Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-27

y ". neglef commands With Sterling
Mcintyre in the Office.
The james w. Gaif will be due to-
morrow evening aud leaves on Friday
at 3 p IL COR Cincinnati and points on
the Ohio, and will give cheap rates to
excursionists for the ExpOsitions at
Louisville and Cincinnati.
As soon as business improves. the
Lee Line will place a fine sidewheel
packet in the Helena trade, to leave
here on opposite days from the James
Lee, thus giving the patrons of the
line the advantage of a daily packet to
Helena.
Captain James Lee, jr., Superin.
tendent Of the Lee Line mail packets.
was yesterday chosen Vice President
OF the First National Bank. His
name will add strength to the institu-
tion, as he is well and favorably known
by all classes Of people.
Wharfmaster Kallaher has been
navigating the levee considerably
since his return home, and yesterday
he had the City Engineer in tow. He
will no doubt tut on a full head of
steam in a few days and blow the OBJ.
structions on the levee to pieces for
the better accommodation Of his ma.
rine friends.
The COahoma brought in 80 bales of
cotton and ll6 SKIS cotton seed. She is
the Lee Line mail packet leaving this
evening for Osceola and all way land
ings, attending promptly to all bust
ness iutrusted to her. Captain Henry
Cooper commands, with the Office in
charge of Hugh Tomlinson and Chas.
Bourne.
The Hard Cash arrived from White
river with "a bales cotton and a fair
list of people. She is the regular
packet leaving this evening for De-
walls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and
way landings, making direct connec
ton with light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
Charles and Joseph Postal are in
charge Of the Office.
Steamboat clerks have become no.
torious for their poli.eness to lady
passengers, but this morning one of
them was a little picked up He
offered a lady passenger from the En-
erald Isle to escort her off the boat.
when she replied: "Niver moind, /
need none Of your hip, aud will have
none OF your lmpertinence. [ can git
off mesilf, Shure, and I've travelled
on a boat miney a tonne before" The
clerk had an engagement elsewhere.
The James Lee brought in from the
lower coast Is bales cotton. 50 SKIS
cotton seed and 30 head o cattle. She
is the regular Lee Line mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Glen
dale, Friars Point and way landings,
making connection with trains on the
Mobile and Northwestern, Arkansaw
Midland and Helena and Iron Noun.
tain railroads. Captain Lloyd w.
Whitlow is In charge of the office, IS.
sisted by Platt Rhodes, Arthur
Browne and Will Ashford.
The Pillow Boy arrived last night
and brought out ofthe Arkansas river
81 bales of cotton, rs bales of which
she reshipped at Terrene for New
Orleans, bringing to this port Al bale.
of cotton, 81 sacks of cotton seed anC
100 bales of hay. She is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Pine
bluff and all way landings, making
connection with light draft steamers
for Little Rock and points above
Captain X. b. Smith commands with
Captain j. N. Thompson and George
Cunningham in the Office.
The new Ida Darragh Just built al
the Madison ways for the Memphis
and Arkausaw River Packet Compa
ny, is one of the best boats OF bel
class ever constructed. Captain Johr
j. Darragh, her commander, superin.
tended the construction of the boat il
person, which is a guarantee thar
everything has been done to insure
comfort and safety to the patrons o.
the line. The boat is named aftel
Miss Ida Darragh, a beautiful
and accomplished daughter O
Captain John j. Darragh, anC
is one of the most room,
steamers ever built for the trade
Drawing light, only sixteen inche,
forward aud seventeen inches aft, shl
can carry 400 tons, aud has capacit,
for 1900 bales of cotton. She is Isl
feet long, 80 feet beam, 2 feet depth o
hold, 81 feet sheer. Three doubl,
riyeted steel boilers, 20 feet long, a
inches in diameter, with five fues il
each, supply steam to engines will
cylinders II inches in diameter, 4 fee
stroke. Her cabin is neat and tasty
and has eighteen staterooms. Cap
tain John Darragh can boast of com
handing one of the prettiest boats tina
ever went up Arkansaw river. She i
substantially built, and every care 70
COulOib uab bCOu dlltluSu u III a WI,
scrupulous manner. Her cabin j
tastefully and handsomely furnished
aud her staterooms are large an.
roomy. Win Darragh is chief clerk
with Gus Young as assistant. Mat
Frank Brennon has charge of tn
lower deck. Elisha Cannon ha
charge of the medicine department
and VIM. Avanger, a we'll known an
popular steward, has charge Of tn
cabins. Mr.. James Darragh and job
Harton are in charge of the engin
room. The other departments al
| supplied with experienced men, an
with such a crew, she cannot fail |
win public favor and secure a lars
share Of patronage. Her day Of d.
parture for Arkansaw river has nc
{ yet been ixec.
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