Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-11


breaking 20 timbers. She was run on
a Fat bar and settled in ) feet of
water. The cargo. which was not
damaged, was taken off by the Maui
melle and taken to Little Rock. The
carpenters were busily engaged yes
terday in building a bulkhead around
the break, and Captain Pritchard ex-
pected to have her aHoat last night OF
this morning. Protest was entered at
Little Rock. The damages to her
will not be very heavy, as her repairs
can be made with a side dock.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain j. j..
Darragh, came in last night from
Arkansas river with go bales and 9
bags of cotton, l67 sacks seed and G6
packages and sundries, and reshipped
at the mouth 3I bales Of cotton /:
total out Of the river 1907 bales. She
leaves tomorrow evening (laying over
on account Of the weather. with a re-
turn trip for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river, carrying the mail,
dOingall way business and counectingat
the Rock with a light-draught steamer
for Fort Smith. Captain j. A. Neon
nell, a courteous gentleman, controls
the office, assisted by w. b. Mem
ulty.
The reliable and independent White
river packet Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal. will be found in port receiving
for White river, going through to
Ja~cksonport and making connection
with light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. The Hard
Cash is particular in attending to way
and plantation business and anything
entrusted to her will be faithfully and
z%ealously looked after. Her officers
and crew are men of large experience
aud acknowledged ability. Charles
Postal, a gentleman sans peur sans re-
prOche, and an AL accountant, is her
chief clerk, assisted by the affable
and inimitable j. c. Wyckof.
The p%alatial and swift passenger and
mail steamer 0uachita Belle, of the
Adams Mail Line, in command of that
ever popular officer Captain Mark
Cheek, leaves this evening at 6 o'clock,
sharp, for Vicksburg, giving special
attention to all way business and
making direct connection at Yicks-
burg with the New Orleans and Yazoo
river packets, giving through bills of
lading and tieketing her passengers
through to all points on the Yazoo
river and New Orleans. The Belle is
a safe and reliable carrier and has
sumptuOus passenger accommodations.
She is getting to be quite a favorite
with the bends folk, and is building
up a splendid trade between here and
Vicksburg. Captain Lee Cummins,
who is recognized for his integrity and
prOmptness in business and uniform
kindness, is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs. Neil Booker, Lee Cummins,
jr., and Tony Huse.
The fine steamer Cons Millar, fthe
Memphis and Cincinnati packet line,
in command Of Captain VIM Tichenor,
came in last night from the Ohio
river with a good trip, including 1875
sacks corn, 400 sacks meal, 275 sacks
bran, 400 bbls potatoes, 100 bbls ap-
pies, IS bbls whisky, 1870 bales hay, 100
pkgs butter, 100 pkgs furniture, 125
stoves, 600 pieces hollow ware and 400
pkgs of miscellaneous freight. She
had also a fair list of passengers,
among them Captain James Wilson's
(the chief clerk of the boat beautiful
and accomplished daughter, who makes
the round trip with her father. The
Millar leaves tomorrow evening with
a return trip for Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to all points East
at a lower rate than ever. Captain
James Wilson, her worthy chief clerk,
will see that passengers are eomforta-
bly, rOomed and provided for. Capt.
Lightburne will make engagements
for her.
In 1915 the late Captain A.. L. Davis
owned and ran the sternwheel Sligo as
a regular semi-weekly packet between
Southland and Nashville. She was
indeed a faithful and lucky boat, and
made her owner a rich man. He in
vested her earnings in a tract of land
on Caney Fork, consisting of 1900
acres, and named it Sligo Farm. This
valuable piece of property is now ad-
vertised for sale in obedience to a
decree rendered by the Chancery
Court in favor of Captain William
Strong. When the war broke out
these two men owned the Red Rover,
which was built out of the famous
Buckeye State. They sold her for a
large sum of Confederate money.
Captain Davis with this bought a sea
going vessel at New Orleans, and load
ed her with his W cotton. success.
fully ran the blockade, and by the
venture made a large fortune. He
never came to a divide with his part
ner, who sued him for his share of the
profits. This sale will make Captain
Strong a rich man.
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