Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-02

der and had to lay up at Evansville
for repairs.
The Cons Millar did not leave Gin
c~innati last evening, but laid over
until Saturday on account Of some
light repairs needed.
The Henry Frank will leave st.
Louis about the END of the month
aud enter the cotton trade between
Helena and New Orleans.
Captain Milt Harry telegraphs her
agent here that the Josie Harry will
arrive this evening, and leaves Satur.
day with a return trip for White river.
The Commonwealth, Captain Joe
Bryan in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing up tomorrow
forenoon en- route to Cairo and St.
Louis.
Memphis, though the center of
commerce, will not be represented at
the annual meeting of the national
board Of steam navigation at Norfolk,
Virginia.
The John B. Maude is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Leuis. Billy Blenker
Is in charge Of the Office.
The trial trip of the new steamer
Scotia at P~ittsburg, day before yester-
day, proved a complete success. She
runs we'll and handles ike a top.
Lou Botto, engineer, stops off the
G.. W. Cheek to-day to overhaul the
machinery Of the 0sachita Belle.
Ben Graham, late Of the Benner, will
go out in his place.
The continuous rains of yesterday
and the NIGHT previous, have washed
considerable railroad dirt over the
levee, and this is not to be cleaned off
until the levee railroad connection is
finished.
The New Mary Houston, Captain
Charles Miller in command, will pass
down tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
en- route to Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. Captain j. 7. Wash.
ington is her agent.
The Eldorado, Captain Alex. Fra
ger, will arrive tomorrow with a full
load of western produce, and leaves
Saturday with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. HifStiider
is in charge of the office.
The W. P. Halliday, towing a
loaded barge and drawing seven feet.
passed down this forenoon. putting off
nothing here but adding 30 tons. in
GLIDING 30 bbls lime. She got out of
the channel above here and lost "a
hours getting back.
The City of Helena, Captain l. H.
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving from the company's
wharf boat at 10 am tomorrow for
Vicksburg and the bends. Joe Os-
borne is her polite clerk.
Captain W. G. Hardwick, the pro-
duee king, has in course of construc-
ton at Leavenworth seven produce
boats, 100 feet long and "A feet wide.
They will be finished in about two
weeks, when he will load them for the
south.
For several days the cry has been
for rain, as the dust was becoming
unbearable at the levee; now, profan-
ity reigns on account OF the excessive
mud put there by the railroad com
pany. This should be removed or
washed into the river. The levee
should be cleaned of all rock, gravel
and mud before the end Of the month.
The hull of the West Wind with
the machinery on board, was towed
down from Deans Island yesterday
and landed above the city, where she
will receive her cabin, it being i'm
possible to obtain carpenters there to
complete the boat. 1t is said that as
soon accomplished she will be placed
in the Memphis and Hale's Point
trade as a semi-weekly packet, in COM
mand of Captain B. 0. Michel.
The G. W. Cheek, Captain NJ. r.
Cheek in command, arrived from be-
low at 10 am. with 10 bales cotton, 40
sacks cotton seed and a god list of
people. She is the mail packet leav-
ing this evening for Helena, Terene,
Arkansas City and all intermediate
landings, connecting with the Little
Rock, Mississippi and Texas railroad,
and with the Dean Adams for Vicks,
/ burg. Captain A. L. Cummins pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by
Billy Thomas and Billy Nuckles.
The James D. Parker, Captain c..
B. Russell in commend, brought in
yesterday the biggest trip Of the sea-
son, comprising 1900 packages. She
had very bad weather to unload. The
Parker leaves this evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
cinnati and all way landings on the
Ohio, connecting with the different
railroads, and giving passengers
through tickets to all eastern points
at very low rates. The Parker is first.
class ia all her appointments, has ex-
c%ellent passenger accommodations,
sets a fine table, and carries a fine
string band for the pleasure of her
patrons, Robert Mccoy, a polite and
sociable young man, has charge of the
office, and is assisted by George W.
Hendrickson.
The Adams Mail Limo