Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-25


The Kittie Hegler returned to Cipciu.
natl last evening with a fair list of pas.
sengers and a lot OF cotton, rags and iron.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal. will
leave positively to-day for White river
She was delayed on account of her re.
pairs.
The Era No. 9, Captain Basket
brought in from St. Francis river III
bales Of cotton, 1894 sacks seed and A LOT
of sundries. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for st. Francis
river, attending to all way business in
Council and Walnut bends. CAPTAIN
Drinkwater, a clever gentleman. con-
trolls the affairs Of the office.
The A. J. White, Captain George Ma
lone in command, will be found IN port
to-day receiving for Napoleon and the
bends, and leaves tomorrow evening,
paying strict attention 10 all way bust.
ness. Captain A. L. Cummins is her
prime minister.
The levee was lined to day with cot
ton, cotton seed and other freights.
The ST. Francis Belle, Captain Milt
Harry IN command, will arrive to-day
from White river, and leave tomorrow
evening with Il return trip for all points
on White. Black and Little Red rivers.
Ed Crowell, an efficient officer, does the
honors OF the office.
The Cherokee will be down TO day en-
route to New Orleans.
The transfer steamer McComb col
lided with the Ed Hobbs yesterday morn.
ing at Cairo. The latter had her wheel
demolished and both cylinder timbers
broken. The McComb was not damaged.
The Belle OF Texas, Captain O. K.
Joplin, came in this moraing from the
upper coast with 34l bales of cotton
l38Tsaeks of seed, o lot Of sundries, and
a good list of people. She leaves this
evening with q return trip for Ashport
and all way landings on the upper coast
Joe W. Rhodes is her clever and accom-.
modating clerk.
The Maumelle has entered the Little
Rock and mouth of the river trade. and
will continue to ply between the Rock
and the mouth Of the river during low
water season.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in from Vicksbure with
$50 bales of cotton, a big lot of seed and
sundrles and a good list of passengers
She leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Vicksburg and the bends,
paying strict attention to all way bust.
ness, connecting at Vicksburg with the
r, Il. Lee for New Orleans and the
Yazoo and Tallahatchie river packets.
Captain Joe Spears controls the affairs
of the office and mas efficient aids.
BY 8 o'clock yesterday morning the
bluff was lined with people-meD, wo-
men and ehildren-all auxiously await
ing the arrival Of the mammoth steamer
Mary Bell, which was expected here ON
Saturday evening. All eyes we're turned
up stream %endeavoring to catch sight of
some sign of her approach. About II
o'clock huge volumes Of smoke were
seen to ascend in the bend of Island 40
and in an hour thereafter the monster
hove in sighttounding the bead at Hone.
field, where she landed to take on the
freight awaiting her at that point, Az
ter shipping BIT bales of cotton. 30
bales OF hay, a lot of other freight and
receiving on board a large number of
citizens who had crossed over TO Home
held during the morning 10 meet her,
she backed OFT and Strengthened herself
for our landing. AS she passed the
mouth Of Wolf she blew her whistle and
fired a salute which awoke the echoes
Tar out into the swamps of Arkansas and
brought to the bluffs still larger crowds
OF people. She passed down IN front Of
the city with flying streame s, while a
band on board played in a lively strain.
and when opposite the elevator rounded
to, came back and landed at the foot Of
Monroe street, where she was boarded nv
at least FIVE thousand people during the
evening. Such a reception was never
given to a steamer at our landing before
The Mary Bell exceeded the expecta-
tons OF every one, being larger and finer
than had been anticipated. Our river
man found her dimensions to be as fol.
lows Length of hull, 325 feet; breadth
OF beam, SO feet; over all, "a feet. She
has eight new steel boilers, with bipb.
pressure engines, 8 feet stroke; diameter
of cylinders, 80 inches; diameter of wa
ter,wheels, 3S feet, with buckets l64 feet
in length. The cabin is all that heart
can desire for comfort and convenience.
She added here 6l5 bales Of cotton and
some other iyeights and got away at noon
to-day amid the cheers Of thousands who
assembled on the bluff to witness her de-
partute. Three thousand bales of cot.
ton await her at Helena, besides about
5000 more in the bends. The Mary Bell
will go into New Orleans with the largest
cargo ever landed there by a Mississippi
steamer.
The City Of Quincy passed dowh yes
terday for New Orleans veil laden.
The Mary Houston will be down to-
morrow for New urleaus.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee in
command, came in last night with 536
bales OF cotton and 1886 sacks seed. She
leaves this evening with a return trir for
Friar's Point and the bends. Jimmy
Thompson oficiates in the office.
The Qniokstep, Captain Stack Lee. is
the regular Tuesday packet for the
mouth of White river and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to ali ].
way business. HAIRY Eateman has
{" the o@ce.
.h9 Mary Bel has engagements in the
bends for COCO bales of cotton.
The levee is 10 a terrible condition.
and st~eamhoatmen experience much
trouble IN getting on board of steamers
and diteharging their freight. The
Mary Bell lost overheard to-day two
OF bacon on account of the condi-
linn OF Tho whnrf ILL., ..