Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-10

The st. Genevieve, Of the Anchor
line, Captain Zeigler in command, will
arrive to-day from St. Louis with
a full cargo of grain and produce, and
leaves this eveningat FIVE o'clock, with
a return trip for Cairo and st. Louis,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points east and west.
The splendid mail and passenger
steamer Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river, connecting at Pine
Bluff with the. Marlin Speed. The
Katie is a safe carrier and has sumpt-
uous passenger accommodations. Cap
tain Jimmy Thompson is her efficient
and worthy clerk, seconded by Amos
Day.
The Gold Dust, Captain Gould, Of
the Anchor line. is the regular mail
packet leaving the company's wharf
boat, foot of Union street, to morrow
at 10 am, for Vicksburg, carrying the
mail and doing all way business, and
connecting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad and at Vicksburg
with the regular packets for New Or
leans and Yazoo river.
The famous passenger steamer j..
W. Gaf, Of the Memphis & Cincinnati
packet line, Captain Robert Wise in
command, will arrive tomorrow from
Cincinnati with a full cargoof western
products, and leaves Monday evening
with a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points east at exceed
ingly low rates. Captain Chopper, a
genial and clever gentleman, has
charge of the Office.
The Shields, Captain VIM. Ashford,
came in at noon with another good
trip of freight and people. She leaves
promptly this evening with a return
trip for Commerce and Council Bend,
extending her trip through to-day to
Council Bend, in order to accommo-
date a number of her patrons. The
Shields continues to grow in favor
with the bends folks. She is a good
boat, in charge of competent officers,
and is worthy Of a liberal patronage.
Captain Ed Crowell, one of the
cleverest gentlemen on the river,
holds forth in the Office, and has for
his assistant Charley Leftwich.
The elegant side wheel passenger
steamer Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, will be found in port receiv.
ing for Osceola, and will leave this
evening, and will return in time to
leave on her regular day, Monday.
She carries the mail and pays strict
attention to all way business. Captain
3. q. Michel, a worthy gentleman,
oficiates as chief clerk and captain.
and has associated with him in the
Office Messrs. Cyrus Fay and Bruz
Given. She came in at 10 am. with
l44 bales cotton. Z sacks seed cotton.
1900 sacks seed and 8 packages sun
dries. She leaves promptly this even
ing with a return trip.
Captain Milt Harry's blue ribbon
White river mail and passenger steam
er, the Josie Harry, passed Helena
this morning and will arrive here at
pm, with $50 bales cotton. 1900
sacks seed, and sundries, and leaves
this evening with a return trip
for White river, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to
all way business, and going
through to ~Jacksonport, making direct
connection with light "Reminiscences
for upper White and Black rivers.
Walker OUTLAW, a gentleman with
whom it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him, in the office,
Messrs. Hugh Smith and Billy Nucles.
two clever gentlemen and accommo.
dating clerks.
Captain VIM. Thorwegan, with his
great iron steamer. the G. p. Chouteau,
which has carried into New Orleans
this season such large trips, and has
been so successful, came in this morn
ing from New Orleans with n bales
cotton, l64 hhds sugar, 300 bbls mo-
l%asses, 257 bbls oil and 200 pkgs Jun
dries. She leaves this evening at 3
o'clock with a return trip for New Or
leans, making all principal way land
ings. She is one of the best and SAT.
est carriers on the river. George
Miltenberger, a gentleman who is eel
ebrated for his integrity and prompt
ness in business, is her chief clerk.
All business entrusted to the Choteau
will meet with proper care and atten
ton.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre in command, came in last
evening from Cincinnati with a good
trip Of freight and people. The fol-
lowing were the principle items of her
cargo: us SKIS corn. Ill bales hay, n
bbls whiskey, 122 bbls -four, 1853 bbls
meal, 20 bbls apples, III bbls potatoes,
ga boxes glassware, q boxes sun
dries, 70 boxes peaches. 20 boxes can
dies, 5 boxes lemons, $50 bundles of
iron, 532 bars iron, 246 plows, II bug
gies. 30 head hogs, 4 mules, 10 head
cattle and 1857 packages of sundries.
She has been delayed by bad weather,
fog and business, but will leave
promptly this evening with a return
trip for Cairo, Louisville and Cinciu-
natl, attending to all way business and
making connection with the principal
railroads for all points east. The Vint
Shinkle is not only a safe and reliable
carrier, but has unsurpassed passenger
accommodations. Capt. j. A. Lind.
say, an atfable gentleman and accomo-
dating clerk, presides at the desk.