Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-16

The Clarksvlle from Arksnsas river
arrived at New Orleans yesterday. and
the Atlantic and bsrges left that port for
St. Louis.
The Illinois for Memphis aud Capitol
City for st. Louis left vicksburg yester-
day.
The Mary Miller is due up Monday
bound for the Ohio river.
The Bee is due down tomorrow with a
TOW, including the hull Of the Belle Lee,
which goes to Nstchez to serve as a
w~harlboat.
The City Of Vicksburg passed up last
night for st. Louis with a good trip Of
cotton aud people.
The Grand Tower. Captain Lennox,
came ia this morning from st. Louis
with q full cargo Of grain and produce
aud leaves this evening with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis, connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Thomas White. an Ell
Gent officer, has charge Of the Office.
The good steamer A. j. White, Capt.
George Malone in command, leaves this
evening for Napoleon and the bends.
paying strict attentisn TO all way bush
ness. The White has no superior as a
safe carrier, and also has unsurpassed
passenger accommodations. Capt. A.
L. Cummins, = courteous gentleman,
holds forth ia the office, and is ably as
sisted by Messrs. Billy Smithers and
Vim. Adylett.
The Era No. 3, Captain Basket in
command, came in this morning from
St. Francis river with 1870 bales Of cot
ton aud 900 sacks Of seed. She leaves
this evening with 3 return trip for all
points on 81. Francis river through TO
Wittsburg, and attends 10 all way BUSH
ness in Council and Walnut bends.
Captain Drinkwater presides at the desk,
which ia a sure guarantee that all bust
meas will meet with prompt attention.
The Quickstep, in command OF that
ever popular officer, Captain Stack Lee,
leaves this evening for the mouth of
Ghits river aud all intermediate land
ings, carrying the mail and attending to
ell way business. Harry Bateman, q
worthy and efficient officer, has charge
of the office, and is seconded by Captain
John Darby,
The Osceola will arrive here Sunday
from st. Louis and leave on Tuesday for
St. Francis river.
The John B Msude will be here to
cave for New Orleans and the bends on
tuesday next. Captain Washington
will make engagements for her.
The staunch and light-draught steamer
Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene Smith in
command, leaves this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Walker Outlaw, a gentle
man who il noted for his uniform kind
ness and prompt atteRtion to business,
has charge of the office
The packets ont last night were we'll
represented in freight and people.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal in com.
maud, leaves this evening Tor al points
on White, Black aud Little Red rivers,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Ed Crowell, a clever and
accommodating officer. has charge Of the
office aud is ably assisted by John Tur-
ney.
The Colorado, Capt. Ed Gray, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving here to nor
row morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way b~usiness.
The favorite aud comfortable passen.
ger steamer James d. Parker, in COM
mand Of the renowned Capt Bob Wise.
leaves this eyeniug<for Cairo sud all
points on the Ohio through to Pittsburg,
connecting with the railroads Tor all
points East. Lutte kets0. one OF the
best fellows in the worli and an accom-
modsting clerk, presides at the desk.
The new steamer Mary Belle leaves St
Louis to-day for New Orleans, and leaves
here on Wednesday next.
The fine steamer Arlington, Captain
Dan Moore in command, will leave the
wharfbost this evening for New Orleans
aud the bends. She will pay strict at
%tention to all way business. Alex Nc
COnnell has charge OF the Office.
The Rosa Miller, Captain WOODBURY.,
will arrive tomorrow from Arkansas
river with q big trip of cotton, and will
leave Tuesday on a return trip.
Captain Bob Wise Of the Parker. who
has endeared himself 20 everybody, wal
80 happy last evening over the result OF
the Ohio election that he paid his crew
Of in hard money, instead Of rag money.
Captain o. p. Shinkle, late Of the
Charles Bodmann, will soon have his
new steamer, the Golden Rule, ready for
business.
Captain Hicks new steamer Mary
Bell cost $4,000 1t will cost $500 per
day to run her.
The proposed new steamboat law says
in regard to pilots: "On all rivers and
streams where there is q current flowing
steadily in one direction, the descending
boat, when meeting al ascending one,
shall have the right Of way aud shall
give the FIRST signsl-oue sound of the
steam whistle if she wishes to 90 to the
right, aud two sounds il TO the left-and
the ascending boat shall answer by re
pesting the signal as given by the de-
scending boat, and shall not attempt to
alter or change it, but shall steer accord
ugly. II from unavoidable cause she
IS unable to comply with the
signal ut once, she shsll, in addi-
ton to repeating the signal, give
four short sounds and back down until
she can obey. On hearing this signal
the descending pilot shall repeat it, 60 az
10 let the ascending pilot know that be
mas been understood, and he shall stop
ME engine and prepare to back il neces
AIRY; sut in no case shall either be al
owed to change bis course fron that 10.
Heated by the signal until the signal il
made by the descending boat and an