Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-27

strict attention to all way business
Captain 0. K. Joplin does the honors O
the Office, and is seconded by jim
Franklin.
The George W. Cheek. Captain Nat
Green, came in yesterday morning viii
255 bales of coitsn. and 800 sacks o.
seed. She leaves this evening for Hell.
ena and the bends, attending to ell wal
business. Messrs. d. P. DAVIS and Billy
Willis, two clever gentlemen, have charge
Of the Office.
The St Francis Belle, Captain Mil
Harry, is the regular Tuesday White
river mail packet She viii De found in
port this evening ready 10 receive.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, is due
to-day from Cincinnati with a full cargo
Of Western products, and leaves on Wed
uesday with a return trip for the Ohio
river.
The Golden Rule passed down Sunday
morning for New Orleans loaded down
to the guards.
The Idlewild, Captain Stack Lee,
brought in yesterday morning $50 bales
cotton, $50 sacks seed and a big list oil
people. She leaves tomorrow evening
on a return trip to Chicot City and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business.
The John B. Maude, Captain Jud
West, will arrive to day from New Or.
leans and leave promptly tomorrow
evening for New Orleans and he bends.
Major Bradford and Captain Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
The City of Augusta, Captain John D.
Elliott, is the regular Tuesday packet for
White river.
The big Mary Bell Willie here tonight
to receive for New Orleans, and leaves
on Wednesday. Captain Washington
will make engagements for her.
The 0sceola Belle, in command oil
Captain Joplin, left here Saturday even
ing at 6 o'clock, msGS 26 landings and
landed at 0sceola Sunday morning at G
am. This speaks well for her skipper,
Captain Joplin, who is an experienced
and careful boatman and a good packet
tradesman.
The Louisville for the Ohio river and
Belle Of Shreveport for st. Louis passed
up yesterday.
The landing to-day was blocked with
cotton and other freights.
The City of Alton passed down Satur-
day. She added here $50 bales cotton.
The ALT Stevens came in from St.
Louis with 450 tons of freight, and dis
charged at Glenn's big wharfboat.
The old wheel-horse packet a. j.
White, with Captain Cummins in the
saddle, came in this morning from the
lower coast with 2O9 bales Of cotton, $40
sacks seed and a big list of people, She
made q quick trip and done a big way
business on the round trip. She returns
this evening to Napoleon and the bends,
giving strict attention to all way bust
ness, Captain Geo. Malone commands,
with Captain A. G. Cummins III charge
Of the Office.
The Arlington will be due up to.mor-
row for Cincinnati.
Captain Basket, of the Era No. 8,
(which ran aground during the fog on
Wednesday night last near the mouth Of
st. Francis %river), arrived in the city on
Sunday morning. His boat is in a
pocket, but lays straight and will be
easily set aloat with a rise of three feet.
He feels assured that his boat will arrive
here in time to leave on her next regular
day.
The Belle Memphis. from st. Louis,
and Ashland, from the Ohio river, are
due to-day.
The Mississippi is rising rapidly at
Cairo.
The Belle Memphis and Ashland, for
Memphis, and Joe Kinney and Julia, for
Vicksburg, left Cairo last evening.
At Cincinnati yesterday the Ohio was
rising six inches per hour.
George Duncan, formerly of The Bull
letin, is river editor of the New Orleans
Democrat. Mr.. Duncan is a practical
printer, a good thinker, quite a favorlse
IN river %circles and we feel satisfied hat
ne will make Lis department worthy OF
perusal in marine circles.
Captain Joe Spears, chief clerk Of the
Illinois, and one of the most popular
ones on the river, came up on the Mary
Miller yesterday, but he never said
turkey once.
The Mary Miller, with part Of the crew
of the Illinois, came into port this morn
ing. Protest was entered here, and as
Captain Lee Crane abandoned his craft.
Captain Mark Cheek and his officers are
entitled to salvage on the boat and cargo,
which is q "fat take for them. It il
also rumored that Captain Crane and
some Of his crew were not in a proper
condition to manage their craft.
The Julia, Captain Blake, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving the elevator to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks
burg and the bends.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, con,
Meeting with the principal railroads foI
all points East and West.
The Commonwealth, Captain Yore,
will leave Glenn's wharfboat this even.
ing for New Orleans and the bends.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain J.. j.
Darragh in command, is receiving at
Glenn's wharlboat for all points on Ar.
kansas river through to Little Rock, and
leaves tomorrow evening. Billy Butler
is her efficient purser.
SINKING OF THE MARY MILLER.-On
the morning of the oath at 4 o'clock,
the steamer Illinois was at Point Com,
fort, Arkansas, and was signaled by q
steamboat lying above in Panther For
est, and on going 70 her assistance found
it to be the Mary Miller, heavily lader
and sinking, her hold being then full o.
water and everybody on shore. Cap.
tain Crane declared his boat lost
and requested the captain Of
the steamer Illinois to a what b,
could. All hands on the Illinois
were Immediately nut To work UNLOADING