Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-24

not less than five fee, Of water Of any
time daring the season.
The propeller Gilbert, running be-
tween Yieksburg and Greenville, while
backing out from Ben Lomond land.
ing, lost one Of her wheels and lays up
until another can arrive from Evans.
vile.
At the landing at Little Rock, on
Tuesday last, it looked like old times,
Nine steamers we're at the wharf and
a busy crowd was engaged in receiving
and discharging freight.
The Guiding Star, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, for the Ohio,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Jennie Walker came in yester-
day with a barge containing cotton
seed.
Tbs Mike Davis, with a barge in
tow, left last evening" to take the freight
of the Ida Stockton, aground on the
chute of Island 50.
The Z. B. Ward, jr., was sunk at
Belle Air plantation, near New Or
leans, on Monday last by running on
the wreck of the DeSoto.
The gay 0sceela Belle, of the Lee
U. S. mail line, in command of Capt.
Henry Cooper. is on berth to leave to-
day at 5 pm. for 0sceola and all in
termediate landings, carrying the mail
and paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted to her. Billy
Smithor, John Haley and Hugh Tom
%linson, a trio of clever young men,
are in charge Of the office.
The pretty Josie Harry, Captain
Milt r. Harry in command, will be
found in port this afternoon, receiving
to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow for De-
walls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and
all intermediate landings, carrying the
mail, paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted to her, and connect
ing with the light draught packet
Milt Harry for upper White, Black
and Little Red rivers. Walker Out
law is her polite clerk, and is assisted
by Will johnson.
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain
Stacker Lee in command, is the
regular mail packet leaving at
IS pm. to-day for Helena, Friars
Point and all intermediate land
in6s, paying prompt attention to
all c. 0. D. and plantation bust
ness, and connecting at Glendale
with the Mo lie and Northwest
ern train. The accommodations Of
the Lee are second to none on the
river, and her officers, who are polite
and sociable, will keep an eye to the
comfort of passengers. Lloyd W.
Whitlow presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Brown.
After a little ever two months run
ming, the steamer John 7. Moore,
which came here to stay" has with.
drawn from tho trade batween this
port and Friars Point, and left
Wednesday night for New Orleans to
return to Red river, for which stream
she was built, Tbst her patronage
fell far short Of Interpretations Of her
owners is well known, aud this was
due to the popularity of the Lee line,
who were the founders of the trade,
and by square dealing and a close at.
t%ention to business have built Up the
slme, so that now it is as solid an in
stitution as any line of packets run
ming from this port. The veteran
James Lee, who is still in the harness,
has been identified with the local
packet trade from this port ever since
1854. he is No. l steamboatman
and a great favorite with the planters
and shippers between this port and
Friars Point, He has kept boats in
the trade at times when every tripwas
a losing one, Captain James Lee, jr. ,
the superintendent of the line, who
attends 10 the bu- on shore, will
always have boats enough in the line
to meet the demand. He will in the
future, as in the past, keep a daily
racket in the Helena trade during the
winter or business season, and in the
summer or dull season have a tri-
weekly packet, even at the loss Of
money There is not a finer or bet
ter equipped boat running from this
port than the James Lee, which was
built expressly for the trade, and has
been running regularly since she came
ont a year ago. The Lee and Coaho-
ma both have a clever and accommo
dating set Of officers who spare no
pains to make passengers feel at home
while on the boat.