Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-14


She is a beauty, and is furnished
in elegant style. The two new
steamers, Hattie Nowland and Katie
Hooper, which were built expressly
for Arkansas river, make the best
line of boats ever placed in the
and the Arkansas river people
have a right to feel proud of these
packets. Their regular leaving
days will be Tuesdays and Satur-
days. The Hattie Rowland will
have Tuesday as her leaving day
and the Katie Hooper Saturday.
The Memphis and Cincinnati
packets now leave on Tuesdays and
Fridays instead of Wednesdays and
Saturdays on account of low water
in the Ohio river. The change
was made in order to give the
packets one more day in the Ohio
to enable them TO make their regu-
lar time at the other end of the
route.
The fine steamer Hard Cash,
Captain Ed Postal, will arrive this
afternoon from White river with a
good trip of corn, cotton seed,
wheat, flour and a good passenger
list. She returns tomorrow even
ing to White river, going through
No Jacksonport, and giving special
attention to all business on Black
and Little Red rivers. The Hard
Cash is a good and safe carrier and
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations, while she is differed by
careful and experienced boatmen.
Charley Postal, so popular along
White river, controls the Office, and
is assisted by John Chamberlain.
The famous and favorite passen-
ger steamer j. W. Gaff came in at
noon from Cincinnati, and leaves
this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, going through
without delay, She will ticket pas
sengers through to all points East
at reduced rates-to New York, for
$3.50, and to Philadelphia for
S24.50, meals and stateroom in
cluded, and no charge at Cincinnati
for transfer Of passengers and bag
gage. She will also reach Oincin-
natl in time for the Thomas grand
concert, which takes place on the
goth inst. Capt. Bob Wise, her
worthy and careful commander, will
not take much freight in order to
go through without delay. The
Calf has large and comfortable
%staterooms, and her tables are sup
piled with the best the markets
afford. Col. J.. d. Moore, a gentle
man who is noted for his efficiency,
controls the Office; he never fails
to please the most fastidious. If
you want a pleasant and safe trip
up the river by all means go on the
Gaff. Capt. R. W. Lightburne, her
agent, will make engagements for
her.
The new and elegant steamer
Hattie Rowland, in command of
that ever popular boatman, Capt.
James H. Rees, came in this morn
ing from the Arkansas with 4 bales
cotton, 254 sacks seed, and sun
dries, and a good list Of people.
She received grand oyations from
the people all along the river,
especially at Pine Bluff and Little
Rock, where she was visited by
many of the citizens, who expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
new boat, and they resolved to ex-
hibit their appreciation to Captain
Rees for so fine a packet for the
trade by giving him a liberal pat
ronage. On her round trip she
performed well, was handled easy,
and demonstrated herself to be one
of the best adapted boats ever built
for the Arkansas river. She will
leave promptly this evening with a
return trip for Little Rock and all
points on the Arkansas, carrying
the mail and giving special atten-
ton to all plantation business. Hcl
passenger accommodations will vic
with the finest hotels in the United
States. Billy Butler, a gentleman
with whom it is a pleasure to trave.
and do business, controls the office
He never fails to please the most
fastidiOus. Mr.. James Bowling