Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-05

Point above Ladingsfeld. And as
DOT as proper arrangements can be
made the lights below aulberts will
be moved down TO Turner'S Point, Just
below Little6eld, on the Point.
The mammoth steamer Henry
Frank, Captain Frank Hicks, came in
Sunday morning from New Orleans
with a large lot Of salt, a lot of sugar
and mOlasses and sundries. She
leaves this evening again with a re-
turn trip for New Orleans making all
principle way landings. She is good
carrier and has comfortable passenger
accommodations. Captain ALT Girls
some, a clever and practical boatman,
presides at the desk.
The fine steamer Geo. w. Cheek, in
command of that careful and popular
boatman Captain Henry Cooper, came
in on time from Hale's Point with 70
bales of cotton, 40 bags of seed Gotten,
3S2 sacks Of seed and snSdries, and
had also fair list of people. She
leaves this evening with a retusu trip
for Ashport and all way Landings on
the upper coast. Neil Booker, a Clever
gentleman and accommodating clerk
has charge of the Office, seconded by
Mr.. Tomilson.
The elegant passenger steamer Hat
tie Rowland, Captain John Darragh,
will arrive to-day from Arkansas
river, with a good trip of cotton and
cotton seed, and will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Pine
Bluff, carrying the mail, attending to
all way business, and connecting at
Pine Bluff with the Marlin Speed for
Little Rock and upper Arkansas
river. Messrs. AL Banksmith and
Will Darragh, two courteous gentle
men and efficient clerks have charge of
the office.
The excellent mail and passenger
steamer Batesville, in command of
that worthy gentleman and popular
boatman, Captain 0. X. Joplin, is
receiving at the foot of Jefferson
street for st. Francis river, and leaves
tomorrow evening at five o'clock,
with a return trip, carrying the mail
and connecting at Madison with the
light draught steamer Marcus Collins
for Wittsburg and upper St. Francis
river. Birdie Banning, a clever little
gentleman, aids Captain Joplin in the
official duties.
The Adams mail line passenger
packet Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, came in Sunday evening with
3S6 bales cotton, 100 bags seed cotton,
2295 sacks of seed and sundries, and
had a good list OF people. She leaves
this evening at five o'clock with a re-
turn trip for Arkansas City, carrying
the mail, attending to all way business
and connecting at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad. Captain A.
Il. Cummins, a courteous gentleman,
controls the office, assisted by Messrs.
VIM. Thomas and Lee Cummins, jr.
Cincinnati Gazette, Friday About
two o'clock yesterday afternoon, as
Mont. Hoskins, the mate ofthe steam
boat j. d. Parker, was standing upon
the deck of the steamer, he was struck
on the left side of the head iustabove
the temple, by a spent riAe-ball, sup
posed to have been fired from Rat
Row. The ball crushed through the
outer bone of the skull, but did not
penetrate the brain. HOskins was
stunned by the wound, but soon re-
covered consciousness, and was taken
to his home. He was unable to ac-
company the Parker on her trip to
Memphis"
The good steamer Shields, which is
building up a good trade between here
and Council Bend, came in yesterday
afternoon with 48 bales cotton, 6 bags
seed cotton, 62S SKIS seed, 26 SKIS corn
and q SKIS turnips. She had also a
fair list of people. She leaves this
evening at five o'clock with a return
trip for Council Bend, paying strict
attention to all way and plantation
business. Captain William Ashford,
a careful and practical boatman, com
mands, with Captain Ed. Crowell, n
of the most popular clerks on the
river, in charge of the Office, seconded
by Charley Leftwich.
We would advise the planters in
the bends to prepare for a big river
almost an overflow. The Ohio, Cum
berland Tennessee and Wabash rivers,
with all the small streams, are rising
again, and the heavy rains ofto-day
are extending along the water courses
at Cincinnati. Yesterday it was
swelling at the rate of six inches per
hour. 1t is also rising at st. Louis.
A heavy fall Of rain is reported at
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, Ev-
ansville, Cairo and st. Louis, taking
near all the territory ofthe tributaries
to the Ohio and Mississippi.
The old standby mail packet, the
Osceols Belle, Captain B. o. Mitchell
in command, came in this morning
with l2O bales cotton, sc bags seed
cotton, 1913 SKIS seed, q head cattle,
and sundries, and had also a fair list of
passengers. She leaves this evening
at . o'clock with a return trip for
OsceOla, carrying the mail and attend
ing promptly to all way business, and
making all way landings on schedule
time. Messrs. Cyrus Fay and Bruz
Given, two efficient clerks and cour-
teous gentlemen, have charge of the
Office. All business cntrutted to the
BellO will meet with proper care and
attention.
The elegant steamer Andy Baum,
Captain Vinton, came in Sunday.
morning from the Ohio river with
splendid trip of freight and a good list
Of people. The following are the
principle items of her cargo III seeks
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