Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-08

uidl patAOt ltdNtuB lOf Olucluld u,
Her time Of departure is Thursday at
p. m.
The Colorado, from st. Louis, ar
rived late Saturday night, and left at
daylight with q return trip for st.
Louis. Her cargo comprised 5237
packages.
The United States snagboat, G. B.
Reese, bound for Arkansas river,
passed down yesterday. Pilot Dick
johnson took charge Of the wheel
from here.
The new steamer Clyde, just COM
pleted for the Evansville and Tennes.
see river trade, is a beautiful boat and
will leave Evansville on her initial
trip tomorrow.
The City of Alton. from St. Louis,
passed down at daylight with a big
trip of freight. She added $50 emp
ty barrels, IS barrels soap stock, and
about 10 tons Of sundries.
The mammoth cotton carrier, Hen
~ Frank, Captain j. f. Hicks in
command, is the next regular packet
for New Orleans, her time Of depart
ure being Wednesday at 3 p. m.
Parker, Wise & Co., of Cincinnati.
advertise the light-draught steamer
Henry Logan for sale. She is 105 feet
long, y feet beam 81 feet hold, 9x36
inch cylinders, and only 2 years old.
The splendid light draught steamer,
Ida Stockton, Captain Wilson in COM
mand, starts out this evening on her
initial Trip in the Hatchie river trade,
and will continue throughout the sea-
son.
The Ste. Geneyieye, Captain D. A.
Visit in command, is the regular
Anchor line packet leaving this even
ing for Cairo, st. Louis, and way
landings. John Messengale is her
polite clerk.
The Joe Kinney is the Anchor line
packet passing up at 10 a. m. to-
morrow, bound for st. Louis. At the
same hour the fine Anchor line pack.
ct, Grapd Tower, passes down bound
for V~icksburg and the bends.
The Hard Cash, on her return to
this port, passes Devalls Bluff early
tomorrow morning, will arrive We'd
nesday evening, and leave with a
return trip for all points on White
river through to Jacksonpork.
The james w. Calf departed Satur.
day evening forl Cincinnati with SEQ
bales cotton, 260 barrels oil, II barrels
soap stock, 40 bales rags, l6 hogsheads
iron, l35 boxes soap, 10000 feet lum-
Der, and a good list of people.
The governor of Louisiana has re-
quested the Captains association t.
appoint a committee of two OF more to
visit the secretary Of war at Washing
ton with the view Of getting him t.
render immediate assistance to the
work in Red river.
The City of Providence, from st.
Louis, passed down this morning q
hours behind time, having been de-
layed by bad weather in the upper
river. She put off about SEQ pkgs Of
freight, and added 25 tons for Vieks-
burg and the bends.
1t is a settled fact that the 0uachi
IA Belle is completely gone. Nearly
all OF the packets arriving in the past
Two or three days have brought some
thing from the wreck. The Eokert is
alongside the Mitchell and will make
a bold attempt to save her, though at
present it is doubtful.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the mail pack
ct leaving this evening for Osceola
and all way landings, paying strict at,
tentiou to all G.. o. D. and plantation
business entrusted to her. Billy
Smither is her polite clerk, and is as
sisted by John Haley and Hugh Tom
linson.
The W. J.Poitevent, Captain Kneel
Booker in command, came in yester-
day with a very good trip of cotton
and seed, and leaves again to-day for
Scanlans, Star Landing, Bennett and
all way landings, paying prompt atten-
ton to all business entrusted to her.
Marlin Jones presides at the desk and
is assisted by Charlie Peiree.
Commodore A. r. Davidson and his
brothers have inaugurated an opposi-
ton to the Keokuk Northern line
from which company they were recent
ly ousted by a decree of the court,
aud will have the Tidal Wave, Annie,
Arkansas, Victory and several other
boats into the Northern trade. The
Tidal Wave left for st. Paul Saturday
night as the pioneer boat of the new
line, and the Annie will follow on
Tuesday,
Supervisor General Hamilton ofthe
U. s. Marine Hospital Service, has
just completed his annual report. 1t
recommends the establishment of hos.
pitfalls at Baltimore, Cairo, New Or
leans, Vicksburg, Norfolk, Galveston,
Savannah and Pittsburg, Special APP
preparations are also recommended
for the repairing and altering of ma
rine hospital buildings as follows:
Key West, S9,0S0. Mobile, 81 ,5l5, and
Wilmington, N. C,,-S6,006,
The Josie Harry, Captain NJ. r,
Harry in command, having been de-
tanned by bad weather, did not arrive
in time to leave Saturday, but gets
away this afternoon, for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and all
intermediate points on White river,
connecting with the light draught
packets Winnie and Milt Harry Tor
upper White, Black and Little Red
rivers. Walker Outlaw presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Billy
johnson.
The elegant passenger steamer James
Lee, Captain James Lee in command,
IS the regular packet leavingthis even
ing for Helena, Friar's Point and all
Intermediate landings, paying prompt
attention to all @. q. d. and planta-
ton business, and connecting at Glen
dale with the Mobile and Northwest
ern train. The accommodations Of
the Lee are first class, and her officers
polite and accommodating. Lloyd
w. Whitlow presipcs at the desk, and
9 assisted by Plat Rhodes and Ar
thur Brown,
The feet and elegant passenger
, s5aamer, Dean Adams, in command OF
a. - HkAob oama IN tb;s