Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-19

Annie P. Silver, for New Orleans.
left st. Louis last evening.
Captain Alf Grissome, chief clerk
Of the Henry Frank, returned to New
Orleans last evening by rail.
i The City of Alton, from St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, and
leaves there TO. morrow with a return
trip.
We learn that there are several
breaks in the levees below here, and
that a number Of plantations are over
flowed.
The Colorado returned to st. Louis
last evening, with $50 bales Of eastern
bound cotton, and a lot Of other
stuff.
The Paris G. Brown, for Cincinnati,
w. p. Halliday and Grand Lake and
barges. for st. Louis, left New Orleans
yesterday,
The City of Helena passed down
this morning for Vicksburg. She
added a few lots of freight here, and
some people.
The New Mary Houston, bound
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday, and is
due here Saturday.
Harry Terry, who has been acting
Tor some time as d~ischarging clerk on
the levee, has been commissioned as
chief clerk Of the Mark Twain.
The James w. Gaf, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Evans
vile yesterday and is due here Satur-
day night, and leaves Monday with a
return trip.
Mr.. Frank Miller, formerly clerk
in the louisville mail line, has been
appointed bill clerk of the Thomas
Sherlock. in place Of Captain Alex. F.
Power. who resigned.
We are glad to learn that Captain
Stanley Ryland, connected with the
wharfboat at Arkansas City, aud also
river reporter of the Arkansas Post,
who has been ill for several days, is
recovering.
The Coahoma, Captain Henry Coop
er, came in on time with 50 bales cot
ton, 635 SKIS seed. 40 bales hay and 10
pkgs sundries. She returns this even
ing to Osceola, carrying the mail and
giving prompt attention to all way
business. Billy Smither is her chief
clerk, and is ably assisted by John
Haley.
The Jamea Lee, of the Lee mail
line, Captain Stacker Lees popular
passenger steamer, came in with III
bales cotton, 80 SKIS seed, and sundries.
She leaves this evening on time with
a return trip for Friar's Point, carry
ing the mail and doing all way bust
ness, and connecting at Glendale with
the Mobile and Northwestern railroad.
Lloyd W. Whitlow, Platt Rhodes.
Arthur Brown and Doug Dallam are
her clerks-all clever gentlemen.
Captain James Carr, general passcn-
ger agent for the Southern Transpor.
tation line of steamers, received a tel.
egram this morning dated at Helena
informing him that the Golden Rulr
passed there this morning, and would
arrive here in time to leave at 6 pm
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
Captain o., p. Shinkle, her com
mander, aud her clerk, Chant Shinkle
will make it pleasant for all that ma,
take passage on her.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Nowland's favorite Arkansas rive
packet, brought in 40 bales cotton
1868 scks seed and sundries, and re
shipped at the mouth 81 bales cotton
She leaves tomorrow evening with
return trip for Arkansas river and al
points, connecting at Pine Bluff Will
the elegant light-draupht STEAMER
Marlin Speed, for Little Rock an,
Fort Smith. Captain Jimmy Thomp
son, a worthy gentleman, has charge o
the office, and is ably assisted by
Amos Day, an expert clerk,
The following is the recapitulatior
o fthe Henry Frank trips this seaSop
which was furnished by her gentle.
manly clerk, Mr.. Henry D. Seaman
who returned to New Orleans thi,
morning on the Charles Morgan, from
Helena to New Orleans 56,975 bales
cotton, 1926 sacks cotton seed. II, O61
sacks oil cake, 1927 sacks oil meal
1892 barrels cotton seed oil, 100 sack.
seed cotton-182, 1876 packages. To
Memphis, SO bales cotton, 1,523 sack,
seed; to Helena, 4 bales cotton, 1,26:
sacks seed to Refuge, $500 sack,
seed to Friar's Point, 142 sacks seed
| to Vicksburg, 3 bales COTTON.