Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-18

planning Of several new snags making
their appearance in the last week or
two.
The City Of Helena, Captain |. H.
Mckee in command, passed up this
forenoon en- route TO ST. Louis, adding
here lot Of lumber and some way
freight.
The George w. Cheek arrived from
Vicksbhrg this morning with four
bales cotton, eight bags seed cotton,
and % SKIS cotton seed. She lays up
for the present.
The Charles Morgan telegraphs that
she will pass here Sunday evening.
She is on one of her flying trips.
"0ld Napoleon" will put passengers
through safe and quick.
The Ste. Genevieve, thoroughly
overhauled and reitted, will take the
place of the Belle Memphis, leaving
st. Louis this evening for this port.
Captain Dick Visit will command her.
The government employees at work
on the river frcnt have challenged the
world for a boat race for a fine silk
flag $50. The race to be rowed in
front of the city on the evening Of
July 9th.
The little sidewheel steamer, Star
of the West, Captain ]. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Scanlon's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley is
her Durser.
&The big James Howard, of the
] Anchor line,in command Of CaptainJ
IL. Pepper, will pass down tomorrow
evening en- route to New Orleans. She
will leave from the company's wharf
boat, foot of Uunion street.
The Batesville, Captain o. K. Jop.
lin in command, is the mail boat leav-
ing this evening for Mariana, the
Cutoff and all way landings on st.
Francis river. A. j. Banning and
Will Lash, are her polite clerks.
The Coahoma, Capt. Mark R
Cheek in command, will leave this
evening for Arkansas City and all way
landings, carrying the mail and at.
tending promptly to all business
Capt. A.. i. Cummins presides at the
desk.
The City Of Vicksburg passed down
this forenoon, en- route TO Vicksburg
with a big trip of freight. She dis,
charged here l67 bbls -four; 105 bbl'
meal, 237 SKIS corn, 81 bales hay, q
casks and 8 boxes bacon, 10 tiercei
Hard and about 100 pkgs sundries
She added 800 bbls lime and a few
tons Of way freight.
The Marlin Speed arrived at day
light with | bale cotton 807 sacks cot
ton seed, IS BIDS empty sacks, 7 bag
wool and sundries. She is the regula,
mailboat leaving tomorrow evening
for Pine Bluff and all intermediat,
landings, connecting with ht-draugh
boats for Little Rock and Fort Smith
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henri,
Cooper in command, arrived las
night with 265 SKIS cotton seed. Sh
is the regular mail boat leaving thi
evening for Osceola and all interme
date landings, giving strict %attentio.
to all business entrusted to her. job
Haley presides at the desk and is as
sisted by Hugh Tomlinson.
The swift and elegant sidewhet
steamer James Lee, Captain Stackt
Lee in command, is the regular packC
leavingthis evening for Helena, Friar
: Point and all way landings, %connectin
at Glendale with the Mobile an
Northwestern railroad, carrying tn
mail and paying prompt attention
= all business entrusted to her. I'll
; Lee has superb passenger accommC
: dations, and her officers are polite an
sociable. Lloyd w. Whitlow presid,
. at the desk, and is assisted by Mil
q Logan and Platt Rhodes.
The popular steamer Cons Milla
u Captain w. G. Tichenor in comman,
6 arrived last night with $50 tons
s. freight, including 600 bbls salt, q
Z bbls cement, 377 bbls -four, $50 BIB
. meal, 99l sacks corn, SO sacks oats, Z
g sacks meal, and a big list of sundrie
/ The Millar leaves this evening with
y return trip for Cairo, Louisville, Gil
y cinnati and all intermediate landing
connecting with the different railroad
y for the east, and giving through ticl
u cts at very low rates. She has exec
= lent passenger accommodations
g tables are supplied with tho best, 81
carries o fine string band for Il
pleasure Of her patrons, and her Of
GERS are polite and sociable. Jimn
Yoris presides at the desk, and
assisted by Harry Galley.