Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

lower coast packet, had IN another
good trip to-day, and returns this
evening at FIVE o'clock 10 Commerce.
She attends promptly to all way bust
ness, is a good carrier, and oficeredby
practical boatmen. Capt. Ed Crowell
has charge of the Office, which is a
sure guarantee that all business in
trusted to her will be properly attend
ed to.
The Anchor line packet, City of
Helena, Captain Mckee, will leave
the company's wharfboat foot Of Union
street this day at 8 o'clock, for Vicks-
burg, carrying the mail, attending to
all way business, and connecting at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad, and at Vicksburg with the
regular packets for New Orleans and
Yazoo river, giving through rates and
selling tickets through.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer George w. Cheek, Captain
Henry Cooper, is the regular packet
leaving this evening at sharp five for
Ashport, attending promptly to all
way business. On Friday she extends
her trip to Halls Point. The Cheek
is not only a good carrier, but has fine
passenger accommodations. Neil
Booker is her worthy and efficient
| clerk, assisted by Mr.. Tomilson.
The James Lee is indeed a railroad
packet. She makes time and runs
when other steamers have to take the
bank. One of her efficient and care
full pilots, Capt. Henry Wilbur, safely
steered her last night for two hours
through the dense fog and mist.
Though Henry knows the river and
changes between here and Friar's
Point so well hat he could steer a
boat by the shape of the river.
The w. i. Buckham, which left
yesterday afternoon for Helena, broke
her cams in Beardeux chute last even
ing, and being disabled foated down
the river. The james Lee, coming
up from Friar's Point, picked her up
about nine o'clock last night, and
towed her to Favorite Island, near
the head of the chute, and landed, so
she could make her repairs, which she
has probably completed by to-day and
proceeded on her voyage,
The old hard money and reliable
independent White river packet Hard
Cash, Captain Ed. Postal, came in this
morning with 649 bales cotton, 400
SKIS seed and l4S pkgs sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth 157 bales of
cotton. She leaves this EVENING" at five
o'clock with a return trip for White
river going through to J%acksonport,
attending TO all way business. Charley
Postal, a gentleman with whom it is a
pleasure to travel and do business, is
her chief clerk, seconded by that
clever gentleman, John Wyckotf.
The James d. Parker, Charley
Russell's favorite Ohio river passen
ger packet, came in last evening from
the Ohio river with 43l scks oats, SOB
scks corn, 220 bbls potatoes, 1875 b5ls
apples, 8 head mules, 233 pkgs furni-
ture, Al dozen chairs, 342 pkgs hard
ware, 65 bbls whisky, 1873 pkgs glass.
ware, $50 pkgs iron, 10 buggies, 1000
|, fine brick and 1900 pkgs miscellane-
Gus freight. She had also
a fair list ofpeople. She leaves this
J evening at five o'clock with a return
| trip for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl, attending to all way business
and connecting with the principal
railroads for all points east and west.
Mr.. Robert Mccoy, who is one of the
a most popular gentlemen on the river.
and an efficient and worthy official,
: presides at the desk.
! The following is the statement Of
, the local inspectors for 1879. Mum
Der Of steamers inspected, II; number
G Of boilers inspected, 1913; number Of
r. officers licensed, 81; amount of ton.
t nage,l ,579,207; amount of fees received
+ for inspection, S2,303.60; amount Of
: fees received for licenses, $2,745.'
8 Notwithstanding the yellow fever cpl.
: demic, and the entire suspension o.
/ business during a period of four
months, the report for this year show,
an increase of 1888 tons inspected a,
: compared with 1873. Nine new
: steamers were built within the Dis.
trict, and no lives were lost by acci
I dents to steamers. The report i,
made by Hull Inspector Garrett anC
Boiler Inspector Ralston, who con.
clude as follows: ut affords the In.
spectors pleasure to inform the public
t of the faithful manner in which the
licensed officers of steamboats, have
= performed their responsible duties"
! The new and magnificent passenger
= steamer James Lee, which runs with
the regularity ola railroad train, not
withstanding the fog, bad weather and
heavy way business she does on her
Z down and up trips, came in this morn.
0 ing on time with 125 bales cotton, 76l
sacks of seed, and 8 packages sundries,
and was full of people. She leaves
= this evening at sharp five with areturn
S trip for Friars Point, carrying the mail,
:, paying strict attention to all way bust
y ness and connecting at Glendale witt
the Mobile and Northwestern rail
e road. The Lee has sumptuous pas
# senger accommodations, is a safe and
reliable carrier and makes all way
9 landings on schedule time. Captain
Stacker Lee, who is one of the most
q cereful boatmen on the river, com
mands, with Lloyd Whitlow, a gentle.
man who is recognized for his univer-
q sal courtesy and attention to business
q has charge of the office, assisted by
Messrs. Plat Rhodes, Arthur Browne
and Mr.. Dallman, a trio of clever
; gentlemen.
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