Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-19

purser.
The steamer Frank Beck sunk in Sun
flower river near the Narrows no Sunday.
She was en- route from Steele's Bayou to
Vicksburg with a cargo of ll9 bales Of
cotton. The boat was valued at $4,000
and was uninsured. She was owned by
Captain MetzIer and Charles Pare, her
clerk.
The Mary Ament, in command Of the
ever popular officer, Captain 0. X. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Johuson's
Landing and all way points in the bends,
attending to all way business. Joe W.
Rhodes, a courteous and attentive officer,
presides in the Office.
Plat Rhodes has resigned his position
as third clerk Of the Cheek, and is now
open for an engagement.
Phin Starr, mate of the Mary Boyd,
specialized in eggs this trip. The rapid
decline in the market caused him heavy
losses which resulted in bursting up his
speculations.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry in
command, is the Saturday packet for
White river. She will be in port to day
to receive and will leave tomorrow
evening, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Ed
Postal presides in the office.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
will be found in port to-day receiving
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
and leaves to morrow evening. Alex
Mcconnell is her head center.
The A. j. White, Captain George Ma.
lone, is the regular Saturday mail
packet for. Napoleon and the bends,
leaving tomorrow evening ana attending
to all way business. Captain A. L..
Cummins does the honors Of the office.
The A. J. White from Napoleon
brought in this morning so bales cotton,
81 sacks seed, a lot Of sundries and also
a big list Of people.
The Colorado passed up this morning
for St. Louis with a fair trip.
The steamer Emma is IT. the clutches
Of the United States Marshal at Vicks-
burg, and will soon be sold at public auc-
ton.
Captain Milt Harry says he is going to
put another packet in the White river
trade, which will leave here every Tues
day.
The Grand Tower is the Anchor Line
packet, leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. Cap.
tain Lennox commands, with Tom White
in the Office. She carries the mail and
connects at Cairo aad St. Louis with the
principal railroads for points East and
West.
The Phil Allin went out last night
for Friar's Point with a good trip.
A heavy fog and mist prevailed on the
river this morning.
The c. B. Church leaves Pittsburg
this evening for New Orleans.
The Legal Tender, Captain VIZ.
Elliott in command, has deferred her
departure until tomorrow on account OF
the rain and being unable to gil her
engagements. She will leave positively
tomorrow evening for Little Rock and
all way landings on Arkansas river. and
will take freight for the bends as far
down as Napoleon. The Legal Tender
being swift will go through with dis.
patch Dan Sullivan, an efficient Of
icer, controls the affairs of the Office.
and is assisted by Tom Halliburton.
The river in the bends below here is
gradually ~encroaching on the leyees and
a number of plantations are now under
water. Several points between here and
Napoleon are threatened with inunda.
ton.
Through a private telegram we learn
that the Tennessee river fell eight niche,
at Johnsonyille, and seven and a hall
inches at Danville last night.
The Fort Gibson arrived this morning
from Arkansas river with 26O bales y
cotton, 1893 saCSs seed and a lot of ann.
dries, and reshipped at the mouth of the
river 40 bales of cotton. She is receiv.
ing for a return trip, and leaves to-mor.
row evening for Pine Bluff.
The hard rains to-day checked the
business Of freight-handling on 1.-THE levee.
Captain Frank Hicks will build, &C
Louisville, q hull the dimensions ofthat
Of the James Howard for the machinery
and cabin Of the Belle Lee. He wants
to make the new boat a ten thousand.
bale carrier, The-aew boat and the