Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-02

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The Katie Hooper will be due to.
morrow from Arkansaw river and goes
to bank for the present, the Ida Oar
rsgh going out in her place on We'd
nesday evening for Pine Bluff and way
landings on Arkansaw river.
The John 5. Bransford arrived
yesterday morning with 25l bales cot
ton. 8 bags seed cotton and 1892 SKIS
cotton seed. She goes to the bank for
the present, the Rene Macready re-
suming her trips to St. Francis river
tomorrow.
Two years ago Pittsburg had a line
OF six steamers in the s.. Louis trade
as follows: Wyoming, Montana, John
l.. Rhodes, Carrier and Bright Light;
all these boats, with the exception of
the Carrier, have been sold or taken
out of the trade.
The present heavy rise in the Ohio
river has caused coal men at points
south OF Cairo to feel more cheerful,
as their supply of coal was getting
pretty low, the Ohio having fallen
very rapidly, not giving them time to
get out the number of tows they de.
sired.
The Rene Macready, in command Of
Captain .. X. Joplin, leaves to. mor>
row evening for Mariana, the Cut Of,
WlttSburg and all way landings on
L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers.
connecting at her destination with the
light draft steamer Advance for the
Sunk Lands.
The Cons Millar will arrive this
afternoon and leaves at 5 pm. to-
morrow on her return trip for Cincin-
natl and way landings on the Ohio,
giving passengers through tickets and
cheap..rates to points east. Captain j .
D. Moore, clerk James Voris and
their efficient corps of assistants will
see that passengers are made comfort
able and enjoy themselves.
The James Lee, in command Of
Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow, brought
in 2O2 bales cotton, 81 SKIS cotton seed
and good list of people. She is the
Lee Line U. S. mail packet leaving a.
D I'm. to-day for Helena, Glen,
dale, Friars Point and intermediate
landings, giving prompt attention 10
way aud plantation business. Arthur
b. Browne proSides in the Office,
assisted by Plat Rhodes and Will
Ashford.
The Dean Adams, in charge Of
Captain ThOs. A. Foster, brought in
l25 bales cotton, A bags seed cotton,
and 348 SKIS cotton seed. She is the
Lee Line packet leaving this evening
for OSceola, Plum Point and way
landings on the upper coast, carrying
the mail and giving strict attention 10
business. Hugh Tomlinson presides
in the office, assisted by Charles
Bourne and John Rhodes.
The fast and elegant steamer Kate
Adams, in command of Captain Mark
K. Cheek, arrived on time with as
bales cotton, II bags seed cotton, 2
head horses and SO pkps sundries. She
is the Adams Line United States mail
packet leaving this evening for Hell
ena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and way
landings, attending promptly to bust,
ness and connecting at her destination
with trains on the Little Rock, Mis-
siSsippi River and Texas railroad.
J. W, Outlaw prcsides in the Office,
assisted by Will Darragh and John @.
Wyekoff.
Messrs. Ralston and Brace, local
inspectors, have returned from their
tnp to Arkansaw. They have been
g'De nearly two weaks, during which
time they visited Little Rock, where
they inspected the Roseville and
Maumellei at Newport, the Winnie
and Lady Boone; at Fort Smith, the
Jennie May, the Fort Smith and the
new ferryboat Geo. W. Mayo, and at
Dardanelle they inspected the Mill
Boy. All the above boats we're found
in good order. While they we're gone
they also licensed II officers and had
two Investigations
1t was but few minutes after nine
O'Clock yesterday morning when the
steamer James Lee was seen to come
around the point on the Arkapsaw
side and steam gracefully to her land
lag at the foot of Madison street,
watched from the bluffs and levee BY
anxious crowds of interested people
who had gathered to witness the
home stretch" Of the biggest race on
record, The Lee left Helena Saturday
night at 10 minutes past 8 o'clock,
(having been detained on her down
ward trip, made 80 landings for the
purpose OF attending to her mail bust.
ness and taking On freight and passen.
gers, ran part of the time under slow
bells, but arrived here at 9.l5 yester-
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