Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-18

5 ing at ten o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal landings. She
makes large additions to her cargo
, here. Captain Washington, at the
, Lee wharfboat, has near 5000 sacks
oil meal for her and a lot of freight
{ at Hopefeld, and Superintendent
Ad Storm, at the elevator, has a
lot Of oil cake and meal and cotton
for her. Mr.. Masen is her purser
who will register those wishing a
pleasant trip down the river.
The old reliable mail packet
Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, came
in last evening FROM White river
with GO bales of cotton, 421 seeks
seed, and sundries. She returns this
evening to White river, doing all
way business and connecting at
Jacksonport with the light draught
steamers Milt Harry and Alberta
for upper White and Black rivers.
The Ruth has good passenger IA
%eilities and is a punotual and safe
carrier. Mr.. Ed Crowell. her chief
clerk, will endeavor to make every
one taking passage comfortable and
pleasant, and will look after the
interests of shippers with his usual
fidelity. VIII Turney is his able
assistant.
Will S. Hays says: "a bridal
couple from the 'rooral deestrix
made the round trip on the S. Il.
TO-. W. Kehlor. When they went
aboard at st. Louis he said to her,
'Step this way, pet, and don't get
your feet wet When they went
off the boat his voice, hair, face,
figure and temper were changed,
for he said, why the hell don't
you pick up that carpet-sack and
come on. That's the last bridal
trip I'll ever take They were gone
long enough to forget the honey
moon, and he threw a valise at her
when she said, Say, Bill, less go
back an make another bridal trip
on that ar boat. Well be old
enough to die when we git back"
Captain Milt Harry, of the
steamer Ruth, and Captain Ed c.
Postal, of the steamer Hard Cash,
have made a mutual agreement to
withdraw one of their packets at a
time after the first of June for re-
pairs, and keep one running, which
is sufficient to do the business dur
ing the dull summer months, thus
giving the White river people the
benefit and accommodations Of one
packet in the dull season. After
this trip the Ruth lays up and re-
pairs, and resumes her trips again
in July, and the Hard Cash then
lays up, and will be fully repaired
and put in complete running order
for the fall seasons business. In
our advertising column will be
found a special notice or notifca-
ton of the agreement of Captains
Harry and Postal.
The elegant passenger steamer
A. j. White, Captain n. S. Green
in command, came in this morning
at 5 o'clock from the lower coast
with a fair list of cotton and sun
dries and several people. She e
turns to Arkansas City at 5 O'clock,
giving special attention to planta-
ton and way business and making
direct connection with the Pine
Bluff railroad. The prompt atten-
ton given to business by the officers
Of the White is constantly bringing
her into favor with the people in
the bends, and each succeeding trip
only increases the demand on her
carrying capacity. Captain Green
is both an experienced and careful
bOatman, and always does his ut
most to accommodate travellers and
shippers, never falling to please.
As an evidence Of his good man
sgement and administrative ability
the White has in a short season be-
come the fayorite packet in the
lower trade. Her officers deserve
success, for they command it, being
untiring in their efforts to accom-
modate and pl ease all who may be
thrown in contact with them. Mr..
John Gwathmey is her chief clerk,
known to business men and travel
era for the extreme pleasure he
takes in watching after their inter-