Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

RonAlOuOlC JANUS 1NSt VI Tic DCC
mail line, has been awarded a mail
contract for carrying the mail from
Memphis TO the mouth Of 0bion river
%tri-weekly. Having accepted the SER
vice, he has placed the xcellentsteamer
Silverthorn in the trade. She will
leave here on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays for 0sceola and Ashport.
She is suitable for the trade and is a
safe and reliable carrier. Commodore
james Lee will zee that the mail is
carried regular and punctual, and his
service will prove quite an acquisition
to the bends people.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Pos
tails reliable and independent White
river packet, came in this morning
from White river with 800 bales cot
ton, 1850 scks seed, IL hogs and q
pkgs sundries, and had also a fair
number Of people. She leaves to-
morrow evening on her regular day
with a return trip for White river,
going through to Jacksonport and
making direct connection with light
draught steamers for upper Whiteand
Black rivers. Charley Postal and
John Wyckof, two clever gentlemen,
do the honors Of the Office.
A telegram from Cloverport. Ky,
announces the death of Capt. James
M, White, who, in his prime, was one
of the most popular commanders and
boatmen of the lower Mississippi. He
was universally beloved by the people
along the coast and, in fact, all that he
came in contact with. He has com
handed some of the finest steamboats,
on the river. The last was the j. NJ.
White, one of the most costly steamers
ever built for the western waters, and
was named for him. He has rang his
last bell and given his last command,
and the prayer of us and his large
number Of friends may be hat he may
rest in peace.
The Jay Hardy, Captain Billy Da-
Wis in command, and which left here
Saturday evening for Shawnee Wis
lage, while under way and passing
the point below Island 40
the bank, with a large syca-
more, caved in on her, striking her
near midship, swapping and sinking
her in deep water. She had on board
about 100 pkgs of freight which, with
the boat, will prove a total loss, as she
sank out of sight. Captain Davis, in
his loss, has the sympathy of his
friends. He has been quite unfortu-
nate, though a safe and practical
boatman. He lost the 0. w. Pierce
several months since, by s|nagging.
close to where his Jay Hardy dropped
to the bottom, and had no insurance
on either.
From Captains John Darragh of the
Hattie Rowland and Ed Rowland of
the Katie Hooper we learn that Capt.
w. n. Patterson, with the new gov
ernment snag boat, the G. B. Reese. is
doing good service in Arkansas
river with his boat, which he
knows so well how to manage. He is
removing all distractions and making
the channel of the river SC
that navigation is no more p~recarious
we feel satisfied that Captain Patter.
son will do good and faithful work. as
he understands the necessity Of gooC
navigation for the safety of steamers
$50 far he has done excellent work
which is fully appreciated by the
steamboat commanders that nlv th,
above stream.
The James D. Parker, Captair
/, Charley Russelrs popular passenpeI
steamer Of the Memphis and Ohit
river packet company, arrived las
night at IL o'clock from the Ohio
f river with a splendid trip of freight
including the following ~principa
items: 40 dozen chairs, 220 package.
furniture, SO coils rope, 300 barrels
J -four, 81 barrels whisky, 70 boxe.
candles, las packages glass, ii casks
meat, 1O2 sacks bran, 254 sacks corn
lll7 barrels potatoes, 3 bales cotton
90 boxes soap, ego kegs nails, 5 mules.
l25 packages hardware, ISL bundles
hoes, 648 bundles rakes, 829 bundles
scythes, 142 kegs beer, 20 bales sheet.
ing, 275 empty oil barrels, 1876 plows
20 barrels cider, $50 sacks oats, l3s
bales hay, and 1910 packages sundries
She did a heavy way business all the
way down and registered 81 cabin
passengers and had 81 deckers. She
leaves tomorrow evening at 3 o'clock
with a return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, tioketing passengers
through to all points east at reduced
rates. Mr.. Robert Mccoy, a gentle
man with whom it is a pleasure to
travel and do business, is her first
clerk, which is a sure guarantee that
every person that travels on the
Parker will be comfortably aud well
entertained.
The old favorite mail and passenger
steamer, Coahoma, Captain Il. o.
Banks, leaves this evening for Vicks.
burg, carrying the mail, paying strict
attention to all way business and con-
Meeting at Arkansas City with the
Pine Bluff railroad, and at Yicksburg
with the regular packets for New Or
leans and Yazoo river. The Coahoma
has sumptuous passenger accommoda-
tons and is one of the safest and best
carriers on the river. Billy Smither,
who is n of the cleverest and best
clerks on the river, has charge
Of the Office, and has associat-
ed with. him in the Office.
those clever gentlemen and expert
clerks, Messrs. Hal Adylett and John
Haley. The Avalanche, in referring
to the Coahoma, says: 1t is a noted
fact that the Uoahoma's business in
creases with every trip she makes and
our merchants should give her en-
cOuragement in every DOssible wav nc