Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
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~ ANn Kait SKI - Out tueHlpff9W
morning from Arksnsaw river. and Is
The regular Wednesday packet leaving
for Pine Bluff and way landings,
making connection at her destination
with boats Of TIE pool line for Little
Rock and points above.
The Anchor Line packets announced
to leave at IN m. to morrow are the
City of Vieksburg for Vicksburg, and
the Belle Memphis for Cairo and St.
Louis. Both are fue passenger
steamers, and leave from the elevator
at the foot Of Poplar street Captain
Ad Storm Is their agent.
The popular steamer JsmesW CAT.
Of the Msmphis and Ohio River Line,
Will be in tonight and leave with a
return trip at 8 p N. tomorrow for all
points on the Ohio river through to
Cincinnati, where connection is made
with the different railroads and pas,
sengers tieketed through to Eastern
points at low rates. Captain q. B
Russell commands, with Jas. Surtees
in the Office.
On Saturday last the water at New
Orleans reached the highest point on
record, being equal to that OF 1874.
The break in the levse just below the
Texas and Pacific depot cansed the
water to decline again. Most OF the
whsrves proper, that is, the planking
in front Of the levees are covered
with water, and steamers 10 many
cases have to land freight 100 feet
inrther out than usual.
The fast and elegant electric light
steamer Viii s. Hays, in command of
Captain w, Q. Ticbenor, passes dow
to day for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. She is the finest boat
In the 70" Line, her tables are sup.
piled with the best in the market and
her officers are clever, sociable and
experienced boatmen. Captain g.
Wash Floyd is in charge of the Office.
assisted by Harry Millar.
The Rene Macready came in Satur
day night with 202 bales cotton, 80
bags seed cotton and 1893 SKIS cotton
seed. She is the nail Jacket leaving
again tomorrow evening for Mariana,
the Cut of, Wittsburg and all way
landings on L'Augullle and st Fran
CTS rivers through to Mark Tree, the
crossing of the Memphis and Kansas
City railroad, where connection is
made with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands.
The punctual upper coast steamer
Dean Adams came in on good time
with l5l bales cotton, 10 bags seed
cotton and 304 SKIS cotton seed. She
is the Lee Line packet leaving this
evening for 0sceOla, Plum Point and
way landings on the upper coast,
carrying the mail and attending
promptly to all business that offers.
Captain I. A. Foster commands. with
Hugh Tomlinson in the office, assisted
by Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
The James Lee In command of
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow, brought
in from the lower coast SO bales cot.
ton, 40 SKIS corn, 60 bbls oil and 273
SKIS cotton seed. She is the lee Line
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day
for Helena, Glendale, Friars Point
and intermediate landings, will attend
promptly to all business that offers
and make connection with trains run
ming out from Helena. Arthur
Browne presides in the office, assisted
by Platt Rhodes and Will Ashford.
The Kate Adams, in command Of
Captain Mark r. Cheek, brought in
"a bales cotton, so bbls oil and o fine
list Of people. She is the Adams
Line U. s. mail packet leaving at s
pm. to day for Helena, Terrene,
Arkansaw City and way landings,
attending promptly to all business tina:
offers and connecting at her destina>
ton with trains on the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas railroad,
The Adams has elegant passenger
accommodations, sets splendid table
and is in charge of experienced off
GERS j. w. OUTLAW presides in the
Office, assisted by Will Darrsgh aud
John G. Wyckoif.