Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-27


The Charles Morgan passed down
this morning for New Orleans we'll
laden. She put of here a few lots Of
freight and added a small list Of cot
ton and oil cake.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland, is the regular packet leay-
ing this evening for Arkansas river.
Jimmy Thompson is her first clerk,
assisted by Amos Day.
The Ofieious young man who holds
forth in the Office of the "0uachita"
Belle halls from Owensboro, KY, and
if the court knows itself, he is OWN
something in every burough he has
struck so far.
The OuachitaNBe lle' departure yes
terday afternoon was a celebrated case.
The little clerk that calls himself
Billy Thomas stood on the boiler-deck
and saluted his friends, which were
few and far between.
The elegant steamer Gold Dust,
Captain John q. McCord, Of the
Anchor line, leaves this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. She makes d.
rect connection at Cairo with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
White river. She makes all connec-
tions at Jaeksonport with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Charley Postal is her chief
clerk, with John Wyckof as second.
Capt. o. h. Joplin has the repairs
to the Batesyille completed and leaves
this evening at five o'clock for Ma
rianna and all points on St. Francis
river, carrying the mail and doing all
way business. Birdie Banning, who
is one OF the best fellows in the world,
has charge OF the Office,
r. w. L~ightburne, jr., has opened
an Office at No. 3 Madison street, as
steamboat agent. He is a well known
young man, and needs no word Of
praise at our hands. Suffice it to say
he is fully posted in boat business,
and all business entrusted to him will
be carefully attended to.
The clerk on the "0uachita' Belle
is the same from whom Marx Twain
obtained his character of Huckleberry
Finn, in tom Sawyer. This affable
.(O gent was accustomed in his boy
hood days to rOost ina sugar hogshead
in the city Of his birth. 1t is wonder
full how some people rise to oficious
places in this vale of tears.
The crews on the steamers Annie
and Durfee arrived here. They report
Durfee bagged in center and both ends
dragging; there is little hope if any
of saving her. The Annie is hard
aground alongside and unable to dc
anything for herself or the Durfee.
Both boats are virtually abandoned.
although some of their crews still re-
main aboard of them.
The James W. Gaff, Captain Robert
Wise, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Gin.
cinnati, attending to all bend business
and ticketing passengers through tc
all points east at reduced rates. Cap.
tain Wash Thompson controls the
office, while Billy Collins, one of the
greatest fellows in the world, has
charge of the cabin.
The Anchor line packet, Colorado.
Captain Sam McPheeters, leaves the
Anchor line wharfboat, foot of Union
street, Sunday morning at ten O'Clock
for Vicksburg, carrying the mail, at
tending to all way business and max
ing connection at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad, at Yicksburg
with the regular packets for New Or
leans and Yazoo river.
The new Hatchie river packet j.
W. Poitevant, Capt. John bearing in
command, is now in port and receiving
at the foot Of Jefferson street for all
points on Hatchie river through to
Bolivar, and leaves positively Monday
evening. Capt. Sam Rembert, who is
we'll known and respected in CONNER
cial communities, has charge of the
Office. Capt. Frank Vinson is her
agent, and will give all information as
regards to her and make engagements
for her.
A Vulgar American from Chicago