Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-06

rlVsr, arrived az New Orleans yestsr-
day with 1900 bales Of cotton.
Captain William THOMPSON has
been commissioned commander of the
Kountz Line steamer MOllie Moore.
The Norton is en- route from st.
Louis TO New Orleans with a tow of
barges loaded with grain and produce.
The James Howard took into New
Orleans this trip 5000 tons Of freight.
aggregating 22,9l2 packages.
The Thompson Dean took into New
Orleans this trip 4784 bales of cotton.
1916 sacks seed, 2Ol9 sacks oil cake
and l52 barrels oil.
The Cons MilIar cleared last evening
for Cincinnati with 500 bales cotton,
$50 bbls oil, l60 SKIS ashes, 81 cabin
passengers and 20 deckers.
The Paris q. Brown passed down
last evening for New Orleans we'll
laden. She added here As pkgs of
miscellaneous freight.
The Hope takes a tow of ctaves
from here to New Orleans. Henry
Hampton, jr., is plotting on her.
The Scully, from New Orleans, ar
rived at Little Rock yesterday. She
goes to Fort Smith in search of a load
of cotton for New Orleans.
The Alice collidcd with the John
Porter's tow Monday night, at CiAcin-
natl, and damaged two or three of her
barges.
Edward Jones, formerly freight
clerk in the Louisville and Henderson
packet trade, is lying at the point OF
death.
The Resolute, Ark and Andy Full
ton parted all their lines in trying tc
pull the w. P. Halliday in the river
at the Louisville wharf, which was
crowded ashore by the ice.
Captain Lem Malbon, for many
years connected with the wharf boat
of Halliday & Co., of Cairo, is lying
at his fathers residence in New AL.
bany, Ind, very i'll.
The steamboatmen at Louisville
held a meeting on Tuesday last and
passed resolutions protesting against
the city granting any use Of the wharf
space for railroads in a corporate ca.
pacity.
Pilot Yves Owens returned yester.
day from Cincinnati by rail, and i.
open for another engagement. He
piloted the Oil Valley from here to
Cincinnati.
The Charles Morgan passed up last
night for Cincinnati with a fair up
stream trip Of freight and people.
She put off here 81 pkgs of household
furniture and added q few lots OF
freight.
The good steamer City of Helena
of the Anchor Line, Captain Mckee
in command, will pass down tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg and tho bends
doing all way business. Geo. Walton
is her clover purser.
The Anchor Line steamer Centen.
NAL passed down last night for Now
Orleans fully laden, having about al
the freight she could carry. One
item Of her cargo was 5000 sacks O.
corn taken on board at Madrid Bends
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor Line
passed up last night for St. Louis
She dischargcdhe herr 466 bbls molasses
80 hhds and 80 bbls sugar. 3 cask.
wine, 2hhds cocoanuts, % boxes or
auges and lemons, 200 bundles hoes
and 10 kbls ale and added 5SS bales q
Eastern bound cotton.
The regular upper coast mail paoke
OsceOla Belle, Captain j. G. Andrews
leaves this evening for 0sceola. givinj
prompt attention to all way and plan
tation business. Mr.. b. @. Michel i
her gentlemanly and efficient clerk
assisted by Mossrs. Cyrus Fay and A
K. Spears.
The Anchor Line packet John B
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, leave
the Anchor Line ~wharfboat to-mor
row morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks
burg and the bends, attending prompt
ly to all way business. Billy Bleckne
presides at the desk.
The superb passenger steame
Golden Grown, Captain Walker, leave
Glenn's wharf boat tomorrow mornin,
at 10 o'clock for New Orleans, maxim
all principal way landings. Captain
Eugene Shinklc, one of the cleyeres
and most accommodating clerks on thu
river, has charge of the Office.
The famous packet j. w. Gaf, o.
the. Memphis and Cincinnati Packe.
Line, will arrive to-day from the Obi,
river and leave Saturday evening Will
a return trip for Cincinnati. Captain
Bob Wise commands, with that clever
and popular gentleman, Captain Wasl
Thompson, in charge of the Office.
The new and elegant White rive.
mail packet Josie Harry, Captain Mil
Harry, will arrive tonight from Whit,
river with a good trip of cotton, anC
will leave on Saturday with a return
trip, going through to ~Jacksonpor
and making direct connection Will
lig%ht-draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain 10,
Moore, an affable gentleman, does tn,
honors of the Office.
The fne steamer Hattie Nowlan(
of the Memphis and Arkansas rive
Packet Company, will arrive to-mor
row from Arkansas river with a hi,
trip Of cotton, and will leave SATURDAY.
evening with a return trip, goin.
through TO Little Rock and connect.
ing with light-draught steamers fol
Fort Smith. Captain j, j, Darragl
commands, with Captain j, A. Nc.
Cornell in the office.
The stockholders of the Cincinnati
Marine Railway and Dry-dock Com
1870. LII ii MI. u