Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-30

The James W. CAT. for Memphis,
is making good time, having passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon.
The 0uachita Belle departed last
evening for Greenville with a good
trip of both freight and people.
The Bertha Lees boilers we're test
ed here last night and she returned to
Helena this morning at daylight.
On the last down trip Of the w. P.
Halliday she made 30 landings be-
tween Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper will make an
other trip to Arkansas river, the paint
on the Marlin Speed not being sufi-
GENTLY dry.
The pilots of the 0sceela Belle
complain of the light below James
landing, it not having been lit for sew
eral nights.
The New Mary Houston, for Gin
cinnati, passed Vicksburg yesterday
and is due here at an early hour to-
morrow morning.
Rates from st. Louis to New Or
leans are 30 cents for flour, and III
cents for 100 lbs. To way points 80
cents for -four and % cents per 100 lbs.
The Silverthorn, Captain S. H.
Whitehead, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Commerceand
way landings, Sid Wheeler is her
chief clerk.
The City Of Helena, for Vicksburg,
passed down this forenoon, adding %
tons of freight for the bends. She
discharged here 10 tierce hams and
% head sheep.
Local inspectors Ralston and Gar
rett have returned from a trip down
the river where they inspected the
tug Frank Jones, at Terrene, and the
Eagle at Helena.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Elem Calvert in command, is the An
Choir line packet leaving the compa-
ny's whartboat at 5 pm, for Cairo, st.
Louis and and all way landings.
The james w. Gaf will arrive in
port Sunday morning, and on Monday
afternoon the little folks" land some
big ones too) will enjoy the annual
May party given by Captain Bob
Wise.
The Kountz line packet E. O..
Stanard, from st. Louis, passed down
at G am. with a big trip. She dis
charged here 600 bbls -four, 10 boxes
cheese and 10 boxes canned fruit, but
added nothing.
The LEDGER job printing office and
book bindery ID Madison street, offers
inducements, to its patrons in prices,
quality of material used, in tasteful
style of workmanship the equal to any
similar establishment in the south.f
Captain James O'Neal, superinten-
dent of the New Orleans Anchor line
was presented by Major W. S. Reed, a
prominent merchant ofSt. Louis, with
an elegant gold anchor valued at fifty
dollars.
The Mississippi Valley t%ransporta-
ton company sent out a tow of grain
Wednesday amounting to 10000
bushels, but refuse to take any more
forwaod until better facilities are
offered for its reception at New Or
leans.
The Will Kyle from the 0hioriver
/ arrived last night and discharged here
l 1l8 pieces gas pipe, 100 beer boxes anG
Is tons suudries, She is still at the
landing taking on about $50 tons Of
! oil cake, meal and oil, and will gel
! away about 5 p. m.
Captain Dave Hukill and Tim Ca
hoe are experimenting the unload.
ing of the seven barges of stone
brought here by the Mcdonald
Three of them are now unloaded; The
balance are at the island above tn,
city. Twenty barges are still to come
The Mark Twain, Captain W. P
Hall, arrived this morning with 9.
bales cotton, 2 hhds tobacco, and sun
dries. She leaves again tomorrow eve
ming for Dyersburg and all way land
lings on Obion and FOrked Dee
rivers.
The Batesville, Captain o. X. Jop.
lin in command, arrived yesterday
with a fair trip, and is the mail packe
leaving this evening for Mariana anC
the Cutoff, connecting with lighI
draught boats for Wittsburg and thu
sunk lands. Birdie Banning anc
Will Lash are her clever and accom-
modating clerks.
n The Bedford, from New Cumber
d land, just below Pittsburg, came il
IS this forenoon with about 800 tons o
# freight, comprising pa tons of sewe
q pipe, 125 large tile, is tons fire clay
$4,000 fire brick, and 500 bbls cement
h Her future movements are not de
cided, but it is probable that she wi
60 to St. Louis some time next week
al The swift running steamer Jane
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in command
lie arrived last night with 8 bales of cot
ton, 16 SKIS seed, and sundries. She i
the regular packet leaving this eve
N ming for Helena, Friar's Point and al
lie way landings, attending promptly
rt all business entrusted to her. 10y
es Whitlow is her chief clerk, and is as
sisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthr
3 Brown.
te The Osceola Belle, Captain Henri
Cooper in command, came in tn
morning from the upper coast with
bales of cotton, 4 bags seed cotton, an
seven packages sundries. She is IL
regular packet leaving this eveniu
lie for Osceola and all way landings, cal
rying the mail, and paying strict a
ng t%ention to all business. John Hale
assisted by Hugh Tomlinson, are h,
10 nolita clerks.