Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-28

end hopert Mitcheils Tor New orleans,
leaves Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry's famous blue ribbon boat, is
the Saturday mail packet for White
river.
1.-THE Silverthorn, Of the Lee mail
line, OF the upper coast trade, will
leave Friday for Hale's point, resum-
ing her regular trips.
The City Of Vicksburg broke the
wrist of her starboard engine this side
Of Cairo, and will continue her voyage
to st. Louis on mi wheel.
The snag boat, John B. Meigs,
which has been operating in Yazoo
river arrived in port yesterday and
goes from here to Mound City.
The Cons Millar, of the Memphis
and Ohio river packet company, en-
route from Cincinnati to Memphis,
passed Evansville yesterday and is due
here Thursday morning, and will leave
Friday with a return trip
Captain Ashford's packet, the
Shields, arrived this morning with a
good showing of freight aud people.
She leaves for Commerce this evening
at 5 pm. Capt. Ed. CrOwell presides
in the Office, and is assisted by Charles
Leftwich.
The Mike Davis, Captain Randall's
upper st. Francis river mail packet,
will leave Madison on the arrival of
the Little Rock train, this evening,
from Memphis, and will attend to all
way business and carry the mails for
upper st. Francis riverand the Sunk
Lands.
The Colorado of the Anchor line,
Captain Sam McPheters, leaves the
company's wharboat tomorrow even
ing at FIVE o'clock for Cairo and st.
Louis, carrying the mail, doing all
way business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West.
The Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, of the Adams mail line, will
arrive on time in the morning, and
leave in the evening with a return
trip for Arkansas City, carrying the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Captain Lee Cummins is her
purser.
The Anchor line packet W. P. Hal
liday, Captain r. w. Gould, will leave
the company's wharfboat this evening
at five O'Clock for New Orleans,
making all way landings and connect
ing at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad, and at Vicksburg with
the regular packets for New Orleans
and YazOO river.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Postal
came in last night from White river
with SIC bales cotton, 1164 seeks seed
10 hogs and % pkgs sundries, and
leaves this evening with a return trip
going through to JacksOnport. Char
ley Postal, one of the ~cleverest gen
tlemen on the river, has chare Of the
office, and is seconded by Mr.. John
Wyckoff.
The elegant passenger steamer Mary
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, viii
leave the Lee wharfbOat this evening
at five o'clock for New Orleans, max.
ing all principal way landings. She il
one Of the most popular passenger
steamers on the FLYER, aud is differed
by careful and experienced boatmen
Elliott Miller, a genial and clever
gentleman. presides at the desk.
Captain Wash Thompson's favoritC
passenger packet of the Ohio River
Packet Company, leaves this evening
at FIVE o'clock for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passenger!
> through to all points east at reduced
} rates. She has good and comfortabl,
: passenger accommodations, and is
good steamer to travel on. Mr.. james
! Surtees, a genial and clever gentle
/, man and efficient clerk, has charge o
i the Office.
Captain Charley Miller's great ia
vorite passenger steamer, the Mar,
Houston, came in this morning at tel
! o'clock from Cincinnati, we'll laden
and was full of people, having Of
, board from Louisville and Cincinnati
: a large number of ladies, who annual
I make an excursion on Captain Charlel
Miller's packet. Elliott Miller, on
Of thc cleverestgentlemen on the river
does the honors of the office.
The Lee United States mail lin
steamer Jas. Lee, with Captain Stacl
Lee in command, arrived this morning
with 179 bales cotton, 10scks ofcotton
500 SEEKS seed, % hhds sugar, Al sun
dries, and a good trip of passengers
{, She leaves this evening at 5, at
{ tending to all way business. Mr.. Loyt
Whitlow, a clever gentleman, preside
!, in the office, and is assisted by Plat
: Rhodes, Arthur Brown and Mr.. Dal
lam, a trio Of clever gentlemen.
; The old reliable upper coast packet
0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews il
command, arrived this morning will
131 bales of cotton, so SKIS cotton, 45i
SKIS cotton seed, 30 pkgs sundries an(
a good showing Of people. She Leaves
t this evening at 5 o'clock, carrying the
mail and making all way landings
| Captain B. 0. Michel, the blue rib.
bon clerk, has charge Of the office
and is assisted by Colonel Cyrus Fa,
and Bruz Given, two honorable clerk
and clever gentlemen.