Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-08

Cotton picking is active, with an
increased demand for pickers, which
are now paid 90 to 60 cents per
hundred for picking. An average
picker can make three dollars per
day.
The red tiger packet COahoma,
Captain Stacker Lee, brought in
the blue ribbon trip, having S2S
bales and 10 bags Of cotton, 9OS.
sacks seed and 43 packages sun
dries and a big list of people, She
returns this evening to Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Ed Thomas,
James Thomas and VIM. Smithers
do the honors Of the Office.
Inc osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail boat
leaving this evening for Ashport
and all Intermediate landings.
Cyrus Fay and B. 0. Michel, two
clever gentlemen, have charge of
the office.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
james H. Rees in command, will
arrive to-day from Arkansas river
and leave tomorrow evening with
a return trip for Little Rock and
all points on the Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and doing all
way business.
The John B. Maude, Capt. VIM.
Blake, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and making direct connection
at ArkopoliS with the Pine Bluff
railroad and at Vicksburg with the
R. E. Lee for New Orleans and the
Yazoo river packets. Mr.. Gobel is
her prime minister.
The fine sidewheel steamer Gold
dust, Capt. e. W. Gould, will leave
the R. E. Lee whsrfboat at the foot
of Court street tomorrow evening
at 5 o'clock for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings.
Capt. J. 7. Washington will make
engagements for her.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
Harmon, brought in on Saturday
IS bales and 6 bags of cotton and
242 sacks of seed, and had yester-
day 80 bales of cotton and 12E
sacks of seed. She returns this
evening at five o'clock to Scanlan's
Landing, giving special attention to
all plantation business.
The Mark Twain, Captain s. D,
Randall, came in from st. Francis
river with 80 bales of cotton and
rs sacks of seed and sundrieS. She
returns to st. Francis river on
Wednesday. Lee Woolard is her
gentlemanly clerk.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. James
Yore, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening at
5 o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bend business and
connecting with the principal rail.
roads for all points East and West.
Mr.. Williams preSides at the desk.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark r. Geek, brought in from the
lower coast IS bales and 16 bag;
cotton, 81 sacks seed and sundries,
and a fair list of cabin and deck
passengers. She will return this
evening at S o'clock to Helena,
giving special attention to all plan
tatiol business. Captain Lee Cum.
minis, Hal Aydlett and Thomas
Hughes, a trio of clever gentlemen,
are her clerks.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green.
came in from Arkansas City will
14O bales and Ill bags of cotton
and 479 sacks seed and sundries
and a good list of people. She viii
leave for Arkansas City this even
ing at 5 o'clock, sharp, attending
to all bend business and making
direct connection with the Pine
Bluff railroad. She hes unsur
passed passenger accommodations
John Gauthmay, a gentleman who
is recognized for his prompt atten.
tion to business and uniform kind.
ness, controls the Office, and is as