Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-23

wanted. There vas plenty Of labor
last Saturday night after all the boats
had departed.
TIE Paris 9. Brown, Captain A.
NJ. Halliday in command, passes
down at 5 pm. to-day, enrOute to
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. Chris Young is her polite
clerk.
The Hard Cash on her, way to this
port. passes Devalls Bluff tomorrow
morning, will arrive Friday and leave
Saturday with a return trip for all
points on White river through 10
Jacksonport
The Josie Harry, from White river,
brought in, yesterday, about 800
ducks, quite a number of deer, several
opossum and other game. Her boiler
deck resembled a town market. Must
be good hunting up hat way just
now.
The steamer Red Cloud, bound for
New Orleans, went out Of White river
on Saturday last with 1900 bales Of
cotton. She carried no freight up and
takes about twenty four days to make
the round trip. Very little money in
that.
Complaint is made that the logs
and trees cut in the upper part Of
Hatchie river have aoated down and
are now an obstruction to navigation.
1t was as much as the Ida Stockton
could do to make her way through
the brush.
The Rene Macready, Captain 0. K.
Joplin in command, is the regu-
lar mail packet leaving this even
ing for Mariana, the Cut Of, and
all intermediate landings on L Anguille
and St. Francis rivers. A.. L. Ban
ming presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Will Lash.
The iron steamer John T. Moore,
Captain w. j. Ashford in command,
leaves at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Glendale and all way landings, paying
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her. Captain G.. Wash
Floyd is her polite clerk, and is as
sisted by Joe Carpenter.
The fast and elegant steamer Chas
Morgan, Captain Harry Stein ia COM
mand, will pass up at 10 I'm. to-mor-
row en- route to Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landings on the
Ohio river, Andy Wayland and Sam
Parker are her polite clerks. For
further information apply to Ad.
Storm, her agent, at the wharf boat.
The Lee line packet Coahoma, CAPT.
George Malone in command, is the
regular packet leaving at 5 pm. for
Helena, Glendale and all intermediate
landings, paying prompt attention to
all 9. 0 D, and plantation business.
Captain Ed, Crowell presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Charlie Left
witch.
The neat little steamer Ida Stock
ton, Captain f. G. Wilson in com
mand, is in port receiving to leave at
> pm. to-day for all points on Hatchie
river, paying prompt attention TO all
business entrusted to her. The Stock
ton is a neat, light draught steamer
and will go through without trouble.
Messrs Tighlmah and Wilson arc bel
polite clerks.
The Virgie Lee left Cincinnati yes.
terday for this port, and hereafter the
boats of the Cincinnati and Memphis
packet company will u regularly,
leaving Cincinnati every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday and this port
every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day. The boats of this line have re
ceived a thorough overhauling durinl
the low water season.
The crew Of the james D. Parker
quit last night to go TO supper
promising to return and complete
the loading Of the boat, but they die
not show up until this morning
t hence the delay of the Parker. Sh,
expected to leave at l pm. with 2ll
| bales cotton, 4 bales rags, l5l balel
/ batting, $50 brls oil, 800 car wheels
f 80 bags cotton seed, 40 SKIS oil meal
and a good list OF people.
Captain Pete McArthur's new uppel
White and Black river packet, Id
Lee, came in tits morning from Pitts
t burg and will leave tomorrow at day
light, to run in connection with th,
Memphis packets between Newpor
!, and Pocahontas. Charlie McArthu
commands her.
The splendid light draught steame
Marlin Speed, Captain John J. Oar
}, ragh in command, is the regular mai
It packet leaving at 5 p. m. to day 70
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
d ings on Arkansas river, making direc
connection with the light draugh
steamer Plowboy, for Little Rock an.
d points above, Charlie Musselman !
.e her palite clerk and is assisted b
a Will DarFagb,
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt L
Harry 10 command, arrived YESTERDAY
u bringing out Of White river 81 bale
n Of cotton, 100 bales Of which she n
shipped at Terrcne for New 0rlean
bringing this port All bales Of coito
and near 5000 SKIS Of cotton socd. I'll
Harry is receiving to leave to-morro
:. evening with a return trip for Dsvall
Milf Auonef, J~.cLsonnor 81 -.