Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-20
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BY Charles 1eftvitch.

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BY Charles 1eftvitch.
The planters accommodation packet
Tiger, brought in 81 bales Of cotton
and 3G sacks Of cotton seed. She
leaves again this evening for Peters
Bledsoe's and way landings, includ.
ing those in Council and Walnut
Bends, and will attend promptly to all
business that offers. Captain s. Bas.
ket commands. with Frank Ellison
tni Ed ca IN the Office.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge was expected to PAT
down this forenoon for New Orleans.
She has been detained above on
account of low water, having been
compelled to put of 1000 SKIS corn at
the mouth Of Hatchie river and 1000
at Randolph 10 order to get over. She
was reloading when the Coahoma
passed her last evening.
Captain Thorwegan's great iron
steamer Chas. P. Chouteau will arrive
tomorrow, and is announced to leave
in the evening on her return to New
Orleans. Besides being a big freight
carrier, she has splendid passenger
accommodations and is in charge OF
clever and experienced officers. Cap
tain John @. Crane commands, with
George Miltenberger in the office.
The Hard Cash, in command Of
Captain 4. 9. Postal, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for De.
wallis Bluff, Augusts, Jacksonportand
all way landings on White river
through to Jacksonport, where
direct connection is made with light
draft steamers for upper White aud
Black rivers. Captain Charles Postal,
assisted by his brother Joseph, is in
charge Of the Office.
The Coahoma, in command of Capt.
Henry Cooper, is the regular Lee
Line mail packet leaving this evening
for Osceola and way landings on tt e
upper coast, and will give prompt at
tention to business intrusied TO her.
Her cargo in this morning was 2l7
bales cotton, 60 bags seed cotton and
763 SKIS cottosseed. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the office and is assisted by
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
The John S. Bransford, of the Milt
Harry mail line, arrived last evening
with s. bales cotton, 3 bags seed cot
ton and 1850 SKIS cotton seed. She
leaves again this evening, taking
freight for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport and connect
ing with packets for upper White and
Black rivers. Captain John G.
Holder commands, with George D..
Marsh in charge of the Office.
The new Kate Adams starts out
tomorrow evening on her first trip to
Arkansaw City, and Lee Cummins, Of.
her clerical force. is at the leyee to.
day receiving freight for her. Our
merchants should see that she gets a
rousing freight trip, her state rooms,
VIC know, will be filled with passen-
gers, a number of whom will make the
round trip. The officers of the Dean
Adams will take charge of her TO-
morrow.
The Granite State, in command of
Captain James Chenowitb, arrived
last evening with 450 tons of freight
and discharged the same at the eleva
tor. She leaves this evening on her
return trip to Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and principal way
landings, making connection with the
different railroads and ticketing pas
sengers through to points east at low
rates. Robert Mccoy is in charge Of
the Office and is assisted by James Rl
Bray.
The fast and elegant steamer James
Lee. in command OF Captain Stacker
Lee, is the mail packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Glendale, Friars
Point and intermediate landings,
giving close attention to all business
intrusted to her and connecting with
trains on the Mobile and Northwest
ern. the Helena and Iron Mountain
and the ArkansaW Midland railroads.
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides
10 the office, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes, Arthur Browne and Will