Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-21

W hA6AN v ANOaA2NAAALs
Fred Wilson came in at Z o'clock
and left for below at 2 o'clock I'm.
Her tow was IA boats for G. B. Bryant
4 Co. A portion of her tow went to
ONeil & Co.'s depots at Arkansas
City and Natchez.
The new steamer Florida, which
was built at Pittsburg by Messrs.
Reese 4 Co., is due down to>day
bound for Savannah. Capt. James
Rees is coming down in command of
her.
Captain Randalls upper st. Francis
river mail and railroad packet, the
Marcus Collins, is making her regular
trips, and is giving entire satisfaction
to the people Of upper st. Francis
river.
The Golden City passed down last
night for New Orleans, loaded down
fiat. She put off here a few hundred
packages of freight, and added a lot
of stuff for New Orleans and points
below.
Capt. Jos. Walton, the Pittsburgh
coal merchant, has a large plantation
one hundred miles above New Orleans,
which yielded him the past season 716
bogsheads sugar and 1000 barrels mo-
lssses.
The City of Alton, bound from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed up
last night. She had 1906 tons. in
Guiding 800 bales jute, 600 barrels
molasses, 1883 hogsheads and 400
barrels sugar, and discharged here Is
hogsheads sugar and 100 packages
wine.
The great carrier, Henry Frank,
Captain Frank Hicks, will be found
at the Lee wharfboat to-day, receiving
for New Orleans, and will leave at FIVE
O'Clock, making all principal way
landings. Captain ALI Grissom is her
chief clerk, which is a sure guarantee
of all business entrusted to her being
properly attended to.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews excellent upper coast mail
packet, leaves on time this evening for
Osceola, carrying the mail and giving
strict attention to all way business.
Captain B. 0. Michel is her efficient
clerk, and has associated with him in
the Office Messrs. Cyrus Fayand Bruz.
Given.
The Shields is steadily growing in
favor with the shipping and travelling
public on her account of making
regular trips and giving strict attention
to all way business. She had in an
other good trip to-day and leaves this
evening with a return trip for Com
merce, doing all bend business. Can't.
Ed Crowell does the honors Of the
office, seconded by Charley Leftwich.
The blue-ribbon boat, the Josie
Harry, Captain Milt Harry, leaves on
Saturday, her regular day, for White
river, going through to J~acksonport
and making direct connection Will
light-draught. steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. She carries
the mail and will attend promptly t
all way business. Walker Outlaw i.
her chief clerk, seconded by Billy
Nucles.
The old reliable independent White
river packet, the Hard Cash, Captain
Ed. Postal, leaves tomorrow evenin,
at 5 o'clock for White river. Sh,
attends to all way business and make.
direct connection at Jacksonport with
light draught steamers for uppel
White and Black rivers. Charley
Postal, a worthy gentleman, controls
the Office and is ably assisted by Johr
Wyckoff.
The James Lee, the popular lower
coast packet ofthe Lee mail line, is
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and making all landings on SEIZED.
ule time, and connecting at Glendale
with the Mobile and Northwestern
railroad. Lloyd Whitlow, PlattR Rhodes.
Arthur Brown and Mr.. Dallam are
her gentlemanly clerks.
The Silvertl orn, Captain Henry
Cooper, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Ashport, car.
rying the mail and attending to all
way business. On her Friday trip she
goes through to Haile's Point, taking
all freight for the Obion river. The
Silverthorn is quite an acquisition to
the trade. She is a good boat, well
suited for the business, and will make
regular time. Neil Booker, an expert
clerk and clever gentleman, has charge
Of the office, assisted by Mr.. Tomilson.
The James D. Parker, Captain
Russell's great Ohio river packet,
leaves this evening at five o'clock
sharp for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
c%innati, ticketing passengers through
to all points east at exceedingly low
rates. The Parker is one of the best
boats on the river to travel on and is
differed by competent boatmen. Mr..
Robert Mccoy, her first clerk is a
gentleman who is noted for his integ-
riLy in business and kind attention to
all with whom he comes in contact.
Captain J. D. Randall, Su%perinten-
dent Of the st. Francis river mail
line and owner ofthe Batesville. Mar
Gus Collins and Mike Davis, leaves
this evening for Madison by rail to
look after the interests of his steamers
that are doing mail service and attend
ing to all business on st. Francisriver.
He has so arranged that hereafter all
mail matter in government envelops
will be delivered on st. Francis river
in care Of the Mike Davis or Marcus
Collins.
Captain Randall's St. Francis river
packets. the Mike Davis and Morous