Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-24


Major Hardin, Superintendent Of.
the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, received a tele-
gram this morning from Captain
James II. Rees, dated at Little
Rock, stating that the river was
falling fast, and that the Hattie
Rowland would leave there to-day
at noon for Memphis.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, arrived at noon to-day from
Friar's Point with a big trip Of cot
ton and people. She was delayed
by fog, but returns this evening on
time, and will as usual attend to all
business, while Ed Thomas, her
courteous prince, will entertain and
make everybody at home that goes
on the Red Tiger packet.
The Phil Allin came in at Ii
am. from Vicksburg with 6S bales
and 40 bags of cotton and 1925
sacks seed and sundries, and re-
turns tomorrow evening to Arkan-
sas City in place of the Illinois.
Captain Garrett Huls commands,
with Captain Zee Cummins in the
office.
Billy Hodges, pilot of the Illinois,
was married on Tuesday to Miss
Armedia Jenkins, of this city. The
happy pair left last evening on the
Illinois for their lower plantation,
near Tcrreno.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, came in from Helena
on time, with 40 bales and 9 bags
OF cotton, and 100 sacks seed. She
will leave this evening at 5 o'clock,
sharp, with a return trip to Helena.
Hal Aydlett and Thomas Hughes
are her clerks.
A consultation of eminent divers
was held over the sunken towboat
Atlantic on Sunday, and it was de-
cided that she could not be raised.
R. w. Dugan, Hiram Hill and AL
Burriss were present. When these
men give a craft up as hopeless she
must be past all surgery.
Captain II. Hennegan, with his
new, staunch, and excellent light
draught steamer j. G.. Fletcher,
leaves this evening for Bayou Teche,
taking freight for all points to New
Orleans. Mark Anthony, an eff
Gent officer and popular botman,
is her purser. Mr.. Bethel, one of
our prominent citizens, who owns
a large sugar plantation on Bayou
Teche, is giving her the bulk of her
cargo.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tai, will arrive this evening with
the blue ribbon trip of cotton out
of White river, 900 bales, and re-
turns to Jacksonport tomorrow at
II m. She will go through and
connect with the Alberta for Bates
vile and the Macarthur for Black
river. Captain R. W. Lightburne,
her agent, will receive freight for her
at Glenn's wharf boat and make all
engagements for her.
The James Howard, Captain B.
R. Pegram, arrived yesterday after
noon from New Orleans with 142
bales and SO bags Of cotton, 6452
sacks seed, of which over 1000.
sacks she picked up below Vicks-
burg, and on her up trip handled
over 10000 sacks seed, which gives
her the blue-ribbon trip so far this
season. She brought to this port.
the largest cargo Of cotton seed of
any steamer ever in the trade. She
was well received in the bends and
literally patronized, for which Capt.
Pegram and Captain Chasing feel
very grateful. On account Of en-
gagements she will not leave
until tomorrow evening at
5 o'clock, sharp, on a re-
turn trip to New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. She
will have a good Send.off from here
and engagements below sufficient
to fill her out. The Howard is a
safe carrier and has p%alatial passen-
ger accommodations. Captain J.
II. Chasing, a gentleman who is
recognized for his strict attention to
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