Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-12

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scrap iron, $50 bales of cotton, 107. bbls
molasses and 10 hhds sugar, and also
had 40 cabin passengers and a good
number of deckers.
The City Of Greenville, Captain
Elem Calvert, Of the Anchor line,
leaves the comyany's wharfboat, foot
Of Union street, tomorrow at 10 am.
for Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail, doing all way business and
making all connections.
The famous passenger steamer
James Lee, Captain Stacker Lee. is
the regular mail packet leaving this
evening at 5 o'clock for Friar's Point,
carrying the mail and attending
promptly to all way business as usual.
She had in a good trip of freight and
people. Lloyd Whitlow, a worthy and
efficient eficer, has charge of the
office, assisted by Platt Rhodes and
Arthur Brown.
The Fannie Lewis, Captain Grab
tree, Of the Anchor line, came in this
morning from st. Louis with a full
cargo of grain and miscellaneous
freight, and will leave this evening
at . o'clock with a return trip for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to al
way business and making direct con-
n%ection with the principal railroads
for all points east and west.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop
lin, came in from st. Francis river
with a good list of cotton and cotton
seed, and leaves to morrow evening
with a return trip, carrying the mail
and going through to Mariana. max
ing direct connection with the new
steamer Marcus Collins for
Wittsburg and St. Francis river.
Birdie Banning does the honors of the
Office.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Geo.
W. Cheek, Captain Henry Cooper in
command, came in on time from Hale's
Point with 92 bales of cotton, 80 bags
seed cotton, 236 SKIS seed and sundries.
and had also a good list of people.
She leaves this evening at FIVE O'Clock
with a return trip Tor Ashport and all
way landings on the upper coast. She
is staunch, a good carrier and has com
Portable passenger Accommodations.
Neil Booker, a genial and clever gen.
tleman and attentive clerk, has charge
Of the Office, assisted by Mr.. Tomilson.
The Coahoma, Captain Il. O Banks,
Of the Adams mail line, came in this
morning from Vicksburg with 500
bales cotton, 1900 scks seed and sun
dries and a large list of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Vicksburg, carrying the
mail, doing all way business and max
ing connection at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad, and at Vicks-
burg with the regular packets for New
Orleans and YazoO river, Billy
Smither, who is one of the most popn
lar bOatmen on the river, is her chief
clerk, and has associated with him in
the office Messrs. Hal Adylett and
John Haley.
The upper coast mail packet, Osce-
ola Belle, Captain B. 0. Michel in
command, came in this morning on
time with Y bales cotton, rs bags seed
cotton, 2S5 sacks seed, 80 sacks corn
and Is packages sundries, and also had
a good list Of people. She leaves this
evening at 8 o'clock with a return trip
for OsceOla, carrying the mail and
paying strict attention to all way bust.
ness. The Belle is a safe carrier and
has good and comfortable passenger
accommodations. Messrs. Cyrus Fay
and Bruz Given, two clever gentlemen
and accommodating clerks, assist Cap
tain Michel in the office duties.
The Shields, which is doing a good
business in the bends trade, came in
last evening from Commerce with 1853
bales cotton, II bags seed cotton, 765
scks seed and ~ pkgs spndFieB. She
Leaves this evening with a return trip
Tor Commerce, ATTENDING to all way
business, and, for the accommodation
of many patrons, extends her trip to
Council Bend this evening. She will
return in time to leave on her regular
time (to-morrqY evening" for Com
MERGE. The Shields is staunch and is
an excellent packet. Captain VIM.
Ashford, a practical and careful boat
man, commands, with Captain Ed.
Crowell as puTser, which is a sure
guarantee of all business boingattend-
ed to promptly.
The Josie Harry, Captain Mill
Harry's splendid White river mail
packet, being delayed by bad weather
and fog and not getting in on time,
Saturday, to leave on her regular time
was compelled to lay over until to-day.
but will leave positively this evening
at 5 O'Clock fof White river, carrying
the mail attending to all way business
and making direct connection at Jack
sonport with light draught steamers
Tor upper White and Black rivers.
The Josie is not only one of the best
and safest carriers on the river, but
mas sumptuOus passage accommoda-
tons, and is differed by practical and
careful boatmen. Walker Outlaw, a
gentleman who ID recognized for his
integrity and promptness in business.
IS her chief clerk, assisted by Messrs.
Billy Nucles and Hugh Smith, two
expert clerks and clever gentlemen.
The Adams mail line packet, Qua
ehita Belle, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in on time from Ar
kansas City with $50 bales cotton. l51
bags seed cotton, $3.50 sacks seed and
a good list Of people. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Arkan-
sas City, carrying the mail and attend
ing promptly 10 all way business and
connecting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad. The Belle is one
of the most complete packets on the
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