Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-05

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Captain Holt commands, with ]. d.
Block in the Office.
The Katie Hooper will be in this
afternoon and is the mail packet leay-
ing tomorrow evening for Pine Bluff
and way landings on the Arkansaw
river, and making connections at her
destination With boats of the Pool
Lines for Little Rock and points
above.
The Golden Rule, in command of
Captain o. P. Shiukle, will pass down
this evening on her way to New
Orleans. She is an elegant steamer.
having no superior in the line, and her
officers are polite and attentive to the
wants and comforts of their patrons.
Albert Shinkle presides in the office.
/ When the Henry Frank left Arkan
saw City on Thursday last she was
drawing IL feet inches, and her cargo
consisted Of 544l bales cotton, 994 SKIS
cotton seed, 7185 SKIS corn, 760 SKIS
cotton seed meal, 268j SKIS oil cake and
100 bbls Of soap stock. Captain Rice,
late mate at the elevator, together
with 80 laborers, went down on the
Frank to load her and returned home
this morning.
The james Lee, in command of
Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow, brought
in from the lower coast 3l3 bales cot
ton, 81 bags seed cotton and 1853 SKIS
cotton seed. She is the Lee Line
United States mail packet returning
this evening to Helena, Glendale,
Friars Point and intermediate land
ings, attending promptly to all bust.
ness intrusted to her. Arthur Browne
presides in the Office, assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Will Ashford.
The Coahoma, in command of Capt.
Henry Cooper, brought in yesterday
lO9 bales cotton, "a bags seed cotton
and 348 SKIS cotton seed. She is the
Lee Line U. s. mail packet leaving
this evening on her return trip to
Osceola, Plum Point and intermediate
landings on the upper coast, and will
give strict attention to all business
entrusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the Office, assisted by
Charles Bourne and Plat Rhodes.
Mr.. Jerry Matson returned yester-
day from a visit to his family at Little
Rock, and to-day resumed the position
Of steward of the Kate Adams, it
being the wish of Major John D.
Adams that he resign his place on the
Will 5. Hays and return to the trade
in which he has made himself SO pop
ular. Mr.. Matson had charge of the
cabins of the Dean Adams until she
was sold to the Lees and now returns
to the steamer Kate Adams, in which
trade he is we'll and favorably known
to all the patrons of the line.
The Independent electric light fire
proof steamer Will s. Hays, with 1880
tons Of freight and full Of people,
passed down this forenoon on her way
to New Orleans. she discharged
here $50 pkgs glassware, 400 kegs
nails, and 50 Dbl, potatoes, and took
on 1000 SKIS corn in Madrid Bend.
The principal items Of her cargo are
1000 bags corn, $500 bags oats, 176 SKIS
bran, $50 bales hay, 1850 boxes pork
and bacon and 1000 dry bbls. Most OF
her freight is consigned to New Or
leans, she having but few way landings
to make.
Captain j. D. Moore, the new
comma nder of the steamer Cons Mil
lar, brought his boat in on good time,
arriving here at 2 o'clock last night
with 800 tons of freight, comprising
1894 pckgS. She also did a good way
business. The Millar discharged at
the elevator and will be down to the
landing this afternoon receiving to
leave at 5 pm. to morrow, on her
return trip to Cincinnati and way
landings on the Ohio river. She has
comfortable passenger accommoda-
tons and is in charge of clever officers
James W. Voris and Lowell lines are
in charge of the Office.
The Kate Adams, in command of
Captain Mark r. Cheek, came in at
noon yesterday with l26 bales cotton,
30 head stock and good list of people.
She is the Adams U. s. mail packet
leaving at 5 pm. to day for Helena.
Terrene, Arkansaw City and way land
ings, giving strict attention to bust
ness. The Adams is new and elegant
passenger steamer with frst-class
accommodations and in charge of
clever and experienced officers. J.
W. Outlaw presides ia the Office,
assisted by Will Darragh and John G.
Wyckoff.
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