Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-01

The Hard Cash will be due to-mor-
row morning, and is the regular packet
leaving Wednesday evening for all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The Gold Dnst from st. Louis
passed down yesterday at her regular
hour. She put of about 1000 pack
ages, and added 20 tons for Vicksburg
and way landings.
The Katie Hooper, leaving this
evening, will take all Arkansaw river
freight and resbip the same on the
Pillow Boy, which turns back from the
mouth Of the river. T4A
The u. p. Schenck, FIVE and half
days out from New Orleans passed up
this morning with 200 tons of freight
and 40 people. She discharged $50
packages Of freight.
The John A. Scudder, on her way
10 New Orleans, passed down Satur-
day evening with a fair trip. She
added z bales cotton, so boxes peas
and number of wagons.
The sternwheel steamer Cornie
Brandon, which sunk in red river a
few days ago, was owned by Captain
Matt Scovell and valued at 81 500.
She was insured for about 81 900.
The w. p. Halliday, for st. Louis,
and the Paris G. Brown, for Cincin-
natl, left New ORLEANS Saturday even
ing. The former will pass here We'd
nesday, and the latter Thursday.
The Marlin Speed came in
Saturday and will have to 20 upon the
docks for repairs. The hole in her
hull is four feet long and ten feet
wide. She will soon be ready for duty
again.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
tomorrow at 10 am. are the City OF
Greenville for Vicksburg. and the
City Of Vicksburg for st. Louis.
Both are elegant steamers, in con-
mand Of clever and experienced Of
fcers, and will leave at the hour ad-
vertised.
Captain George Vicker's splendid
Anchor Line steamer, Ste. GenevieVe.
came in on time with fair trip of
freight, and leaves this evening with
a return trip for Cairo, st. Louis and
all intermediate landings. John Mes
sengale assisted by Harry Crane are
her polite clerks.
The neat little steamer Mike Davis
is receiving to leave at 5 pm. to NOR
row for Mariana, the Cut OFF and all
intermediate landings on lAnguille
and st. Francis rivers. Freight for
Wittsburg, the Sunk Lands, and all
points above the Cut OFF should be
shipped via the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad.
The horse is gone and the stable will
now be locked, that is few hundred
feet Of hose will be placed on the
levee ready for use should another
steamboat fire occur. Had there been
hose at the landing last night, the
damage to steamboat property would
not have been so great, or at least il
could have been held in check until
the tugs could arrive. What were
he hydrants placed on the levee for
anyhow?
The fast and elegant Lee Line
steamer james Lee, in command Of
| Captain b. P. Crider, is the mai
packet leaving this evening for Helena
Friars Point and all intermediate
landings, paying prompt attention tt
all O. D. D. and other business, ant
making direct connection at Glendale
| with trains on the Mobile and North
western railroad, Captain Lloyd W
Whitlow presides at the desk. and i
assisted by Platt and John Rhodes.
The staunch steamer Katie Hooper
in command of Captain Ed .Nowland
is the regular mail packet leaving thi
evening for Helena, Terrene, Arkan
saw City and all intermediate landings
attending promptly TO all business en-
trusted to her and making direct con
nection at Arkansaw City with train
J on the Little Rock, Mississippi Rive
and Texas Railroad, also with tn
swift packet Dean Adams, for Yicks
burg. Captain j. N. Thompson pre-
aides at the desk