Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-05

and Cincinnati Packet Line, will ar
rive tomorrow and leave for Cincin-
natl Friday evening. She will ticket
passengers through to all points East.
Captain R. w. Lightburne, superin-
tendent Of the line, will make engage
ments for her.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the Lee wharfboat this even
ing, at 5 o'clock, for Cairo and st.
Louis, carrying the mail, doing all
bend business, and making close con-
nection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Chris
Sharpe is her purser.
Captain Ed Thomas with his new
mail packet, Katydid, for the Vicks-
burg and Greenville trade, came in
this morning from the Ohio river, and
left at noon to-day for Vicksburg. She
discharged here 100 barrels of -four
and a lot of other stuff. Bird Parish
pilots her from here to Vicksburg.
The new and excellent light-draught
mail packet, Marlin Speed, Captain
Eugene Smith in command, will arrive
to-day from Arkansas river, and leave
this evening with a return trip for
Little Rock and all points on Arkan-
sas river, carrying the u. S. mail and
doing all way business. VIM. Nucles,
an affable gentleman, does the honors
Of the Office.
The new Batesville, Captain j. d.
Randall, arrived at noon from st.
Francis river with a full load Of cot
ton, and leaves this evening at FIVE
o'clock with a return trip, carrying
the mail, doing all way business and
going through to Wittsburg. She Is a
good carrier and has elegant passenger
accommodations. D. b, Abrahams, a
courteous gentleman, holds forth In
the Office.
The George W. Cheek, of the Lee
Line, Captain William Ashford in
command, came in this morning from
Scanlan's Landing with 4S1 bales of
cotton, and sundries, and leaves this
evening atfveo 'clock with a return trip
for Helena and Friars Point, carrying
the mail and giving special attention
to all way business. Walker OUTLAW,
a worthy and efficient clerk, controls
the Office, and all business entrusted
to his caro will meet with prompt at
tention.
The splendid steamer Hard Cash,
Captain Ed Postal In command, came
in this morning from White river with
805 bales of cotton and sundries. She
is receiving at Glen's wharfboat for a
return trip to White river, and leaves
tomorrow evening ut 5 o'clock, going
through to ~Jacksonport, carrying the
mail and doing all way business. Char
ley Postal, one of the most popular
clerks on the river, presides in the
Office.
The new Memphis and New Or
leans packet, Henry Frank, Captain
Frank Hicks, will arrive tomorrow
morning from Cincinnati, and leaves
at II IN. for New Orleans and the
bends, on her initial trip. She Is one
of the best cotton carriers ever con
structed, and has an elegant cabir
which is comfortably fitted up and
furnished for the accommodation o.
passengers. On her arrival we vii
give a full description of her. Captain
, AlRa, Grissome, one of her owners, il
her chief clerk, He il well and favor
ably known throughout the Mississippi
valley. Captain Washington, at tn,
|, Ice w%harfboat, will make engagement
for her.
The big James Howard, of the st
Louis and New Orleans Anchor Lin,
Packet Company, will leave the LIE,
wharf boat tomorrow "Wednesday
morning at 10 O'clock, for New Or
4 leans and the bends. During her re
tirement Commodore John A. Scud
| der spent $4,000 at st. Louis in re
pairing her. She was docked and un
. underwent a thorough o~verhauIinj
from tha playhouse to the kelsOp am
was furnished with new cotton guard
e and otherwise improved, making he
one Of the best appointed boats on tn,
river. She was also reprinted and re
furnished in grand style, and feup
n holstered. Her passenger accommo
datiOns are now frst-class in ever,
!, particular. Captain James 0'Neal
v An experienced and careful boatman
eOmHqgds, with QaptqlR. j, Weeds
an afable gentleman, in charge of tn
Office. Captain Ad Storm, superin
tendent on the Lee ~wharfboat, Of tn
: Anchor Line, will make engagement
: and giye oil Information in regard I
her.
4 The popular Arkansas river NAL
d packet Hattie Rowland, Captain
James II, Rees in command, came i
! last night from st, Louis with 400 ton
o of freight 1850 tons for Arkansas FIya
and 1896 packages of merchandise fo
this port, including 1916 barrels Q
r Hour, 10 barrels of meal, 1877 barrel
of potatoes, " barrels Of onions, !
n barrels OF apples, 539 boxes OF crack
y ers and sundries, and she had also
y large list Of passengers, among them
number Of returning refugees. Sh
is receiving at the Lee wharfboa
' for Arkansas river, and will leave thi
g evening at FIVE o'clock for Little Roc
" ana all points on Arkalsas river cal
rying the mail and doing all way bus
pess, During the summer Captai
2 James II. Rees had the Hattie docke
% mound Civ, and spent near fy
t thousand dellafs EeBairiag hep, giyln
her a thorough oyerhsnling from III
s p%llothouse 70 the kelsOn, and she