Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-20

Anchor line wharf boat at 10 am.
Sunday for st. Louis.
Clarence Hall, passenger agent of
Anchor line, left last night for Chica-
go, being called thither BY a telegram
announcing the serious illness Of his
father.
The Chas. P. Chouteau, when she
left st. Louis, had 1900 tons of freight.
and was drawing six and a half feet,
which is all the water to be found be-
tween Cairo and st. Louis.
Work has been resumed and quiet
reigns at the wreck of the sunken
steamer City Of Vicksburg. The OIL
GERS Of the law now have charge of
matters and everything is quiet.
All the first bales" have arrived.
Now to business. Cotton picking will
commence vigorously in a few days.
and the new crop will commence
moving, making business for packets
now laid up.
The great iron steamer, Chas. P.
Ohouteau, with her electric lights. will
pass down tomorrow evening, enroute
To- New Orleans. Captain w. H.
Ihorwegen is in command and George
Mlltenberger in the office.
The John B. Maude. from St.
Louis, arrived last evening very much
behind time, she meeting her trouble
above Cairo. She discharged $685.
pckgs freight, took on about Is tons,
and left this morning on her return TO
st. Louis.
The Osceola Belle, from the upper
coast, arrived last evening with a fair
trip, and leaves again this evening for
Osceola and all intermediate landings.
carrying the mail and paying strict
attention to business. John Haley
presides at the desk, and is assisted bv
Hugh Tomlinson.
The weather at present is too warm
and the river too low for the gentle
men who run the snagboat business
between Cairo aud Vieksburg. They
are afraid of "malarial" sickness, or
that their boat will run against a hid
den obstruction, and they lose their
Job. The appropriation for this work
was made long ago, and we fail to see
why 1T is not put into use.
The Cons Millar, Captain Billy
Tlchenor in command, is due from
the Ohio with a full load of western
produce, and leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all way landings
on the Ohio river, giving passengers
through tickets to all points east at
very low rates. The Millar has ex,
c%ellent accommodations, sets a fine
table, is No. l in all her appointments
and being Of light draught, will 90
through without detention. Jimmy
voris presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Harry Galley.
The blue ribbon packet, Josie
Harry, Capt. Milt. R. Harry in com
mand, arrived last evening with
bales cotton, a lot of hides aud sun.
dries and a fair list of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a re.
turn trip for DuVall's Bluff, Augusta
J%acksonport, and all intermediat,
landings, making direct connection
with the light draught packets Winni,
and Milt, Harry, for upper White
Black and Little Red rivers. TIL,
Harry carries the mail and pays promp
attention to all Q. o. D. and plantation
business. Walker Outlaw presides a
the desk and is assisted by j. NJ
Truslow.
Captain Higgins, of the lower decl
of the Osceola Belle, was the first maj
10 be seer on the boat last evening al
she came around the point at Hope
field. He thought he had the frs
new bale of cotton of the season, ant
so decorated it with flags, placed i
upon a hogshead and seated himsel
upon the pinnacle of that bale unit
the boat landed. Imagine his feel
ings when told hat the Cheek brough.
in two bales in the forenoon. Ht
Jumped off hat bale, pulled the flag
out, kicked over the h%ogshead, ant
would have pitched the bale into tn,
river had not the rousters interfered
He is quiet to-day.
The feet and elegant passenge.
steamer, james Lee, Captain Stake
Lee in command, arrived this morn
ing from the lower coast with q fai
trip Of freight and quite a number o
people. She is the mail packet leav
ing this evening for Helena, Friar'
Point and all intermediate landings
paving strict attention to all busines
entrusted 10 her. The accommoda
tions of the James Lee are second t
none and she is the peer of any boa
leaving this port, Her officers will b
found social and polite. Lloyd w
Whitlow presides at the desk and i
assisted by Arthur Brown, Mike Lo
gan and Platt Rhodes.