Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-01

Henry Cooper commands with Neil
Booker in charge Of the Office.
The BatesNlle, Captain Abrams
in command, came in from St. Francis
river with $50 bales cotton, 4O6 scks
seed, and 20 pkgs sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth GIG bales cotton
total, and out of the river, 9S1 bales.
She leaves Tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Wittsburgand all points
on st. Francis river, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Messrs.
ID. B. Abrams and Birdie Banning,
two clever gentlemen, are her clerks.
The 0uachita Belle, Capt. Mark
Check, came in this morning from
Arkansas City with 343 bales cotton,
1873 bags seed cotton and 1888 sacks
seed. She made an exceeding quick trip
considering the large amount of bus
mess she had to attend to. She leaves
this evening, with a return trip for
Arkansas city. Capt. Lee Cummins
is her chief clerk, and has for his as
s%istants Messrs. VIM. Thomas and
Lee Cummins, Jr.
The barge which was towed out of
st. Francis, loaded with 434 bales
cotton and moored at the mouth ofSt.
Francis river, was caught in a storm
Friday evening and broke loose from
her m%oOrings, swamped and sunk.
The cotton was all consigned to New
Orleans. One hundred and fifty bales
Of the cargo Aoated down by Helena.
The greater portion of it will be
recovered, The E. o. Stanard, com
ing up, recovered from the sunken
barge near 300 bales, on which she
will get salvage.
The famous and popular passenger
steamer Charles Morgan, Captain Al
bert Stein, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. The Morgan, during her
retirement, underwent a thorough
overhauling, was repaired and repaint-
ed in handsome style. She has no
superior in passenger accommodations.
Harry Stein, One of the %cleverest gen.
tlemen on the river, is her chief clerk.
He never fails to make every person
comfortable and at home that travels
on the Morgan.
The elegant side wheel passenger
steamer Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
arrived this morning from Cincinnati
with a full cargo of western products.
the following are the principal items.
725 rolls bagging, 572 SKIS corn, IS SKIS
seed cotton, 200 SKIS cotton. seed, 497
bbls -four, 131 bbls whiskey, II bbls
vinegar, 36 bales cotton, large lot
furniture and sundries. She leaves
Wednesday evening with a re.
turn trip for Cincinnati. Captain
Deems, a clever gentleman, does the
honors of the office. Captain R. w.
, Lightburne will make engagements fol
! her.
T The Mississippi River Improvement
Convention, which was held at Quincy
ILL.,. a few weeks ago, adopted a reso.
: luton instructing its President, ex-
Governor Stanard, of this city, to an.
point an executive committee to pre-.
! pare a memorial to Congress setting
forth more in detail the views of the
Convention upon the subject of the
Improvement of the channel of the
q Mississippi river and its tributaries, tC
L collect and publish statistics bearing
on the subject, for the information Of
the people and the Government, and
to use all further means to procure an
early and favorable action upon this
subject by Congress.
The New Orleans Picayune pays
; Mr.. Horace Il. Andrews United States
commissioner of this district quite a
} compliment. Horace is deserving Of
all the good that can be said about
} him, he is firm and equitable in all
business that comes before him, and
he wal deal out justice to all alike.
he will never persecute poor steam
boatmen for the sake of his fees like
the New Orleans commissioners, as he
is too honorable and honest to do an
unjust act. We wish all United States
commissioners at the various ports
were as good as be is, and steamboat.
men would never have cause to com
plain of injustice.
Captain f. s. Lee, well known in
days gone by as an Arkansas CON-
mander, arrived here yesterday with
the steamer General Charles H.
Tompkins, and will proceed to Pine
Bluff, Arkansas river, in which trade
he expects to ply during the ensuing
winter season. The Tompkins is of
extreme light draft, and is we'll adapt.
ed for Arkansas river navigation at all
seasons. Captain Lee is a picture Of
good cheer and robust health. His