Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-11

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Glenn Motto is now second clerk o.
the City OF Providence, and under
stands bis business to a dot.
Captain Charlets's new sidewheel
steamer Belle Of the Coast. left Gin
%cinnati Saturday for New Orleans,
taking passengers only,
The Joe Kinney left Vicksburg Sat.
urday and is the Anchor Line packet
passing up tomorrow at 10 a. m. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Guiding star for New Orleans
passed Vicksburg Saturday evening.
Captain Charlie WOodbury's new
upper White river picket, Whitrwa-
ter, passed Evansville Saturday and
should ce here by tomorrow.
This W. P. Halliday and Annie p.
Silver both left New Orleans Satur-
day fer St. Louis.
The great cotton carrier, Henry
Frank, in command Of Captain j. F..
Hicks passes down tomorrow at 10
a. m. en- route to New Orleans. She
leaves from the Anchor line wharf
boat. t'Bptain All. Grissom is her
polite clerk.
Captain Otto Seyppel, late Of the
Billy Uolling, has quit the river and is
now manager for McCOrmic Il Co. ice
dealers.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the regular
paoketleaving this evening for Osceola
and al intermediate LANDINGS, carry
ing Che mail and paying prompt atter
ton to all business entrusted to he'.
Billy Smithers is her polite clerk ana
is assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson,
The Great Eastern is $50 feet in
length, 6Sl feet in breanth, 50 feet in
depth with a tonnage capacity of 1860
tons. II she goes to New Orleans,
she will give excursions to the %jetties
The s.. Francs river mail packet
Batesville, which Let here on Satur-
day laStcsunk to her boiler deck at
the mouth of St. Francis river las
night with 300 bales ofcotton on board.
The crew are at work saving the cot
ton. No further particulars at TIL
present writing. The fine silowhocl
steamer Rene Macready goes out to
morrow evening in her place.
The w. j. Poiteyent, Captain w.
j. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Com
merco, Council Bend and all way
landings, paying prompt attention to
all way business entrusted to her.
Kueel Booker is her polite clerk and
!. assisted by bis brother, Gabc
The splendid low water packet.
Maumelle, in command of Captain
Ed Rowland, is to lolve 10 morrow
evening for Pine Bluff and all way
'sndings on the Arkansas river, max
'Ug direct connection with the liaht
.lraught steiner Plowboy for Little
Rock and points alb W. Captain j.
n. T)mpson is her polite clerk, as
by Joe Dukes,
The Ste. Geueveive, Capatin D. A.
Wist in command, is the Anchor line.
leaving this evening for Cairo,
St. Louis and way landings. John
Nassensale is Der polite clerk.
The elegantpassenger steamer James
Lee, Capt1in Stacker Leein command,
the r%eeular mail packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, pay ing
prompt attention to all G. O. b. emil
business aud connecting at
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. Captain Lloyd w.
Whitlow preeides at the desk, and is
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
The John A. scudder, from st.
with a big trip Of freight, pass
I'd down yesterday morning. She dis
charged nothing here, but added 254
cotton and ll5 barrels lime.
she was backing out from Hope
ield, the cam yoke of her larboard
was broken and she had to
i've Ler distress. sigma, was on-w,r,
by the tuI BtS)to, which came to he,
i'd and assisted her in making a land
.ng. She replired IT once, and pro-
,eedcd on her voyage to New Orleans
The 0uachita Belle, Of the Adams
nail line. in command Of Captain
Mark r Cheek, is the regular packet
this evening for Helena, Ter.
enc, Arkansas City and all iuterme-
points, paying prompt attention
all business entrusted to her, and
connecting with the Dean Adams for
Iicksburg, alto with the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas railway
or points ia the southwest. Captain
\. l.. Cummins prcsidcs at the desk.
nd is assisted by Amos Day and Mike