Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

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Union street for a return trip TO st.
Francis river, and leaves Friday eve
ming, going through to Wittsburg.
She will take freight for all points on
Langaual river.
The new and magnificent passenger
steamer Ed Richardson, Captain John
w. Cannon, arrived at 10 am. from
New Orleans and proceed to Cairo fol-
some freight engagements, and will
leave there tomorrow evening and
here on Saturday evening, her regular
day, with a return trip for New Or
leans. Captain Thomas Howard. a
genial and clever gentleman, does the
honors Of the office.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer Grand Tower. of the Anchor
Line, Captain Lennox in command,
leaves the cOmpany's wharfboat, foot
OF Monroe street, tomorrow morning
at 10 O'clock for Vicksburg, attending
to all way business and ticketing pas
sengers through and giving through
bills Of lading for all points on Yazoo
river and New Orleans, making direct
connection there with the packets.
Tom White is her purser.
The mammoth freight and elegant
passenger steamer Henry Frank, Capt.
Frank Hicks in command. leaves this
evening for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. She is n Of
the best and safest carriers ON the
river, and is Differed by careful and
practical boatmen. Captain ALI Girls.
som, a gentleman who is recognized
for his integrity in business and uni
form kindness, is her chief clerk, and
has associated with him in the Office
Mr.. VIM. Thomas.
The splendid passenger steamer
Vint Shinkle, of the Ohio River Line.
in command of that ever popular boat
man Captain Sterling Mcintyre. leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, attending to all bend and
way business along the Ohio river.
giving excursion tickets to Cincinnati
and return and ticketing passengers
through to all points East at a lower
rate than ever. The Shinkle is a good
carrier and has sumptuous passenger
accommodations. Captain J. A.
Lindsay, a gentleman with whom it is
a pleasure to travel and do business.
is her chief clerk.
Nathan Frank, a we'll known cloth,
ing merchant, a large shipper of corn.
disappeared from Mt. Vernon Sunday
morning. He had shipped on Friday
night 1900 bags of corn on the Golden
Crown. He left the hotel after five
o'clock Sunday morning to leave an
order on the wharfboat for the Idle
wild. He has not since been seen.
His hat was found on the head of the
wharf boat, and it is supposed that he
fell overheard and was drowned. He
was a most worthy man, and leaves a
wife and eight children in good cir
cumstances.
Commodore Rollingpin, of the st.
Louis Times Journal, refers to one OF
our prominent steamboatmen in the
following way: During our recent trip
to Memphis we had the pleasure OF
meeting the veteran James Lee, ST..
The captain is seventy years Of age.
hale and hearty, and take him all in
all, is a very remarkable man. He
has been steambOating forty-two wear,
and is quite as popular now as he was
in his palmy days. An hours CONVEX.
sation with the old gentleman con.
WINGED us that he was a man of SOUND
Judgment, extensive knowledge anC
shrewd penetration. He is the father
OF Stack Lee, and is proud of that boy
The Coahoma, Captain James Lee
came in this morning with 2S6 bales
and Il bags of cotton, 200 sacks seed
and sundries and also a big list OF
people. She returns this evening tc
Friar's Point, carrying the mail, at
tending promptly to all way business
and making all landings on schedule
time. The Coahoma is one of the best
and safest boats on the river, has
palatlal passengeraccommodationsa and
IS in charge Of practical and careful
boatmen. BILLY Smither, a gentle
man who is noted for his integrity and
promptness in business, and universal
courtesy, controls the Office, and has
associated with him Messrs. Frank
Ellison and Platt Rhodes.
The reliable and Independent White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, came in last night from White
river with ll6 bales cotton, 2 bales
hides and 26 pkgs sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 389 bales cotton.
Total out of the river sos bales. She
leaves this evening with a return trip
for White river, giving special atten-
ton to all way and plantation business
and going through to Jacksonport,
making direct connection with light
draught steamers for upper White
and Black rivers. The Hard Cash is
a safe and reliable carrier. and has
good and comfortable passenger accom-
modations. Charley Postal is her
chief clerk, which is a sure guarantee
that all business entrusted to her will
be properly attended to. MI. j. C.
WySkoff, a clever gentleman and ex-
pert freight clerk, seconds Mr.. Postal