Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-26


The Star ofthe West, the Shawnee
Village packet, came in yesterday
with 81 scks seed cotton, 300 scks
seed and sundries, and leaves this
evening with a return trip.
The Virgie Lee, Captain Wash
Thompson's Ohio river packet, will
arrive tomorrow morning from the
Ohio river, and will leave on We'd
nesday with a return trip for Cincin-
natl.
The Commonwealth passed up at
noon with nearly 1000 tons of freigl t
for 81. Louis, principally sugar n
molasses. She put off here % hhd
sugar and 200 pkgs OIL miscellaneous
freight.
The City Of V~icksburg, of the
Anchor line, passed up Sunday after.
noon for st. Louis. She discharged
here 80 bales of cotton and $50 seeks
seed, and added a lot ofcompressed
cotton.
The light draught steamer, Mike
Davis, will leave Madison Tuesday
evening on the arrival of the Memphis
and Little Rock train for Witsburg.
all points on the upper st. Francis
river and the sunk lands.
Will Hayes says: The cabin of the
New Mary Houston presented a hand
some and lively appearance when she
left last evening. Full of neople-
Mardi Gras excursi0nists-it looked
like the good old days of steamboating
"afo' de wah |"
The City of Greenville, of the An.
Choir line, Captain Elem Calvert in
command, will leave the company's
wharfboat, foot of Union street. to-
morrow at 10 am. for Vicksburg.
doing all way business, carrying the
mail and coaGScting with the regular
packets for Yazoo river and New
Orleans.
The directorso of the Keokuk North.
ern line held a meeting at St. Louis
Wednesday, and elected the following
officers to serve during the year 1880.
W. +, Davidson, president; F. l..
johnson, secretary and treasurer: John
Baker, general superintendent. Elk.
ecutiye committee Peter Conrad
and A, NJ. Hutchinson.
Captain James Peterson. who is one
of the best and most popular steam
boat passenger agents, left on Satur
day for New Orleans, at which point
he will represent the Southern Trans
portation Company packets and other
boats. Capt. Peterson is not only a
good solicitor, but is a genial and
clever. gentleman. They could not
have made a better selection.
The Hatehio river packet, Polite.
vent, Captain bearing in command
came in yesterday with % bales cot
ton, Z bags seed cotton, 1850 SKIS seed.
and 53 packages sundries. She leaves
tomorrow with a return trip. going
through to the head waters, the bridge
being promised to be finished in time.
The james Howard, of the Anchor
line, one Of the largest carriers on the
river, passed down to-day at noon
with ZOO topsof freight, the PRINCIPAL
item Of her cargo being 10000 sacks
of corn, which she picked up in Mad
rid bends, She also had 100 head OF
stock, which is the largest number
taken south for some time. She had
also a large numberof Mardi Gras ex.
cursionists for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain John
Darragh, arrived last night from Ar.
kansas ri Jer with 1876 bales cotton
$50 SEEKS seed, and reshipped at the
mouth IN bales cotton. She leaves
tomorrow evening with a return trim
for Pine Bluff, connecting there with
the light raught steamer Marlin Speed
for Little Rock and Fort Smith. Mr..
Barksdale is her clever and aceommo.
dating CLERK, seconded by VIII
Captain Andrews upper coast mail
packet, the 0sceola Belle, brouqbt in
226 bales cotton, l9l bags seed cotton
1910 sacks seed, 80 sacks corn and 81
pkgs sundries, and as usual, was full
Of people. She returns this evening
at five O'Clock to Osceola, carrying the
mail and doing all way business
Captain \. @. Michel is her chief
clerk, assisted by Cyrus Ray,'a' clever
gentleman, and Bruz Given, an ac-
complished clerk.
The james W. Gaf, CAPTAIN Robt
Wise's great se.Tgccrite PASSENGER
steamer, leaves this evening at Ave
o'clock for Cairo, LQgisNlle gpq Tin
plpnatl, attending TO all way Business,
and making direct connection with
tho principal railroads for all points
East, ticketing passengers through at
reduced rates. Captain w. II. Crop
per, a worthy gentleman and efficient
clerk, does the honors of the Office,
assisted by Mr.. Russell White. Col
Billy Collins, the celebrated steward.
will entertain and make the passen-
gers comfortable, and Billy Byers will
administer the medicines.
The Batesyille, Captain @. II. Jop-
Inns fsyorite st. Francis river packet
brought in 3lS bales cotton, Sc baas
cotton, 246 sacks seed, aud resbipped
at the mouth 251 bales cotton. She
leaves to. morrowevening with a return
trip for st. Francis river connaot;,r
OF Mariana with the Mike Davis and