Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-13

Vicksburg night before last all o. K.
The Port Eads and barges and the
w. 2. Halliday, for st. Louis, left
New Orleans last evening.
The merchants Of Monroe, La.
propose to put a three thousand bale
boat in the Ouachita trade this season
as a weekly packet to New Orleans.
Officers Of the 0sceola Belle report
nine and a half feet Of water at Cen.
t@ennial Cutoff, but transient boats
fail to find it.
Boats landing at Vicksburg lust tc
receive supplies, are not charged
wharfage. Memphis wants from SIC
to $40, if boat is here only ten min
utes receiving her mail.
The City of Helena, for st. Louis,
passed up this forenoon, putting off 2
bales cotton, 80 sacks cotton seed and
adding about 20 tons for points above.
The Paris C. Brown, from Cincin-
natl, loaded fiat, passed down this
forenoon, putting off considerable
freight here.
Several marines are rusticating at
Eureka Springs, Ark, including Dave
Hukill, who went there to be reduced
from hOgshead to barrel size.
Since Saturday last 556,8 81 bushels
of bulk wheat, and 30,885 bushels of
bulk corn have been taken into New
Orleans by barges from st. Louis.
Captain 9. +. Kendall, ofthe Grand
Lake, came here from st. Louis and
left on the Cityof Helena to meet her,
she having turned southwark after
exchanging lows with the Bigley at
Madrid.
The Commonwealth, from St. Louis,
down this forenoon, putting off
200 bbls flour, 260 SKIS corn and a lot
Of sundries. She added about twenty
for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Batesville, Captain AL Smith
in command, is the mail packet leav-
ing tomorrow evening for all points
on L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers.
l.. Banning is her polite clerk.
1t is reported that the machinery of
the Hattie Rowland will be placed in
. new boat now being built at Pitts
for the Memphis and Arkansas
river packet company.
The Illinois Central railroad com
pany are to try river business. 1t is
reported that they will put four tow
boats and twenty barges in the trade
between Cairo and New Orleans.
John A. Richards, formerly second
clerk Of the John w. Cannon and a
brother-in law of Captain John c..
Leblanc, died in New Orleans on
Wednesday last, aged thirty years.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby
in command, is the Anchor line
leaving from the company's
wharfboat at 5 pm. tomorrow for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
Ihe Baltimore bridge company
have appointed Geo. H., Pegram, son
Of Captain B. K. Pegram, of St
engineer of the iron railroad
across the 0uachita river at
Monroe, La.
Pilots of the Rover report the chan
mel at Jacket Pattern completely
changed, and that it is now down the
outside way, where they found 9!
feet.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
in command, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Osce-
ola and all way landings. John Haley
and Hugh Tomlinson are her polite
Lloyd W. Whitlow, chief clerk Of.
James Lee, returned home last
evening, after a very pleasant time
spent at home in Louisville. He is
now ready for the heavy fall business
which is bound to open up shortly.
His friends in the lower trade will be
glad to meet him again.
George Walton, chief clerk of the
City Of Helena, has been granted a
cave of absence and is off on an east
,rl tour, taking in the watering places.
His position on the Helena is being
filed by Joe Osborn, late of the Col
The Golden City leaves st. Louis
o-mOrrew evening under the auspices
If the Anchor line, in place Of the
P. Silver, which lays up. The
company will hereafter send out three
boats per week. The Dacota, Mon
..ena. Chas. P. Chouteau, Carrier and
,ther boats will soon enter the line.
Henry s. Martin, special agent Of
he treasury department, left for home
asst night. He was here for the pur-
bose Of INVESTIGATING matter concern
ng the local inspectors office. A
lumber. of pilots met him yesterday at
lis room at the hotel, but the result
# the meeting could not be ascer-
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
oheeters in command, arrived at 8
I'm. with a big trip, including 143
meal, 1914 bbls flour, 300 SKIS
'ats, 80 bales hay, 1915 rolls b~agging,
o bbls molasses, 1898 pkgs sundries-
otal, s9OO4 pkGs. The Colorado
caves this evening with a return trip
or Cairo and st. Louis. Owen G.
is her polite clerk.
Cincinnati stenmboatmen are about
organize a p~rotectiye association
imilar to that in operation at New
orleans. Memphis should do likewise.
The only class of boatmen here who
lave connected themselves is the en-
their society being a branch
f the national marine engineers asso-
The Belle of Shreveport. drawing Z