Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-14

heavy trip Of freight, arrived safely at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Centennial, for St. Louis, and
the Golden City, for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Belle Memphis arrived at st.
Louis yesterday, and leaves there this
evening with a return trip for this
port.
The Gold Dust for Vicksburg, and
the Grand Lake and barges for New
Orleans, left st. Louis last evening.
The Virgie Lee for Memphis, and
the Guiding Star for New Orleans.
lett Cincinnati yesterday.
The Cons Millar arrived at Cincin.
natl yesterday, and leaves there to-
morrow evening with a return trip
for this port.
Captain James Rees says he expects
to have the Dean Adams completed
by tomorrow week. Some of her
furniture has already arrived from
the east.
The E. Q. Stanard passed up this
forenoon without landing.
On Tuesdayevening next, the Osce-
ola Belle will bring to this city a large
number OF excursionists from the
upper coast. Thirty couple from o.
ceola have already arranged to come,
while all along the line parties
are being made up. As the fare is
very low We may look for a big crowd
to come down. They will return home
Wednesday evening.
The father of waters is declining
rapidly.
The new boat being built at the
Towards shipping yard, to take the
place of the government steamer.
Alice, will be called the joseph Hur.
ry, after Prot. Joseph Hurry, of the
Smithsonian Institute and member of
the Lighthouse Board. 90
The City of Helena, from ST.. Louis.
passed down this forenoon. putting off
here COB bbls meal, $50 bbls -four, 327
SKIS corn, II t%ierces lard, and sundries.
She added % tons for Vicksburc and
the bends.
The City of Vicksburg. Captain
Calvert in command, arrived last
evening from Vicksbure. She dis
charged here II bales cotton. 8 bags
seed cotton, and 80 pkgs sundries.
The Vicksburg will leave the Anchor
line wharfboat at 5 pm. for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed.
Rowland in command, is the mail
packet leaving to morrow evening for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and all inter
mediate points on Arkansas river.
connecting with light draught packets
for Fort Smith and points above.
Captain j. N. Thompson is her chief
clerk, and is assisted by Amos Day.
The Batesville, Captain 0. X, Jop-
lin in command, arrived yesterday
with l bale cotton, III SKIS cotton
seed, and 80 pkgs sundries. She is
the mail packet leaving this evening
for all points on the L'Anguille and
St.. Francis rivers. BERTHE Banning
and Will Lash are her polite clerks.
The feet passenger steamer Osceola
Belle, Captain Henry Cooper in com
mand, arrived last evening with 6
bales of cotton and a good list of peo-
pie. She is the mail packet leaving
this evening for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast. John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson, a couple
o. clever gentlemen, are in charge Of
the Office.
The Josie Harry arrived last even
ing, bringing out of White river g.
bales of cotton, 45 SKIS cotton seed,
10 pkgs butter, and a good list Of peo-
pie. She is the mail packet leaving
tomorrow for Devall's Bluff, Augusta.
Ja%cksonport, and all way landings.
connecting with light draught packets
for upper White and and Black rivers
Walker Outlaw is her polite clerk,
and is assisted by Billy Nuckles.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, arrived last night
with 450 sacks cotton seed and full of
people. She is the regular packet
leaving at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all way landings,
carrying the mail and paying prompt
attention to all business entrusted to
her. Lloyd w. Whitlow, a social
gentleman, presides at the desk, and
is assisted by Arthur Brown and
Platt Rhodes.
Among the noted passengers who
arrived on the Josie Harry last eve
ming were Capt. Peter Macarthur, oil
the upper White river packet, Milt
Harry, aud Mr.. Levi Hecht, OF Poca-
hOntas, Ark, the largest cotton ship.
per in that country. He has already
during the season Just drawing to a
close, shipped to Memphis 5000 bales
Of cotton and has on hand at Poca-
hontas, 5000 bales Of cotton; yet un-
sold. Mr.. Hecht is here on business
md will return home on the Josie
Harry tomorrow evening. Captain
Macarthur leaves Tonight for Pitts
burg to superintend the building o.
his new low water packet.
The splendid passenger steamer
Yint ShinEie, Captain Sterling Nc.
Intyre in command, is ON berth tC
leave at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louisville.
Cincinnati, and all,way landings on
the CHG river. giving passenger;
through tickets to ell points east al
, reduced rates, or round trip tickets to
Cincinnati and return qt'$2Q, includ'