Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-09

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llSl7 sacks seed, and added a lot of
Eastern cotton, ana will leave this
evening at 8 o'clock, sharp, for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to
all bend business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Chris Sharp,
a clever. gentleman, presides at the
desk.
Billy Willis, who has clerkod on
the Anchor Line, Arkansas river
and local packets, has been APP
pointed second clerk of the Phil
Allin. A better selection could not
have been made. Mr.. Willis is an
experienced and competent clerk,
and by his integrity and courtesy
he makes friends wherever he goes.
He will prove quite an acquisition
to the Hopping Phil, and we feel
confident he will fill his position
with credit to himself and his
friends. A warm welcome awaits
him from his old friends in the
bends.
The Hard Cash, Capt. Ed G. Pos
tai, will arrive this evening from
White river with $50 bales of cot.
ton and a big list of other freight,
and returns tomorrow evening, 90
ing through to Jacksonport, giving
attention to all way business on Lit
tie Red river and connecting at
Jacksonport with the Alberta for
Batesyllle and the Macarthur for
Black river. Charley Postal has
charge of the office, which is itself
a sure guarantee of a pleasant trip.
Capt. R. W. L~ightburne, her enter
prislng agent, will make engage
ments for her.
The OSceola Belle, Captain An
drews, came in yesterday afternoon
with l6l bales and 81 bags cotton,
III sacks seed and 50 sacks corn
and sundries. She unloaded at the
elevator. She was delayed ffty-six
hours at Osceola, in tightening off
the Belle Of Shreveport, and in
landing at Pecan Point she ground.
ed herself, losing six hours. She
was unable to get her cargo on
board last night in time to leave,
but will leave promptly this even
ing at 5 o'clock for Ashport and all
way landings, carrying the mail
and giving special attention to all
plantation business. Cyrus Fay
and B. 0. Michel, two clever and
accommodating gentlemen, are her
clerks.
The elegant passenger steamer
Phil Allin, Capt. Garrett Huls,
this evening at 5 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail, giving special attention to
plantation business and connect
ing at Arkopolis with the Pine
railroad and at Vicksburg
with the R. E. Lee for New Orleans
and the Yazoo river packets. Capt.
Rees, a worthy and efficient
controls the office, assisted
by Billy Willis and Marlin Jones'.
The excellent passenger packet
Bate8ville, Captain Nat Tremmel
in command, came in this morning
from Benefits Landing with 5 bales
and 1900 sacks seed. Capt.
and his new packet met with
4 warm reception in the bends, and
'he planters will appreciate him and
mis- packet by giving her a liberal
patronage. She returns this even
ing at five o'clock, attending prompt
y to all way business. Returning
she leaves BENEFITS Landing at
and Scanlan's Landing
At six in the morning. Captain
Cooper, a gentleman who is
we'll and favorably known in river
is her chief clerk, and is
assisted by Lew Briggs.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
came in at noon from
Landing with a fair list
Of cotton and seed. She returns
evening promptly at 5 o'clock,
attending strictly to all way bust
ness and taking passengers to all
points for 20 cents per head, giving
them comfortable accommodations.
Captain Harmon will make daily
with the Schurz until Monday
next, when he will take command