Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-17

arrive to-day from White river,
and leave tomorrow evening with
a return trip, going through to
Jacksonport, and connecting with
the light-draught steamers for up
per White and Black rivers. Ed
Crowell, a worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk.
The splendid steamer A. J,
White, Captain N. S. Green, is the
regular Saturday packet for Arkan-
sas City, doing all bend business.
She will be found in port early to-
morrow morning ready to receive.
John Gwathmey is her gentleman
ly and attentive purser.
Captain j. j. Brown, who is
building the Edward J. Gay for the
New Orleans and Bayou Sara trade,
has contracted with Dumont for 6
steel boilers SO feet long, 40 inches
in diameter, containing 2 hues
each, all the sheet-iron work, a pair
of chimneys SO inches in diameter,
sc feet long, fire fronts, CRATE bars,
all the valves and all the parapher-
MALTA ready for steam on the new
boat, to be ready by the 10th of
July.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, came in on time from the
lower coast with fair trip 0 ffreight
and people, and returns this even
ing to Friar's Point, taking the
mail and doing all way business.
Walker Outlaw, a genial and clever
gentleman, controls the Office, and
has for his aids Platt Rhodes and
Tom Huse.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, arrived last night from
V~icksburg. She had for here s
bales cotton, 500 sacks seed and
sundries, and adds a good list of
Eastern-bound cotton, and leaves
the elevator at sharp 5 O'Clock this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bend business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Geo. Walton,
an agreeable gentleman, presides at
the desk.
The palatial steamer James W.
Gaff, of the Memphis and Ciucin-
natl line of packets, leaves our
wharfat5 o'clock this evening on her
up-trip to Cincinnati. The Gatf as
a passenger boat is tirst-class in all
her appointments, and is fast win
ming laurels by the generous man
ner in which she transacts business,
and as she steams out from her
mooring, amid the boom of her
cannon and the music of the brass
brand, she is at once the pride Of
her officers and the envy of her
many rivals. This packet is ever
to the fore in giving pleasure excur-
sions and cheap transit, and is now
tlcketing passengers through to
New York at the exceedingly small
sum of $3.50, and at correspond
ingly low rates to all other Eastern
cities. The Gaff is offering extra
Inducements to those who cOntem-
plate attending the spring races at
Louisville, and will leave Cincin-
natl on her return trip to Mem.
phis Saturday, May rs, and Louis
Vile Sunday morning, May goth,
thus %affording excursionists an
abundance of time to see the sights
in and around hal beautiful city,
In the absence of Captain Bob
Wise, Captain J, ID. Moore takes
command. Captain Moore is her
chief clerk, and is certainly the
right man in the right place, as he
is ever polite, Sociable and attentive
to his duties, thus assuring his
guests Of home-like comforts and
safety. He is seconded by Mr..
Wheeler, who is well up in his line.
and never falters when duty calls
The veteran Billy Collins has charge
of the cuisine, which is a sufficient
guarantee that her larder is well
stocked with all the delicacies the
markets afford. Mr.. Byers, alias
"Colonel," is the puryeyor of fluid
extracts, and never fails to quench
the thirst and tickle the palates Of
his numerous friends and patrons
with cooling beverages.
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