Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-24

onarp Is nef auaDle CLERK.
The neat little packet Shields, Capt.
James G. Shields in command, leaves
this evening for New Madrid and all
intermediate landings on the upper
coast. Charles H. Neauter. a clever
gentleman, presides in the Office.
The Anchor Line packet Annie P.
Silver leaves the company's wharfboat
this evening at five o clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all way business
and making close railroad connections
for all points East and West.
The Lee Line mail packet Geo. w.
Check, Captain Stacker Lee, is the
regular Tuesday packet for Friar's
Point and the lower coast. w. w.
Houston, one of the best fellows in the
world, holds forth in the Office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
will arrive from White river to-day
and leave Wednesday evening next
with a return trip, going through to
Jacksenport. Charley Postal is her
gentlemanly clerk. Freight will be
received for her at all times at Glenn's
wharf boat.
The Coahoma, with Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the regular
Lee Mail Line packet this evening for
Friar's Point and all way landings,
running on schedule time. This boat
has the reputation of attending faith
fully to way business. Billy Smither,
Frank Ellison and Plat Rhodes are
her clerks.
The j. w. Calf, Captain Bob Wise,
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati
with a Mardi-Gra excursion, and will
leave on Wednesday evening with a
return trip for Cincinnati. Captain
r.. w. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her. Captain Wash Thomp-
son, one of the cleyerest gentlemen on
the river, has charge of the Office.
The Batesville, Captain IMaumus in
command, came in yesterday from ST.
Francis river with 300 bales of cotton,
Z SKIS seed cotton, 418 SKIS seed, Il
head stock and 60 pkgs sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth 2l7 bales cot
ton. She returns tomorrow evening,
going through to Wittsburg. Captain
d. B. Abrahams is her chief clerk,
assisted by Birdie Banning.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, arrived this
morning from Arkansas river with 6lG
bales Of cotton, and reshipped at the
mouth 354 total out of the river, 973
She had also 3l4 SKIS seed and 81 pkgs
sundries. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Arkansas
river. Captain Jimmy Thompson is
her purser.
The elegant steamer Ouachita Belle,
Captain Mark Cheek, came in from
V~icksburg with a good trip as usual
and leaves tomorrow evening with q
return trip, carrying the mail, doing
all way business and making direct
connection at Vicksburg with The
New Orleans and Yazoo river packets
Captain Lee Cummins is her chic.
clerk. assisted by Neil Booker anC
Lee Cummins, jr.
The Ed Richardson cleared Satur
! day night for New Orleans with 1901
/ tons Of miscellaneous freight, taken OIL
at Cairo and in the bends, and addel
$ here 1886 bales cotton, HOO sacks o.
! cake, 1900 sacks oil meal, 400 bbls OF
and a large amount of miscellaneou
+. freight, and took on at Hopefeld 10
!. bales cotton. She had also a fair lis
of people. She has engagements il
, the bends sufficient to fill her out.
The Cherokee, en- route from Gin
%cinnati to st. Louis, was still agrount
at Goose Island on Saturday last. TIL
7 3 officers of the Yaeger report her wa,
out Of the channel, and hardl
thought she would attempt to run, AM
the conclusion was that somethinJ
, must have got wrong with her ma
chinery and caused her to drift dow
to where she lays. She has both spar
set and is thus holding herself up.
The Belle of Texas was foundere,
at sea on the Atlantic coast, about 10
, miles from the mouth of st. John
river. No particulars as yet-only
telegram from her commander, Capt
| S. o. Heminway, who telegraphed Col
Robert A. Speed of this city, Satur
day evening from Palatka, Fla.
belle of Texas a total loss. Particu
lars by mail" She was owned by tn
: following persons: Captain j. j. Oar
f ragh, three-fourths Colonel Rober
A. Speed, one-eighth Captain JOIN
NJ. Peters, one-eighth. She hat
nearly reached her destination, afte
travelling 1900 miles by gulf and sea.
New Orleans Times Judge Bill
lings had United States Commissions
7 Lanes up before him yesterday 70
: malfeasance in Office, on the complain
t of the Steamboatmen's Association
in behalf of the steamer Natchez. |
seems that on Saturday, the 8th, tn,
commissioner had the suits Of tire,
roustabOuts of the Natchez before him
and dismissed them yesterday. H
cited the boats officers to appear be
fore him to answer the three identioa
suits of the three men hehadsummaril,
dismissed on the previous Saturday
Judge Billings says very plainly tina
that kind of work must be stopped, a,
! it is virtually crippling commerce t,
, allow it longer to proceed. We hopI
he will, as our steamboatmen hav,
: been annoyed enough with such friyo
lous suits, and II is high time tina
they had some justice meted out Il
them in the Commissioners Court"
The Vicksburg Herald of Saturda,
says Mr.. VIM, Youngblood, til.
' well-known Yicksburg and New
Orleans pilot, is reported missing
Captain Campbell wanted him at tn.
!, wheel of the Robt. L. Lee, but whel
he sent for him nothing could b
iloornod &c 20 he ,bo,ooLo,,to II.