Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-06

pulling her from her perilous position
this morning There was no cargo in
the hold, and the boat suffered very
little damage. She proceeds on her
journey. to-day to Helena.
The splendid mail and passenger
steamer Batesville, in command of.
Captain 0. X. Joplin, who is reeog-
nized as a worthy boatman and cour-
teOus gentleman, leaves this evening
for st. Francis river, carrying the
mail and paying strict attention to all
way business, making direct connec-
ton at Madison with the new light
draught steamer Marcus Collins for
Wittsburg and the upper st. Francis
river trade. She is a good carrier and
has comfortable passenger accommo-
dations. Birdie Banning, an efficient
clerk and clever gentleman, oficiates
in the Office.
The elegant Arkansas river mail
packet, Hattie Rowland, Captain j.
j.. Darragh, a practical and careful
boatman in command, came in yester-
day afternoon from Arkansas river
with $50 bales Of cotton, 70 SKIS seed
and 80 pkgs sundries. She leaves the
r. Il. Lee wharfboat this evening at
five o'clock for Pine Bluff and ali
points on Arkansas river, carrying the
mail and connecting at the Bluff with
the light draught steamer Marlin
Speed, for Little Rock and points
above. Al. Banksmith and Will OAR
ragh, two courteous gentlemen and
efficient and accommodating clerks.
have charge of the Office.
New Orleans Picayune, Sunday:
The dig James Howard arrived Fri
day night with 1913 bales cotton,
l0,47l sacks oil cake, 2047 barrels oil,
1854 sacks seed and % tons sundries.
This is equal to 295l tons of freight,
or II ,750 bales cotton of 800 pounds
each. The Mary Bells cargo was
estimated at II ,916 bales, but we do.
not think the cotton then wasa as heavy
as now. This load of the Towards
probably exceeded the Bells in
weight. The Choteau's load was a
pretty one, and was the greatest load
Of actual bales, but it was not near so
great a load as this of the James How
ards. Captain James 0'Neil, her
commander, and his fellow officers are.
to be congratulated. They may safely
wear the blue ribbon"
The great favorite and popular
bends and lower coast packet the Goa
homa, Captain +. 0, Banks, came in
this morning from Vicksburg with
l08 bales Of cotton, Is bags seed cot
ton, 1904 seeks seed and sundries and
had also a big list of people. She
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock with a
return trip for Vickburg, carrying the
mail, doing all way business and con.
Meeting at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad and at Vicksburg with
the regular packets for New Orleans
End Yazoo river. She done a heavy
way business on her round trip and
met with good encouragement in the
lower part Of the trade. The Coahoma
is a fixture in the trade and as she is
known for her punctuality, will always
make her regular trips. viii Smither.
who is noted for his uniform kindness
and strict attention to business, con-
trolls the cfiee and is assisted by Hal
Adylett and John Haley, two ofthe
best fellows in the world.
The Avalanche in commenting on
the Outrageous conduct of the rousters
in trying to libel the Henry Frank
and defraud her by so doing says: 1T
is gratifying to record the fact that
in Memphis, at least, steamboatmen
can get justice. The Memphis and
New Orleans boats pay nearly double
the wages that other boats are paving.
They could ship a new crew on reach
ing this port at much smaller wages
to complete the trip, but stand by
their contracts and retain the
costly scoundrels brought out
from New Orleans, and herein lies
the most outrageous feature in the
manner in which they are treated.
This evil which strikes at the very
heart Of river commerce, must be
abated. Let the Memphis steamboat
men and steamboatmen everywhere
urge upon their representatives in
congress the necessity for an amend
ment of the marine laws so as to make
a contract as binding upon a ragged
rouster as it is upon the steamboat. 1t
must be done,