Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-19

TOYS of coal, was caught in an eddy
eight miles above New Orleans, and
struck the bank, sinking one Of her
boats.
Captain A. r. Ketchum is having a
boat built at Portsmouth for the Red
river trade. He expects to have her
ready by the middle OF june, and has
named her the Caddo Belle.
A barge of the D. 7. Lanes coal
tow was sunk at Rising Sun bar Just
in the channel, and as the river is fall
ing, the obstruction will prove a
serious one. Pilots are warned to
keep a lookout for it.
The Cons Millar will arrive to-
morrow morning and goes out to-
morrow evening on a moonlight excur-
sion, for the benefit of st. Peters
church. A pleasant time may be
expected by those who attend.
bTo-morrow night there will be a
moonlight excursion on the Cons Mil
lar for the benefit of st. Peters
church, and another tomorrow night
week on the James D. Parker for the
benefit of the First Methodist church.
The splendid low-water packet.
Maumelle, Capt. j. j. Darragh in
command, is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansas river
through to Little Rock, connecting
with lighter boats for Fort Smith and
way points. Charlie Musselman is her
chief clerk.
The 0sceola Belle, from Osceola.
arrived last evening with about 20 ex-
cursionists, who, to-day are roaming
about the town taking in the sights.
Many of the excursionists who did
not wish to 80 up town last night re-
manned on board and enjoyed them
selves in the giddy dance. The party
return home this evening.
The Evansville and Tennessee river
packet company have contracted with
the Towards at Jacksonville to build
a new steamer $50 feet long, - feet
beam, 8 foot hold, 2 boilers % feet
long, 46 inches in diameter, Is inch
cylinders with 6 feet stroke full
cabin. She lis to be finished by
October.
The members Of the Helping Hand
club and their friends had a very
pleasant time on the Virgie Lee last
night. There were about 300 on board.
The boat went up to Island 40, and
returned about II O'clock. No dane
ing was INDUCED in, but there was
plenty Of refreshments, mingled with
the smiles of the fair sex.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash.
Capt. f.. Q. Postal in command, is
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Devall's Bluff, Augusta, Jack
sonport, and all intermediate points,
connecting with light boats for upper
White, Black and Little Red rivers.
Charlie Postal is her polite and accom-
modating clerk, and is assisted by
John G. Wyckoff.
The swift and elegant steamer.
James Lee, Captain Stacker il
command, arrived last night with Is
bales cotton, l45 SKIS cotton seed and
a good list Of people. She is the reg.
ular mail packet leaving this evening
for Helena, Friar's Point, and all in
termediate landings, paying special at
t%ention to all business entrusted tC
her. Lloyd w. Whitlow, assisted by
Plat Rhodes and Ed Gay, are il
charge ofthe Office.
The splendid steamer Osceola Belle
Captain Henry Cooper in command,
arrived last evening with II bales o.
cotton, 10 SKIS. cotton seed, anC
full OF people. She is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening fol-
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper coast. John Haley and Hugh
TomlinsOn, a couple of clever young
men, are in charge of the ofic,
affairs.
The work of building a crib dixie al
Portland bar, will be commenced oil
June LIST. The dixie will start neal
the New Albany and Portland ferry
landing, on the Kentucky side, anC
will extend out on the outside of thu
bar, quartering down stream and viii
be three thousand feet in length. Ii
is claimed this dixie will rid naviga-
ton Of hal old time nuisance, Port.
land bar, and give a good channe
depth all the way to the mouth O
Falling Run creek, below New AL
bany.
The popular packet Virgie Lee
Capt. g. Wash. Thompson in com
mand, is on berth to leave at 5 D. m
to-day for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin
natl, and all way landings on the Ohio
river, giving passengers through tick.
cts to all eastern points, at very low
rates. The Lee is frst-class in her ap
pointments, has excellent passenger
accommodations, and her officers, WIT
will be found polite and sociable, will
keep an eye to the comfort of passen
gers. MIR. James Surtees is her chic
clerk, and is assisted by Harry Millar
Captain Elijah l.. Peirce died a
Cincinnati on last Monday night. H,
spent forty-ive years on the river a,
commander and pilot, the last boat he
was on being the Paris G. Brown
During the late war Captain Peirct
was pilot on the Queen Of the West
and aided in the capture Of the fameC
United States ironclad gunboat Indi
anola, on the lower Mississippi river
He was at the time of his death in tn,
ixty-fourth year of his age.
Nothing is being done towards paw
ing of the lower portion of the levee
The river is getting low and worl
should be commenced at once. Their
is quite a number of industrious, har,
working men now idle who would b,
clad To 90 To work at once IN COR,