Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-14

Lee Howell, of Florence, are newly
elected directors of the Evansville
and Tennessee River Packet Company.
The Marlin Speed left Little Rock
last evening for Memphis. She will
arrive Friday morning and leave
Saturday evening with a return trip
for Arkansas river.
The Anchor Line packet w. p.
Halliday, Captain Il. Gould, leaves
the company's w~harfboat this after
noon for New Orleans, making al
principal way landings.
The big Joe Williams is due from
New Orleans en- route to the Ohio
river with an immense towo of empties.
She has also in tow the Bart Able,
which will be taken to Jacksonville
and be dismantled.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry, the regular Saturday White
river mail packet, will arrive here to-
morrow night from White river and
leave Saturday evening with a return
trip, going through to Jacksonpors.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to-
morrow morning from Cincinnati with
a full cargo of Western products, and
leaves Saturday evening next with a
return trip, ticketing passengers to all
points at a lower rate than ever.
The Sharp Mcdonald passed down
at noon for New Orleans with a tow
of coal. She left her tow up at the
Islands, and went down to Reeves
bar to sound the channel before ven
turing to make the crossing with her
tow.
George Myers and Rock Summers.
cooks on the Hard Cash, had a diff
Guilty on board this morning, which
resulted in George Myers cutting
Summers with a large butcher-knife,
and Myers chOpping the former in the
head with a sharp meat-ax. Both are
severely wounded,
The elegant steamer Golden City,
Captain j. d. Hegler, leaves Glenns
wharfboat this afternoon at 4 o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
going through with dispatch. Captain
Billy Mcintyre, one of the cleverest
gentlemen on the river, is her chief
clerk.
The old clipper City of Alton,
Captain Bixby, of the Anchor Line,
will leave the company's wharf boat,
foot of Monroe street, this evening at
) o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend business
and making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West.
The 0sceola Belle. Captain j. G,
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
this evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, for
Osceola and all upper coast landings,
making plantation business a specially.
b. 0. Michel, than whom no better
fellow exists, is her efficient clerk ;
Will Lash and AL Speeres are his very
valuable quxiliaries.
The John Means, with a tow of
model barges, en- route from New Or
leans to st, Louis, was lying down at
the point this morning cleaning out
her boilers, and her captain, who came
up to the city for their mail and sun
plies, informed us that she would pass
up this afternoon.
The Anchor Line steamer Grand
Tower, Captain Lcnnox, will leave the
company wharfboat tomorrow at 10
am. for V~icksburg, making all way
landings and making connection with
the Hazoo river and New Orleans
packets; also gives through bills Of
ladiGg end tickets passengers to all
points below.
The old reliable Independent white
river packet Hard Cash. Captain Ed
Postal in command, leaves this even
Ing f9E White river, paying strict at
tentisa to III WY business and going
through to JaoEs6npori, asking direct
connection with light-draueht steaw
ers for the upper White and Black
rivers. She will also give special at
t%ention to all Mississippi river bust
ness Obs side of Terrene. Charley
Postal, q gentieuSp who is recognized
for his integrity and uniform kindness.
controls the office, and is ably assisted
in his official duties by &c. Wyckotg
The splogdid sidewheel passenger
steamer Andy Baum, Gf the Mem
phis and 0pcinpati packet liaS,
Captain II. }. Vinton IN command.
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati ticketing passen-
gers through to all points E,9st at a
lower rate than ever. She will also
give excursion rates and return tick
cts to all points on the Ohio. The
Baum Is a safe carrier and has
palatial passenger aGcQpmodatiops.
Captain M. M. Deems, a gentleman
with whom it is a pleasure to travel
and do business, is her chief clerk,
and is ably assisted in entertaining the
passengers by Mr.. Harbinson,
The red tiger packet Coaboma, of
the Lee Mail lime, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, camel this morn
ing from Friar's Point with l64bales
cotton, 255 sacks seed, Is head sheep