Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-04

at Mason, arrived last night to remain
until after the election.
Passengers from below should re-
member that if they expect to get off
at this port they must be provided
with a health certificate.
A mammoth boquet in the Office Of
the Osceola Belle has a card attached
to it with the inscription, =" for john
n.y." An Osceola belle, no doubt, in
the case.
The Caddo Belle encountered a VIC.
lent storm on Monday last near Curtz
landing below Warsaw, KY, and sunk
a barge which she had in tow laden
with tile.
The new Cincinnati aud Pittsburg
packet, Scotia, is nearly completed.
She is almost a duplicate of the Buck
eye State, with one foot less, or a five
feet hold.
The Colorado, just off the docks
and having the appearance of a new
boat, has resumed her place IN the
Memphis trade, leaving st. Louis last
evening.
The iackstaf Of the national board
Of health steamer II. H. Benner has
has been heightened eight feet, in
order that the yellow flag would be
even with the tops of the black smoke
stacks.
The City of Alton, Captain H. c..
Bixley in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down this even
ing bound for V~icksburg. New Or
leans and the bends. William Mason
presides at the desk.
Through the kindness of Captain
Phineas R. Starr, the boss mate"
we have received another copy of the
Leadville Democrat but, after care
full perusal, we fail to find the mention
Of his name. How is that?
The 7. f. Eckert is still at the
wreck Of the sunken City of Vicks-
burg, taking off freight. Nothing
more will be done until Capt. Dugan
arrives. Capt. Scudder is anxious to
have her raised, but fears are enter
tanned that it cannot be done.
River men are taking a deep inter
est in the county election which comes
off tomorrow. Many of them who
have been off on a summer jaunt have
returned in the past forty-eight hours,
lust to keen the negro Ed Shaw from
being elected sheriff Of Shelby county.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Cooper
in command, arrived from the upper
coast with a light freight, and leaves
this evening with a return trip for
0sceola and all way landings, carry
ing the mail and paying prompt atten-
ton to all way business. John Haley
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Hugh Tomlinson.
The low water packet, Maumelle,
Captain Ed. Rowland in command, is
the mail packet. leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and all way landings
on Arkansas river, connecting with
light draught boats for Little Rock
Fort Smith and all intermediate land
ings. Captain j. N. Thompson pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted by
Amos Day.
A guess as to hour several of our
local packets will run next season
brought out the following result
0sceola Belle and w. j. Poltevent,
daily for Commerce John T. Moore,
tri .Weekly, for Helena; James Lee.
tri -weekly, for Friar's Point; G. w.
Cheek, semi-weekly, for Terrene ;
0uachita Belle, emi-weekly, for Ar
kansas City; Ooahoma, tri-weekly.
for OsceolaI Silverthorn, weekly, for
HatChie river.
The swift running steamer James
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in com.
mand, arrived last night with a good
trip of freight, including I'll SKIS cot
Ian so. She is the mail packet
leaving this eyc..ing for Helena,
Friar's Point, and all luvcermedleA
landings, connecting at Glendale With
the Mobile and Northwestern train
aud paying strict attention to business;
Arthur Brown, Mike Logan and
Platt Rhodes, a trio Of clever young
men, are in charge Of the office.
The popular packet James W. Gaf,
Cantain k, w. Wise in command, ar
rived last night with over 10000 pkgS
of freight, including 663 bbls -four,
298 SKIS bran. 60 SKIS corn, 1876 bhls and
"A kegs whisky, 1850 rolls baggiug,
1000 bundles cotton ties, 1850 kegs
nails, zoos pkgs hollow ware, 2l8
pkgs furniture, and sundries. The
Gaf leaves with a return trip this
evening for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin-
natl, and all principal landings en- the
Ohio river, connecting with the diff
ferent railroads and giving through
tickets TO eastern points at very low
rates. She has excellent accommOda-
tions, carries a fine string band for the
pleasure of her patrons, and her off
GERS are always ready to attend to the
wants and comfort of passengers. w.
II. Chopper is her chief clerE, and is
assisted by Lew Briggs.
MISSISSIPPI.