Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-08

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upper White river packet, the Milt
Harry, passed Louisville yesterday
for White river, direct, and will be
here Saturday. She is a beautiful
little steamer and named in honor
of Capt. Milt Harry, Of the Harry
White River Mail Line.
The Illinois experienced a bad
night and was compelled to lay up
for several hours on account of the
weather. She reports 1000 bales of
cotton at Terrene and 300 at Ark
opolis waiting shipment to New
Orleans. She also reports the Geo.
W. Cheek aground at Trotter's
Landing.
The John A. Scudder took into
New Orleans this trip 1856 bales of
cotton, 1O,4S6 scks seed, 1343 scks
oil cake, $50 scks oil meal, 517 bbls
oil, 100 bbls pork and 60 scks seed
cotton, her whole cargo being equal
at a low estimate to S240 bales.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
niston, with a full cargo of Western
products, left Cairo last evening
and will be here tonight and leave
for Cincinnati on Saturday. Billy
Mcintyre and Captain Lindsay are
doing the honors of the office this
trip.
The City of Chester, Captain
Zeigler, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving the elevator this evening at
sharp five for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bends business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The BateSville, Captain Phil
Harmon, came in from the lower
coast with a good list of cotton and
seed and returns this evening to
Scanlan's landing, carrying the
mail and doing all way business
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening at five o'clock for
Friar's Point and the bends. Capt.
James Roland, Hal Aydlett and
Thomas Hughes are her clerks.
A beautiful Brussels carpet, of
an elegant pattern, manufactured
expressly for the James Howard,
was put down in her cabin yester-
day, which added much to the
beauty and appearance of the cabin.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nOx, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail, attending to all bend business
and connecting at Arkopolis with
the Pine Bluff railroad and at
Vlcksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets.
The engineer Of the new ferry
boat James Walthen died suddenly,
at his post, yesterday morning at
Louisville. When the pilot rang
the bell to start yesterday morning
on their regular trip the engineer
failed to respond, and the investiga-
ton which followed found the engi-
neer dead at his post, his head back
and arm extended as if in the act
Of starting the boat the moment
the signal was given. Deceased had
been with the Louisville and Jeffer-
son Ferry Company for years. His
death is supposed to have resulted
from heart disease.
The palatial passenger steamer
Illinois, Captain Nat Green, is the
regular mail packet, leaving this
evening for Arkopolis, giving strict
attention to all plantation business
and making direct connection at
Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff rail-
road. Mr.. John Gwathmey, a gen.
tleman who is recognized for his
integrity and uniform kindness,
controls the office, and is assisted
by Neil Booker and Joe Boyd.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
was unavoidably detained, and una
bic to leave last night, owing to
some light repairs and the inclem-
ent weather which prevented her
engagements from being filled. She
will positively leave this evening al
six o'clock for White river, carrying
the mail and attending to all plan.
tation business, and going through
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