Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21

burg yesterday at noon, and are due
here Friday morning.
The Marcus Collins left Wittsburp
Monday evening for the sunk lands,
with go tons of freight-a good trip
for a boat Of her dimensions.
Captain Mark Cheek is superintend-
ing the repairs to the 0uachita Belle.
Captain Lee Cummins, his chief clerk,
went out in command Of the 0sceola
Belle.
The Guiding Star enroute from
Cincinnati to New Orleans passed
Evansville last evening at seven
o'clock and is due here Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Captain A. L. Cummins. Mrs.
Captain Mark Cheek and Miss Hattie
Crane, returned from New Orleans
yesterday on the c. P. Chouteau.
whittier they had been on a pleasure
trip.
Stanley Ryland Of the R. Il. Lee
wharfboat which is now located at
Arkansas city is as happyas a lord and
invites all the young folks to come
down to the boat and have a dance.
The Silverthorn, Captain S. H.
Whitehead, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Commerce
and the lower coast. Sidney Wheeler,
a clever young gentleman, has charge
Of the Office.
Major Adams will build a new hull
for the machinery of the 0uachita
Belle, after his new steamer, the Dean
Adams, comes out.
At Pittsburg, the wharfage has
been reduced 33I per cent.
Captain Charley Russell, of the Jas
d. Parker, was in Pittsburg ON Mon
day last visiting old friends.
The Anchor line packet, Common.
wealth, Captain Corvell, leaves the
c%ompany's wharfboat foot of Union
street, this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis, making all con-
nections.
The j. D. Parker, for Memphis. and
Golden Rule, for New Orleans, leave
Cincinnati tomorrow.
The hull for the new steamer Dean
Adams, under course of construction
at Pittsburg, was launched yesterday
She will be a daisy, and will be fitted
up similar to the James NJ. White.
The w. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
line, Captain Gould, leaves this day at
4 pm, for New Orleans. She will
make all principal way landings.
The Josie Harry, Commodore Milt
Harry's blue ribbon boat, will arrive
tomorrow night and leave Saturday
with a return trip for White river.
The Katie Hooper is the Saturday
mail packet for Arkansas river.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Pos.
tai, leaves this evening for White
river, going through to ~Jacksonport,
Charley Postal and John Wyckof are
her clerks.
The Thomas Sherlock, w. L. Vir-
den, master, will leave the foot of
Monroe street Thursday at five
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
prominent way landings, Captain J.
L. Washington, her agent, will make
engagements for her.
The James Lee, Capt. Stacker Lee
in command, brought in % bales cot,
ton, 20 bags seed cotton, 20 scks seed.
and 20 p'kgs sundries, and had also a
good list of people. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and attending
promptly to all way business. The
Lee is one of the best passenger pack
cts on the river. Lloyd Whitlow is
her chief clerk, and is ably assisted in
his official duties by Messrs. Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown, two clever
gentlemen.
The Hattie Rowland, Capt. John
Darragh's elegant Arkansas river
packet, brought in a good list of cot.
ton, cotton seed and sundries. Leaves
this evening with a return trip for
Little Rock, carrying the mail and
connecting there with a light draft
steamer for Fort Smith and points
above. Charley Musselman is her
chief clerk aud has associated with
him in the Office Will Darragh. Both
are clever gentlemen and accommo-
dating clerks.
Captain Wash Thompson came in
last night--his splendid steamer, the
Virgie Lee, we'll freighted, and a fair
list of people on board. The follow
ing are the principal items of her car
go: 1859 bbls -four and meal, 449 SKIS
bran and shipstuf1s, So bales hay. 70
bales cotton, 3S1 pkgs mdse, 14S boxes
mdse, and 800 pkgs of miscellaneous
freight. She leaves this evening at
five o'clock with a return trip for Cal
70, Louisville and Cincinnati, making
all prominent way landings and tick.
citing passengers through to all points
at the lowest rates, and will make
close connection with the principal
railroads for all points east. MI.
James Surtees and Mr., Harry Millar,
two worthy gentlemen do the honors
of the Office.