Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-11

leaving the elevator this evening at
5 o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all way business and
connecting with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Phil
Harmon. brought in yesterday from
the lower coast 70 bales Of cotton
and 40 sacks Of seed, and had in
to-day 80 bales of cotton. She re-
turns this evening to Scanlan's
Landing, giving special attention
to plantation business.
The Anchor Line packet Joe
Kinney, Captain Lennox, will
leave the elevator tomorrow morn
ing at ten O'Clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, taking the mail and
making direct connection at Arkop-
oils with the Pine Bluff railroad
and at Vicksburg with the New
Orleans and Yazoo river packets.
The new steamers Fair Play and
Mary Elizabeth, en- route from
Louisville to New Orleans, are laid
up in the over Ohio on account of
low water, the former at Puppy
creek bar and the latter at Casey.
vile. Both vessels are drawing
more water than there is in the
channel.
The Batesville, Capt. Mat Trem-
mel, came in this morning from the
lower coast with a fair list of cotton
and other freight. She returns this
evening at four o'clock to Benefits
and Folks Landing, taking the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Captain Henry Cooper is her
top clerk, assisted by Lew Briggs.
The palatial passenger steamer
Illinois, Captain Nat Green, came
in this morning from the bends
with 1913 bales and 81 bags cotton,
176 scks Of seed and sundries, and
a good list of people. She returns
this evening to A~rkopolis, taking
the mail and giving special atten-
ton to all plantation business and
connecting at Arkopolis with the
Pine Bluff railroad. John Gam
athey, a gentleman who is recog-
nized for his strict attention to
business and courtesy, controls the
Office, and is assisted by N. Booker
and Joe Boyd.
Captain j. W. Blanks has a little
steamer at Louisville about ready
for business, which he has named
Little Bob B. She is intended to
run as an express packet and feeder
to Captain Blanks larger boats in
the Ouachita river. The Little
Bob B is a side wheeler Of the fol-
lowing dimensions: Length, 1870
feet; beam, % feet; depth Of hold,
3 feet; capacity, 600 bales cotton.
She has two lever engines, with
cylinders 8 inches in diameter, 3
feet stroke. She has one boiler of
AZ inches in diameter, % feet long.
A remarkable phenomenon was
presented OH Sunday, on the
grounds Of Captain Jack Grammer,
at his residence in Evansville. He
has two magnolia trees in his yard,
and on the top Of one of them APP
peared, on Sunday, two mammoth
blooms, full blown. This is extra
ordinary at this season of the year,
especially in that latitude.
The New Orleans and Cincinnati
packets this season will consist al
most entirely Of new boats, the
Oldest of which was built three
ago. They have been SO
thoroughly repaired that insurance
companies have reinstated them on
their books Al. The steamers that
will comprise the New Orleans line
this fall will be the Chas. Morgan,
Thos. Sherlock, A.. G. Donnally,
Golden City, Golden Grown, Golden
Rule, U. p. Schenck, Mary Hous-
ton, G. B. Church, Cherokee, and
Robert Mitchell. OF these, the
Golden Grown, Golden Rule and
Mary Houston, were built this sum-
mer. The remainder, excepting
the Golden City, U. P. Schenck
and Cherokee, are at Fulton COM
pleting repairs. The Ohas. Nor
gan and Thomas Sherlock have
received extraordinary attention
this summer. Their cabins. "a we'll