Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-21

Richardson tomorrow evening. Tom
Howard, her clerk, never fails to en-
terrain in a royal manner.
The popular Anchor Line packet
John b. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake.
will leave the Anchor Line wharf.
boat tomorrow at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, paying
strict attention to all way business.
The Hon. Casey Young has notified
the legislature that if they would pass
a resolution declaring the Hatchie
river navigable he would secure an
appropriation for the survey and i'm
provement of the same.
There are six Aatboats still moored
at our landing, four of which are
loaded with potatoes and apples, and
two are empty, all their stock having
been disposed of here. One other
boat is lying at the Island above the
city, loaded with hay.
The Mary Houston and Guiding
Star are coming down the river, and
expect to pass here tomorrow. But
unless the weather is more favorable
they will not be down before Sunday.
They are on a flying trip, and will only
remain here long enough to coal.
The towboat Thomas w. Means,
with a tow of barges containing 10000
bbls salt for Mr.. John X. Speed, the
well-known and established commits
sion merchant, came in last evening
from the Ohio, and is discharging al
the foot of Jefferson and Union
streets.
The o. w. Pierce, Captain Gus
Montana, is making regular daily trip.
between here and Horn Lake, leaving
the foot of Union street at 5 o'clock
every evening. Otto Seyppel, a clever
gentleman, who is well and favorably
known, attends to her financial de.
partment.
Captain Rees Dugan came near be.
ing killed a few days since by falling
through the after-hatch into the hull
of the 7. +. Eckert, at work on the
sunken G. b. Church. He fell upon
his head, and narrowly escaped break.
ing his neck. Made the wrong dive
Rces, that pop.
The new Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson, Captain John
Cannon, will leave here tomorrow
evening for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Freight will
be received for her at the Lee wharf.
boat. Captain Thomas Howard, one
Of the cleverest gentlemen ON the
river, is her first clerk.
The new steamer w. p. Halliday
aground on the Louisville wharf, will
be ahoat in 3 few days. Mr.. ID. S
Barmore has a force Of upward of one
hundred men hard at work putting
ways under her. Soon as the ways are
set he will cut away the bank from
under the boat, let her settle down
upon the ways and try and launch hel
sideways into the river.
The Adams Mail Line packet, tn,
elegant sidewheel passenger steamer
Red Wing, Captain George Malone
leaves this evening for Viokshurg anC
the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending 10 all way business. Captain
Ed Thomas, a worthy gentleman anC
efficient clerk, has charge Of tho Office
and is assisted by Jimmy Thomas anC
Tommy Hughes.
The fine steamer Marlin Speed, o
tho Memphis and Arkansas Riyel
United States Mail Packet Company
came in this morning with a gooC
trip and is in port to-day, r%eceivin,
for the Arkansas river, and will leave
Tomorrow evening, carrying the mail
giving special attention to all wa,
business, and making direct connec.
ton at Little Rock with light-draugh,
steamers for Fort Smith and the upper
Arkansas, Captain Eugene Smitl
commands, with Wash Floyd in cbargc
of the office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, came in this morning from
the upper coast with 1S9 bales and 81
bags cotton, 1922 sacks seed, 3 head Of
cattle and sundries. She leaves thi,
evening With q Feturn trip for Osceola
having changed her days q departure
to Mondays, Wednesdays apd Fridays
She carries the mail and attends to al
way business promptly. b. o. Michel
is her chief clerk, assisted by Cyrus
Fay and a, \, Spears, a trio of clever
gentlemea.
The Mobile Register of Ruesda,
says The Mary Boyd, on Monday
morning about 2 o'clock, struck a snas
ip the Bigbee, a few miles above the
%lunetsGB, and tore a large hole in hel
hull near the stetp, pecessitating thu
throwing overheard OF nearly 500 BALE
Of cotton and other portions Of bel
load. She was then backed into TIL,
bank sufficiently to bring the hole il
her hull above the water, and tn,
damage was mended sufficiently t,
! allow the boat to continue her trip
arriving at the wharf shortly after
o'clock last evening
The red tiger packet Coahoma
B the pei and pride Of the bends, cam
in on time with 10 bales cotton, Al
! SKIS seed and q pkgs supdgies and wa