Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-21

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lie reports tue river falling at Little
Rock, with 3 feet ? inches on the
gauge and only u to Is inches on the
crossings between there aud Fort
Smith.
Captain Billy Davis, with his pune
tual little packet the Jay Hardy, came
IN yesterday with a fair trip and leaves
the foot of Union street this evening
with a return trip for Shawnee village
and all way landings on the upper
coast.
The good steamer Dyersburg, Capt.
Berry, will be found in port receiving
for Dyersburg and all points on the
Forked Deer river, and leaves to-
morrow evening. Mr.. Il. B. Pendleton
is her clever purser.
The Union ticket Office, No. z Mon
roe street, sells railroad and steamboat
tickets to all parts of the world. When
a person buys a ticket at this Office it
is a regular ticket, not one that has
to be exchanged, pasted or snapped
a real, legitimate ticket.
The Annie p. Silver passed down at
noon for New Orleans well laden. She
discharged here 400 bales hay, $50 SKIS
oats, 100 SKIS bran, 400 bbls meal, 275
bbls -four, 70 tubs butter and II bxs
eggs: and added a lot Of oil cake and
meal.
The excellent steamer Shields, in
command of Captain j. G. Shields.
leaves Glenn's wharfboat this evening
at . o'clock for New Madrid and the
upper coast, giving special attention
to way business. Charles H. Reuter-,
a clever gentleman, does the honors of
the Office.
The elegant passenger steamer Gold
Dust, Captain John Z. McCord, of the
Anchor Line, will leave the company's
wharf boat, foot of Monroe street. this
evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, for Cairo
and st. Louis, attending to all bend
business and making close connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with "A bales and II bags cotton,
Y SKIS seed, 5000 feet walnut lumber.
and sundries. She lays over until
Wednesday, her regular mail day. In
the meantime she is receiving at the
foot of Court street, and leaves
promptly Wednesday evening for the
upper coast. 1ss
The Hard Cash, Captain Postal,
passed Duyall's Bluff on time yester-
day morning for Memphis with a good
list of cotton andmiscellaneous freight
and will arrive tonight and leave
Wednesday evening with a return trip
TOR White river, going through to
J~aeksonport. Captain Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
The great Ohio river favorite pass
enger steamer James d. Parker.
Captain Charley Russell, will arrive
to-day from the Ohio with a full cargo
of Western products and a large list of
passengers. Amongst them are Col.
Joe Moore and Lady, Mrs. Ed B.
Hart and daughter and a number of
excursionists from Indiana. She will
leave Wednesday evening with a re-
turn trip for Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to all points East
at a cheaper rate than ever. Captain
r. w. Ligktburne will make engage
ments for her. esiaa3
The Maumelle, Capt. Rees Pritch-
ard, arrived this morning from Ar
kansas river with l41 bales of cotton.
liz SKIS seed and sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth rs bales of cot
ton. She is receiving at the Lee
wharfboat for a return trip, and leaves
tomorrow evening going through to
Little Rock and connecting there
with a light-draught steamer for Fort
Charley Musselman, an eff
cient clerk, and worthy gentleman,
controls the office, assisted by Will
The red tiger packet Coahoma of
the Lee Mail Line, Captain Henry
in command, came in yester-
day morning from the lower coast with
l24 bales cotton, 703 SKIS seed, IS bbls
oil, 10 head sheep and sundries; she
had also a large list of people. She
this evening at 6 o'clock sharp
a return trip for Friar's Point,
carrying the mail, attending promptly
TO all way business and making direct
connection at Glendale with the No
pile and Northwestern railroad. lly
Smither, a gentleman who is recog-
lized for his integrity and strict atten-
ion to business, controls the office
is ably assisted by Messrs. Plat
Rhodes and Billy Huston.
The swift, palatial passenger steamer
Ouachita Belle, OF the Adams Mail
Line, Captain Mark Cheek in com
.and, came in last night from Vicks-
burg with $50 bales and 50 bags of
800 SKIS seed and 80 pkgs sun
also a good list of people. She
is receiving at the foot of Court street
for q return trip, leaving tomorrow
evening. This vessel carries the mail
md pays close attention to way and
plantation business and makes direct
connection at Vicksburg with the
river and New Orleans packets,
through bills of lading and also
.icketing passengers through. Capt.
Lee Cummins, an atfable gentleman.
her chief clerk, and associated with ]
lin are Messrs. Neil Booker, Thos.
.uSe and Lee Cummins, ir.
A correspondent writes us from :
Do|naldsonyille hal the Adams Mail ;
Line packet Katydid, under the able !
management and command of Captain 4.
I'd Crowell, is growing in favor with
he people along the coast, is making
money, building up a good trade and =
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