Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-13

mas charge OF tee once, assisted by
MessTs. VIM. Thomas and Lee Cum
minis, jr.
The splendid mail line passenger
steamer Batesville, Capt. o. K. Jop-
lin in command, leaves this evening at
five o'clock for st. Francis river, going
through to Marianne and making
direct connection with the new steamer
Marcus Collins for Wittsburg and the
sunk lands. The Batesville is a safe
carrier and has excellent passenger
accommodations. Birdie Banning, an
agreeable gentleman and efficient
clerk, aids Capt. Joplin in his official
duties.
The Shields, Captain Billy Ashford's
regular and punctual lower coast
packet, came in on time at noon to-
day with an excellent trip and leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock with a return
trip for Commerce, paying strict
attention to all way business. Captain
Ed. Crowell, who is too we'll known to
need comment from the LEDGER, is
her purser, and has associated with
him in the office Charley Leftwich, a
clever young gentleman.
Judge Billings, of the U. S. Dis
trict court at New Orleans, recently
tried a suit brought by a colored
~roustabout against the steamer
Thompson Dean, because the Captain
of the Dean swore at him, and also
for a slight injury received by a bale
of cotton rolling against him. Judge
Billings said that profane and harsh
language was necessary to make rous-
ters do their duty, and that it was
their own fault if they allowed a bale
of cotton to roll against them. He
dismissed the suit.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain John
j. Darragh's excellent Arkansas river
packet, came in last night from
Arkansas river with $40 sacks seed
and 80 packages sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 23S bales cotton.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Pine Bluff and all points on
the Arkansas river, carrying the mail
and making direct connection at Pine
Bluff with the Marlin Speed for Little
Rock and Fort Smith. AL. Bank
smith, a courteous gentleman and
efficient clerk, has charge of the office,
assisted by Will DarraQh.
The blue ribbon packet, Josie Har
ry, having been detained by bad
weather and being unable to get I'M
loaded in time to leave last night, laid
over until this evening. She will get
away positively this afternoon for
White river, carrying the mail, at
tending to all way business and max.
ing direct connection at JacksonpQrt
with light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain
Kinman commands, with Captain Milt
Harry as commodore, while Walker
OUTLAW, a worthy gentleman and eff
cient clerk, oficiates in tie Office,
assisted by Messrs. Billy Nucles and
Hugh Smith, two accommodating
clerks and clever gentlemen.
The great old f~avorite packet of the
lower coast, the Coahoma, Captain T.,
D. Banks in command, leaves at FIVE
o'clock this evening for Vieksburg,
carrying the mail, doing all way bust
ness and making direct connection at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad, and at Vicksburg with the
regular packets for New Orleans and
Yazoo river. The Coahoma is one of
the most complete and reliable packets
on the river and has unsurpassed pas
senger accommodations. Billy Smither.
, a gentleman who is recognized for his
integrity and promptness in business.
/ controls the Office, and has associated
with him Messrs. Hal Adylett and
John Haley, two clever gentlemen.
| In a letter to the New Orleans
Times Captain Ed Flood, in charge of
the government work on Arkansas
river, says: Since starting opera
tions in the river, August q, we have
cut down 66S7 trees, pulled out SIC
snags and deadened about %, 900 trees;
t have also cleaned off and done a good
deal ofwork on Kinks, Turner Rock.
; Red Ferry, Indian Grove, Piney Point
and Mrs. Mays shoal. Could not do
anything at Affords on account ofthe
water, there being at least three feet
on it when we reached there. Have
also removed a large number of RATS
from the different shoals, and taken
out a large quantity of sunken timber
from the river. The river is now
~nayigable to Perryville, a distance of
30 miles from its mouth, and about IS
miles from Little Rock.
The Virgie Lee, Of the Memphis
and Cincinnati packet company, came
in last night from the Ohio river, with
800 tons Of freight, the principal
items being; 533 bbls potatoes, 29l
bbls corn meal, Is half bbls pickles.
70 bbls -four, 43 bbls whisky, 135 SKIS
oats, 504 boxes canned goods, rs boxes
candies, % boxes mustard, q bundles
iron, 20 crates cabbage, GA empty
bbls and 800 pkgs miscellaneous
freight. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing pass
engers through to all points East.
Captain Wash Thompson, the former
popular and worthy chief clerk of the
j. w. Gaff, commands, with Mr.. Jas.
Surtees, an expert clerk and clever
gentleman, as chief clerk. seconded
by that prince Of good fellows, Harry
Millar.