Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-03

Scanlan's Landing.
Wash Floyd, who is one OF the
best fellows in the world and a full
team within himself, came down in
charge of the Office of the Hard
Cash, and makes the round trip on
her, and we, with others, hope he viii
stay ON her, or get on some other
packet running from this port.
Glenn's wharfboat has 500 bales
of cotton for the City of Alton
which is due down to-day for New
Orleans.
The Rosa Miller, Capt. Thomas
Darragh, will arrive this evening
from Arkansas river, and leaves to-
morrow evening on a return trip
for Little Rock and all points on
Arkansas river, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Billy
Butler is her prime minister.
The James D.. Parker, Capt. VIM.
Tichenor, came in last night from
the Ohio with 400 tons of freight.
She leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to the Centen-
nialat reduced rates. Messrs. @. B.
Russell and Colbert have charge of
the office. i.
TIE New WHITE RIVER PACKET.
The new steamer Hard Cash,
which was built expressly for the
Memphis and White river trade by
Captain Ed Postal, leaves this even
ing on her maiden trip for all points
on White, Black and Little Red
rivers. She is well suited for the
trade, and is so constructed as to
be a good carrier, swift and light
draught. She is one of the best
boats ever built for the White river
trade. The following are her d.
mansions: Length, 1853 feet;
breadth Of beam, 80 feet, Al feet
hold, 3 steel boilers % feet long
and IS inches in diameter, 15-inch
cylinder, with 5 feet stroke.
She has a full length cabin, which
is fitted up in elegant style. A
beautiful Brussels carpet covers the
cabin floor, with brocatel furniture,
a Chickering pianio and a large
mirror in the ladies' cabin. The
state-rooms are furnished in grand
style. Aft Of the cabin is a recess
for the accommodation of nurses.
The main cabin, or social hall, cor
responds with the ladies' cabin,
being fitted up in the most elegant
manner. The texas is also furnished
with the finest of material. The
Freedman's bureau, or colored
cabin, is tasterully arranged, and
has first : class Accommodations.
Her pantry has an outfit of the
most superb silyerware used on
steamboats,, In fact, her passenger
accommodations are complete, and
will be satisfactory to the most fas-
tidious. Her pilot-house is also
made comfortable and located where
it will be advantageous to the pilot.
On the lower deck the same care
has been taken, and good tackel,
staging, etc., has been arranged.
She is one of the most complete
packets that has arrived at our
wharf for some time; nothing has
been left undone. Her beautiful
model, with her rake and powerful
machinery, is bound to make her
swift, and under the administration
of Captain Ed Postal she will not
be long in establishing herself as the
'high-headed" packeto of White river.
She is beyond a doubt the best boat
ever built for the trade. Captain
James Rees, who superintendent her
construction and brought her to
this port, says = and lie knows
that she is the finest and most CON-
plete sternwheeler that eyer oams
down the river. Captain Ed. Pos
tai, her commander and owner,
starts in with the centennial year
with his new Hard Cash, soliciting
the patronage of his old friends
and all others. The Captains SEN
timents agree with the name his
boat bears: he is not nj a hard
money man, but strict and honest
in business, and he is fully worthy
of the patronage of the White
river neople. who, we feel satisfied.