Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-17
The Carl sohnrn. oantain PAN

The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
Harmon, brought in a good trip.
She returns this evening to Scans
lan's Landing, giving prompt at
tention to all business. She will
continue to make regular trips until
the Mark Twain is ready to enter
the Benefits Landing trade.
The Batesville, Capt. Mat Trem-
mel, came in from the lower coast
with a fair trip of cotton. She re-
turns this evening to Benefits and
Folks landings, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Capt.
Henry Cooper and Lee Woodland are
her clerks.
The John B. Maude came in this
morning at l o'clock from Vicks-
burg in a crippled condition, hay
ing run through her larboard en-
CINE at Commerce, and bursted out
both cylinder heads. She proceeds
to Cairo on one wheel, and there
will make repairs. She adds here
to her cargo 95 bales Of Eastern
IL. .
bound cotton, and discharged 40
bales of cotton and1400 sacks seed.
Captain Joe Spears, the 'celebra-
ted Irish mimic and correspondent,
but at present agent of the Cotton
Seed Association, came up with
Captain Blake on the Maude, and
he says the cotton is opening out
faster than it can be picked.
The George ". Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, came in from the lower coast
with 20 bales and 5 bags Of cotton,
100 sacks Of seed and sundries. She
returns this evening to Helena, CIV
ing special attention to all planta-
ton business. Messrs. Hal Aydlett
and Thomas Huse are her clerks.
The Hard Cash, the demonetized
silver dollar boat, in command of
Captain Ed Postal, came in this
morning from White river with the
blue ribbon trip, having out Of the
river 615 bales Of cotton, of which
396 bales were for Memphis; 1l78
sacks seed, 81 sacks wheat and 1877
pkgs sundries, and registered on the
trip rs cabin passengers and 100
deckers. She unloaded at the ele-
vator and leaves Glenn's wharfboat
this evening promptly on time for
a return trip, going through to
Jacksonport and making direct
connection with the Alberta for
B~atesville and the Macarthur for
Black river, and attending to all
business on the Little Red river.
She will also take passengers and
freight for all points on the Missis-
sippi this side of Terrene. Charley
Postal, who is recognized for his
prompt attention to business and
uniform kindness, is her purSer,
assisted by Count Chamberlain.
!, The John A. Scudder, Captain
Frank Hicks in command, leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans on her initial trip in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade,
making all the principal way land
ings, leaving here every alternate
Wednesday during the season.
: During her retirement at st. Louis
f her guards were cut down and she
was converted into a. regular and
frst-class cotton-carrier, no steamer
now ahoat surprising her in that
particular. Hell cabin accommoda.
tions have been enlarged and great.
ly improved, which impresses ont
with the magnifcence and SPLENDID.
, of her internal arrangements, ant
t is certainly equal to that of the R
Z. Lee or the finest hotel in the
country. In every particular the
4 Scudder is now frst-class, both a
to speed and capacity, and as
$ carrier she stands to-day unsur
passed and u~nrivalled on the grea
. Father of Waters. Captain Franz
r Hicks, late of the CarOhdelet, Mar.
g Belle and other packets, is the gal
liant and courteous commander o
the Scudder, and will fill all en-
Z gagements to entire satisfaction o
: shippers, Captain Jack Carter
a whole-souled gentleman, will as
= sist Captain Hicks, while Mr.
> Charley Dix, one of the most &C
{ complished and obliging gentle
men on the river, will be found i
Il the office. Mr.. Dix is well and yer