Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-30

VIC uOiucu iNult.
The j. H. Bigley brought an album
dant supply of black diamonds for
Brown & Jones, and it is hoped the
price will take a tumble.
The Colorado passed down last
eve, on her way from Cairo to Vicks-
burg. and added the round sum Of
one hundred tons at this port.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city /
The new Mary Houston passed down
at noon FOE New Orleans we'll laden.
She discharged here several hundred
packages of freight, and added &c
bales cotton.
The Joe Kinney Of the Anchor line
passed up at noon for Cairo. She
discharged here some freight and
added several hundred bales of COM
pressed cotton.
The Cons Millar, en- route from Gin
%cinnati to Memphis, passed Evansville
yesterday afternoon and is due here
Thursday evening and returns to Gin.
cinnati on Saturday.
The Anna has succeeded in getting
out of her perilous position below St.
Louis, and arrived there yesterday
with part of the cargo of the Durfee.
and returned to her with fuel.
The Dick Fulton with a tow o.
Pittsburg coalfor Messrs. 0'Neal & Co
at Natchez, passed down last evening
after dropping here a couple of bargei
for Messrs. G. B. Bryan & Co.
The bar on W. j. Poitevent, the
excellent Hatchie river packet, is fol
rent. 1t is a good investment. Fol
terms apply to Mr.. William Booker
secretary of the Memphis and Hatchit
river packet company. 1O5
The Batesville, Capt. o. X. Joplin
leaves this evening at five o'clock fol
St. Francis river, carrying the mai
and paying strict attention to all wal
business. Birdie Banning, a genia
and clever gentleman, is her heaC
clerk.
Capt. j, 7. Washington, agent o
the Josie Harry, received a telegram
this morning from Capt. Milt Harry
dated at Devall's Bluff, informing hin
hat the Josie Harry would arriv,
here Thursday, and would leave Sat
urday next, on her regular day, 70,
White river.
The Memphis and Cincinnati packe
line will hereafter run three boats
week instead of two. Their leaving
days will be Tuesdays, Thursdays anc
Saturdays. The Baum leaves Cincin
natl on the new schedule, and tn
Virgie Lee leaves here this evening
for Cincinnati, and will be followed OIL
Tuesday by the Parker.
The Ell. Richardson, Captain Jane
Pepper in command, is receiving a
the foot of Court street for New Or
cans, and leaves tomorrow evenin.
making all principal way landings
Captain McVay, an afable gentleman
is her chief clerk, and has associates
with him in the Office Messrs. Ed
Smith and Milbanks.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Postal
leaves tomorrow evening on her regu
lar day for White river, going through
to Jacksonport, attending promptly t,
all way business, and connecting a
Jacksonport with light draft steamer
for upper White and Black rivers
Charley Postal, a genial and cleye.
gentleman, is her first clerk, seconded
by John Wyckoff.
The splendid steamer Hattie Now.
land, Captain John Darragh, came il
last night with a good list of cotton
and seed, and leaves this evening with
a return trip for Pine Bluff, carrying
the mail and making all way landings
AL Banksmith, an accommodating
and . worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk, seconded by Will Darragh.
a clever young gentleman.
The steamboat engineers of the
United States meet in annual conven-
ton at Washington, January Goth
next. Aside from the deliberations
that concern themselves as a profess
sion and body, the delegates have
been instructed to urge upon congress
the immediate passage of that clause
in the steamboat bill requesting the
reduction of license renewals to one
dollar, as it was before the war.
The Coahoma, with Captain b. o.
Banks in command, enters the Mem
phis and Vicksburg trade. She leaves
positively tomorrow evening at 5
o'clock for Vicksburg, carrying the
mail and giving prompt attention to
all way business. She will return in
time to leave here next Tuesday, and