Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-08

landings, paying strict attention to ell
q. 0. ID. and plantation business.
Billy Smithers is her polite clerk, and
is assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson.
The Marlin Speed. Captain John J.
Darragh in command, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff aud all intermediate landings,
connecting with the light draught
steamer Plow Boy for Little Rock,
Fort Smith and way landings. Charlie
Musselman presides at the desk, and
is assisted by Will Darragh.
A new society, to be named the
Western Rivers Improvement society,
is TO be formed shortly, and to consist
Of 1000 members, from whom a sub
scription Of s. per year will be col
lected, and the funds thus obtained
will be devoted to the introduction
and the pushing to successful com.
pletion all endorsed river improve
ments.
Jimmy Degnan, the steamboat
painter, did the job of painting on the
Hard Cash, aud it surely reflects
credit on his artistic skill. The cabin
is a beautiful white with just enough
guiding to make it show up well,
Jimmy fills well the position made
vacant a few years ago by the death Of
the "steamboatmen's friend" Tom
Demons.
The Cons Millar, Captain w. c,
Tiehenor in command, will be here in
time to leave Saturday evening fol-
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings on the Ohio.
She furnishes through tickets to east,
ern points, and the same, together
with all information desired, can be
obtained from Captain r. W. Light.
burne, agent, at his Office, No. Z Mon.
roe street.
The feet and elegant passenger
steamer james Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, came in last night
with a good trip Of both freight and
people, and is the mail boat leaving
this evening for Helena, Friar's Point
and all intermediate landings, pay,
ing strict attention to all business en-.
trusted to her, and making direct
connection at Glendale with the Mo.
bile aud Northwestern trains. TIT
Lee has first-class accommodations
and her officers are polite and socia
BILE. Lloyd W. Whitlow presides a
the desk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
From the officers of the steame.
Batesville we learn that Captain Mo
mus with the steamer Mike Davis i
doing some good work in st. Franci
river, in clearing that stream of OBJ
structions, and cutting out a gooC
channel. During the short time h
has been at work he has removed 2,
logs out Of the worst bars in the lowe.
river, "a stumps out of the bottom o
the river, 80 snags, and has cut ava,
40 dangerous trees from several land
ings. Some OF the logs removed iron
the bed of the river were 81 feet il
diameter, and sixty feet long. TIL,
channel is now cutting out finely.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash, Cap
tain b. G, Postal in command, start
out this evening on her initial trip 70
the fall season. During her six week
of retirement she has been placed o.
the docks at Mound City, and he
hull thoroughly o%verhauled, repaired
and made as good as the day she cam
out. Her machinery has also bee
thoroughly overhauled. She has bee
repaired from pilot. house to kelsor
and now presents a beautiful appear
ance, and is in irst-class conditio
for both passengers aud shipper
During the season just ended, sh
brought to this port $3.50 bales of co,
ton; her largest cargo being on d.
cember 9th, when she brought to tn.
: port 1888 bales of cotton. By ia.
dealing with their patrons, and clos
attention to business, the officers
the Hard Cash have made this boa
quite popular with the residents {
the White river valley, who will 81
that she will in the future, as in ii
past, receive a liberal share of the
patronage. The officers of the Han
Cash will be about the same as la
season. Charlie Postal will hay
: charge of the office, and be a%ssiste
/, by John Q. Wyckoff, a gentleman j
every sense of the word; Hugh Nixo
and Jack Porter, pilots; MIR. Ban
gan has taken charge OF the cabil
and will see that passengers get til
best the market affords; Lon Her
| tborn mill have obarno &c tbo lom,