Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-17

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Bob Riley in command, came
in last night from Vieksburg with a
fair upstream trip. She discharged
here 65 bales and % bags Of cotton,
100 sacks seed and sundries, and leaves
the Anchor Line packet wharfboat,
foot of Monroe street, this evening at
5 O'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, do
ing all bend business. Chris Sharpe
is her gentlemanly clerk.
The big carrier and staunch steamer
Henry Frank, Captain Frank Hicks
in command, will arrive to-day from
New Orleans and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip, making all
principal way landings, Captain Aft
Grissom controls the Office, assisted by
Mr.. William Thomas, which is a sure
guarantee that all business entrusted
to her will be properly attended to.
The Cincinnati Commercial in re-
fering to the new White river packet
Red Wing says: "With Captain John
b. Davis in command and Ed Crowell
in the Office she is bound to be sue
cessful." And in speaking further
of Ed Crowell says: He is a worthy
young man, and as chief clerk with
Captain Milt Harry for several years
has won a good namefo propriety and
fair dealing as well as for attention to
duty"
The big James Howard got away
last evening for New Orleans with a
splendid trip, having added at Hope
field 1873 bales cotton and 2578 sacks
oil cake and received on this side from
the Lee wharfboat 451 bales cotton,
SAT sacks oil cake and25 tons sundries
She also picked up in the bends be-
tween Cairo and this point 1905 bales
cotton. She will fill out at Helena
and Terrene and will go into New Or
leans with a full load of cotton and
other freights.
The splendid Arkansas river packet
Hattie Rowland, Captain James Rees
in command, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on the Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
paying strict attention to all plantation
business. During the summer the
Hattie underwent a thorough over
hauling, was repaired, reprinted and
refurnished, and put in irst-class or
der. Captain j. A. Mcconnell and
w. B. McEnulty, two clever gentle
men and accommodating clerks, have
charge of the Office.
The steamboatmen and merchants
doing business on Front street and
along the levee are universally opposed
TO the proposed railway along the river
front. The steamboatmen have paid
into the Golfers of the city since the
war over half a million dollars wharf
age tax, and it is the levee that they
have paid the money to build and pro-
teot, partially given to private enter
prises and to put a railroad on the
levee in addition to what has already
been done would be robbing the steam
boatmen of their privileges entire,
which they have paid so dearly for in
The exorbitant wharfage tax.
The elegant sidewheel White river
packet Red Wing, Captain John B
Davis in command, came in last nigh
from White river with 269 bales anC
. bags cotton, and 2527 sacks seed
and reshipped at the mouth l26 bale
/, cotton. She had also a good list 0
people. She did a good business 70.
her maiden trip, and her officers re
: port that she was well received alOnl
White river, and received good en-
couragement. She leaves this evening
at FIVE o'clock with a return trip foI
White river, attending to all way bust
ness, and going through to Jackson
port, connecting there with the light
draught steamer Whine for upper
White and Black rivers. EdCrowell
a gentleman who is recognized for hi
integrity, promptness in business anC
? universal courtesy, is her chief clerk
! All business entrusted to the Rec
Wing with meet with proper care anc
attention.
The following is a list of new light
> established between this point anC
New Orleans by the beacon-ligh
I steamer Alice, on her present trip
Hermitage moved down 400 yards t
! foot of field; new light at Censor
: Point; moved Ashley Field down BOZ
yards to foot of field; moved Green'l
t store light down 400 yards, near store
new light, Hutchins' Landing; new
t light, st. GATHERINGS Bend; new light
Kemp's Point; Grand Gulf towheaC
moved to head of towhead; new light
, Hico Landing; moved Delta lighi
, down 400 yards; Paw Paws IslanC
+ discontinued; new light below Forest
) Home; Milliken's Bend light moved
down 400 yards to the stores; light OF
= Stump Point, below Omega, moved W
800 yards; new light below Raisley'i
+ store; Island 90 discontinued for wan
. Of a keeper; new light under ShiplanC
: Point; Homochitta discontinued; new
+ light, Cottonwood Landing; light al
Prentiss discontinued; new light al
Napoleon; new light at Dismal Point
The regular independent and relia.
Bile White river mail racket, tho HARD
r Cash, CAPTAIN I'D Postal in command
came in last night from White river
t with 767 bales cotton, 400 sacks seed
and ~ packages sundrles, and re.
shipped at the mouth 1888 bales cotton.
! total out Of the river, 955 bales. She
: had also a good trip of people, The
Hard Cash always mas good trips, al
she and her officers are quite popular
with the people. She Is a good boat
!, and has always been faithful to the
u White river people, and they should
. appreciate her and her officers, anC
: continue 10 extend 10 her, as they have
heretofore, a liberal share of patron.
age. She leaves this evening with
return trip for White river, payint