Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-17

dJlcuulnB 10 all way DuslucsS. Dlfulc
Banning does the honors of the office.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
of the Memphis and Ohio river packet
company, will arrive to-day with a full
cargo Of western products, and will
leave on Monday evening next with a
return trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through TO all points east at exceeding
low rates. Captain r. W. Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
NoWland's popular packet, of the
Memphis and Pine Bluff mail line,
leaves this evening for Pine Bluff,
carrying the mails, and making direct
connection at Pine Bluff with the
Marlin Speed for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Jimmy Thomp-
son, a worthy gentleman, holds forth
in the Office, and has for his assistant
Amos Day, a "Comanche," but a good
clerk.
Commodore James Lees upper
coast mail packet, the Silverthorn,
Captain Henry Cooper in command,
arrived o-day atll a I'm from Vicksburg
and will leave Monday evening for
Ashport and Hale's Point, attending
to the way and plantation business.
Mr.. Neil Booker, who is one of the
most popular clerks on the river, and
late of the George w. Cheek, will
have charge of the office, which is a
sure guarantee that all business will
be properly attended to.
The Shields, Captain VIM. Ashford,
came in to-day from Commerce, with
a fair list of cotton and other ireights,
and did a good way business on the
trip. She is receiving at the foot of
Court street for Commerce and the
bends, and extends her trip through
this time to Council Bend, in order to
accommodate a good number of her
patrons in the bends. She gives strict
attention to all way business. Cap
tain Ed. Crowell, a gentleman with
whom it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, controls the Office, and has
associated with him Charley Left
wich, a clever little gentleman.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
G. Crane, of the Anchor line, came in
this morning from st. Louis, with a
good trip, having 672l pkgs OF general
merchandise. She leaves the com
pany's ~wharfboat, foot ofUnion street,
this evening at sharp FIVE, with a re-
turn trip for Cairo and ST. Louis, at
tending to all bend business and max
ing connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
She gets, to-day. SIG bales of COM
pressed cotton for the East. The Belle
is one of the most popular passenger
steamers that phys the lower Missis-
sippi,
Captain w. B. Miller, with hi,
superb and popular passenger steamer
the Guiding Star, came in this morn.
ing at five o'clock from New Orleans
bound for Cincinnati, with 1000 ton.
of freight, principally sugar and mo.
lasses, She put off here 81 hid.
sugar, 107 bbls m%olasses, 4 bales cot
ton, q bags seed cotton and 800 sack.
salt. She leaves this evening at sharl
FIVE o'clock for Cairo, louisville
and Cincinnati, making all prom
%inent way landings, and going through
T with dispatch. She has palatia
passenger accommodations, and is on
of the fastest and most reliable steam
ers on the river. Captain John S
/, Jones, an afable gentleman, is he
: purser, All wishing a pleasant tri
up the liver will do we'll to take pas
sage on her. She will make clos
connection with all prominent rail
: roads for points east. REX King q
the carnival at New Orleans has com
missioned the Guiding Star as the fla
5 ship Of the royal feet, aud she vii
leave Cincinnati on the 9th inst. wit.
n a large Mardi Gras trip, and expect
g to have a large number of subject
S that will do honor to King Rex.