Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-01

c. j. Berry, leaves the foot Of Court
street this evening for Dyersburg and
all points on the Forked Deer river.
She will also give special attention to
all Mississippi river business as far as
Haile's Point. She is a safe and re-
liable carrier. Il. B. Pendleton, a
genial and clever gentleman, oficiates
at the desk.
The great and good Lee Mail Line
packet Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Stack
Lee, leaves this evening at sharp six
o'clock for Friar's Point, attending to
all plantation business and making
direct connection at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad.
W, w. Huston, a worthy gentleman
and efficient officer, controls the Office
assisted by Nat Banks, who, by the
way, is a prince Of good fellows.
The excellent light draught steamer
Maumelle, Of the Memphis and Ar
kansas River Mail Line, leaves this
evening at sharp 6 o'clock for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail and connect
ing at Little Rock with a light
draught steamer for Fort Smith.
Charley Musselman, one of the best
clerks on the river, has charge Of the
office, and is ably assisted by Will
Darragh, a clever young gentleman.
The new and elegant passenger
steamer Golden Grown, in command
of that even popular officer Captain
Eugene Shinkle, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat this afternoon for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
Clint Shinkle, a courteous gentleman
who is always untiring in his efforts ia
please and make comfortable the
guests under his charge, presides at
the desk, and he never fails to please
the most fastidious.
The reliable and independent White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain EC
Postal, arrived to-day from White
river with a good list of cotton anC
other freight, and will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip, goinl
through to Jacksonport and making
close connection with light-draughr
steamers for upper White and Blacl
rivers, Charley Postal and j. G
Wyckoff, two clever gentlemen, arr
her clerks.
Captain Henry Wilbur. the eff
cient and clever pilot of the Geo. w
Cheek, has furnished us with a list o
changes Of government lights made OF
the down trip of the Alice between
here and Friar's Point Reeves ligh.
moved up in the cottonwood grow,
below Armstrong; bunch of timber
Rosalee, or Falls avenue light, moved
down to False Point, at Humphrey
field Latting's light moved down Il
mouth of st. Francis river.
The regular St. Francis river Unite,
States mail packet Batesville, Captain
; j. d. Randall in command, leaves. thi
evening for Wittsburg and all point
{ on st. Francis river, carrying tn
mail, doing all way business and con
Meeting at Wittsburg with a light
draught steamer for the Sunk Land
Captain d. B. Abrahams, an eficien
officer and clever gentleman, hold
|, forth in the office, assisted by Bird
; Banning.
The palatial mail and passenge
steamer Ouachita Belle, Captain Mar
Cheek in command, Of the Adam
) Mail Line, leaves this evening &
, sharp 6 o'clock for Vicksburg and tn
a bends, carrying the mail, attending {
all way business and making direC
connection at Vicksburg with tn
t Parisott Line for all points on tn
n Yazoo river, and the r. Il. Lee fc
New Orleans, giving through bills {
: lading and ticketing passenger
d through. Captain Lee Cummins,
worthy gentleman and accommodation
: boatman, has charge of the office, an
4 has on his staff Messrs. Neil Booke.
+ Lee Cummins, jr., and Il. Huse, a
clever gentlemen and efficient clerk.
The imperial Ohio river packet j
n w. Gaff, in command Of that peerle,
boatman, Captain Bob Wise, is re
ceiving at the foot of Court street 70
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, an
S leaves tomorrow evening at 5 O'Clock
ticketing passengers through to a
n pOiu$s Fast at q cheaper rate tina
Y ever, also giving excursion rates {
Cincinnati and all points on the Ohio
4 The Gaff is not only a safe and reliabl
carrier, but has unsurpassed passenge
accommodations. Capt. Wash ThomI
son, a gentleman with whom it is
: pleasure to travel and do business,
! her chief clerk, assisted by Mr.. Ru,
sell, while Billy Collins caters to I'll
wants of the passengers, and Colon,
y Byers soothes them with the best
u the world.
We are authorized to state, from r,
liable information by telegraph an
y letters toa gentleman in this city, thu
. Major j. d. Adams has bought out
certain steamboat interest, but has nj
sold out his interest to any one, NJ
y has he sold out his mail contract. H
" will continue to carry his Tuesda
mail by the steamer Illinois, in plaC
n of the steamer 0uachita Belle, Cap
n Scudder having kindly offered to carr
n his Friday mail on the Anchor Lin
10 Saturday boat, so that the peopI
e along the river will be fully Statistic
with their mail facilities remainir
d intact, We are further assured tn;
by the 1st Of August the Unite
% States mail flag will float at the mas
( head of one of the finest little steam
i ers that eyer turned a wheel to carl
i Major Adams Friday mail.
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