Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-24

evening Win a f6Iufn Trip IOf Dycrb-
burg and all points Oh Forked Deer
river. T.. B. Pendleton is her clever
and attentive clerk.
The caving of the river bank and
leyee at Skipwith's Landing continues.
The main levee is gone, and the or
iginal site of the town has disappeared.
Debris Of torn down houses lay on
every side, while a little protection of
scarcely II inches has to prevent the
devastating waters of the river from
inundating the adjacent country.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
Q. Crane, of the Anchor Line, leaves
the company's wharf boat, foot of
Monroe street, at sharp 5 o'clock this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, doing
all bend business and making direct
connection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Mr.. o.
Hewitt, a courteous gentleman, is her
purser.
The upper coast mail packet 0sceola
Belle came in on time with 1872 bales
and 10 bags of cotton, 724 sacks seed
and sundries. She returns this even
ing to Osceola, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Captain j. G..
Andrews commands, with B. 0.
Michel, Cyrus Fay and AL Speeres, a
trio Of clever gentlemen, in charge of
the office.
The Batesville, Captain J. D. Ran
dali brought in from st. Francis river
lO8 bales and IL bags cotton, 719 SKIS
seed, 10 SKIS corn, 10 pkgs sundries,
and reshipped for New Orleans As
bales cotton. She leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Wits
burg and all points on st. Francis
river, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. d. B. Abrahams,
an efficient clerk and worthy gentle
man, controls the Office, assisted by
Birdie Banning.
The swift and elegant steamer ILL
nois, in command of Captain John B.
Davis, arrived from the lowerYcoast on
time with 16l bales and II bags Of
cotton, 81 sacks seed, 2 head cattle
and 10 pkgs sundries. She leaves this
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, with a re-
turn trip for Arkansas City, attending
promptly to all way and plantation
business. Captain John Gwathmey is
her chief clerk, assisted by Marlin
Jones and Lou Briggs.
The George W. Cheek, of the Lee
Mail Line, Captain Stacker Lee in
command, brought in from the lower
coast 40 bales of cotton, s. SKIS seed
and sundries. She leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Friar's
Point, being the regular Tuesday
mail packet. w. w. Houston does
the honors of the Office assisted by
Nat Banks.
The following are the delegates ap-
pointed to attend the steamboat
convention to be held at Cincinnati
on the 3lst inst, by the meeting held
here at the cotton exchange Saturday
afternoon ]. G. Nicely, I. NJ. Hill
Jerome Hill, i. Hanauer, H. Fur.
stenheim, r. w. Lightburne, Capt
James Lee, N. NJ. Jones, A. j. Kel
lar, W. +. Avery, John D. Adams
Captain Milt Harry and Sam Tate.
General Wade Hampton, jr., arrived
last night at II o'clock from the lowel
coast on the fine steamer Ouachit;
Belle, and was taken in charge b,
Captain Thomas Herman, the ehicien'
passenger agent Of the Memphis anC
Charleston railroad, and transferred t.
the train that left at II last night Oh
the Charleston road, bound 70
Charleston City.
The Anchor Line packet City O
Yicksburg, Captain Bob Riley, vii
leave the company's wharfboat, foot 0
Monroe street, this evening at fou
o'clock, sharp for Vicksburg, payin.
strict attention to all way business
aud making close connection at Vicks
burg with the ParisOtt Line for al
points on Yazoo river, and the r. X
Lee for New Orleans, giving througI
bills Of lading and ticketing passen
gers through. Chris Sharp %oficiate
in the Office.
The decision of Judge McKenna, VS.
Pittsburg, in the case Of Mcmillan a
Evans, is regarded with considerabl
favor by boatmen. Captain McMillal
demanded three hundred dollars for
license for steam capstan on the steam
err Montana. Captain Evans rendered
two hundred dollars, which was re
fused, and an action of contempt wa.
brought by Captain Mcmillan. TIL,
decision is that two hundred dollar.
was enough for a boat of the tonnage
of the Montana.
The red tiger" packet Coahoma
Captain Henry Cooper, of the LIE,
Mail Line, came in yesterday from tn,
lower coast with 140 bales of cotton
848 SKIS seed and Z pkgs sundries. Sh
leaves at six o'clock sharp this even
ing with a return trip for Friar's Point
carrying the mail, doing all bend
business and making direct connection
at Glendale with the Mobile an,
Northwestern railroad. Billy Smither
Frank Ellison and Plat Rhodes ar
her clever and accommodating clerks
The 0uachita Belle, Captain Mari
Cheek, of the Adams Mail Line, cam.
in on time last night from Vieksburj
with II bales and 3 bags cotton, 10 SIX
corn and 30 pkgs sundries. She viii
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Vicksburg, carrying the mail
doing all way business and making
close connection at Yicksburg witt
the Parisott Line for all points on tn.
Yazoo river and the r. Il. Lee 70.
New Orleans, tioketing passenger
through and giving through bills O
lading. Captain Lee Cummins is hel