Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-13

and eli points on the Arkansas
river, carrying the mail, doing all
way business, and connecting at
the Rock with a light-draught
steamer for Fort Smith and the
upper Arkansas river, and with the
train for Hot Springs. Mr.. James
n. Thompson does the hOnors Of
the Office.
The elegant passenger steamer
a. J. White, Captain n. S. Green
in command, came in on time from
the lower coast with a big list O.
people but moderate freight trip
She returns this evening to Arkan'
sas City, paying strict attention to
all way business and making direct
connection at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff train. The White
has palatial passenger accomoda-
tions and is a safe and reliable
carrier, runs on schedule time and
making all landings, thus saving
delay and annoyance at way points
Mr.. John G~wathmey, a gentleman
who is recognized for his integrity
and uniform kindness, controls the
office, assisted by Messrs. William
Thomas and Gabe Booker.
The new Vint Shinkle gave an
excursion at Cincinnati on Thurs.
day last. Among the invited guests
on board were Minister Noyes
Senator PendletOn, Senator Beck
of Kentucky, Ex-Governor Young
Hon. Richard Smith, Hon. Benz
Eggleston, and many other promi,
nent citizens. After proceeding NJ
the river several miles the boat was
headed down stream, and a run
made to Sedamsville and back to
the city wharf. Captain James S
Wise, superintendent Of the Mem
phis and Ohio River Packet Line,
to which the Vint Shinkle belongs
proved himself equal to the occa.
sion by providing a sumptuous re.
past for those on board. The ex-
cursion was in compliment tx
Minister Noyes. and was gotten up
by Captain Wise, of the Memphis
Packet Company. 1t was certainly
the most agreeable and distin.
guished river excursion for many
years.
The old reliable White river mai
packet Ruth, in command Of thu
veteran and practical boatman Cap
tain w. G. Harry, leaves this even
ing at 6 o'clock sharp for Whit,
river, carrying the mail, giving
special attention to all way business
and making direct connection a
Jacksonport with the light draugh
steamers Alberta and Milt Harrv
for upper White and Black rivers
During her retirement she has beef
renovated and undergone a genera
oVerhauling and is now in f~rst-elas
order. The Ruth will continue il
the trade and run regular, leaving
every Saturday, until Captain Mil
Harry's new packet, the Josie Harry
Is ready to take her place, whicl
will be about the latter part of mex
month. Work on the new boat j
being pushed forward rapidly, an,
she will be completed and ready t
leave Pittsburg by the 10Th o
August. The Josie Harry will b
one Of the finest and best adapte,
boats ever built for the White rive
trade. Captain Milt Harry is il
Plttsburg experimenting her com
pletion, and he will spare no pain
or expense in making her frst.clas
in every particular. She has a bear
tiful model and an elegant and ca
pacious cabin, with all modern i'm
proyements, which will be furnishe
and fitted out with costly furnitur
and carpets of the latest style an
patterns. From what we can lear
Of those who have inspected her q
Pittsburg she will be a "daisy.
Her dimensions are 179 feet, wit
SO feet beam and 5 feet hold. Sh
will have 3 steel boilers, 5 flut
each, with 16-inch cylinders, 6 fee
stroke, driving a wheel lS4 feet j
diameter, 28! feet length of bucket
She will be supplied with a
modern improvements, including
steam fire extinguishing apparatu
and machinery worked by steal
for handling freight. Mr.. Ed Or
/ well, a gentleman with whom it
a pleasure to travel and do bus
ness, will be found IN the ofic
and all business entrusted to Il
Ruth will meet with proper cal
and attention. Ed is a great fayo
lite with the White river people, an
by hisintegrity and universal cou
tesy he has won for himself an Ell
viable reputation. He never fai
to please the most fastidious. Wi
! Turner, a clever gentleman ar
! expert clerk, seconds him.
/. A Temperance Family.