Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03

MONDAY morning al III am. Tor
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all bend business and making connec-
ton at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad, and at Vicksburg with
the regular packets for New Orleans
and iazoo river.
The 0uachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, is the regular Adams mail line
for Arkansas City, leaving
Monday evening. She will arrive in
port tomorrow and be ready to receive
Monday morning and leave on her reg
ular time. She carries the mail and
connects at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad. Captain A. l..
Cummins is her purser, and has asso-
ciated with him in the Office Messrs.
VIM. Thomas and Lee Cummins, jr.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, of the Anchor line, being delay
ed by bad weather, business and the
fog last night, did not arrive until to-
day. She leaves the company's wharf
boat promptly this evening at FIVE
O'Clock for Vicksburg. She will carry
the mail, attend to all way business,
connect at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad, and at Vicksburg
with the regular packets for New Or
leans and Yazoo river.
The Golden City, Captain Hegler's
elegant packet, which has the credit
of taking the largest cargo into Gin
%einnati, arrived to-day from New Or
leans with another big trip of sugar
and molasses for the Ohio river, and
will leave this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
for Cincinnati. She has excellent
passenger accommodations and is a
good steamer to travel on. Captain
Billy Mcintyre, one of the cleverest
fellows in the world, has charge of the
Office.
The staunch and excellent steamer
Shields, Captain VIM. Ashford,
brought in another good trip from the
lower coast, and leaves this evening
with a return trip for Council Bend,
paying strict attention to all way and
plantation business. Captain Ed.
Crowell, a gentleman who is worthy of
success and a liberal patronage, is her
head clerk, seconded by Charley Left
wich. The Shields business is stead
lily increasing, and she is building up a
good trade.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland, of the Memphis and Pine
Bluff mail line, arrived at noon
from Arkansas river with a good list
ofscotton and cotton seed, and will
leave this evening with a return trip
for Pine Bluff and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
connecting at Pine Bluff with the
Marlin Speed, for Little Rock. Capt.
Jimmy Thompson, an accommodating
clerk and clever gentleman, has charge
of the office, assisted by Amos Day.
Captain James Carr, passenger
agent for the new and elegant steamer
Guiding Star, received a telegram this
morning from Captain w. B. Miller,
stating that he would arrive here with
his fine packet the Guiding Star this
afternoon, and would leave promptly
at 5 pm. for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. The Guiding
Star is one of the best passenger steam.
ers on the river, and her worthy Cap.
tain t~elegraphed Captain Carr that he
had ample room for passengers. Those
wishing to 60 South should take pas.
sage on her. Captain John S. Jones
whom Will Hays says is one of Gods
own nOblemen, is her chief clerk.
The steamboatmon's death roll 70.
1879 embraces 81 captains, II pilots
l6 clerks, IS engineers, 5 mates,
carpenters, 3 cooks, and 6 stewards
Barkeepers and watchmen escap,
entirely. Among the number whC
have gone to that other world from
which no traveller returns r the fol
lowing Memphians: VIM. D. Love
Thos, w. Zeno, John j. Edison, Johl
+. Noel and c. b. Church. The lis
also includes the name of Captain L
II. Fogleman Of Mound City, Ark
May their rest be peaceful and happy
and there memories remain fresh witt
the loved ones left to mourn theil
loss.
The famous and p%alatial passenge
steamer, James Lee, being delayed b,
bad weather and business, did not ge
in in time tc get discharged and &c
her cargo on board and leave las
night, and deferred her departure un-
til to-day. She leaves positively thi
evening at five o'clock for Friar'i
Point, carrying the mail and doing al
way business. She will return in time
to go out on her regular day, Monday
next. The Lee is not only swift anC
a safe carrier, but has unsurpassed
passenger accommodations, and hei
officers are careful and Trustworthy
steamboatmen. Captain Stacker Lee
her commander, is one of the mos
popular boatmen on the river, while
her clerks, Mr.. Lloyd Whitlow, Plat
Rhodes, Arthur Brown and Mr.
Dallam, are gentlemen who are noted
for their universal courtesy and strict
attention to business.
Captain Milt Harry, with his blue
ribbon packet, the Josie Harry sails
this evening at five o'clock from the
Lee wharfboat for White river, carry
ing the mail, doing all way bushes,
and going through to J~acksonport
making direct connection with the
light draught steamers Milt Har
ry and Alberta for the upper
White and Black rivers. The
Josie is one Of the most complete
packets that ever piled in White
river, is comparatively new, is an A
carrier, has sumptuous passenger ac.
commodations and is differed by prac
tical and careful boatmen. In the Office