Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03
LETTER FROM AUGUSTA.
A Happy Party On Board an Elegant
Steamer.

AUGUSTA, ARK, April %, 1879.
EDITOR LEDGER-The event of to-
day was the arrival of the elegant.
iaunty and popular steamer, Josie
Harry the great favorite all along the
river, which arrived at one o'clock
and was heartily welcomed A large
crowd was at the landing and it was
quate an animated and gala occasion.
devoted both to business and pleasure.
A lively party of excursionists board
ed the steamer for Newport. The
dashing, well dressed young men of the
town and surrounding country and the
most charming young ladies of this
section were gathered to make them
selves happy and make everybody
else look on in admiration or with
that feeling which is suggested by the
mention Of sour grapes. To those
within the charmed circle, however,
all was lovely and the grapes were as
lovely and blushing as ever tempted
a son of Adam.
There was to be a ball at Newport,
given by the Knights of Honor, and it
was this that brought together the
youth and beauty Of the country to
chase the glowing hours with flying
feet, so to speak, and royal time they
had. The weather was delightful and
everything propitious for enjoyment.
Commodore Milt Harry, in doing the
honors and the agreeable to all who
were aboard the steamer, was inspired
and aided by the presence of his beau
tlful and accomplished wife, who is
the paragon of her sea and the charm
of every social circle where she is
known in Arkansas, Tennessee and
elsewhere. Mr.. Walker Outlaw, chief
clerk, as well as Mr.. Bob Peoples,
were onsboard, of course, to do their
part, and all went merry as marriage
! bell.
The prospects Of crop are oncour-
aging and people are hard at work.
The exodus does not concern anybody
here, and people hardly find time from
work or recreation to abuse the legis
lature, which, by the way, was not
such bad legislature after all. The
LEDGER is the favorite Memphis pa
per here and is always eagerly sought,
as it contains more Arkansas news
than many of our own papers and is
in every sense adapted to this section.
Why do you not pitch into the Brink
ley folks, if they deserve it, for soaring
the two Todds to death, and also into
the governor for vetoing the Insane
Asylum bill?
This section, while producing a
great deal Of cotton, also raises corn.
wheat, oats, rye and variety of fruits
and vegetables. Thepeopleare self-sus-
tanning and independent, and can get
along prosperousl ly and happily wheth-
er the rest Of the world wags or not.
Tramps and hard times are not seri-
ously complained off, Memphis gets
the bulk of the valuable trade of this
region, and always will so long as such
elegant and reliable boats as the Josie
Harry are in the trade, and are direct
ed by such enterprising and public
spirited men as the commodore. |
met on the boat Mr. j. l.. Hudson, a
brother of the late Judge Hudson, Of
your city. He is an energetic business
man and popular representative of
the Taxing District over here. Sue
cess to the Josie Harry, the LEDGER,
and all other legitimate enterprises in
which Memphis and Arkansas are
mutually interested. VIII drop you a
line again when anything of import
ance occurs. xxx.