Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-13

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The George w. Check, Captain
Mark Cheek, came in this morning
from the lower coast with 1877 bales
and Is bags cotton, 102 sacks seed
and sundries. She returns to Friar's
Point this evening at 5 O'clock, do
ing all way business. Capt. James
Lissenberry is her chief clerk, and
is assisted by Platt Rhodes and
Thomas Hughes.
Capt. r. w. Lightburne received
a telegram from Captain Postal
this morning stating that the Hard
Cash passed DuvalPs Bluff yester-
day morning at 8 o'clock for Mem
phis with a big trip of cotton, and
would arrive on Saturday and leave
on Wednesday with a return trip
for White river.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, connecting at
Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff rail
road and at Vicksburg with the New
Orleans and YazOo river packets.
The Batesville, Captain Phil Har-
mon, brought in from below a good
list of cotton and seed, and returns
this evening, from the foot Of Mon
roe street, to Scanlan's Landing,
doing all way business. Ed Lamb,
a clever and accommodating gen.
tleman, seconds Captain Harmon
in the Office duties.
The A. ]. White, Capt. Nat
Green in command, brought in this
morning from the lower coast 35
bales and % bags Of cotton and 256
sacks seed and sundries. She re
turns this evening at five O'clock
sharp to A%rkopolis, giving special
attention to all way business. John
Gwathmey, an affable gentleman,
presides at the desk, and has for his
associates Joe Boyd and Neil
Booker.
The Ashland came out of Arkan-
sas river Tuesday evening with "A
bales of cotton for New Orleans,
which she took at marvelously low
rates. The New Orleans packets,
which only go into Arkansas river
for the cream of the business at this
season of the year, will hereafter
have poor ~skimmings, as the people
along the Arkansas are showing a
determination to sustain the Mem
phis and Arkansas river packets
that have always stood by them and
run their packets in the summer
time at a loss for the benefit Of the
people and to keep up the regular
trade.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
n%iston, came in last night from the
Ohio with 500 tons of freight, in
Guiding 800 bales hay, 500 sacks
corn, potatoes, etc. She will return
to Cincinnati tomorrow evening at
3 o'clock, sharp, attending TO all
way business and ticketing passen-
gers through to all points East at
greatly reduced rates. Captain
Lindsay, a gentleman with whom it
is a pleasure to travel and do bust
ness, controls the office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Milt
Harry in command, came in from
White river this morning with the
"sure enough" blue ribbon trip Of
the season out of White river, hay
ing VA bales Of cotton, 80 head of
hogs, 249 sacks seed and 125 pack
ages of sundries, and reshipped at
the mouth $50 bales of cotton.
Captain Harry, last season, brought
out of White river with the Ruth
the big blue ribbon trip, and so far
he has carried off the laurels this
year. The consignees who head the
list as receiving the largest amount
of cotton are Hill, Fontaine & Co.,
221 bales, and W. B. Galbreath &
Co. 206 bales. She also had a good
list of passengers. Captain Harry,
in order to accommodate the ship
pers and people on White river, will
not leave again until Saturday, SC
as to equalize the time between the
boats. The Belle Of Texas will GO
through to Jacksonport, connect
;ng with tho Milf Harry for Rlaek