Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-27


ly to all way business, and connect
ing at Little Rock with a light
draught steamer for Fort Smith
and the narrow gauge for Hot
Springs. The Katie Hooper has
first-class passenger a%ccommoda-
tons and is a safe and reliable car
rier. Captain James N. Thomp-
son, an aiable gentleman, is her
chief clerk, seconded by Billy
Nneles. smrsit ls(
The yellow fever boat John Por-
ter, which there is SO much excite
ment about, is due tonight from
New Orleans on her way to Pitts
burg. The board of health has
chartered the tug 0riole and placed
on board a proper officer to meet
the Porter in the river below the
city and prevent her from landing
here. Three Of her crew died at
Vicksburg with the yellow fever and
were buried there, and when she
left that port there were one or
more cases of yellow fever among
her crew. The board of health will
establish a quarantine to-day at
Presidents Island, and all boats
from New Orleans and Vicksburg
will be stopped and inspected before
being permitted to come into port.
Captain Tobiu Cannon's new
boat is advancing rapidly, The
bottom is being plsnked; the heavy
deck beams are being put in posi-
ton. The j%oiners are preparing
the upper works, which they will
commence setting up in a few days.
She will be a magnificent boat, on
the style of the 20. NJ. White" but
with much more carrying capacity.
The hull is 312 feet long, 90 feet
beam, 103 feet hold, III feet bucket,
|3S inch cylinder, 10 feet stroke, 8
steel boilers, 80 feet long, AZ inch
diameter, 2 hues in each, full length
lower and upper cabins finely fin
ished, with passenger accommoda-
tions equal to the "Lee" or "White."
She will be put in the water in Sep
tember and finished, ready for the
fall business.
The A. j. White, in command of
that practical and careful boatman,
Captain N. S. Green, came in this
morning from Arkansas City with
3 bales and s bags of cotton, 527
sacks seed, 10 head cattle, 400 feet
lumber and 20 pkgs sundrieS, and
also had a big list of passengers,
and did a good way business all the
way up. She returns to Arkansas
City this evening, leaving promptly
at six o'clock, giving special atten-
ton to all way business, and max
ing direct connection at Arkansas
City with the Pine Bluff railroad.
The White is f~rst-class in all her
appointments, a safe and reliable
carrier and makes all way landings
on schedule time, thus saving the
annoyance of delay at way points.
John Gwathmey, who is personally
one of this most popular clerks on.
the river, controls the office, assisted
by Mr.. William Thomas and Gabe
Booker.
The old reliable White river
packet Ruth, Captain W. G. Harry,
came in last night from White
river with So bales cotton, 3S7
sacks corn, 80 sacks meal, 8 head
cattle, 2 hOgsheads tobacco, 476
sacks cotton-seed, 2 horses and
wagons, II packages butter, 81
hides and 45 packages sundries, and
had also a good number Of people.
She leaves at sharp 6 o'clock this
evening with a return trip to White
river, carrying the mail, doing all
way business and making direct
connection at Jacksonport with the
ght-draught steamers Milt Harry
and Winnie for upper White and
Black rivers. The Ruth is not
only a safe and reliable carrier but
has first-class passenger accommo-
dations. Ed CrOwell, a gentleman
who is noted for his uniform kind.
ness, controls the office, and is Sec