Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-23


The G. w. Cheek will be brought
up to the landing Monday morning,
and leave same evening for Arkansas
City in the Adams mail line.
The Andy Baum leaves for the
Ohio river this evening. The next
boat for hat stream is the james ID.
Parker, leaving On Tuesday next.
Will Lash, late second clerk of the
Batesville, is now in charge of the
Marcus Collins in the upper st. Fran
els river trade.
The City Of Helena, from st. Louis.
passed down at noon to-day with a
big trip for Vicksburg and the bends,
The Cons Millar for Memphis, and
the Golden Crown for New Orleans.
are the boats leaving Cincinnati TO-
morrow ev,ning.
The Robert Mitchell for Cincinnati.
will probably pass up Sunday evening
The Golden City left Cincinnati
with nearly 1000 tons, including 1OC
tons Of cotton ties.
The Charles Morgan is being over.
hauled and reprinted at Cincinnati
and will come out in a new dress.
Eugene Moore, formerly connected
with the morning press of this city
is now working in the capacity O.
Stayadore at Cincinnati loadinp
schooners.
The steamer B~atesville will take ar
excursion of colored people to Helena
tomorrow from Mariana, the Cutoff
and points on L'Anguille and st.
Francis rivers.
The national board of health
steamer II. H. Benner left Vicksburg
last evening for this port, on her re
turn trip from New Orleans.
The Beaver will probably get away
to-day for st. Louis. She takes on
here about $4,000 feet of lumber, then
goes up in Hatchie river where she
will take on a cargo Of saw logs.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby
in command, is the Anchor linz
packet leaving from the ccmpany's
wharf boat at 8 p. IN. tomorrow for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
The little sidewheel steamer Star Of
the West, Captain W. j. Ashford in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Scanlan's, Cat Island
md way landings. Neil Booker is
her polite clerk.
The Batesville, Captain 0. k. Jop.
lin in command, is the mail boat leav.
ing this evening for st. Francis river.
A. L. Banning is in charge of the
office, assisted by Will Lash.
The james D. Parker en- rout,
from Cincinnati to this port, has owe
100 emigrants bound for Arkansa,
City, where they have been engaged
to work on the Mississippi river, Lit
tie Rock and Texas railroad.
The Coahoma will leave this even
ing with a big party of excursionists
including several societies who 20 t.
Helena to attend the laying Of a corue
stone. Bob Church has the manage
ment of the excursion.
The Kountz line freight carrier, 4
o. Stanard, passed up this mornin
for st. Louis with a heavy cargo, in
Guiding 300 hhds sugar. She nut o.
here 80 cases mineral water and |
cases sardines.
Notwithstanding the stories of star
walton and death about the Kansa
negro emigrants, there are some still
j%Ourneying in that direction. A 10
went up this morning on the freigh
boat Il. 0. StInard.
R.. A. PEBBLES, formerly of the JOSH
Harry, has received his appoihtmen
as river mail agent between Memphi
and Vicksburg, and for the present
placed in the Memphis and Arkanso
City trade. We hope that by the ar
pointment of Mr.. PEBBLES the CON
plants relating to mail affairs belo,
will cease.
Our river man has been made tn
recipient of a new novel, 1.-THE Mys
terry of Allenwold," the auther bein
a well known Memphis lady. Lik
her other publications, it is replet
with incidents and doings in whic
there is more resemblance to trut
than fiction. Mrs. E. Van Loon, tn
author, it seems has long been a stu
dent of human nature, as will be see
from her writings, which are pleasin.
and interesting.
The elegant sidewheel steame
Andy Baum. Captain H. J. Vinto.
in command is in port receiving t
leave at JPN. positively for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati and all princi
pal way landings on the Ohio. con
Meeting with the different railroads
and giving passengers through ticket
to all eastern points at very low rates
The Baum has first-class accommoda
tons, carries a fine string band for tn
pleasure Of her guests, and her off
GERS r polite and sociable. Captai
M. M. Deem presides at the desk an,
is assisted by Ned Sherman.
The Josie Harry departed last even
ing for Arkansas City, with a fai
trip OF freight and people, She vii
return tomorrow night, and leav
Sunday evening with a return trip 70
White river. A clerk is now on tn
leveo at the foot of Monroe street t
receive freight, and will sign bills lad
ing for all points on White, Black o
Little Red rivers. The Harry will
leave Sunday evening positively 70
White river.
The swift running and elegant pas
senger steamer James Lee, Captail
Stacker Lee in command, came in las
night with 20 sacks cotton seed, Z
bbls oil, and a good list of people
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