Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-28

at 8 O'Clock.
The Greyhound is due to-day from
Cairo with a tow Of lower Ohio coal
for Messrs. Brown & Jones.
Very little business in the bends,
the planters being too busy with their
crops to either ship their cotton or
order supplies.
The Grand Tower cleared on time
for st. Louis with a splendid trip.
having added here $50 bales cotton, a
lot Of lumber and 10 tons of way
freight.
Mr.. w. A. Tully, the efficient night
clerk at the Peabody, was down
amongst the steamboatmen yesterday
shaking hands with his numerous
friends.
The Annie P. Silver, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
New Orleans, and will leave here Sun
day morning.
The Paris G. Brown passed down
last night for New Orleans. She put
off here 25 casks bacon and a lot of
furniture.
The Maumelle left Little Rock yes
terday for Memphis. She will arrive
on Sunday and leave Tuesday with a
return trip.
The c. P. Chouteau passed up last
night for st. Louis with a fair up
stream trip. She put off here a lot of
sugar and molasses, but added nothing.
Rates on freights from st. Louis to
New Orleans are down to 10 cents per
hundred and 20 cents per barrel on
Hour a rate too cheap for boats to
live on.
The j. W. Garrett and barges passed
up last night for the Ohio river, Capt.
Booth, her commander, got off here
and left by rail for Evansville to make
engagements for another trip.
LOUISVILLE, March q. RIVER
EDITOR LEDGER: The steamer Jas.
W. Gaff will arriver Monday and
leave on Wednesday, I'd prox., with a
return trip for Cincinnati. Yours re-
s~pectfully, r. W. WISE.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, leaves tomorrow evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passenger through to all
points East at cheaper rates than ever.
Captain James Wilson, a worthy gem
tleman, presides at the desk.
The Morgan Rather, alias the Chas.
Morgan, the renowned passenger
steamer, passed Vicksburg yesterday
at 10 am. with a grand excursion trip
for Cincinnati and will arrive here in
the morning and leave Glenn's wharf
boat at G am. for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, will leave
the eompany's wharf boat tomorrow
evening at sharp 5 for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend business
and making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Billy Bleckner oficiates
in the office.
We want everybody to know that
the Coahoma, the great and good Lee
Line packet, is the only packet leaving
this evening for the lower coast, going
as far as Friar's Point, and attending
promptly to all way business. She is
one of the most complete and best
appointed passenger steamers that pile,
the lower coast.
The st. Louis Times of yesterda,
says: The steamboat owners soliloduy
just now is about this shape "'TC
run or not to run, that is the question
Whether it is nobler in the owner t.
carry -four to New Orleans at twenty
cents a barrel or haul off and choke {
stump until this breeze blows over
To lie up, to be idle, per chance Il
rot. All there's the rub. Whew
but this here's getting interesting"
SIGNAL LIGHT REPoRT.-The fol
lowing report vas sent us this mornin,
by lighthouse attender Inspecto
Wallace: The light at Reeves wa.
this day discontinued and a new on,
established at a point just above tn,
line of Reeves. Mr.. Mcconnell re
fused to allow the station to be KEEP
on his plantation. This station wa.
discontinued on account of not beinl
able to get a keeper, and the Othet
light substituted"
The Colorado, Captain Sam Me
Pheeters, of the Anchor Line, viii
leave the company's wharfboat, foo
Of Monroe street, tomorrow at II
am. for Vicksburg, attending to al
way business and making close con
n%ection at Vicksburg with Pariso
Line for all points on Yazoo river an,
the packets for New Orleans, givin
through bills of lading and ticketin.
passengers through.
The Katie Hooper, Captain +.
Rowland, of the Memphis and Ark
ansas river mail line, will be found i
port to-day receiving for Arkansa
river and leaves tomorrow eyenin
for Little Rock, making direction wit
a light draft steamer for Fort SmitI
and upper Arkansas river. Capital.
Jimmy Thompson does the honors O
the office,
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, is the regular mail packe
leaving this evening for Osceola an,
all way landings on the upper coast
carrying the mail and giving specia
attention to all way and plantation
business. b. 0. Michel, one of th.
best fellows in the world, is her chic
clerk and has associated with him il
the office Cyrus Fay and AL Speers.
The red tiger packet Ooahoma
of the Lee Mail Line, came in on tim
with an excellent trip and returns l.