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

Mr.. lmas, Of Greensboro, has taken.
the position of third clerk on the
james d. Parker, Harry NJ. Millar
having been promoted to second.
The John A.. Scudder, of the An
Choir Line, Captain Elem Calvert in
command, leaves to- morrow evening
at > o'clock for Cairo aid St. Louis.
The Alex Swift passed Cairo yester-
day morning with a large tow Of Pitts
burg coal for Messrs. Brown & Jones,
for this market, and is due here to-
day.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed G. Pos
tai, will arrive tO-nioht from White
river, and leave Wednesday evening
with a return trip, going through to
Jacksonport,
The Centennial, Captain Davidson,
OF the Anchor Line, leaves the com
pany's wharf boat this afternoon for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
John Sharkey. formerly steward of
the George W. Check, took charge of
the cabins Of the Coahoma to-day, Nh.
McNutt, her steward for the past year
Of SO, retiring.
The Anchor Line steamer G. p.
Chouteau, Captain VIM. Thorweigan
in command, left st. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans, and leaves
here W ednesday at 10 am.
The Cons Millar cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with 600 bales
cotton, 100 bbls oil, 60 tons car wheels,
5000 cane poles and 100 pkgs sundries,
aud had also about 40 passengers.
The keelboat Falls City, laden with
brick belonging to Capt. Porter. of
Pittsburg, was sunk in the cana at
the head of the locks, Friday night,
by colliding with the Golden City.
The Paris G. Brown, Captain A. P.
Halliday, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat this afternoon for Cincinnati, 60
ing through with dispatch. She will
ticket passengers TO all points East.
There will be the devil to play now.
Billy Smithers who IS everybody
friend, especially of the fair sex, is
going to get married, and there is a
terrible kick amongst the boys about
him doing such a thing.
The B~atesville, Capt. j. d. Randall
Is the regular mail packet leaving to-
morrow evening for st. Francis river,
going through to Wittsburg. Birdie
Banning, a clever young gentleman,
controls the Office.
Captain j.. G. Andrews, of the
Osceola Belle, is in Cincinnati for the
purpose Of selling lumber off of his
plantation above here, and not to con.
tract for a new boat as reported. He
will return home tomorrow. and ca
out on the Osceola Belle Wednesday.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain b. 0.
Michel in command, arrived yester-
day morning from the upper coast
with ID bales cotton, &c SKIS seed. %
SKIS corn, and sundries. She leaves
Wednesday evening, her regular mail
day, with a return trip for the upper
coast.
The Maumelle, Capt. Reese Pritch-
ard in command, will arrive to. day
from Arkansas river and leave with a
return trip tomorrow, carrying the
mail, going through to Little Rock
and connecting with a light draught
steamer for Fort Smith. Captain A.
J. Mcconnell and Charley Musselman
are her clever and obligipg clerks.
The Anchor Line packet Gold
Dust, Captain John u. McCord in
command, leaves the company's wharf.
boat, foot of Monroe street, this day
at 5 pm. for Cairo and St. Louis. at.
tending to all way business and max.
ing railroad connection for all point.
East and West.
The towboat Sharp Mcdonald
bound for New Orleans, with a large
tow Of coal, sunk 5 coal boats and
barge Of coal at Donaldsonyille. La.
30 miles above New Orleans, Frida,
night last in the fog, and it is fearec
they will prove a total loss.
The City of V|icksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, of the Anchor Line. cam,
in at noon, bound for Yicksburg, Will
a splendid trip offeight. She put Of
here near 1900 packages of misceHan
eOus freight and adds a good lot of wa,
freight and leaves during the after.
noon.
The Golden City, Captain Hegier
will leave Glenn's wharf boat thi,
evening at 5 o'clock for New Orleans
making all PRINCIPAL way LANDINGS
Captain Billy Mcintyre does the
honors of the Office. Captain Glenn
will make engagements for her anC
receive for her at all hours at hi.
wharfboat, foot of Union street.
Captain Bob Wise will give thu
little folks of Memphis an entertain
ment and May-day party on the j. w
Calf, which will excel any entertain.
ment given on a steamer. Mr.. r.. w
L%ightburne, ir., has issued over on,
thousand invitations, and has kept
register of all invited, which will b,
published. The little folks are wilC
with excitement about the May part,
ON the Gaf, and a number that We
know have been making preparation
for the past three weeks toE their an
nual grand Maifest with Bob Wise.
The famous passenger steamer j
w. Gaff will arrive to-day from Gin
c%innati with a full cargo of Western
products, and leaves Wednesday eve
ming next with a return trip for tn,
Ohio river, ticketipg passenger.
through to all points East at a lower
rate chan ever. She will also Civ,
round trip tickets and excursion rate,
to all points on the Ohio river. Capt
Wash Thompson, who is n of thu
most pOpular clerks on the river ha,