Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-17

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much trouble with rousteys. Owing
o the scarcity of labor they take ad-
Tantage and jump a boat about the
line she is ready to leave. The
Itesmboatmen will have to dispense
With the colored labor that play these
and induce white labor, which
will probably be more reliable.
The Marlin Speed came in Saturday
evening from White river, with 1881
and % sacks of cotton, 285 sacks
of seed and sundries, and reshipped
at the mouth 262 bales of cotton
total out Of river; $50 bales. She
this afternoon with a return
trip, going through to Jacksonport.
Jimmie Thompson and Amos Day are
her gentlemanly clerks.
The 0sceola Belle discharged her
big trip and got away yesterday morn
ing for the upper coast. She will come
in tomorrow morning with another
big trip, and return to 0sceola in the
evening, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Capt.
Andrews commands, with Messrs. B.
o. Mitchell and Cyrus Fay in charge
of the Office.
The Rapid Transit, Captain VIM.
Ashford's swift lower coast packet,
came in yesterday from Helena with
81 bales cotton, q sacks seed and Is
packages sundries. She leaves this
evening at FIVE o'clock with a return
trip for Commerce, will pay especial at
tention to way and plantation business.
Messrs. Frank Ellison and William
Houston, two courteous gentleman
and expert clerks, have charge of the
Office.
Captain Parisot, with his new and
beautiful steamer, the City of Yazoo,
constructed this summer by the How
ards, came in this morning from st.
Louis, and leaves this evening for
Vicksburg and New Orleans, taking
freight for all points on Yazoo river.
The new steamer is not only a fine
piece of marine architecture, but is
one of the finest Quilted steamers
that has ever left the falls. She is
complete in all her appointments, q
frst-class steamer, with palatial ac-
commodations. She will be a credit
to the Yazoo river trade.
An Evansville telegram of Saturday
says: An Evansville and Memphi,
packet company has been organized
here, and will start the Fawn to Mem
phis on Monday. The company com
bines all the most prominent wholsol,
houses and manufacturers of Evans
vile. The directors are D. j. Mack
ey, H.. NJ. Sweetser, H. +, Blount, +
7. Hodges and Walter B. Pennington
H. M. Sweetser is president, and W
B. Pennington, secretary and treasur
err. A very strong company, repre-
senting several million dollars. Car
tain Allen j. Duncan, of the Silve
Cloud, will command the Fawn.
Captain Stacker Lee, with h.
: favorite packet, the sweet Coahomi
brought in the blue ribbon trip of tn
season, having 1881 bales of cottol
1920 sacks seed and 5 packages SUI
6 dries, and was full as usual of decker
and had a good list of cabin passer
q gers. The Coahoma is one of the be.
and most popular packets thi
ever piled the lower Mississippi. 81
carries the mail, gives special after
= ton to all way and plantation bus
S ness, and makes direct connection
Glendale with the Mobile and Nortl
d western railroad. Capt. Frank BAN
g smith is her purser, and has assoc
ated with him in the office Messr
Platt Rhodes and T. w. Hoke, tV
c clever and accommodating gentleme.
The o. W. Pierce, Capt. Billy Dav
in command, en- route from Shawn,
Village to Memphis, in making Il
crossing at Fogelman's, struck IL
7 wreck of the Minneola, which pen,
trated her hull forward and raked h,
to her boiler, turning over the sam
S the hull hanging on the obstru,
$ ton. She will prove a total los
with the exception of pa
S of her machinery, Her cargo. con.
prising 80 bales cotton, IL bags cottol
and 300 sacks seed, will probably
saved. The Price was owned by Car
e tain William Maingault, was value
at SS00,and insured. From Mr.. r.
d Booms, her chief clerk, we learn tn,
= Captain Davis has chartered the tn
i Clarence and a barge, which will {
up this evening and take all the freigl
and save the most she can of Il
wreck. Captain Billy Davis and h
n efficient chief clerk, Mr.. Booms, wi
have another boat in the trade.
leave tomorrow.
a Thier's Curious Expedient.
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