Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-07

Jabine, Of the Little Rock and Ar
genta ferry, has bought one-half inter
est in a new boat being built at Little
Rock by Captain Harry Lewis, and
will take charge Of her upon compile.
ton.
The big James Howard, which is
due here this evening, left St. Louis
Wednesday with $500 tons, the largest
trip Of freight that has been taken
from st. Louis by one beat in many
years.
The power ofsteamboatmen is being
felt. The board of supervisors has
been called to meet at Washington on
the 10th instant. 1t is more than
likely hat Rule No. l will be coun-
fernandez, and the color blind test
law revised.
Casey Young, u representative in
congress, has secured an appropriation
Of $40, 900 for a marine hospital, to be
put up near the city, $l5, 900 for the
improvement Of the river front, and
an appropriation for the cleaning on
of Hatcbie river.
The Mark Twain, Captain w. P.
Hall in command, is due this aftel-
noon from D~yersburg, and is the regu-
lar packet leaving to- morrow evening
for all landings on Forked Deer and
Obion rivers. Harry Terry presides
at the desk.
Amon0 tba nossonrors ubo ,.r;voJ
Yesterday on the Cons Millar were,
Mrs. H. G. Pierson, of Wyandotte,
Kansas, and Miss Florence Voris,
both sisters of Jimmie Voris, chief
clerk of the boat. They are making
the round trip.
The City of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, passed down this forenoon for
Vicksburg and the bends. She dis
charged here 200 bbls -four, so bbls
meal, 20 pkgs eggs, 4S SKIS fruit and Is
%tlerces meat. She added about %
tons TO- points below.
The Silverthorne, Capt. S. H. White
head in command, arrived from the
upper coast with 10 bales of cotton.
She leaves with a return trip this
evening for Osceola and all way land
ings, carrying the mails and paying
prompt attention to business. John
Haley assisted by Hugh Tomlinson
are her polite clerks.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived last
night from the lower coast with 100
SKIS cotton seed and a few suudries.
She is the regular mail packet leaving
l this evening for Helena, Friar's
! Point and all way landings. Lloyd T.
Whitlow is her chief clerk, and is
/ assisted by Plat Rhodes and Arthur
! Brown.
Harvey's canal, leading from New
Orleans into bayous connecting with
Barataria bay, was sold on Wednesday
last to Captain Cowdon's Barataria
ship canal company, of which Captain
Thomas P. Leathers is president. The
sum paid for the canal was $lC0,000.
This company proposes to construct a
ship canal not less than thirty feet
deep, from the Mississippi at New o..
leans to deep water in the gulf.
Senior f. Ansoategui, who left here
on the steamer Katie Hooper on Sat.
urday last, returned home last nigh
by rail from Little Rock. Captain
Rowland, Dave Reese and the Senior.
upon the arrival of the Hooper a
Little Rock, went by rail to Dardan
n ellie, where they boarded the splendiC
low water steamer Plow Boy, and Mr.
/ Ansoategui received valuable inform
@ alton in reference to low water navi
CATION.
t The B~atesville, Captain 0. X. Jop
3 lin in command. came in yesterda,
afternoon from st. Francis river. will
i6 bales cotton and sundries. She i
It the regular mail packet leaving this
h evening for Mariana, the cutoff, ant
IS all way landings, on L'Anguille anC
st. Francis rivers, connecting with
b light draught steamers for Wittsbury
and points above. Birdie Banning
presides at the desk, and is assisted
l. by Will Lash.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
e Rowland in command, arrived thi
3 forenoon with % bales cotton, &c,
sacks cotton seed and sundries. ShI
u is the regular mail packet leaving to
morrow evening for all landings OF
Arkansas river, through to Littl
Rock, making connection with high
draucht packets for Fort Smith an,
lpoints above. Captain j. N. Thomp
Sc son is her chief clerk, and is %assiste,
% by Amos Day.
The blue ribbon packet Josie Har
$, ry, arrived yesterday afternoon
bringing out Of White river 49 bale
j, cotton, 50 SKIS cotton seed, 10 tons oil,
iron: 2 head of cattle and 65 pkg
5. sundries. She is receiving to leav
to morrow evening for Devalls Bluff
.. Augusta and Jaeksonport, connectin
with light draught packets for uppe
y White and Black rivers, carrying tn.
+ mail and paying prompt attention t
W all business entrusted to her. Wake
OUTLAW is her polite clerk, and is as
l. sisted by Billy Nuekles.
lg The Cons MillaF, Captain Bill
Tichenor in command, is on berth {
q, leave this evening for Cairo, Louisville
ip Cincinnati and all way landings on tn
OHIO river, giving passengers throug
ID tickets 10 all points east at reduce
ut rates, and a round trip passage
Cincinnati and return at the low rat
of $40. The Millar has excellent pas
11e senger accommodations, her tables al
,,e supplied with the best in the markt
ie and her officers are polite and sociabl,
Jimmy Varis and Harry Galley pre-
side over the Office affairs.
W AFrihU1o ~ .Judoo Snoed.