Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-06

The steamer ] NJ White, q boat
that made ten landings and ran IS
miles in 3 hours and rs minutes, com
menees her season in the New Or.
leans and Greenville trade to day, and
the Ed Richardson wheels into line
on Tuesday next.
The Josie Harry will arrive to.
morrow and is the regular packet
leaving on Saturday for all points on
White river through to Newport,
where direct connection is made with
light draft steamers for upper White
aud Black rivers.
Orders have been received at New
Orleans to commence the dredging Of
Old river. The steamers Martha, ST.
Francis Belle, a tug and the dIedge>
boat Lone Star will probably compose
the feet. All hands under the charge
Of Captain Ed Flood.
The big freight carrier, Belle
Shreveport, recently purchased for the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade il
overdue from St. Louis and bound ior
the Crescent Ciy. Captain G. Wash
Thompson commands, with Charles
Church in charge of the office.
The towboat John Gilmore with
four loaded barges and q fuel boat,
arrived last evening from St. Louis.
She left her bsrges here and went
below to sound, finding sufficient water
she returned and proceeded at day
light on her voyage to New Orleans.
The U. s. snagboat j. N. Macomb,
10 charge Of Captain Frank CaytOn, il
getting ready to leave St. Louis on q
snag pulling expedition, and will work
drought to New Orleans. If the
river is one half as bad as the pilots
say it is, the MacOmb will be a long
time reaching New Orleans.
Captain W G. Brown has resigned
his position as Secretary and Treas
urer Of the Evansville and Tennessee
River Packet Company, which posi-.
ton he has filled for a number OF years
-
MIR. N. s. Groves, who has been act.
ing for several weeks in place Of Mr.
Brown, has been elected to the Office
fhe popular Anchor Line steamer
Arkansas City. ia command Of Cap
tain Harry Brolaski, will be the
packet leaving here at 10 o'clock to
marrow morning for Vicksburg and
the bends She has elegant accom-
modatious, and is in charge of a cleve
set of officers, Charles Qu' smell pre-
sides in the sfhce, assisted by A
Simpson.
In the case Of accidents to steamer
it would be we'll for the Captain il
charge to give the reporter when h
requests it the facts" and not com
pei him to go nosing around the cook
house, chambermaid's department an
among the roustabouts generally, 10
his information, for IN nine cases GU
ten those persons, who have really U
interest at stake, will exaggerate an
the same goes into the papers, for 9TH
whole truth"
Captain Ed R. Thomas is now i
possession Of the documents appoint
ing him agent Of the Milt larry W hit
river mail packets and his Office is a
No. 9 Madison street. Capt. ThOma
is we'll and favorably known to th
merchants Of this city and has bee
connected with the transportation
business for the past twenty years
He is fully cOnversant with all th
details necessary to handle shipment
entrusted to his care in a prompt an.
satisfactory manner. Bills lading vii
be signed by him for freight consigned
to landings on White, Black or Littl
Red rivers.
The peerless Kate Adams came il
early this morning with a fair trip o
freight aud a big list Of people, AZ o
whom came through from ArkanssV
City and left this morning for tn
great Louisville Exposition. Tn.
Adams leaves again this evening fol
Helena, Friar's Point, Terrene, Ark
anssw City and way landings, attend
ing promptly to all business that offer
and connecting at her destination with
trains on the Little Rock, Mississippi
River aud Texas railroad. Captain
Mark r, Check comm ,nds, with Cap
tain Ed Outlaw 10 charge Of the office
assisted by John Q. Wyckoff aud An
sot Rankamith