Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-10

which she vas built. She Is arat-
class in every particular.
Captain Glenn's wharfboat will
be dropped down to-day to the
landing below Union street. We
have been informed that all the
w~harfboats will be located south OF
Union street, and the paved levee
from there to Jefferson street win
be used for the local packets. That
portion of the wharf between
Union street and the elevator will
be put in good order for the wharf
boats, and from there down will be
made the flatboat landing.
The new and elegant light
draught passenger steamer Marlin
Speed, Captain Eugene Smith,
came in yesterday afternoon from
Arkansas river with 81 bales cot
ton and sundries. She returns this
evening at 6 o'clock sharp to Little
Rock, carrying the mail, paying
strict attention to all way business
and making direct connection at
Little Rock with a light-draught
steamer for Fort Smith and upper
Arkansas river, and the narrow
gauge road for Hot Springs. Capt.
James N. Thompson, a courteous
gentleman, is her chief clerk, assist
ed by Billy Nucles.
The popular White river packet.
Hard Cash in her new dress looks
as fresh and as pretty as a tube rose,
in fact she looks better than when.
she first came out. Captain Ed
Postal, her worthy commander,
during her retirement has given her
a thorough oyerhaulingand put her
in irst-class order. She has been
reprinted in handsome style and
renovated from pilot-house to the
kelson. She is also being refur-
nished and reupholstercd, and will
be ready for business in a few DAYS.
She is made complete in all her APP
pointmentS, and is now in a better
condition than when she first came
out. She will re-enter the White
river trade and commence her regu-
lar trips on or about the LIST Of Sep
TENDER.
The great old favorite passenger
steamer Phil Allin, Captain n. S.
Green in command, came in this
morning from the lower coast with
% bales of cotton and 81 packages
sundries and a fair list Of people.
She returns this evening at six
o'clock to Arkansas Oityin place of
the A. j. White, giving special at
tention to all waybusiness and con-
Meeting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad. She makes
all landings on schedule time, thus
avoiding delay and annoyance at
way points. She is safe and reli-
able, and has unsurpassed passen-
ger accommodations. John Gwath-
mey, who is noted for his universal
courtesy and integrity in business,
controls the Office, and has for his
assistants Jos Boyd and Lee Cum
minis, ir, two clever and accommo-
dating clerks.
The old reliable White river
mail packet, the Ruth, Captain w.
G. Harry in command, came in last
night from White river with anoth-
er big trip for this season of the
year. The White river people ap-
preciate the Ruth and her worthy
officers, and they always extend to
her a liberal patronage. Captain
w. @. Harry is adding new laurels
to the Ruth's already acquired
fame. The following are the prin-
cipal items Of her cargo: 107 bales
cotton, 4l7 sacks cotton seed, 40
head cattle, 5000 feet lumber and
% packages of sundries. She had
also a fair list of people. She re-
turns to White river this evening at
six O'Clock, sharp, going through to
Jacksonport, carrying the mail, do
ing all way business and connecting
with the light-draught steamers
Milt Harry and Winnie for upper
White and Black rivers. Ed
Crowell and Will Turney are her
clever and accommodating clerks.