Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-02

evening on her regular time for Com
merce, attending promptly 10 all way
business. On Saturday (to-mOrrow)
she extends her trip to Council Bend.
Captain Ed Crowell, a clever gentle
man, is her chief clerk, seconded by
Charley Leftwich.
The elegant steamer Geo. W.Cheek,
Captain Henry Cooper in command,
is the regular packet leaving this
evening at five o'clock for Hale's
Point. She has superb passenger ac-
cammodations and pays strict atten-
ton TO all way business. Neil Book
er, an expert clerk and courteous gem
tleman oficiates in the Office, and has
for his assistant Mr.. Tomilson.
Mr.. William H. Chopper has been
appointed chief clerk Of the j. w.
Gaft. Mr.. Chopper is a courteous
gentleman and an experienced and
popular clerk and will prove quite an
acquisition to the Gaff. Previous to
the war he clerked on the H. d.
Mears in the Memphis and Vicksburg
trade and was at one time connected
with the steamboat agency in this city.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry's elegant White river mail
and passenger steamer, came in Wed.
nesday night from White river with
$50 bales Of cotton, 1858 SEEKS seed
and 43 SKIS sundries. She is receiving
for a return trip and leaves tomorrow
evening going through to Jackson
port, carrying the mail and making
! direct connection with light draught
boats for the upper White and Black
rivers. Walker Outlaw, a worthy
gentleman and efficient clerk, controls
the Office, assisted by Hugh Smith.
In ante bellum days there were
about thirty-fve boats running from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, and about
the same number from Louisville.
To-day we have about thirteen boats
in that trade, and Louisville has none.
Before the war, however, a New Or
leans boat rarely had capacity for
more than 800 tons, while the boats Of
the present time will average1 1900 tons.
so that in this respect we are not faI
behind in tonnage. Again, there was
no railroad competition at the time
brought into comparison with the
present.
The palatial passenger steamer Jas.
Lee, Of the Lee mail line, in command
Of that eyer-popular officer, Captain
Stacker Lee, came in near noon with
a good list Of cotton and a big trip O.
people. She was delayed by fog and
bad weather, but leaves promptly this
evening with a return trip for
Friars Point, carrying the mail.
doing all way business, and
making connection at Glendale
with the Mobile and Northwestern
railroad. The Lee is one of the safest
and best carriers on the river. Lloyd
Whitlow, one Of the most popular and
cleyerest gentlemen or the river, has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs. Platt Rhodes, Arthur Brown
and VIM. Dallman, a trio of clever
gentlemen and accommodating clerks.
The Cons Millar, in command OIL
Capt. Tichnor, who is a popular boat.
man, and has one of the best packets
Of the line, came in yesterday with 45C
tons of miscellaneous freight and 9
good list of people. She also done :
good way business all the way down
and as her clerks, like the captain
are great favorites in the lower Ohio
her office is beautifully decorated witt
fancy work, presented to the clerks by
their lady friends. We noticed par.
ticularly a fine pincushion, with lace
and satin cover, upon which was work.
ed bouquet of beautiful flowers, tn,
work of one of Cincinnati most ac
complished ladies. This was a presen.
to Jimmy Voris, a worthy young gen
tleman, who, by his department, ha.
endeared himself to all with whom he
comes in contact. If you wish {
pleasant trip up the river, don't fai
to take passage on the Cons Millar
and put yourself in charge of her eff
cient clerks, Jimmy Voris and Harry
Gazzley.