Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-31

bales of cotton, and has engage
ments below sufficient to fill her
out.
The regular mail packet Katie
Hooper, Capt. Ed Rowland in COM
mand, is receiving at the Lee wharf
boat for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river, and leaves TO-
morrow evening, giving special at
tention to all plantation business.
Jimmy Thompson and Billy Nucles
are her gentlemanly and accommo-
dating clerks.
The Phil Allin, Captain Garrett
Huls, is receiving at the foot of
Court street for ArkOpolis, Green
vile and way landings in the bends
and will leave tomorrow evening.
She will connect at Arkopolis with
the Pine Bluff railroad. Captain
Lee Cummins controls the Office
and is assisted by Marlin Jones and
Billy Willis.
The ]. W. Gaf, Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive tomorrow even
ing from Cincinnati aud leave Fri
day evening with a return trip.
Captain Lightburne will make
engagements for her and give all
information as regards her move
ments.
As the Yaeger was backing out
from the elevator at st Louis, Sum
day, she struck the barge Saline
and sunk it, and did not get away
from there till Monday afternoon.
She will be due here tomorrow for
New Orleans. =
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning from the
lower coast with 1888 bales and IA
bags Of cotton, 914 sacks seed and
sundries, and will return this even
ing to Friar's Point on time, carry
ing the mail and giving special
attention to all plantation business.
Captain Ed Thomas, an efficient
boatman and courteous gentleman,
preSides at the desk.
The City of Chester, Captain
Alex. zeigler, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bend business and
connecting with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
The T. f. Eckert passed down at
midnight bound for the sunken
steamer Glencoe. Major Harpham,
agent of the board of underwriters,
joined her here and goes to the
sunken steamer to look after the in
terestS of the insurance companies
he SO ably represents.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Johnson's
Landing, giving special attention to
all plantation business. Messrs. B.
0. Mitchell and Cyrus Fay, two
courteous and attentive gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean will leave New
Orleans this evening for Memphis,
and enter regularly into the trade
between here and New Orleans,
leaving Memphis every alternate
Tuesday throughout the season.
She will leave here Tuesday next
on her initial trip. Captain j. T.
Washington has been appointed her
agent and will receive freight for
her on the Lee wharf boat, and give
information in regard to her move
ments.
The champion steamer Hard
Cash, Captain Ed Postal, passed
Devall's Bluff this morning for
Memphis with over 1900 bales Of
cotton. She will be in Friday noon
and leave Saturday evening with a
return trip for White river. Capt.
R. W. Lightburne, her agent, will
make engagements, and freight for
her will be received on Glenn's
wharfboat.
Pittsburg Post; During the late
war an old steamboat captain made
a prediction to us that we think
has proven true. He said: "Be-
fore this war broke oAt steamboat
ing had been reduced to almost a
science. No officers were employed
on boats but thorough, practical
mon. EVERYTHING was done sys-