Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-16

The Mark Twain, Captain B. o.
Michel in command, arrived last
night with 140 bales cotton, 100 sacks
cotton seed and sundries. She has
entered the trade as a regular semi
weekly packet to Hale's Point, con.
Meeting with the steamer 0biOn for
Dyersburg. Captain Michel will
keep a boat in the trade throughout
the season, and hopes to be sustained
by the people along the route.
The new and palitial steamer City
Of Providence, Captain Geo. Lennox
in command, is the Anchor line packet
passing up at 10 a. m. to morrow
hound for Cairo and st. Louis. Frank
Perkins, a clever gentleman, is in
charge of the Office.
Thanks to Superintendent Mike
Burke for an invitation to take an
exclusion trip over the levee railroad
connection Of the NJ. & +. r. R. to-
morrow afternoon. As the hour does
not interfere with our devotional ex-
%ercise, the LEDGER mar will try to be
there.
The daisy Josie Harry, Captain NJ.
r. Harry in command, is the regular
nail packet leaving this evening for
Devalls Bluff, Augusta, jackson
port and intermediate landings, carry
ing the mail and paying prompt atten-
ton to all Q. .. d. and plantation
business, and connecting with the
light draught steamers Milt Harry
and Winnie for upper White, Black
and Little Red rivers, Walker Out
law is her polite clerk, and is assisted
by Eilly johnson.
The reliable steamer w. J. Poite-
vent, Captain W. j. Ashford in com
mand, is the daily picket leaving this
evening for Commerce and all way
landings, connecting with the Katie
Ann for all landings in Council Bend.
Kneel Booker is her polite clerk, ind
is assited by Charley Pierce
The neat little steamer Trader,
Captain Oscar Postal in command,
leaves at 3 p. IN. to-day on her initial
trip as a daily packet to Pacific Place,
Shawnee Village aud ell way and
plantation landings on Old river, pay
ing strict attention to all business
entrusted to her. TIE Trader will
remain in the trade throughout tho
season and asks a share of patronage
sufficient for her sustenance.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving from the company's
wharfboat at 5 p. IN. to day for Cairo
aud st. Louis. Owen G, Gates is her
polite clerk.
The fine passenger steamer City OF
Alton, Captain Horace Bixby in com
mand, is the Anchor Line packet
passing down this evening hound for
the Crescent city. She will leave from
the company's wharfbOat at the
foot of Union street
The james Lee, for Friars Point
departed last last evening with
a good trip Of both freight and people
The new iron steamer, John I.
Moore, Captain j. Ed. Montgomery ia
command. is the packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate points, paying slFiol
attention to all way and plantation
business. A. Y. Stevens presides a
the desk, and is assisted by Joe Car
penter and John Kyle.
The red tiger packet, Coahoma
Captain Geo. Malone in command, is
on berth to leave this evening foi
Helena, Glendale and all intermediate
points, paying prompt attention to al.
&c. o d. and plantation business en-
trusted to her. Captain Il, w. Gro.
we'll presides al the desk, and is as.
sisted by Charlie Leltwitch.
7. Joe C rpenter, late of the Anchor
Line is now second clerk OF the iron
/ steamer Jno. T. Moore, Joe under.
stands his business fully and will
prove quite an acquisition to the cler.
ical force Of the Moore. A better
selection could not have been made.
The fine sidewheel steamer Rene
: McCrrady, Captain 0. X. Joplin in
command is the mail packet leaving
2 this evening for Mariana, the Cut Of
and all way landings on L'Auguillc
? and st. Francis rivers. A L Ban
ming presidas at the desk. and is as.
sisted by Win Lash.
The elegant little steamer, Ida
Stockton, Captain f. Q. Wilson in
command, starts out this evening OIL
her initial trip in the Memphis anC
{ Hatchie river trade, going as far a.
a., the stage ofwater will permit and re.
manning in the trade throughout tn
season The Stockton is well suited
: for the trade, having a capacity fol
about 400 biles of cotton. she, though
r small, has splendid passenger accom-.
I modaliOns and we recommend her t
the planters and shippers of tn,
Hatchie river valley. Harry L. Will
q son, a clever young gentleman, is il
charge ofthe office,
f, Mr.. Stanley Ryland, familiarl!
! known on the river for many year.
p,s died at Arkansas City, below tn,
mouth of Arkansas river, last Thurs
j dry evening, of malarial fever. Mr.
Ryland had been located as railwa,
freight agent at Arkansas City for sew
= eral years, and during bis leisur,
4 hours wrote up river and other item.
for the local journal issued there, H,
also served as river news reporter oil
a the st. Louis Times for a period, Will,
y Commodore Rollingpin went cas-
some years ago to look after his comb
almanac. Mr.. Ryland served az
J clerk on several steamers plying be
tween this port and New Orleans
among them the Henry Won Phul
thirteen or fourteen years ago. TIL,
departed gentleman had hosts o
friends, who will learn of his dcatI
t with regret. Mr.. Ryland was almost
so years of age.
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