Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-13

Cherokee for St. Louis left Cincinnati
yesterday.
The John B. Maude left Vieksbure
yesterday for st. Louis and will pass
here Saturday morning.
The Coahoma cleared for Friars
Point with a big trip Of freight and
people as usual.
The james W. Gaf, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
yesterday at 3 am.
The Thomas Sherlock ,en ronto from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday.
Geo. Rather, chief clerk of the City
OF Augusta, arrived yesterday from
New Orleans by rail.
The Golden Rule passed up yester-
day afternoon for Cincinnati with 700
tons Of freight. She does no business
here.
The Colorado for Vicksburg. Belle
1t. Louis for Memphis and Gold Dust
for New Orleans left st. Louis last
evening.
The james d. Parker cleared last
night for Cincinnati with 500 bales
of cottoni 800 bbls oil and sundries.
and 30 people.
The Charles Morgan, the flagship of
the Ohio river squadron, leaves Gin
clnnati on Saturday on her Mardi-
Gras excursion.
The Mollie Moore passed down yes
terday afternoon for New Orleans.
She put off here 200 barrels -four and
a lot of sundries.
The John Means and barges will
arrive here the latter part of the
week with 10000 bbls of salt for Mr..
John X. Speed & Co.
Captain 0. X. Joplin, accompanied
by his estimable lady, arrived last
evening from st. Francis river per
steamer Mark Twain.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, will arrive to-
day and leave on Saturday with a re-
turn trip for Arkansas river.
The G. P. Chouteau cleared last
evening for New Orleans with 1900
bales cotton, 1000 sacks oil meal, and
1000 sacks oil cake and sundries.
The Golden City, Captain Hegler,
passes down to-day for New Orleans.
Billy Mcintyre, one of the most popu-
lar clerks on the river, has charge of
the Office.
The W. II. Harrison and barges
came in yesterday afternoon from New
Orleans and left this morning for the
Ohio river. She discharged here 10
hhds sugar and 1873 bbls molasses.
Captain Tom Eckert. son of the late
Captain 7. i. Eckert, is negotiating
for the purchase of the Fleetwing,
which boat he proposes to take above
the raft on Red river, if he becomes
her possessor.
The popular Anchor Line packet
Belle Memphis, Captain John c..
Crane, leaves the Anchor Line wharf
boat this evening at ) o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends. She will
give strict attention to all way and
plantation business.
The Commonwealth passed down at
noon for New Orleans we'll laden. She
put off here 1880 bbls -four, 36S bales
of hay, 14O scks oats and sundries, and
added 400 scks oil cake and took on at
Hopefeld 200 tons of oil cake and
meal.
Colonel Cammer, by being SO in.
quisitiye yesterday, was carried of
from the wharf by the Golden Rule.
Captain Shinkle, taking compassion
on his recent departure from single
~blessedncss, landed at Hopefeld and
put him off.
The new and elegant mail packet
} Josie Harry will arrive tonight from
White river, and will leave Saturday.
her regular day, going through to
JacksonpOrt and making direct con.
n%ection with light-draught steamer;
for the upper White and Black rivers
The Mark Twain, Captain Randall
in command, came in last night from
st. Francis river with As bales and 81
bags cotton and 922 sacks seed and
sundries. She broke some of hel
machinery coming up and landed al
Cow Island. She was delayed there
several hours in making repairs.
The Memphis and Cincinnati packet
Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling McIn.
tyre in command, win arrive TO-DAY
from the Ohio river, and leaves on
Saturday again for Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to all points
East at exceedingly low rates. Cap
tain j. A. Lindsay does the honors OF
the Office.
The Anchor Line packet, City OF
Helena, Captain Mckee, arrived last
night from Y~icksburg and leaves the
Anchor Line ~wharfboat, foot of Mon
roe street, this evening at 5 O'Clock for
Cairo and st. Louis, doing all way
business and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Geo. Walton.
an affable gentleman, has charge Of
the office.
The Osceola Belle. Captain J.G.
Andrews, the great and good upper
coast mail packet, came in last night
from the upper coast with 45O bales
and 90 bags of cotton, 500 sacks of
seed, and sundries. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Osceola.
attending to all way business. B. o.
Michel, Cyrus Fay and A. X. Spears.
a trio OF clever gentlemen, have charge
of the Office.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean came in last evening
from New Orleans with 81 hhds sugar.
259 bbls molasses, 20 boxes lemons, 9
crates cabbage and a few packages
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