Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-03

K. Riley in command, Is the Anchor
line packet leaving the company's
wharfboat at 10 I'm. o-morrow for
V~icksburg, New Orleans and the way
landings.
The New Mary Houston, en- route
to Cincinnati, passed up Saturday
night with about 400 tons Of freight.
and a good list of people. She dis
charged here Ii bbls potatoes, 10 bbls
ale, and Is packages sundries, added
no freight, but took a few passengers.
The Silverthorn, Captain S. II.
Whitehead, arrived yesterday with q
bales cotton, 149 SKIS seed and sun
dries. She is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for Commerce and all
way landings. Sid Wheeler and Ed.
Campbell, a couple OF clever young
men presides I've the Office affairs.
The Batesville, Captain o. X. Jop.
lin in command, will be found in port
this evening receiving for Mariana,
the Cutoff, and all way landings on
L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers,
making connection with the Mike
Davis and Marcus Collins for Wits
burg and the sunk lands.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived Saturday
night with q bales cotton, - bags
seed cotton, GO sacks cotton seed, and
50 packages sundries. She is the
mail packet leaving this evening for
0sceola and all way landings on the
upper coast. John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson are her polite clerks.
The little children of the taxing
district are this afternoon enjoying
the fourth annual May-party, given
by Capt, r. w. Wise, of the steamer
James w. Calf. The cabins of the
boat are tastefully decorated with
evergreens, cedars, and flowers of
every hue and description. On the
outside of the cabin, between the
two entrance doors, is the word
Welcome"
The swift and elegant steamer Jas.
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in command,
is the regular mail packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Friar's Point, and
all way landings, paying strict atten-
ton to all business entrusted to her.
The Lee has splendid passenger ac-
commodations, and her officers are So
cial and polite. Lloyd Z. Whitlow is
her chief clerk, and is ably assisted
by Plat Rhodes and Arthur Brown
The 0uachita Belle, Captain MARI
r. Cheek in command, came in at ar
early hour yesterday with 50 bales
cotton, 8 bags seed cotton and ZIG SKI
cotton seed. She leaves again THU
evening with a return trip for Helena
Terrene, Arkansas City and all way
landings, through to Greenville, carry
ing the mail and makingdirect cOnnec
ton with the G. w. Cheek for Vicks
burg. Captain A. L. Cummins is he.
chief clerk. and is assisted by Bill!
Thomas and Lee Cummins, jr.
The James w. Calf, Captain R. W
: Wise in command. arrived yesterda,
from the Ohio with about 400 tons 0
freight, including $50 bbls -four, 20
bbls and $50 SKIS meal, 220 SKIS bran
265 bales hay, 1872 pkgs furniture, IL
pkgs glassware, 289 bdls iron, So Dbl
whisky, 1904 pieces sewer pipe, 62
J, empty oil barrels, and a big list Q
sundries. She is receiving to leav
t this evening for Cairo, Louisville
Cincinnati and all way landings o
tho Ohio, giving passengers throug
tickets to all points east at reduce
rates. The Calf is an elegan
l packet, has superb passenger accom-
modations, her tables are supple
}, with the best, and her officers are pa
lite and sociable, w. H. Chopper
her chief clerk, and is assisted b
Amos Fisher and John Neure.