Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-30

drift has probably necessitated
her taking shelter in some Of the
bayous or creeks and await a more
favorable opportunity to ascend the
great Father of Waters.
The Illinois, Captain ]. J. Oar
rsgh, leaves this evening for Vicks-
burg, attending promptly to all
way business and connecting at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo river pack
cts. Captain Lee Oummins is chief
clerk, assisted by Marlin Jones and
Will Darragh.
The Mark Twain, Captain j. D.
Randall, leaves tomorrow evening
for st. Francis river in place Of the
West Wind, going through to Wits
burg and connecting there with a
light draught boat for the Sunk
Lands. She is being put in COM
plete running order. A. L. Ban
ming, a clever and accommodating
clerk, will have charge Of the Office.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II. Rees, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Lit
tie Rock and all points on the Ark
ansas river, doing all way business
and making direct connection at
Little Rock with the Judge Fetch
er for Fort Smith and the upper
Arkansas. Captain A. j. McCon-
nell is her chief clerk, seconded by
Joe Boyd.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator this
evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, for
Cairo and st. Louis, carrying the
mail, attending to all bend bust
ness, and making close connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Chris
Sharpe presides at the desk.
The Batesyille, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, came in last
night from st. Francis river and
goes to Paducah to be locked and
converted into a new boat. Capt.
Cooper says the Sunk Lands trade
agrees with him. 1t is a fine trade,
and he has been elected as chief of
that region for the ensuing season.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
Ben Franklin, Captain Drown, will
leave tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, attend
ing to all way business and ticket
ing passengers through 10 New
York city at $25, and all other
Eastern points at correspondingly
low rates, transferring passengers
and baggage to the railroad depots
free Of charge. She also gives ex-
cursion tickets to the musical festi-
val which commences at Cincinnati
on the 14th of May, return tickets
good on all packets Of the line.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, a gen.
tleman with whom it is a pleasure
to travel aud do business, controls
the Office.
The popular White river packet
Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
came in this morning from White
river with 159 bales Of cotton, 250
sacks seed, 2 horses, l wagon and l
COW, and SO pkgs sundries. She
had also a good list of passengers.
She will return to White river to.
morrow evening, giving strict at
tention to all way business, and
making direct connection at Jack
sonport with light-draught steamers
for upper White and Black rivers
Charley Postal, a gentleman who is
noted for his promptness in bust.
ness and urbanity, is her chief clerk,
!, seconded by Count Ohamberlin, the
great fayorite of White river.
Captain William Thorwegan il
determined to continue in tn,
! Memphis and New Orleans trade al
long as there is a particle of show
+, for business, and he writes his
agents, Messrs. Bradford & Ely,
who are making engagements fol
him, that he will be here with hi
renowned steamer, the Chouteau
/ on Tuesday next, and return t
! New Orleans the following Wednes
day. Captain Thorwegan SHOULD
receive proper encouragement from
our shippers, and we hope they will