Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-05

The popular and favorite lower
coast packet A. ]. White, Captain
N. S. Green in command, leaves to-
morrow evening for Arkansas City,
giving special attention to all plan
tation and way business. She will
be found IN pert early in the
morning ready to receive. John
Gwathmey, one of the best fellows
in the world, is her chief clerk.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu-
gene Smith in command, is the
regular Saturday mail packet for
Arkansas liver, leaving tomorrow
evening, going through to Little
Rock and making direct connection
with a light-draught steamer for
Fort Smith and upper Arkansas
river and with the train for Hot
Springs. Captain James Thomp-
son is her chief clerk, seconded by
Billy Nucles.
Cincinnati is stalking" about
building a boat for the New Or
leans trade to be "the boss" The
principal owner is to be a we'll
known millionaire, who obtained
his start on the river, and now de-
sires to give to the river commerce
Of the West a card that will testify
to his old love for the field that first
placed him on the road to his pres
ent limitless wealth.
Brooks celebrated the Fourth by
trying to drown himself in wine
and Kentucky rainwater. He
overloaded himself and bv night
was too top heavy to get into the
channel. He steered for the Goa
homa, but, after successfully run.
ming George Miller's cutoff, he
stuck on the bar in Whisky Chute
and was compelled to tighten up
before he was able to navigate or
get into a safe harbor. He played
the Queen and lost, and now says
Mollie Mccarthy is n. G.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor, came in yesterday from
the Ohio river with 500 tons of
freight, including 1929 bundles
cotton ties, 2197 pieces bacon, so
tierces hams, 249 bbls meal, 100
bbls. flour, 10 bbls. oil, 6 bbls vine
gar, 81 kegs nails, $50 boxes soap,
205 boxes candles, 60 boxes bitters,
rs boxes starch, 10 boxes eggs, Is
boxes cheese, 81 tubs butter, SOL
sacks corn, III sacks bran, SO
hhds bacon, 400 rolls bagging, 2274
pieces hollowware, 81 dozen chairs,
100 packages furniture, 20 coops
chickens and 400 packages sundries.
She also registered on the dow n
trip SO cabin passengers. She will
leave this evening at 5 o'clock with
a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to New York city and
other Eastern points cheaper than
by any other route, transferring
passengers and baggage to the rail-
road depotS free Of charge. She
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modationS. Captain James vii.
son, an atfable gentleman, is hel
purser.
The renowned aud swift passen.
ger steamer Coahoms, Capt. Stacker
Lee in command, came in last
evening from the lower coast with
a fair trip of freight and was full
of people, a large number of hel
passengers being excursionists from
along the lower coast, who'came to
the city to witness the fireworks,
arriving here in time for the display
She made an exceedingly quick run
from Friar's Point to this port and
made all of her way landings, thus
giving a partial exhibition of hel
running qualities. She is proving
herself to be one of the fastest shorI
boats that plies the lower Missis.
sippi, and there is no telling how
fast she is until Captain Stack let,
her out. SheI returns this evening
to Friar's Point, carrying the mai
and giving strict attention to al
way business and making all land
ings on schedule time. Captain
Ea Thomas viii register all wish
ing a safe and pleasant journey
down the river, and entertain the
Coahoma's guests in a roval man