Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-15

made ct Cincinnati for transfer of
passengers or baggage. Capt. Deems
does the honors of the office. Capt.
R. w. L~ightburne, the energetic
agent of the line, will make engage
ments for her.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning irom
the lower coast with three bales of
cotton 230 sacks of seed and sun
dries, and had a good list of people,
amongst them were Colonel Jesse
Forrest and family Mr.. Wooten,
wife and mother, of Helena; Misses
Thurman and Anderson, Austin,
Mississippi Miss Lake, Memphis /;
Mr.. Williford and wife, Cat Island.
She returns to Friar's Point this
evening, carrying the mail and
giving special attention to all way
business. Mr.. Ed Thomas, an affable
gentleman, controls the Office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Ed.
Rowland in command, came in this
morning from Arkansas river with
% bales of cotton, 1876 sacks seed,
and 76 barrels oil, and reshipped,
at the mouth Z bales cotton, 2S4
sacks oil cake, and packages hides.
She leaves tomorrow evening for
Little Rock, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Jimmy
Thompson and Billy Nucles, two
clever gentlemen, are her clerks.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
arrived at noon from White riv-
er with a good trip, and leaves to-
morrow evening for Jacksonport,
attending to all way business, and
connecting with the Alberta for
Batesville, and the Macarthur for
Black river. She will also give spe-
cial attention to all way business on
The Mississippi this side of Ter
rene. Ed. Crowell presides at the
desk, and is seconded by viii Tur-
ney.
The Grand Tower, Capt, Lennox,
came up last evening from Vicks-
burg with a fair list of people and
freight. She put off here 177 bbls.
potatoes, several bales Of cotton and
sundries, and adds $50 bales of
Eastern cotton, 500 bbls. new pota-
toes and a lot of way freight, and
leaves the elevator at sharp five
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
connecting with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West
and the Northern Line packets for
st. Paul. Tom White is her purser.
Captain Phil Harmon, of the
Carl ScAurz, has chartered the neat
little steamer Aggie to take the
place of the Carl Schurz. She will
leave this evening at five o'clock for
Scanlan's Landing, and will con-
tinue in the trade, leaving on Mon
days, Fridays and Saturdays, until
the Schurz returns to resume her
regular trips. Captain Phil Har-
mon will command and clerk the
Aggie, and will attend promptly to
all business. She is receiving at
the foot of Union street.
The Missouri river, after doing
much damage, is about to subside
and get in its little bed. The bulk
of the water, which has overlooked
the bottoms and devastated the
country adjacent to the river, is
out of the Platte and Kansas rivers
and otheHsmall streams entering the
Missouri from the south. The rise
from the Yellowstone and mountain
regions is sufficient for navigation
purposes, but is doing no damage.
At Kansas City the river is some
Two feet higher than in 1866, and
all the bottom plantations are over
flowed. Hundreds Of acres Of drift
wood, rails, ETC., are rushing onward
with a velocity startling to behold.
At Boonyille the current was SC
strong that the Alex Kendall and
Headlight were unable to pas;
through the draw Of the bridge
and had to pass up under the shore
span after removing their chimneys
and pilot houses, with the assistance
Of their steam capstanS and lines
About Coral.