Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04

list vi people. one lCdNcH lnlb eNel-
ing at 3 o'clock with a return trip for
Scanlan's Landing, IN order TO bring
up the cotton which is on the banks
awaiting shipment. Captain Stacker
Lee informs us that the Cheek and the
COahoma will be able to clean I'D all
the cotton ready for shipment between
here and Friar's Point by the latter
part of the week. The Cheek re-
turns this evening to Scanlan's
Landing, and leaves tomorrow even
ing again at 5 o'clock for the lower
coast. Walker Outlaw, a gentleman
who is well and favOrably known in the
bends and is quite popular with the
shipping and travelling publicsis her
chief clerk, and is seconded BY Platt
Rhodes, n Of the best freight clerks
on the river.
To the River Editor Ledger
You will pardon a few random
thoughts which my goose quill"
wishes to watt in heartfelt congratula-
tiOns to you "from across the river"
that the yellow wing Of the cpl
demic, which has famed pestilence
and death in your city, will soon make
exit to the cavern of its birth, and
that "Pandora's' box may hold it Sc
cure, never to return to our Memphis,
of the Chickasaw, our city of the
bluff. You have been spared. and
God hath seen fit that you should not
join the caravan of death, and that
your visit to the land of the dead had
not yet come. 1t is not my purpose to
convey that an obituary is lost to some
pen, which mighthave woman Amaran-
thine wreath, for the LEDGER's Mathes
and its Whitmore, who have passed the
Rublc0n, yet lived to do this for others.
While we mourn the dead, and plant
loves sweetest flowers on the turf
above them, and treasure them as his,
which the urn of fond memory will
ever hold, let us spare, in this our
sad hour, a few moments for a word of
just praise to the living and their good
deeds. Aside from those who stood
the Howards-in the midst of pesti-
lence, we wish to make a mere mention
Off philanthropic, generous, charitable
boatman of your port-Captain j. G..
Andrews, of the feet little steamers
Osceola Belle and West Wind-and
his worthy crew, Cyrus Fay, James
Speers, of the Office; Andy Durf, of
the wheel, and William King, his en-
gineer-all of whom fearlessly and reg
ularly- entered your port, casting their
anchor in the hour of p~estilence, going
and returning to meet the wants of a
people who looked to him for bread,
for aid and comfort. Captain Andrews
is a boatman, one of the best "spokes'
from the hub" The spokes of his
wheel are his own timber, as true as
the oaks heart. May the fellows
his patrons, be as true, and the " old
wheel never tire from the want of at
t%entiOn and patronage from those he
has stood by during an epidemic that
has shook the future Of Memphis,
PAoIFIC.
The palatial passenger steamer.
Katie Hooper, in command of that
ever experienced and popular boat
man, Captain Ed Rowland, came in
this morning from Cincinnati with 81
bales of cotton and 1900 packages O.
general merchandise, and over ion
cabin passeneera aud l25 deokers; anC
registered on her down trip over TIVE
hundred cabin passengers. DurinJ
her retirement at Cincinnati, Captain
! Ed Rowland spent over $4,000 in re
7 pairing her. She was locked and un
1 derwept q thorough oyerhauling iron
I the piloth0use to the kelson. He
hull was made stauncher, new and reg
-. ular cotton guards were added an
other improvements made which make
: her a better boat than when she frs
!, came out. She was reprinted, return
! ished and reupholsterod, and IN fac
!. was furnished with an entire new outfit
, and is now one of the best passenge
7 packets that plies the Southern waters
: being complete and hrst-class in all o
: her appointments. She is handsomel
painted and looks much prettier thaI
\ when she first came out. Captai
Rowland spared no pains or expeps
J in repeiripgand TeflFnlshilg her, an.
' heprldes himself on hayingthe best an
pointed passenger and cotton carryin
: packet that comes into our port. TIL
people along the Arkansas river, a
they always have done, will appreciat
s Captain Rowland for giving them :
fine a boat to travel on and do bushes
d with, and will extend to him a libera
patronage. The Captain has been an
7 always will be the pet and favorit
e bOatman on Arkansas river, and h
9 and hia fine packet will reap a ric
6 harvest this season, She leaves thi
evening at five O'Clock for Arkansa.
going through to Little Rock, oarryin
the mail aud doing all way business
Il Mr.. Wash Floyd, her chief clerk
one OF the best accountants on tn
river; is prompt in his office dutie!
It cortuous, accommodating and entei
It tanning to all with whom he comes i
J, cantaot. Is Is a pleasure to do bus
{ ness with him, always mild and pleas
ant and has a kind word for ever
person. He never fails to please th
most fastidioqs, and IN fact he is on
Il OF tho best clerks on the river for
passenger steamer as he never fails
win favor and make himself popula
,s no matter what boat or what trade h
i may engage in, As an evidence Of th
Is popularity of the Katie Hooper an
Y her WQrtliy officers, we publish o
!. our local page the testimonial of he
passengers which came down on he
, from Cincinnati,
- Mr.. Lawrence Barrett last week al
., peared on the Cleveland boards in
drama translated from the the Spanis