Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-26

NAoD"i6 WIN INC ItSuldl packets
for New Orleans and Yazoo river.
Captain bud. Broadhurst will have
the tug Nighthawk repaired immedi-
ately. Mr.. Hunter will do the repairs.
She will be finished and ready for
business in two or three weeks. Cap
tain Broadhurst will be ready to do
towing or jobbing, and also contract to
tow to New Orleans, slaves, cotton
seed or timber.
The Rapid Transit did not get
away until this morning, owing to the
jumping Of her crew. She will be
back in time to leave this evening on
her regular time for Commerce. at
tending promptly to all way business.
Captain William Ashford commands,
with Frank Ellison, a clever gentle
man, in charge of the Office, assisted
by Charley Leitwich.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, will arrive to-day from the up
per coast with another big trip of cot
ton and cotton seed, and leaves this
evening with a return trip for Osceola
and the upper coast, carrying the mail
aud doing all way business. Messrs.
B. o. Michel and Cyrus Fay are her
attentive and accommodating clerks.
The old reliable White river packet
Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal in
command, came out of White river
with over 1900 balos Of cotton, 100
bales of it being for this port. She
will arrive tomorrow morning and
leave Saturday evening with a return
trip for White river, going through to
J%acksOnport. She pay strict attention
to all way business. Charley Postal is
her chief clerk, seconded by John
Wyckoff.
The Anchor line packet John A..
Scudder, Capt. Jack Carter in COM
mand, came in this morning from st.
Louis well laden, and is taking on at
Hopefeld over 1000 bales of cotton
and leaves the company's wharfboat at
the foot of Court street this eveningat
8 o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Capt. Garrett
Huls is her purser, and Capt. AID.
Storm is making engagements for her.
The james d. Parker. Capt. Char
ley Russell's fayorite packet, having
been delayed by bad weather and
business, will not arrive until to-
morrow morning from Cincinnati, and
leaves on Friday with a return trip.
She has over 800 tons for this port.
Messrs. Mccoy and Miller, two clever
gentlemen, are her clerks. Capt. r.
w. Lightburne is making engagements
and receiving freight for her on the
levee.
The Coahoma, the great Lee mail
line packet, in command of CAPTAIN
Stacker Lee, came in this morning
from Frairs Point with 262 bales cot
ton, 9OS sacks seed and 16 packages
%sundries, and also had an exceeding
good trip of people. She leaves this
evening with a return trip, carrying
the mail and attending promptly to all
way business. Captain Frank Bank
smith, a worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk, and has associated with
him in the Office Messrs. Plat Rhodes
and Mr.. Polk.
The new steamer James Lee is due
to-day from the Ohio. Nearly every
body is anxious to see her, as she is
said to be n Of the best constructed
and haDdsomest packets ever built for
these waters. Perhaps she is holding
back to give all a thanksgiving offering,
at least we feel satisfied she will arrive
tonight or in the morning. The tugs
in port will escort her into the harbor,
and when you hear the tugs sounding
their whistles continuously and the
steamboat bells ringing you will know
that the new James Lee has arrived.
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