Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-21

Friars Point and the bends. Jimmy
Thompson is her purser.
The City Of Helena. Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, con
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Mr.. Walton
is master of finance.
The Colorado, Captain Gray, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this even
ing for Vicksburg aud the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to all way
business.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
came in from the upper coast with an.
other big trip of cotton and people. She
leaves this evening for Ashport and all
way landings. Ally Hancock, a clever
gentleman, does the honors Of the office.
The splendid passenger steamer Chas.
Morgan, Captain Stein. willleave Glenn's
wharf boat Sunday morning for Cincin-
natl.
The Idlewild, Captain Stack Lee, came
in this morning from the lower coast with
a good trip. she returns to Chicot and
the bends tomorrow evening, carrying
the mail. Mr.. Ed Thomas is her purser.
The Legal Tender is the regular Sat
urday Arkansas river mail packet. She
will be found 10 port this evening ready
to receive.
The Ruth will arrive to-day With a big
trip of cotton and leaves tomorrow even
ing for all points on White river through
to JacksonpOrt, carrying the mail. Cap
tain Ed Postal commands.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and the
Golden Rule for New Orleans left Louis
vile yesterday.
The City Of Chester returned to St.
Louis last evening with 81 bales Of East
ern cotton aud a fair list of people.
The Thompson Dean for New Orleans
had 1900 bales of cotton, 100 tons Of way
freight, a lot of stock, so cabin passen-
gers and $50 deckers. She has engage
ments in the bends suti cient to fill her
out.
The little steamer Bluff City, which
piled in Black river, struck a snsg a few
days since, one hundred miles above
Jacksonport, and sunk. She was on her
way from Pocahontas to Jacksonport
with 30 bales of cotton on board. The
boat will prove a total loss. She was
owned by Captain Paine, her COM
mander, and was not insured.
Captain J. 7. Washington has nearly
5000 sacks of oil meal on the landing
for shipment to New Orleans by the City
Of Alton.
On our local page will be found an
interesting article as regards the APP
pointment by the Mayor Of the next
Wharfmaster.
the U. P. Schenck is due up for the
Ohio.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston,
Captain Charley Miller, leaves tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock for New Or
leans and the bends. Elliott Miller is
her purser. Captain R. W. Lightburne
will make engagements for her.
There a be no blame attached to the
officers Of the st. Francis Belle for her
grounding at Island IS on Sunday night
last. 1t being so dark and the fog very
thick, she was unable to run, and about
seven o'clock made the shore at the foot
of the Island. Near midnight the tim.
Der began falling in the river, and Capt.
Abbott and his officers, fearing that his
steamer might be crushed blythe falling
timber, endeavored to find a safe har-
Dor or float out in the river and anchor.
But in doing so, the fog being so dense,
they could not navigate, and conse'
quently ran on to the bar. The rapid
decline of the river prevented her from
being relieved from her position. The
sand commenced washing from under
her bow, and Captain Abbott aud his
crew, in order to save his steamer, threw
overheard 200 bales of cotton, which was
saved, and will be brough. up by the
Trader. Captain Abbott and his officers
worked for the interest Of the insurance
companies, and also worked to ave the
boat. They deserve much praise.
[River Correspondence
OK BOARD THE JANIS D. PARKER,(
FROM CINCINNATI TO MEMPHIS.
Having my arrangements all complete
and ready for a trip to Memphis, anC
time being not very important, | %conclu-
ded to 90 by river. Having heard anc
read a great deal about the many pleas
ant trips others had made on the good
steamer James D. Parker, with R. W.
Wise as her eve popular skipper, We
came to the conclusion to make a trip on
her (although the great Mary Houston
was lying alongside and ready to sail a
the same hour. We got away on Sat
urday evening, January Is; had a very
good start in the way Of freight anC
about thirty passengers, and among then
a good proportion Of ladies'. Notable
among our passengers was Mr.. Levi
Voight and family. Mr.. Weight is a yerl
prominent merchant of Cincinnati anC
is also a prominent member of the Boart
Of Aldermen Of the same city: We ais,