Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17

w mite river with a gOOd list Of cotton,
and returns 10 White river Wednes-
day evening, going through to Jack
sonport
The John B. Maude passed up for
st. Louis with an excellent upstream
trip, adding here 40 bales of Eastern
bound cotton and a lot Of miscellano-
Gus freight.
The Marine Ways will have the
beams and deck completed in Captain
Williamson's new s~ternwheeler next
week. The Marine Ways are also
getting out the timbers for Captain
feathers new Natchez.
Captains j. J. Dodd and n. NJ.
Wood have made arrangements at
st. Louis to put two boats in the st.
Louis and Kansas City trade, and one
in the Pittsburg and st. Louis trade.
The J. w. Gaff departed for Cincin-
natl with 1875 bales cotton, $50 bbls
oil, so hives bees, 81 bales rags, 10000
fishing poles. Among her passengers
were Mr.. Joe Moore, late chief clerk
Of the Josie Harry, returning home to
Newport, KY.
The Colorado passed down Saturday
evening for Vicksburg, discharging
here S31 bbls -four and meal, 500 SKIS
grain, 1876 pkgs lard, 3 bags seed cot
ton, 3 casks meat, s head Of stock, $40
pkgs sundries, and added % tons for
points below.
Captain Billy Davis, with his good
little steamer the Jay Hardy. brought
in from the upper coast a good list Of
cotton, cotton seed and other freights,
and will leave tomorrow evening with
a return trip for Island 81, Old River,
and all intermediate landings.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
Q. Crane in command, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving the company's
wharfboat this evening at 5 O'clock
for Vicksburg, making direct connec-
ton at V~icksburg with the New Or
leans and Parisott Line of packets.
Mr.. 0. Hewitt is her purser.
The Adams Mail Line packet
Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark Cheek,
will arrive to-day from Yicksburg
with q good list of cotton and
other freight. She leaves tomorrow
evening at sharp 6 o'clock for Vicks-
burg, making direct connection at
Vicksburg with the Parisott Line of
packets for YazOo river and the r. f..
Lee for New Orleans.
The James D. Parker, Captain Chas.
Russell, will arrive to-day from Gin
%cinnati with a full cargo of Western
products, and leaves Wednesday even
ing with a return trip for Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East. Messrs. Mccoy, Miller
and Shaw, a trio of clever gentlemen,
are her clerks.
The new and staunch steamer
Shields, Captain j. G. Shields in com
mand, leaves this evening for New
Madrid and all intermediate landings,
giving special attention to all way
business. She is a safe and reliable
carrier. Charles II. Ruter, a clever
, gentleman, presides at the desk.
The elegant and popular passenger
and freight steamer Golden Crown, in
command of that ever-popular officer
, Captain Eugene Shinkle, will leave
Glenn's wharfboat this evening at
i, O'Clock for Cairo, Louisville and Gin.
: %cinnati, going through with dispatch
Mr.. G. V. Shinkle, an afFable gentle
man, is her chief clerk.
! The John A. Scudder left yesterda,
: noon for Now Orleans we'll laden
She put off here 1862 bbls meal, Oh
D bbls and AZ sacks -four, 593 sack.
corn, 572 sacks bran, 496 sacks oats
1875 pals lard, q bales and 68 hal
f bales hay, 5 bbls hominy, 81 bar
. street railroad iron, and added a lis
of cotton and some oil cake and meal
j The Henry Frank, Captain Franl
0 Hicks, will arrive to-day from New
Orleans and commence receiving a
o the Lee wharfboat for a return trip
s She leaves Wednesday evening 70
New Orleans, making all principa
way landings. Captain Alf Grissou
A is her chief clerk.
Captain James Lowell, who sold tn
Dora Cabler the other day, ~retires {
= his farm at Dixon Springs, Trousdal
county, Tenn. He has been an activ
and successful steamboatman 70
i thirty years, and was the champion
= light-draught boat-builder of his day
He came nearer building a boat tina
! could run on a heavy dew than any
i body ever did, and his boats have eve
been successful.
The staunch and good steamer by
I, ersburg, Captain Berry in command
came in this morning from Forkei
. Deer river with a good list of cotton
: cotton seed and other freights, an
leaves tomorrow evening with a retur
: trip for Dyersburg and all points o
d Forked Deer river, giving special at
%tention to all plantation business. Nj
Ed PendletOn, a courteous gentleman
is her purser.
e The City of Vicksburg, Captai
: Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the company's w~harfboat, foe
of Monroe street, this evening at
o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis
n doing all way business and maxim
direct connection with the principa
. railroads for all points East and West
Chris Sharp, one of the best fellow
. in the world, does the honors Of tn
= Office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, came in this morning iron
the upper coast with ll8 bales and 2
{ bags cotton, 430 sacks seed and 4
pkgs sundries. She leaves this even
If ing with a return trip for 0sceola
carrying the mail and attending to al
e way business. b. 0. Michel is he