Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-14

A Hancock and Ennglish flag will
float from the top of the pole at a DIS
lance Of over one hundred feet from
the ground.
The City of Alton, Captain H. Blk
ley in command, is the Anchor line
packet passing up this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. She leaves at
5 pm. from the company's wharf boat
foot Of Union street.
Merchants should bear in mind that
boats are advertised to leave at FIVE
pm, and would like to have their
freight at the landing by that hour,
and not be kept waiting until after 7
pm, as is generally the case.
Commodore Kountz has no inten.
ton of changing the engines of the
j. b. M. KehlOr. He says they are
a great success and that she is the
best money making boat that ever
landed at st. Louis, and that is what
she was made for.
The James d. Parker departed last
evening with 20 bales paper stock,
LOG bbls soap stock, 1l3 old car wheels,
300 bdls green hides, 8 hhds iron. AZ
bbls tallow, 30 boxes pears, 68 bbls
cotton seed oil, 10000 feet of ash lum-
Der, and a fair list of people.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived last night
with . bales cotton and a lot of sun
dries. She leaves again this evening.
with a return trip for 0sceola, and all
way landings, carrying the mail, and
paying prompt attention to all way
business. John Haley is her chief
clerk and is assisted by Hugh Tomlin-
son.
The Hard Cash, Captain e. G. Pos
tai in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Devall's
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport, and in
termediate landings, connecting with
light draught boats for upper White
and Black rivers. Charles NJ. Postal
presides at the desk and is assisted by
John G. Wyckoff.
The Josie Harry will be found in
port tomorrow morning, and is the
mail packet leaving in the evening for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansay City and
all way landings, connecting with the
Missississippi River, Pine Bluff and
Texas railroad, and the Dean Adams
at Vicksburg. A. L. Cummins pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by
Billy Thomas.
A steamboat officers protective as
ISOLATION has been organized at Pitts
burg, with Captain A.. D. Reno as
chairman and NJ. McMichael secre
tary. This is to be a mutual associ.
alton for the benefit of the craft. All
licensed otiicers-masters, pilots, en-.
glneers and mates are requested tc
come forward and enter their names
Already over one hundred have
signed.
Captain Pete M'Arthur and Charley
Woodbury., of upper White river, ar,
in Cincinnati. The last.named gen.
tleman closed a contract SATURDAY.
with the C%ovington marine ways for ;
new boat l25 feet long, % feet bean
and three feet depth Of hold. She vii
have two S-'nch cylinders, with
feet stroke, and one five flue boiler
Warden, Mcclellan & Co. have con.
tracts for the machinery. The ney
boat is to be completed by Septembe.
10Th.
Captain Bob Wise's popular packe
JAS. w. Gaff will arrive to-morroy
and leaves with a return trip at 5 pm
Friday for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin
natl and all way landings on the Obi
river. For information %concernin.
the low rate Of tickets to points east
and the many different routes, call OF
Captain R. w. Lightburne or A. Y
Stevens at their office, No. Z Monro
street, The Gaff hes splendid accom-
modations, and her officers are polit
and sociablo.
Captain j. j. Darragh, Of the Mau
melle, left by rail last night, in conse
guence of which, Captain Charlie
Musselman her efficient clerk, vii
back the boat out at 5 o'clock prompt
ly, for Pine Bluff and all intermediat,
landings on Arkansas river, connect
ing with light draught boats for Littl,
Rock and Fort Smith. The Mau
melle is a good low water and will e
through without trouble. Charli,
Musselman presides at the desk and i
assisted by Will Darragh.
The feet and elegant steamer Jane
Lee arrived last night with five bale
cotton, 80 bbls oil and a big list o
people. She leaves this evening will
a return trip for Helena, Friar's Poin
aud all way landings, carrying tn,
mail and connecting at Glendale will
the Mobile and Northwestern trair
The Lee has splendid passenger &C
commodation, and her officers ar,
polite and accommodating. LloyC
W. Whitlaw, Arthur Brown, Mix,
Logan and Platt Rhodes, a quartet,
Of clever gentleman, are in charge o
the Office.