Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-25

dali, leaves this evening at six o'clock,
sharp, for Wittsburg and all points ON
St. Francis river, ~carryisg the mail
and making direct connection at
Wittsburg with a light-dfaught
steamer for the Sunk Lands. D. B.
Abrahams is her efficient chief clerk,
seconded by Birdie Banning.
The Hard Cash will arrive to-day
from White river with a good list of
cotton and other freights, and leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trip.
going through to Jacksonport and
making direct connection with light
draught steamers for the upper White
and Black rivers. Captain Ed Postal
commands, with Charley Postal in
charge of the office.
The City of Yicksburg passed down
last evening for Yicksburg we'll laden.
She put off here l712 bbls -four, 727
bbls meal, 220 bales hay, SIS SKIS corn.
649 SKIS oats, 260 SKIS bran, s. SKIS seed,
$50 pkgs lard. pa pkgs white lead, 30
sheep, go casks meat, 5 bbls oil, 2 bales
cotton, 3 head stock, and 2472 pkgs
miscellaneous freights, and added Is
tons for points below.
The Lee Mail Line packet Geo. w.
Cheek, Captain Stacker Lee in COM
mand, leaves this evening at sharp 6
o'clock for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business, and
connecting at Glendale with the Mo
bile and Northwestern railroad. w.
W: Huston, a clever gentleman, is her
chief clerk. seconded by Nat Banks,
while John Sharkey, who is one of the
best stewards on the river, caters to
the comforts and wants of the passen-
gers.
The fine steamer Golden City, Capt.
A.. ID. Hegler, came in at 8 am. from
New Orleans, en- route to Cincinnati,
with 800 tons Of freight, 60 cabin
passengers and a large number of
deckers. Captain Glenn, her agent.
gives her 1000 bales of Eastern bound
cotton and 1900 feet walnut lumber.
She put off here a lot of molasses and
sugar and will get away during the
afternoon. Captain VIM. Mcintyre.
her worthy clerk, escorted a number
OF her passengers through the city,
showing them the sights. The Golden
City is becoming a general favorite
with passengers and shippers.
The Little Rock Gazette of Satur-
day says Our merchants and plant
ers are specially notified that they can
ship freight from New Orleans to this
port as cheap by way of w. Ezell's
wharfboat, at the mouth of White
river, or through Brocket & Carter.
agents Memphis and New Orleans
packets, via Hopefeld and Memphis
and Little Rock railroad, as they can
by through boats, or any other route,
and we call their special attention to
this matter. They will look to their
own interests by giving this matter
their attention"
The palatial and swift mail and pas.
senger steamer Ouachita Belle, Of
the Adams Mail Line, leaves this
evening at six o'clock sharp for Vicks.
burg, giving special attention to all
way business and making direct con.
n%ection at Vicksburg with the Parri-
soft Line for all points on the Yazoc
river, and the r. Il. Lee for New Or.
leans, giving through bills of ladina
and ticketing passengers through.
Captain Lee Cummins controls the
office, which is a sure guarntee that
all business will be properly attended
to, and has associated with him in the
Office Messrs. Neil Booker, Lee Cum.
minis, James and Tommy Huse.
The Vint Shirkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre in command, came in last
night from the Ohio loaded down tc
the guards. The following are the
principal items of her cargo: 457 bbls
flour, 82l bbls meal, 359 bbls apples
and potatoes, 80 bbls cement, 467 bales
hay, l06 bales straw, 242 SKIS bran,
1860 SKIS corn, 10 bales excelsior. 60
empty oil bbls, POP rolls bagging, 1856
pcs sewer pipe, 60 cook stoves and
castings, 247 pkgs furniture, 500 pkgs
manufactured iron, $50 bxs window
glass, 200 kegs nails, $50 bxs starch,
100 bxs soap, 80 bxs canned goods and
474 miscellaneous pkgs. She had also
a good list of passengers, among whom
are Captain Joe Feber, DR.. Davis and
Mrs. Wilder of Cincinnati, en- route
to the Hot Springs. The Shinkle will
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to all points at exceeding
low rates. Captain j. A.. Lindsey, a
worthy gentleman, does the honors Of
the Office.
The Marlin Speed, of the Memphis
and Arkansas river Mail Line, leaves
this evening at five O'Clock for Arkan-
sas river, carrying the mail, attending
to all plantation business, going
through to Little Rock and making
direct connection there with a light
draught steamer for Fort Smith. She
underwent a thorough overhauling
while on the ways at Mound City, and
is now stauncher and in better trim
than when she first came out. Her
hull was strengthened and double
fastened, and other improvements
added which makes her better in
every respect and a more complete
packet than she was when she came
out last fall. Her cabins were also
brushed up and renovated, and she
now looks as bright as a new pin.
Captain Rees Pritchard the veteran
commander of Arkansas river, is in
command, with Wash Floyd, one of
the best clerks on the river and a
worthy and courteous gentleman, in
charge of the office, assisted by that
expert clerk and accommodating gen
tleman, Johnny Briggs.