Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-23

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leaving this evening at ) o'clock for
Oscoola and all way landings oil the
upper coast. b. o. Michel, a worthy
gentleman and efficient clerk, has
charge of the Office, assisted by
Messrs. Cyrus Fay and Al Speeres.
The w. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, passed down this morning fol
New Orleans with a big trip of freight.
She discharged here 1000 sacks corn,
600 bbls meal, 300 bbls -four, 260 sacks
bran, 407 sacks oats and 6 horses, and
added 30 tons for points below.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
kee, of the Anchor Line, will leave
the company's wharf boat, foot OF
Monroe street, tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, for Vicksburg and the
bends. She makes direct connection
at Vicksburg with the regular packets
for New Orleans and Yazoo river,
giving through bills of lading and
t%leketing passengers through. George
Walton oficiates in the Office.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, will arrive
here this evening from Vicksburg and
will leave the company's wharfboat
foot of Monroe street, tomorrow even
ing at o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
doing all bend business and making
direct connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Southern Transportation Company
held at Cincinnati, it was decided to
only send out two boats per week for
the remainder of the season. In ac-
cOrdance with the above resolution the
Golden Crown will be held over until
Wednesday. 1t was also decided to Law
the U. P. Schenck up for the present.
and the new Mary Houston will follow
the Golden Crown, leaving Saturday.
The towboat Joseph b. Williams
left Louisville for Red river and New
Orleans Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock
with t~hirty-six boats and barges, con-
tanning 645,0 S9 bushels coal and 80. OOC
bushels coke total, 680,089 bushels
N,5l3 tons coal, 200 tons coke; total
tons, 25,213. Dimensions Of tow
Width over all, 258 feet length. GAS
feet length of steamer included, 862
feet.
Pittsburg kilograms of yesterday
say ALLEGHENY and Monongabela
falling at head waters. Local Inspec-
tors Atkinson and Nuld, in the case
between the officers of the steamer
W. T: Thompson and Captain Adam
Poe, decided the case against Captain
Poe. In, regard to the fast mail ser.
vice, Colonel j. j. Price, who has the
river mail contract between st. Louis
and New Orleans, in company with
Captain Joseph Brown, had a consul
tation at the Monongahela House
with several Of our builders"
The COahoma, of the Lee Mail Line.
Captain Henry Cooper, came in this
morning from Friar's Point with a fair
list of cotton and other freights, and
a large number of people. She leaves
this evening at 6 o'clock, sharp. with
a return trip for Friar's Point, carry.
ing the mail, doing all way business
and making close connection at Glen.
dale with the Mobile and Northwest.
ern railroad. Billy Smither is hel
chief clerk, and has associated witt
him in the Office Platt Rhodes anC
Billy Huston.
The old reliable and Independent
White river packet Hard Cash, Can't
Ed Postal, leaves this evening at {
o'clock sharp for White river and al
points through to Jacksonport. max.
ing direct connection there with light
draught steamers for upper White
and Black rivers. The Hard Cash i,
a safe and reliable carrier, and ha,
good and comfortable passenger ae.
commodations. Charley Postal is hel
chief clerk, which is a sure guarantee
that all business entrusted to her will
meet with proper care and attention
Mr., j. G. Wyckoff. a clever gentleman
and accommodating clerk, second,
him.
The elegant passenger steamer Jas
ID. Parker, in command of that eve
popular boatman Capt. Charley Rus.
sell, leaves this evening at 5 O'Clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
ticketlng passengers through to all
points East at a lower rate than ever.
She also gives excursion rates to all
points on the Ohio river. The Parker
has palatial passenger accommoda-
tons, and is a safe and reliable car
rier in addition to her fine accommo-
dations. She carries a string band
with which to entertain her passen-
gers. Robert Mccoy, a gentleman
who is noted for his universal cour.
tesy and the extra care he uses for the
comfort and enjoyment of the passen-
gers, has, charge of the Office, and is
ably seconded by Harry Millar, one Of
the cleverest and best clerks ON the
river. 1t is quite a pleasure to travel
with such gentlemen as Messrs. Mccoy
and Millar.
The Memphis and Arkansas river
Mail Packet Katie Hooper, in com.
m9nd of Captain Ed Nowland. which
left here on Saturday last for Little
Rock, was caught in a storm yester-
day morning at the Fouche place.
twenty miles below Little Rock, and
while making the crossing the wind
hanked her in against a snag, which
tore a hole in her hull from 20 to 30
feet long, causing here to sink in two
minutes. She lies in seven feet of
water and Captain Nowland has good
hopes of raising her. She had very
little freight on board, which was saved
in a damaged condition. The Katie
Hooper is owned by the Memphis and
Arkansas River Mail Packet Companv.