Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-01

AZAH mn ANlA
u. Z. Schcnck for New Orleans.
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Golden Crown. en- route from
cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday and should be
here Monday.
The Ouaehita Belle left VicksburQ
yesterday for Memphis and will be
here Monday, leaving with a return
trip Tuesday.
The Anchor Line packet Gold Dust
passed V~ieksburg yesterday evening
for st. Louis and will be due here to-
morrow.
The City of Vicksburg Of the Anchor
Line left Nicksburg yesterday noon
for st; Louis, and is due here to-mor-
row night.
Major John D. Adams left last even
ing on the Red Wing on an inspection
tour of his mail route between here
and Nicksburg.
The Annie Silver, en- route from
Now Orleans TO st. Lonis, blew out a
cylinder head below Cairo. She con
tlnued her voyage to st. Louis on one
wheel.
The h. 0. Stanard passed down yes
terday afternoon for New Orleans after
discharging here 400 bbls -four, 245
boxes crackers and adding 125 boxes
soap.
The steamer Bedford has zone IN
Bayou Teehe for a cargo of sugar and
molasses, consigned to Laws & Co., of
Cincinnati.
We received a telegram from CAPT.
All Stein informing us that he would
be here sure Sunday morning. and
leave at 6 o'clock for Cincinnati on
double-quick time.
The Colorado passed down this
morning for Yicksburg fully laden.
She discharged here so bbls -four. 3
bales and II bags cotton and added 10
tons Of way freight.
Messrs. Joe Osborn and William
Goebel, Anchor Line ex-clerks. have
purchased a fine stock of goods, and
will leave st. Louis for Silverton.
Colorado, next week.
Captain Peter Macarthur. of the
upper White river packet Milt Harry,
has been to Cincinnati, and Dayton.
KY, visiting friends, and is on his re-
turn to his steamer.
Mr.. Hewett, formerly a merchant
Of Nibletts landing went out last
evening as bill clerk on the Red
Wing, Thomas IIuse having re-
signed the position to so on another
packet.
Captain ALI Grissom arrived here
yesterday from New Orleans by rail to
make engagements for his excellent
steamer Henry Frank, which leaves
here for New Orleans Wednesday
next.
A negro drayman stole three bales
OF cotton from the Jay Hardy. We
hope Captain Billy Davis will not only
be able to recover the cotton but cap-
turo the thief and have him severely
punished.
Captain Ed Postal, with his good
steamer Hard Cash, will pass Dovall's
Bluff tomorrow morning for Mem
phls with a good list of cotton. and
will arrive here Monday night and re-
turn to White river on "Wednesday
next.
The fine steamer City of Alton.
Captain Bixby, of the Anchor Line
will leave the eomplnys wharfboat'
foot of Monroe street. tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for New Or
leans. She will make all principal
way landings.
A very prominent mill man at Clar-
endon, Ark, upon returning home one
evening last week, caught one of his
employees and his wife, fifty years of
age, in lagrante delictu, whereupon
the mill man cut the employe in a
horrid manner with a knife. The
wife has left for parts unknown.
The elegant passenger steamer John
3. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, ofthe
Anchor Line, will leave the companys
wharf boat, foot of Monroe street. this
evening at O'Clock, sharp. for Cairo.
and st. Louis, doing all bend business
and making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points Fast
and West. Dir. Gobel does the honors
of the office.
The Anchor Line packet Red
Cloud, Captain Williams in command.
arrived to-day from St. Louis with a
full cargo of grain and produce, and
Will leave the company's ~wharfboat.
foot of Monroe street, this evening at
. o'clock, for Cairo and st. Louis, at
tending to all way business and max
ing close connection with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West.
The Hattie Rowland leaves this
evening for Arkansas river. carving
the mail, promptly attending to way
business, going through to Little
Rock and connecting there with light
draught steamers for Fort Smith and
upper Arkansas river. Captain j. j.
Darragh, an experienced and careful
boatman, is in command, with Captain
j. A. Mcconnell and w. B, McEnulty
in charge Of the office.
The magnificent passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, in command of that
popular officer Captain James Pepper,
leaves the Lee wharfboat this even.
ing at five o'clock for New Orleans.
making all principal way landings.
The Dean has sumptuous passenger
accommodations and is a safe and re-
Labs Carrier. Captain w. N.
Gaines, q worthy gentleman, and ef-
iicicnt officer, presides at the desk.
The George w. Cheek. CAPTAIN
Stacker Lee, of the Lee Mail limo