Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-27
Mr.. James vii.

all way business. MI. james VIII
son, pleasant and agreeable as ever,
presides at the desk.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Friar's
Point and the bends, giving strict
attention to all way business. Oapt.
James Roland is her chief clerk,
assisted by Hal Aydlett and Thos.
Hughes.
The Mark Twain, Captain j. d.
Randall, leaves this evening for st.
Francis river, going through to
Wittsburg, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. D.
B. Abrahams, a courteous gentle
man. does the honors of the Office.
Captain Randall will have the
West Wind completed this week,
and she leaves here on Tuesday
next for st. Francis river in place
of the Mark Twain, the latter TAX
ing another day, and will continue
in the trade throughout the season,
-.
The West Wind has been made
into a new boat and completed with
all modern improvements, and will
make a splendid packet for st.
Francis river.
Colonel Richardson, the most
wealthy planter in the bends, and
Captain Wilcox, one of his agents,
are in the city in search of a suit
able boat of 400 tons burthen, for
the cotton seed business. Colonel
Richardson designs purchasing a
steamer for the purpose of trans
porting his own products and carry
seed for his oil mill at New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder, Captain
Frank Hicks, came in this morn
ing from New Orleans with a small
list of cotton and seed and 500
packages Of merchandise. She is
receiving at the Lee wharf boat fol
a return trip, and will leave TO-
morrow evening for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings
Charley Dix is her chief clerk and
is ably assisted by Henry Seamer
and Glenn Nolte.
The R. S. Triplett, Captain Trip.
lett in command, left this morning
for the upper st. Francis river. Shc
goes through to the Sunk Lands
and will ply in the upper st. Fran.
els river throughout the season.
running in connection with Capt
Randall's line Of packets, the Marl
Twain and West Wind. The Trip
J. lett is a neat little craft, Of ligh
|, draught and we'll adapted for tina
r trade. She has quite a handsom
little cabin, fitted up in comfortabl
style, and Will carry 200 bales o
q cotton.
The fine steamer Hard Cash
Capt. Ed Postal, will be in to-da
J, from White river with another bi
list of cotton and other freight, an.
d returns tomorrow evening, goin
g through to Jacksonport and maxim
e direct connection there with ligh
It draught steamers for Batesyille an
Black river. Charley Postal,
d clever gentleman, who studies tn
1t interests of the shippers and con
:, fort Of his passengers, has charg
,e of the Office, assisted by Cour
m Ohamberlin.
s. The Phil Allin, Captain Care.
Huls, leaves this evening at shar
st five for Vieksburg, giving strict a
30 tention to all way business, an
50 taking all freight for the Illinoi
DO She makes direct connection
Il. Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff raj
of road and at Yicksburg with Il
Lee Line for Yazoo river and Il
w New Orleans packets, givir
IN through rates and bills of ladin,
ed Capt. Lee Cummins, Marlin Jon
mt and Billy Willis, a trio of clever al
ed accommodating clerks, have chars
of the Office.
m. The Illinois, Capt. Nat Gree
,et with SOB bales and rs bags cottC
at and 1883 SKIS seed, and the ALI
ST. with SO bales cotton and SCI S
Isl seed, came in dashed together Ia
in. night. The Illinois, in backing 0
asst from 0ldtown Landing, swu.
against a stump, which broke
nv. large number Of her timbers, cal