Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-18

boat, foot Of Monroe street. to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg, carrying the mail, attending
promptly to all way business and
making close connection a. Nicksburg
with the regular packets for New
Orleans and YazOo river, ticketing
passengers through and giv~ingthrough
bills of lading. Billy Bleckner, one
Of the most popular clerks of the line,
has charge Of the Office,
The Coahoma, Captain Henry Coop
er, came in on time from Friar's
Point with 20 bales and 4 bags cotton,
2S8 SKIS seed, II head sheep and sun
dries and had also a good list of peo-
pie. She leaves this evening at six
o'clock sharp with a return trip for
Friars Point, carrying the mail.
attending to all way business and
making all landings on schedule time
and connecting at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad.
Billy Smither, a clever gentleman, is
her chief clerk, and has associated
with him in the Office Platt Rhodes
and Billy Huston.
The Osceola Belle, Capt. Andrews,
brought in from the upper coast 10
bales and 4 bags cotton, s SKIS seed
and q pkgs sundries, and a fair list of
people. She returns at 6 o'clock this
evening to Osceola, carrying the mail
and giving prompt attention to all
way and other business entrusted to
her. Having changed her schedule,
she will, during the dull season, leave
on Wednesdays and Fridays only, her
regular mail days, laying over here.
As soon as business reviYes Captain
Andrews will resume his tri-weekly
trips. The courteous B. o. Michel is
her chief clerk, assisted by Cyrus Fay
and Al Speares.
The new and peerless White river
mail and passenger steamer Josie
Harry, Captain James Kinman in
command, came in last evening from
White river with rs bales cotton, 1888
sacks seed, So dry hides, 5 head hogs
and a lot of sundries, and reshipped at
the mouth 80 bales cotton. She had
also a good list of passengers. She is
receiving at the foot of Court street
for a return trip, and leaves tomorrow
evening, carrying the mail, doing all
way business and going through to
Jacksonport, making direct connec-
ton with the l~ight-draught steamers
Milt Harry and Alberta for upper
White and Black rivers. Walker
Outlaw is her chief clerk, which is a
sure guarantee that all business en-
trusted to her will be properly at
tended to.
The famous passenger steamer Jas.
W. Gaff, in command of that ever
popular officer, Captain Bob Wise,
came in last night from the Ohio
river with a splendid trip of freight
and 80 cabin passengers, including sew
eral who are making the round trip.
The following are the principal items
Of her cargo: l5l pkgs furniture, $50
kegs shoes, 5G pkgs iron roofing, ia
pkgS sundries, 6 skifs, 10 bbls whisky,
50 pkgs iron, Z casks meat, 3014 SKIS
corn, 30 bbls apples, 3lS bales hay.
9O4 bdls shingles, 600 bbls -four, 81 bxs
canned goods, so pkgs wooden-ware
l87 rolls bagging, l53 bxs glassware
100 kegs nails, 80 bxs soap, 1893 empty
bbls, AZ bxs eggs, 14l bxs canned
goods, PIG pkgs hollow-ware, 4 head
stock, 40 bxs hardware, 100 empty
kegs, $50 bbls meal, 10 bars steel, 12(
pkgs K, d. plows, 227 grindstones
2 bales Of cotton, 200 bbls potatoes
She is receiving at the foot of Cour
street for a return trip to Cincinnati
and leaves tomorrow evening, ticket
ing passengers through to all point.
East at a cheaper rate than ever, anC
will also give excursion rates to al
points on the Ohio river. The Cal
has unsurpassed passenger accommoda
tions, is a safe and reliable carrier
and carries a full string band. Ever
effort will be made by the officers o
the Gaf to make passengers comfort,
able and at home. Captain Wasl
Thompson, a gentleman with whom i
is a pleasure to travel and do bust
ness, controls the office, assisted b,
Mr.. Russell, while Billy Collins, tn,
celebrated steward, attends to tn,
comforts and wants of the guests, as
sisted by Colonel Billy Byers, who i
ever ready with his pleasing counter
ance and ready wit to entertain thei
pet steamers friends and patrons.