptly
to all way business. Il. B. Pendleton.
a genial and clever gentleman, is her
first clerk.
The CoahOma, the "red tiger"
packet of the Lee Mail Line. brought
in ITO bales and 3 bags of cotton, 2I8
sacks seed and sundries. and leaves
this evening at sharp 6 o'clock with a
return trip for Friar's point, carrying
the mail, attending to all way bust
ness and making direct connection at
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western railroad. Billy Smither,
whom every person living along the
river knows, controls the Office, assist
ed by Platt Rhodes and Frank Eli
son.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton.
came in last evening from Cincinnati
with an excellent trip. The following
are the principal items of her cargo
2O90 SKIS corn, 100 bales hay. 1870 bbls
meal, $50 bbls -four, 265 bbls potatoes.
20 bbls apples, 81 bbls whisky. 100
kegs nails, 200 bbls cement, 800 pkgs
paper and 2263 pkgs miscellaneous
freight, She leaves Wednesday even
ing with a return trip for Cincinnati.
Mr.. Harbinson, one of the cleverest
gentlemen on the river, does the
honors eff the office. She will ticket
passengers through to all points at a
cheaper rate than ever,
The 0uachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, of the Adams Mail Line. came
in last night from Yicksburg with 248
bales and II bags of cotton, ia SKIS
seed and Is pkgs sundries. She had
also a big list of people and did a
heavy way business on the round trip.
She leaves to morrow evening with a
return trip for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail, paying strict attention to all
way business, and making close con
n%ection with the Parisott Line for all
points on Eazoo river and the regular
packets far New Orleans. CAPTAIN
Lee Cummins, an efficient and worthy
officer, is her chief clerk, and has on
his staff Messrs. Neil Booker, Lee
Cummins, ir., and Tommy Huse.
The Rtagnph and excellent little
steamer Shields, CAPTAIN j. G.
Shields in command, leaves this even
ing for New Madrid, giving strict at
tention to all way business. She has
been doing a good business and pro
poses to stay in the trade. The Ava
lanche in referring to her says cap
tain James G. Shields having entered
u 1H.anH N'I "a. ~ 70 4t H.N"