Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-15
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green.

came in with a splendid trip, hay-
ing S2l bales and 90 bags of cot
ton, GAL sacks seed and suudries,
and a good list of people. She will
return to A~rkopolis this evening,
carrying the mail and attending to
all way business, and will make
direct connection with the Pine
Bluff railroad. John Gwathmey,
an atfable gentleman and efficient
officer, presides at the desk, and has
for his assistants Neil Booker and
Joe Boyd.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with one of the best trips of
the season, 815 bales and 70 bags
of cotton, 1O1S sacks seed, 100
sacks corn, and SO bundles shingles.
She will return to Ashport this
evening, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Messrs.
B. 0. Michel and Cyrus Fay are
her clever and accommodating
clerks.
The following pilots have been
engaged for the ensuing season on
the Cincinnati, Louisville and New
Orleans Packet Company's steam
ers; Golden Grown, Joseph Pur-
cell and Wash Tenley Mary Hous-
ton, John Woodbridge and James
Pell; Thomas Sherlock, Isaac
Gaugh and Yves Conner; Golden
City, George Malone and Elijah
Pierce; A. G. Donnally, Wheeler
Collier and Frank Carel; Golden
Rule, Brice and Marion Purcell ;
Cherokee, W. M. Attenborough and
Ben Frazer; U. P. Schenck, Oscar
Written and John Emrie; Robert
Mitchell, LATE Anderson and Sam
Williamson.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tai, passed Devall's Bluff yesterday
for Memphis, with $50 bales cotton
and engagements on the lower end
of the river for 200 bales more.
She will come out of the river with
the blue ribbon trip and will arrive
here Wednesday morning, and re-
turn to White river Wednesday
evening.
The steamer Ruth came in Sat.
urday night from White river with
237 bales of cotton, 512 sacks seed
and 200 packages Sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 22S bales
total out of the river, Ala bales.
She returned yesterday afternoon
to White river with a good freight
list and cabin full of people.
The Fannie Tatum is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg in place of the City of Vicks-
burg. She will carry the mail,
attend to all way business and con-
meet at A~rkopolis with the Pine
Bluff railroad and at Vicksburg
with New Orleans and Yazoo river
packets.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, came in from the
lower coast yesterday with "a bales
and rs bags of cotton, ia sacks Of
seed and 9 packages Of sundrieS.
She returns to Helena this evening
at 5 o'clock, paying strict attention
to all way business. Captain Lee
Cummins controls the Office, and is
assisted by Hal Aydlett and Thoma;
Hughes.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in yesterday with the
blue ribbon trip, having AL bales
and IS bags of cotton, 1875 sacks
of seed and sundries, a big list Of
cabin passengers and nearly 40O
deckerS. She returns this evening
to Friar's Point, carrying the mai
and paying strict attention to all
plantation business. Captain Ed
Thomas, james Thomas and Billy
Smithers are her attentive clerks.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, arrived Saturday night
from Arkansas river with &C bales
of cotton, "a sacks of seed and
sundries. She returns this evening
promptly at five o'clock for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas
river, carrying the mail, doing all
way business and making direct
connection at Pine Bluff with the