Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21


A. Mcconnell, an affable gentle
man, is her pursor, and has asso-
ciated with him in the office Joe
Boyd.
The steamer Hattie Nowland
continues to improve, and has
shown herself to be one Of the
best and fastest sternwheelers that
plies these waters. On her present
trip she made the run from the
mouth of White river to this port
in 30 hours and 80 minutes, making
four landings, and would have made
the run in two hours less time had
it not been for a cracked ilange on
her steam pipe, Her engineer is
one of the best on the river. lie
understands his profession, and he
knows how to handle tho Hattie.
The Capitol City, Captain John
G. Crane, arrived last night from
Vicksburg. She discharges here Is
bales of cotton, 1876 sacks Of seed
and sundries, and adds a good list
of Eastern bound cotton, and
leaves this evening at five, sharp,
for Cairo and st. Louis, attending
to all bend business and making
direct connection with the prinoi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West, and the Northern line Of
packets for the upper Mississippi.
Billy Bleckner, a great favorite
with the travelling public, presides
at the desk.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, came ia from White river
with a fair list Of cotton aud other
freights, and is receiving at Glenn's
wharfboat for a return trip, aud
leaves tomorrow evening, going
through to Jacksonport, carrying
the mail and doing all way busi-
ness and making direct connection
with the steamers Alberta and Milt
Harry for the upper White and
Black rivers. She viii also give
special attention to all plantation
business this side of Terreue.
Charley Postal and Count Cham
berlin are her clever and accOmmo-
dating clerks,
The palatial and popular passen-
ger steamer Illinois, Captain ]. j.
Darragh, leaves this evening at five
O'Clock for Vicksburg, giving spe-
cial attention to all way and planta-
ton business, and connecting at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo river pack
cts, giving through bills OF iading
and ticketing passengers through.
She has unsurpassed passenger ac-
commodations, and is safe carrier.
Captain Lee Cummins, a gentle
man who is recognized for his in
tegrity and promptness in business
and universal courtesy, controls the
Office, and has associated with him
Marlin Jones, an expert and accom-.
modating gentleman, who attends
to the freight department, assisted
BY Will Darragh.
The splendid passenger steamer
Cons Millar, in command of the
veteran and popular boatman Capt.
William Tichnor, came in this
morning from the Ohio river with
400 tons of freight and a far list Of
people. The principal items of her
cargo are Gas barrels meal, 100
barrels flour, 1877 sacks corn, so
sacks bran, so tierces hams, 10
boxes bacon, 410 barrels salt, 200
empty barrels, 90 packages furni-
ture and $50 packages sundries.
She registered II cabin passengers
and Z deckers, aud did a heavy
way business in the Ohio river and
between Cairo and here. She will
leave tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through TO New York city for $27,
and other Eastern cities at CORE
spondingly low rates. The Millar
is one of the best passenger packets
on the river, and is differed by
careful and experienced boatmen.
Captain James Wilson, her chieI
clerk, who is always at his post ever
ready to register passengers who
wish a safe and comfortable jour.
ney on the river, by his uniform
kindness and promptness in bust.
ness has become quite popular with
the shining and travelling nnhlic