Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-06

lne OOanOnas IN COMMAND Q
Captain Henry Cooper. arrived yes
terday with COL bales cotton, As bag
seed cotton, and 1921 SKIS cotton seed
She is the Lee Line mail packe
leaving this evening for OsceOla an,
way landings on the upper coast, an,
will give strict attention to all bust
ness intrusted to her. Hugh Tom
linsOn presides in the Office, and
assisted by Charles Bourne and Johl
Rhodes.
The D. Q. Folger, In command o
Captain L. E, Reister, left St. Louis,
Saturday evening, for Yazoo rive
where she will remain during tn,
business season.
The Dean Adams, in command o
Captain Mark R. Cheek, is the Ad.
ans Line mail packet leaving thi,
evening for Helena, Terrene, Arkan
saw City and way landings, attending
promptly to all business iutrusted tC
her, and connecting at her destination
with trains on the Little Rock, Mis-
sissippi River and Texas railroad
Captain A. L. Cummins presides a
the desk and is assisted by Walker
Outlaw and Lee Cummins, Jr.
The John A. Scudder for New Or
leans left st. Louis Saturday and
should pass here tomorrow evening OF
early Wednesday morning.
Captain Thos. Davidson independ
ent steamer. Centennial will pass down
this afternoon on her way to Vicks-
burg and New Orleans. She is 0
large and elegant steamer with splen
did passenger accommodation and in
charge of clever officers.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer.
City of New Orleans, in command o.
Captain A. j. Carter, will pass down
this afternoon on her way to Vicks-
and New Orleans. Archie
Woods is her polite clerk.
The Josie Harry, being u~navoidably
detained, did not arrive until late
Saturday evening. She brought out
Of White river 1853 bales of cotton,
28l o (which she reshipped at Terrene
for New Orleans. To this port she
had 657 bales cotton and 983 SKIS cot
ton seed. Being unable to procure
sufficient labor, she went yesterday to
the elevator and unloaded. The Harry
leaves this evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport
and connects with light draft steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
Captain Milt r. Harry commands and
looks after the Office in person.
The City of Helena, in command Of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening ior
Cairo, St. Louis and way landings,
George Walton is in charge of the
Office.
The Hard Cash will be due here to
morrow evening, and is the regular
Wednesday packet leaving for all
points on White river through t.
J%acksonport.
A new advertisement Of the steamer
Rene Macready appears in to-day
issue. Passengers and shipper
should road it carefully.
The Fulton arrived yesterday Will
a good trip of cottoa and cotton seeC
from Old River.
The election takes place to morrow
and river men should not forget to G.
to the polls and cast their votes soil,
for Bate for Governor, and Case.
Young for Congress.
The Ida Darragh will be due her
tomorrow evening and leaves on Wed
nesday at 5 pm, for Pine Bluff AMI
intermediate landings on ArkansaW
river.
The Katie Hooper departed Satur
day evening for Arkansaw river will
a fair trip.
The Henry Frank left Helena Sat
urday with a little less than 1000 bale
of cotton and expects to go into New
Orleans with over 5000 bales.
The Paris G. Brown, passed Louis.
vile, yesterday, bound for Cincinnati
The Guiding Star is announced t
leave Cincinnati, on Wednesday eve
ming, for New Orleans.
The wharfage collections, at Gin.
cinnati, for the week ending last Fri
day, amounted to 1926 from twenty
one boats-but little Over a dollal
from each boat.
The price paid for the steamer H
j, Dickey, was $4,000. She wa.
bought by New Orleans partners.
The John S. Bransford will leav.
here about the middle Of the week 70
White river, taking a lot of bridg
iron and other freight that may offer
The Arkansas City, in command o
Captain Harry Brolaski, will be her
to leave at 10 am. to morrow 70
Vicksburg and principal way Landings
Charles Quesnel is her polite and at
t%entive clerk.
Captain j. Alex. Frazier, a we
known commander and pilot, droppe
dead in Cincinnati on Friday last, tn
supposed cause being paralysis of tn
brain. He was in his Both year, an
a very temperate man, not even usin
tobacco in any shape. He was a nativ
Of Cincinnati, and commenced b