Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-10

Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business. Chris. Sharpe is her pur-
ser.
The Rosa Miller, Captain ]. ].
Darragh, is the regular Tuesday
packet for Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river, leaving
at sharp five.
No danger of an overflow.
The 0sceola came in yesterday
from st. Francis river with a fair
trip and returns to that stream next
Tuesday week.
The Illinois will have her repairs
finished and leave Tuesday week
for Vicksburg.
The new Arkansas river packet
Governor Garland will arrive here
Tuesday. Captain Ed Rowland
stopped off of the Ella to take COM
mand of her on her arrival.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow even
Ing for Cairo and st. Louis, making
direct connection with the principal
roads for the Centennial and all
points East and West.
The A. j. White, Captain George
Malone, brought in this morning a
good list of cotton seed and peo-
pie. She returns tomorrow even
ing to Vicksburg, attending to all
business and connecting with the
packets for New Orleans and Yazoo
river.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain 0. K.
Joplin, from the upper coast had a
good showing Of freight and peo-
pie, and returns this evening to
AShpOrt and all way landings on
the upper coast. Captain William
Joplin controls the affairs of the
office.
After a long season of hard toll
Captain 0. K. Joplin of the steamer
Osceola Belle has concluded to en-
joy a few months of rest and recu-
peration at Rock Springs, Virginia,
for which place he leaves this after
noon. The people along the upper
coast will miss Captain Joplin; but
some recreation is necessary for the
overworked body and mind, and
hence the Captain takes this trip.
He will soon return, renewed in
and resume his post on
board his fine steamer.
Geo. 0. Walton, Of the City of
Helena, has stopped off for a trip
or two. In his absence Charlie
Quesnel will be in the office, assist
ed by James Spencer as second.
Heavy rains extended along the
courses yesterday.
The Governor Garland laid over
at Evansville until 10 o'clock this
morning.
The Belle OF Shreveport, for st.
passed Vicksburg yesterday
at 4 pm, and will be due here to-
morrow afternoon.
The Arlington, for New Orleans,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The City of Augusta gives a
grand excursion up and down the
tomorrow evening, leaving
The foot of Court street at s O'Clock.
The Ozark (Ark.l Banner of tn e
9TH inst. says;
The water is now nearly, if not
20 feet above low-water mark
between the banks, the low bottom
on either side being over
causing considerable dam
lge if not wholly destroying the
and corn crops on the upper
We are informed that the
river is now at the highest stage
known for the past eight or ten
years. Great loss will be sustained
many in the matter of fences
which have been swept away by the
Hood. 1t is particularly u%nfortu-
nate for planters along the river
whose lands have been overhowed
md crops destroyed, from the fact
hat the season being so far ad-
RANGED renders replanting wholly
'ut of the question, and must re-
'ult in a total loss to the %unfortu-
nate ones.
Missionaries In Africa.