Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-14

In MS report OF the accident to the
Marlin Speed. He states that she
picked up a snag which penetrated her
hull forward of the wheel when it
could not be aft, as she is a sterrwheel
boat.
Captain Oscar Postal will have his
staunch and neat little packet, the
Trader, running in the Cache river
trade in a few days, making regular
connections with the White river
packets and the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad.
The elegant passenger steamer Katie
Hooper, Captain Ed Rowland in COM
mand, leaves this evening at 5 o'clock
for Little Rock and and all points on
Arkansas river in place of the Marlin
Speed, carrying the mail and doing all
way business. Captain Jimmy Thomp-
son, a clever gentleman, presides at
the desk.
The Independent sidewheel passen-
ger steamer Red Wing, Captain John
B. Davis, will arrive Monday from
White river, and leave Tuesday eve
mining with a return trip, going
through to Jacksonport. Ed Orowell
does the honors Of the office.
The regular Memphis and st. Fran
els river United States mail packet
Batesyille, Captain j. d. Randall in
command, leaves this evening at FIVE
O'Clock for st. Francis river and all
points through to Wittsburg, giving
prompt attention to all way business.
Captain D. B. Abrahams, a courteous
gentleman, is her purser, with Birdie
Banning as her supercargo.
The Joe Kinney came in this morn
hing from st. Louis with a big trip Of
freight. The following are the prin-
cipal items of her cargo, which she is
discharging at the Lee wharfboat
1927 brls and POI SKIS -four, 800 SKIS
bran, 54l SKIS corn, ID casks and Il
boxes bacon, 800 pkgs lard, 100 pkgs
butter, 81 rolls bagging, 10 bales and
30 bags cotton. Total packages Of her
cargo, 1892,
The splendid steamer George w.
Cheek, Captain Stacker Lee, of the
Lee Mail Line, is the regular mai
? packet leaving this evening at I
o'clock for Friar's Point, carrying the
! mail and attending promptly to al
way business. Walker Outlaw, q
worthy and efficient clerk, controls
the Office, end is assisted by Plat
Rhodes,
A protest against the city collecting
from steamboats, an ad valOrem tax
was sent to the city council last even.
: ing. The city attorney reported tina
he had doubts as to the liability O
D steamboats, to pay any ad valorem tax
and recommended that the latter tar
: be RENTED on condition that tht
wharfage be paid without contest. 1
was adopted by the board of alder
' men and concurred in by the common
council.
The upper coast mail packet 0sceol;
Belle brought in another good trip
having 179 bales and 81 bags cotton
=. $40 sacks seed and supdries. Shit
leaves this evening with a return triI
for 0sce0la and ali it%ermediate land
: ings, carrying the mail and doing al
y way business. B, Q. Michel, Cyru
Fay and Mr.. Spears, a trio Of cleve
gentlemen and accommodating clerks
Y have charge of the Office.
The Adams Mail Line packet Katy
did, Captain John Woodburn, ha
completed her repairs and leaves agail
this afternoon for Vjcksburg to re
sumo her regular tripsi IN the mail lin
running between Vicksburg and Ar
Y kansas City, connecting with the ele
i CANT sidewheel mail packet 0uachiti
+ Belle. Captain Ed Thomas, n @
the most popular clerks aud boatmel
on the river, runs the clerical depart
ment on the Katydid. He will 500
h have a frst-class sideWheel passenge
steamer in the Memphis and Vicks
+ burg mail line.
vi The Josie Harry, Captain Mil
Harry, came in this morning fror
White river, with 1913 bales Of cotton
y 200 pkgs sundries, 81 cabin passenger,
v and a larA lot of deckers. She Wi
: leave this evening with a return tri
!, for White river, carrying the mail an
y going through to Jacksonport, maxim
" direct connection with the light
draught steamers Miit Harry and Al
n berta for upper White and Blac
'e rivers. She has palatial passenge
accommodations, and is a safe an
II reliable carrier. Captain Joe Moor,
" an affable gentleman, is her chic
clerk, seconded by Jimmy Worries.
The old reliable and punctual Whit
d river packet Hard Cash, Captain Z
Postal, viii pass Dnyall's Bluff earl
tomorrow morning for Memphis, an