Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-21

st. Louis. Like all Of the Anchor
line packets, she will leave positively
at the hour advertised.
The Great Eastern is to come up
through the jetties to New Orleans.
A big crowd will 20 down to see the
monster of the deep" and escort her
to the Crescent City.
The national marine engineers asso-
citation numbers $500 members, which
takes in about half of the marine en-
gineers Of the country, according to
the issue of government licenses.
The Hard Cash left last evening for
Mound City, where she will be placed
on the docks and thoroughly owe
hauled and re. painted. She re-enters
the White river trade on Wednesday
September lst.
The pilots benevolent society, of
Pittsburg, numbers % members. Such
a society should be formed at Mem.
phis. 1t would rebound to the bene-
fit OF each and every member. Who
will make the first move?
The little sidewheel steamer Star of
the West, Captain w. j. Ashford in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Scanlan's, Cat Island.
and way landings. Neil Booker is
her polite clerk.
The Towards, of Jacksonville,
have now six boats under way, and
contracts on hand for about fifteen
crafts in all. They are running about
200 men, and have work enough to
keep them busy until Christmas.
A machine for deepening the river
channel has been patented by Mr..
Thos. B.. Taylor, of Mount Meigs,
Ala. This machine is so constructed
as to defect the current of the river
downward and thus cause the force of
the current to wash out the channel
on the river.
The popular steamer Josie Harry
will arrive tomorrow morning and
make one more trip to Arkansas City
in the Adams mail line, leaving to-
morrow evening. Let her have a
r%ousing trip. Upon her return Sat
urday night she will commence load
ing for White river; and leave Sun
day at 8 pm. promptly.
The splendid low water packet,
Maumelle, Captain j. j. Darragh in
command, is on berth to leave at 5
pm. to-day for Pine Bluff and all in
termediate landings on Arkansas riv-
er, connecting with the steamer Pillow
Boy Tor Little Rock, Fort Smith and
way landings. She carries the mail
and pays strict attention to all way
business. Charlie Musselman is her
efficient and polite clerk aud is assist
ed by VIII Darragh.
The clipper passenger steamer, Os.
ceola Belle, Captain Henry Cooper 10
command, arrived last with 9 bales oil
cotton and a big lead Of cordwood. She
is the mail boat leaving this evening
for Osceola aud all intermediate land
ings, paying strict attention to all way
business. John Haley presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Hugh Tomlin
son.
The fine sidewheel steamer Andy
Baum, Captain II. j. VintoD in com
mand, will arrive tomorrow morning,
and leave with a return trip Friday at
8 pm. promptly, as advertised, for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati, and all
way landings on the Ohio, giving pas
sengers through tickets to all eastern
points at very low rates. Captain NJ.
NJ. Deem is her chief clerk, and is
seconded by Ned Sherman. Captain
Il. w. Lightburne, agent of the line.
will give all desired information.
The swift running and elegant paa.
senger steamer, James Lee. Captain
Stacker Lee in command, arrived thi:
morning with 2 bales cotton, 81 SIX,
cotton seed, 100 bbls oil and a big lis
OF people. She leaves this %eveninl
with a return trip for Helena, Friar's
Point and all intermediate landings
connecting at Glendale with the Mo.
bile and Northwestern train, carrying
the mail and paying prompt attention
to all way business. She has frs
class accommodations and is No. | ir
all her appointments. Arthur Brown
Mike Logan and Plat Rhodes, a trio
OF clever young men, are in charge Of
the Office.