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

Jugs AuIlaue anu MOnbduCk.
The Cons Millar is advertised to
leave Cincinnati this evening for
Memphis. She leaves here with a
return trip on Tuesday next.
The My Choice and barges sue
ceeded last evening in getting over
the bar at Centennial cutoff, and
passed down last night for New Or
leans.
A private telegram states that the
John 7. Moore arrived at New Or
leans yesterday at noon and would
leave there tomorrow evening for
Helena.
That mud lumpat the mouth Of Red
riIer, which has ben the source Of
much trouble to steamboats,, is being
cut away under the direction Of Major
Benyaurd.
Charlie Musselman will go out this
evening in the office of the Maumelle,
relieving Jimmie Thompson, who
goes on the Knight Templars' excur-
sion to Chicago.
The james D. Parker is due tomor-
row evening, and leaves on Saturday
at 3 D.. m. with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. r. w.
L~ightburne is her agent.
The Golden City, flying light,
passed up yesterday afternoon for st.
Louis, under the auspices of the
Anchor line. She put off here 50
bbls pitch and % SKIS salt.
The Vicksburg board of trade has
PASSED resolutions complimentary to
the liberality Of Commodore Parisot
while manager of the P. line, from
which he recently retired.
The Charles P. Chouteau will leave
st. Louis on Wednesday next in the
place of the James Howard. The
Carrier will also come out under the
auspices of the Anchor line.
Proposals for the repairing of the
levee between Arkansas City and Cy-
press creek bridge, a distance of IF
teen miles, will be received by Col.
G. W. Sappington, Of Arkansas City,
until September LIST,
Captain Jack Blanks is figuring for
a couple Of new boats for the 0uachi-
ia river trade. One is to be lis feet
long, with a capacity of 1e00 bales of
cotton, and the other is to be 5 feet
shorter. Both are to be completed by
November LIST.
During the coming fall season the
Marlin Speed and Katie Hooper will
run to Pine Bluff, connecting there
with the Maumelle for Little Rock,
where she in turn will connect at that
point with the Plowboy, for Fort
Smith, thus making one continues line
of boats from Memphis to Fort Smith.
Captain bud Bradhurst's tug, Night
Hawk, has just finished a thorough
overhauling and repainting, and is do
ing harbor work to-day in place of the
Oriole. which is repairing machinery.
The Night Hawk Is a f~rst-class tue
and is ready for any jobbing or tow
ing that might be thrown in her way.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived last
night with 6 bale1 cotton, 125 sacks
cotton seed and sundries. She is the
mail packet leaving this evening with
a return trip for Osceola and all inter.
mediate landings. John Haley anC
Hugh Tomlinson are her polite
clerks.
Captain Steve Morris, an old steam
boatman, died yesterday, and to-day
the boats in port are flying their flags
at half-mast out Of respect to hi
memory. Captain Morris has been 9
resident of this city for Is or 20 years
and at one time commanded the Ne.
vada in the Memphis and HopeielC
ferry trade.
The U. P. Schenck, from Cincin
nati, and drawing s feet, passed dow
at noon to-day with about 1900 ton
of freight. She stuck at no point be.
low Cairo, but rubbed hard at 0sceol;
and the cutoff. She put off abouI
LOO packages here, including 3S9 bar,
iron, 40 kegs nails, 81 pieces gai
pipe, 121 packages paper and 300 pack.
ages furniture.
The splendid low.water packet
Maumelle, Capt. Ed. Rowland in com.
mand, is the mail packet leaving thi!
evening for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on Arkansas river, connect
ing with light draught boats for Little
Rock, Fort Smith and intermediate
points. Capt. j. N. Thompson pre-.
sides at the desk and is assisted by
Amos Day.
The swift-running steamer james
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in command
arrived last night with 10 bales cotton
800 sacks cotton seed and a good lis.
of people. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Helena, Friar'l
Point and all intermediate landings
carrying the mail, paying prompt at
t%ention to all way business and con.
Meeting at Glendale with the Mobile
and Northwestern train. She hal
superb accommodations, and is first
class in all her appointments. Arthur
Brown, Mike Logan and Platt Rhodes
a trio of clever gentlemen are in charge
of the Office.
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