Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

en0r In command, will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati with a full cargo and
will leave on "Wednesday with a re-
turn trip,
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower leaves the Anchor Line wharf
boat, foot Of Monroe street, this evening
at FIVE O'Clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, doing all way business. Tom
White is her purser.
The great and good independent
White river packet Hard Cash, Capt.
Ed Postal, will arrive tomorrow from
White river, and leaves on Wednes-
day with a return trip, going through
to Jacksonport.
The Jay Hardy, Capt. Billy Davis,
came in from Island 81 with % bales
Of cotton and 81 sacks seed. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Island 81 and all points
on the upper coast.
The splendid steamer John A.
Scudder, of the Anchor Line. will
leave the Anchor Line wharfboat at
the foot Of Monroe street this evening
at five o'clock for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings. Cap
tain Garrett Huls presides at the desk.
The Henry Frank, Captain Frank
Hicks mammoth steamer, left New
Orleans Saturday evening, and will ar
rive here Wednesday morning and
leave in the evening with a return
trip.
The II. G. Yaeger passed up last
night for st. Louis well laden. She
discharged here l8 hhds of sugar, 152
bbls molasses and 81 packages of fur
niture, and added % plows.
The 0uachita Belle is certainly be-
coming very popular in the Vicksburg
trade, as we learn from a passenger
who came up on her that her cabin
was full Of people and that she did
business at all points in the bends.
The fine steamer Katie Hooper. OF
the Arkansas river Mail Packet Line,
leaves this evening for Little Rock
and all points on the Arkansas river.
Captain Ed Rowland commands, with
Jimmy Thompson, aclever gentleman,
in charge of the Office.
The neat little steamer Shields.
Captain s. Richey, with James G..
Shields in charge of the Office, came
in last night from Tennessee river
with 800 SKIS of corn, 100 bbls -four, 81
bales and Is bags cotton. She will en-.
ter the st, Francis river trade.
Mr.. P. Kallaher, our late efficient
wharfmaster, has been appointed un.
der the new regime a deputy, with
power to collect wharfage. Mr.. Kal
laher made a good official, and we have
no doubt of his being able to make {
good record under the new order O.
things.
The Fannie Lewis, Captain Cart.
wright, of the Anchor Line, viii
arrive in port to-day from st. Louil
with a big trip of grain and produce
and will leave this evening at 5 O'Clock
with a return trip for Cairo and st
Louis, doing all bend business ant
making direct connection with tn
principal railroads for all points Eas
and West.
The Thomas Sherlock passed u
at noon for Cincinnati with 900 ton
of freight. She had also on board tn
, remains of mate Henry Lopez, tn
nephew Of Captain Lew Hates, VIII
was drowned in Rec river by the sink
ing of the Lotus No. 3. Capt. Kate
takes the remains to Cincinnati, wher
they will be inferred in Spring Grov
Cemetery.
The upper coastmail packet, Osceol
Belle, Captain j. G. Andrews, cam
in from 0sceola with 80 bales and 3
bags of cotton, 101 sacks seed, 10
sacks corn and sundries. Owing t
the breakage of some fher machiner
she will be compelled to lay over t
make some light repairs, but will re
sumo her regular trips Thursday next
and will leave on her regular time 70
the upper coast.
The Anchor Line announces Oh
following rates on freight from 81
Louis to Memphis: Flour SOC pc
Dbl; to Vicksburg and New Orlean
40c. Pound freight to Memphis 10
per hundred to V%icksburg and Ney
Orleans zoe. Hay, to Memphis, pc
hundred, Zoe, and to Vicksburg ant
New Orleans 25c. Pork, per Dbl, t,
Memphis, doc; to Vicksburg an,
New Orleans 60e. Whisky, per Dbl.
to Memphis, 81 to Yicksburg ant
New Orleans Sl.25.
The palatial passenger steamer Hi
nois will not retire from the Arkan.
sas City trade as reported by evil dis
posed persons, but will continue I,
make her regular trips between her
and Arkansas City, leaving on Mon
days and Thursdays and giving tn
s~trictest attention to all way ant
plantation business, and under the ad
mistratiOn of Captain John B. Davis
her worthy commander, and Captain
John Gwathmey, her efficient che
clerk, she is bound to win favor witt
the people and be successful and in
crease her business, which she mer
its by being a safe and punctual car
rier.
The B~atesville, Captain Maumus
arrived yesterday from st. Fran
els river with 1853 bales of cotton. 2,
bags of seed cotton, 3 bales hides, 8
sacks corn, 4 bales furs and 40 pkg.
sundrieS, and reshipped at the moutl
for New Orleans 2l4 bales cotton
total out of the river, 572 bales. Sh,
is receiving for a return trip, anC
leaves tomorrow evening, goins
through to Wittsburg. Captain d
B. Abrahams is her chief clerk
seconded by Birdie Banning.
The palatial and swift passenge.
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