Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-04

all way business. Il. Is. Pendleton, a
genial and clever gentleman, oficiatcs
in the Office. She is receiving 1T the
foot Of Jefferson street.
From Mr.. VIM. Clark, commission
and forwarding merchant at Mariana,
Ark, who ships about all the cotton
shipped from that point, we get the
following official statement of ship
ments, which has been furnished TO
the cotton exchange. Shipments from
September !, 1878, 10 March !, 1879,
are as follows To New Orleans, 3405;
to Memphis, 2O2l Helena, B; st.
Louis, 3. Thus it will be seen that
New Orleans shipments has exceeded
Memphis shipments 1884 bales. This
should not be, and our merchants
should use every exertiOn to retrieve
the above trade.
The head of the editor of the Green
vile, Miss, Times is very level when
it says: 1.-THE Adams Line has, since
it perfected its arrangements, deliv-
cred the mails promptly without a
single failure. 1t is rapidly becoming
popular, and is, we hope, building up
a permanent and profitable trade.
There is no question but that it is
more to our convenience to have mail
service rendered by a Vicksburg and
Memphis line of boats than st. Louis
line. And now that a good and re-
liable line ofpackets have been placed
in the trade, it is to the interest of the
intermediate counties to ~patronize
them."
The regular independent and old
reliable White river packet Hard
Cash, Captain Ed Postal, will arrive
in port this afternoon from White
river with a good list of cot
ton and other freights, and will
leave to morrow evening with a return
trip, going through to Jacksonport,
attending promptly to all way bust
ness, and making direct connection
with light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Charley
Postal, a worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk, and is seconded by j. C.
Wyckof.
The new and splendid light-draught
steamer Marlin Speed, of the Mem
phis and Arkansas river Mail Line,
Captain Rees Prichard in command,
came in last evening from Arkansas
river with 666 bales of cotton and 1877
SKIS seed and reshipped at the mouth
BOG bales cotton. Total out Of the
river 974 bales. She leaves promptly
this evening with a return trip for
Little Rock and all points on Arkan-
sas river, carrying the mail, paying
strict attention to all way business
and making close connection at Little
Rock with a light-draught steamer
for Fort Smith and upper Arkansas
river. Wash Floyd, a gentleman who
is recognized for his integrity in bust
ness and universal courtesy, is her
chief clerk, seconded by johnny
Briggs, one Of the best freight clerks
on the river.
The swift and p%alatial passenger
steamer 0uachita Belle, of the Adams
Mail Line, leaves this evening at G
O'Clock sharp for Yicksburg, paying
strict attention to all way and planta-
ton business and making direct con.
n%ection at Vicksburg with the New
B Orleans and Yazoo river packets
giving through bills of lading and
tlcketing passengers through. The
Belle is a safe and reliable carrier anC
has sumptuous passenger aecommoda
tions. Captain Mark Cheek, a prac.
teal and careful boatman, commands
with Captain Lee Cummins in charg,
/, of the office, which is a sure guarantee,
: that all business entrusted to her vii
meet with proper care and attention
He has associated with him two cleye
gentlemen and accommodating clerk
5 -Messrs. Neil Booker and Lee Cum
minis, jr.
The Yint Shinkle, Captain Sterlin.
G Mcintyre, came in last night from tn
= Ohio river with a splendid trip. Tn
t following are the principal items o
r her cargo: 200 bbls -four, $50 Dbl
e meal, 80 bbls apples, 936 bbls potatoe
and onions, 80 bbls plaster, 1923 empt
bbls, 10 wet bbls. 20 ties, 81 half Dbl
. and l54 kegs1ard, 36 casks meat. 40,
: 900 pcs bulk pork, 395 kegs nails, p
q bales hay, III small bales hay, 10
bags oats, 81 bbls potatoes, 1854 bag
i corn, 100 pkgs furniture, BOB boxe
! can goods, 292 pkgs iron, 800 boxe
= candles, 152 boxes glass,65 boxes soar
aud 407 miscellaneous pkgs. She ha,
also a large list of people and done
heavy way business all the way down
l. She leaves tomorrow evening with
; return trip for Cincinnati and al
5 points on the Ohio river. Captain J
A. Lindsay, an affable gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk. Those wishing
pleasant trip up the river will do wei
y to take passage on her. She is receiy
ing at the foot of Court street.
C The Memphis and Arkansas Rive
U. $. Mail Company have suficicn
e tonnage, comprising frst-class steam
crs, to do all the business in Arkansa
river, and we trust they will c%ontinu
u to receive the entire support of tn
e shipping and travelling public, as the
richly deserve it. The so-called indie
pendent craft that so up that streaI
from New Orleans are here to-day an
d gone tomorrow. They have no inter
est in the river or people beyond wha
II they can make out of them, and tax
advantage of commerce in order t
y make a little money. The gentleme
who control and own the boats of tn
n Memphis and Arkansas River U. s
r. Mai Line and the officers and crew
have their homes and interests i
Memphis or on Arkansas river. TIL
officers of this line have not only tn
Il welfare of our commerce at heart, bu
Il have expended a considerable amour