Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-31

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The 0uacbita Belle of the Adams
Mail Line, Captain Marx Cheek in
command, came in last night from
Vicksburg with 258 bales and Z bags
cotton, H5 SKIS seed and 159 pkgs Of
sundries and had also a fair list Of
people.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie P.
Silver, Captain d. H. Silver, is re-
eeiving at the Anchor Line wharf
boat for New Orleans and leaves this
evening at sharp five, making all prin-
cipal way landings.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Stack
Lee, Of the Lee Mail Line, came in
this morning with a fair list of cotton
and other freight and leaves to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Friar's Point and the bends. w. w.
Huston and Nat Banks are her clever
clerks,
Captain Elem Calvert, who is well
known here, and was superintendent
at this point for the Memphis and St.
Louis Packet Company for several
years, has been appointed the agent at
Cairo for the Anchor Line in place of
Captain Tom Shields, who has been
commissioned captain of the new An
Choir Line steamer City of Greenville,
Major John Hardin, superintendent
of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Mail Line, received a telegram this
morning from Captain John Darragh,
dated at Little Rock, informing him
that he had raised the Hattie Now
land, and that she was lying at the
wharf at Little Rock.
The James Howard passed down
Sunday morning for New Orleans with
over 1000 tons of freight and 75people.
She discharged here 300 bales hay,
lll2 bbls -four, $50 sacks bran, go sacks
corn and 30 pkgs sundries, and added
at Hopefeld 1000 sacks oil cake and
40 bales cotton and took on here 163
bales cotton, 1924 sacks oil cake and
meal, 600 bbls oil, 100 boxes pork and
sundries.
Captain Phin Starr, who was
charged with and tried at Niblett's
Landing, on Wednesday last for shoot
ing a negro, was honorably acquitted
by q jury composed of six whites and
six colored, the shooting being done in
self defense. The homicide was com
mitted last August two years ago.
The Colorado passed down Sunday
morning for Vicksburg fully laden.
She put off here 660 SKIS corn, 118 bbls
-four and meal, 179 SKIS bran, 10 SKIS
oats, 235 pals lard, so casks bacon, Il
bbls vinegar, 1000 pkgs sundries, and
added 40 tons for points below.
The Batesville, Captain j. d. Ran.
dali, came in Saturday night from st
Francis river with $50 bales and !
bags Of cotton, SOP SKIS seed, and sun
dries. She returns to st. Francis rive
tomorrow evening, carrying the mail
going through to Wittsburg and max
ing direct connection with a ligh
draught boat for the Sunk Lands
Captain d. B. Abrahams is her chic
clerk, seconded by Birdie Banning.
The 0sceola Belle, Capt. j. G. An
drews, the upper coast mail packet
brought in Al bales and 10 bags O
cotton, Il sacks seed, 10 head of cat
tie, ID pkgs sundries, and leaves thi
, evening at G o'clock sharp with a re
turn trip for Osceola and all wa
landings on the upper coast. B. c
Michel, one of the best fellows in tn
world, is her chief clerk, and ha
, associated with him in the office Cyru
Fay and Al Speers.
; The Dyersburg, Captain G. j. Berr
l in command, came in yesterday fror
Forked Deer river with 116 bales an
, 3 bags. of cotton, 1872 sacks seed, |
) head cattle, 2 hogs and sundries. Sh
leaves tomorrow evening at 5 o'cloe
with a return trip for Dyersburg an
: all points on the Forked Deer river
4. b. Pendleton, a courteous gentle
man and efficient clerk, presides at tn
desk.
The elegant passenger steamer Cit
Of Vicksburg, of the Anchor Line
leaves the compOny wharfboat, foe
of Monroe street, this evening at
O'Clock, sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis
attending to all bend business an
making direct connection with tn
principal railroads for all points Eas
and West. Chris Sharp, an e%ficien
clerk, presides at the desk.
The j, w. Calf, Captain Bob Wise
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati wit
a full cargo of Western products an,
leaves Wednesday evening with a re
| turn trip for Cincinnati, ticketing pas
sengers through to all points East at
lower rate than ever and also givin
excursion. rates to Cincinnati and a
-. points on the Ohio and return. Cap
! Wash Thompson is her purser. Cap
) L%ightburne will make. engagement
for her.
The Memphis and Arkansas rive
mail packet Maumelle, Captain Tho,
D Darragh, will arrive to-day with
good list Of cotton and other freight
: and leaves tomorrow evening with
return trip for Little Rock, attendin
Z to all way business and making direc
connection at Little Rock with a ligh
I draught steamer for Fort Smith. Nj
: Charley Musselman is her e%ficien
6 and worthy clerk.
The superb passenger steamer Col
Y Dust, Captain John T. McCord, G
S the Anchor Line, leaves the CON
| pany's w%harfboat, foot of Monro
street, this evening at 4 o'clock 70
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, attend
ing to all way business and maxim
| close connection at Vicksburg wit
f the Parisott Line Of packets for Yazo