Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-09


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The Henry Frank, bound from
Memphis to New Orleans, passed
Yicksburg to-day with a good trip Of
cotton.
The Commonwealth passed down
Sunday for New Orleans, loaded fat
in the water, and had also a fair list of
people.
The packets will bring in a large
number of people tonight and to-
morrow morning to participate in
Mardi Gras.
The Paris c. Brown, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville Sunday and is due down
tomorrow.
The Cherokee, for St. Louis. Cons
Millar for Memphis, aud Golden
Crown for New Orleans, left Cincin-
natl Saturday evening.
The Cincinnati and New Orleans
packets have carried large numbers of
excursionists this year to participate
in the Mardi Gras festivities.
The City of Alton, and Iron Noun
tain and barges, for st. Louis, and
Thomas Sherlock, for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The W. P, Halliday passed up this
morning for St. Louis, after discharg
ing here 40hdds and 10 bbls sugar, 60
bales bagging 25 kegs soda, 5 bbls
alum and 100 pkgs sundries.
The Joe Kinney, Of the Anchor
line,passed up yesterday for st. Louis.
She discharged here q small list of
cotton and sundries and added a few
lots for the bends, and some Eastern
bound cotton and several people.
The Virgie Lee, Capt. Wash.
Thompson's excellent steamer of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet com
pany is due tomorrow morning from
Cincinnati, and leaves v ednesday
evening with a return trip for Cincin-
natl.
Captain Stacker Lees famous pas
senger steamer the James Lee, brought
in yesterday 80 bales cotton, 834 seeks
seed, 123 bbls oil and "A pkgs sun
dries. She leaves this evening with a
return trip for Friar's Point. Lloyd
WhitloW is her purser,
Captain james Carr, the efficient
passenger agent of the U. p. Sehenek.
received a telegram t~hismorning from
Captain Lawrence Carter, her com
mander, that she would be here in
time to leave Wednesday evening for
Cincinnati, and has good rooms for
passengers.
Pilot Samuel Bowen, who was pilot
ing on the Mollie Moore in 1873, and
died on that steamer Of yellow fever
and was buried at the Butter place
below here, was washed off by the cav
ing in of the bank, and Captain Phin
Starr, and other officers of the Qua
chita Belle, this trip, recovered the
remains and had them re-interred and
buried in proper style.
The Shields, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, came in on time with 148 bales
cotton, 217 SKIS seed, q head sheep,
and 5 head stock. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Com
merce and the bends, and will extend
her trip through to Council Bend.
She will pay strict attention to all
way business. Captain Ed. Crowell,
who has charge of the office, will at
tend promptly to all business.
The CoaAoma, of the Adams mail
line, will arrive to-day, and will leave
tomorrow evening with a return trip
tor Vicksburg. She carries the mail
and connects at Arkansas CITY with
the Pine Bluff railroad, and at Vicks.
burg with the regular packets for
New Orleans and YazoO river. Messrs
William Smithers, Hal Adylett and
John Haley, a trio of clever gentle
men, do the honors of the office.
The Josie Harry, Capt. Milt Harry 5
blue ribbon boat, left Saturday even
ing for White river with a splendid
trip. The Josie is the popular packet
of White river, and is one of the finest
steamers that ever piled that stream.
She has the credit of bringing into
Memphis and St. Louis the largest
trips of cotton of any other steamer,
for her blue ribbon trip she was pre-
scented with a beautiful set of horns.
by Messrs. Hill Fontaine and Com
pany, whom received SIC bales of cot
ton being the consignee of over one
half her cargo.
The Jas. W. Calf, Captain R. W.
Wise's popular passenger steamer of
the Memphis and Ohio river packet
company, came in yesterday with a
splendid trip including the following
Items! 329 pkgs furniture, 81 doz.
chairs, 753 wagon stuff, 1899 dry bbls,
1850 bxs soap, $40 kegs nails, 25l bbls
whisky, 1878 empty bbls, 2l9 pkgs
glassware, 40 bales excelsior. l45 pkgs
paper, GA trunks, 30 pkgs castings, Ii
bbls beer, 125 pkgs iron, no pkgs
canned goods, Is bbls fish, 623 bales
LGE 2305 SKIS corn, n pkgs plows, 1C
bellows, | engine and l53 pkgs sun
dries. She leaves this eEeDing with a
return trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and will ticket passenger;
through to all points East at reduced
rates. She is one of the best steam.
ers on the riyeF to travel on, and j,
Offered by careful and experienced
b0atman. Mr.. Chopper, q worthy
gentleman, who win make it pleasant
for all, presideS az thp desk, and i
ably assisted by Dir. Russell, Whilt
! Billy Collins, her attentive steward
will look after the comforts Of the
I passengers,