Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-06

AA'Si~ - OehulhS 10 HcI pOllNc
clerk.
A dispatch received this morning
by Captain R. W. Lightburne from
Captain Il. Q. Postal states that the
Hard Cash will arrive Tuesday night
and leave Wednesday evening for all
points on White river through to
%Jacksonport.
Commander L. P. Lull has been re-
lieyed from duty as photographic in
spector on the coast survey and order
ed to command the Wachusett, Pa
cifc station, per steamer 10th inst.
from New York, relieving Commander
Byron Wilson, who will return home.
The Cherokee, Captain Geo. Wolf
in command, is at the foot Of Monroe
street receiving to leavefor Vicksburg,
New Orleans and all way landings.
The Cherokee is a good carrier, and
has excellent passenger accommoda-
tons. George S. Height presides at
the desk.
The Ida Stockton came in last even
ing from Hatchie river and will prob
ably lay up for the present. THIS
morning there was reported about 200
bales of cotton at Bryant's landing
and more at several other points. A
boat should be sustained in Hatchie
river by all means.
The coal shipments from Pittsburg
on the present rise foot up as follows:
For Cincinnati, 1871, 600 bushels;
Louisville, 1877. OOO; Madison, IA
OOOi IrOnton, 1885, 900; grand total, s.
$4,000 bushels. This will be consid-
erably increased, as there are several
tows to leave that are not yet reported.
The feet running steamer 0sceola
Belle, Captain Henry Cooper in COM
mand, is the mail packet leaving this
evening for 0sceola and all way land
ings, paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted to her. Billy
Smither, a social and accommodating
young man, presides at the desk and
is assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tom nson.
The iron towboat Alex. Swift be-
cane disabled at Rochester, by
break e some Of her machinery, and
aOated heavily against the Beaver
pier and was badly damaged She had
a large tow Of coal and one of the
barges was sunk. The Alex. Swift
was built at Cincinnati, and is the
only iron towboat on the Ohio, and is
owned by Brown & Co.
The lighthouse steamer Joseph
Henry, from New Orleans, passed up
this morning, and reported the follow
ing change of lights between Vicks-
burg and Memphis. Light at Pawpaw
island re-established; at Island 76
moved down 400 yards; at Harbert's
moved up 100 yards; at Rodgers point
a new light has been established, and
the one at Duckport has been discon-
tinued.
Vicksburg Herald; "Bakcls and
Fourteen Mile creeks are as high as
ever known, the leyees are all gone
and over five thousand acres of land
are under water. Immense quantities
of cotton are washed away. The Big
Black is very high and still rising.
The damage it will do must be very
great. In the Mississippi valley one
half of the cultivated land is a lake of.
water, and the balance mud and
alush."
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Hele-
ma, Friars Point and all intermediate
landings, paying prompt attention to
all G. o. d. and plantation business;
also connecting at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern trains.
Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow presides
at the de- k, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes aud Arthur Brown.
Tie popular Cons Millar, Captain
Billy Tichenor in command, is due
this evening and is the regular packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all way
landings on the Ohio, giving through
tickets to all eastern points at very
low rates. The accommodations of
the Millar are frst-class, and her
officers will look after the comfort of
passengers. Jimmy Voris presides at
the desk and is assisted by Harry
Galley.
The lightning steamer Dean Adams,
in command of Captain Mark R.
Cheek, is the mail packet leaving
p%unctually at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Terreno, Arkansas Civ and all inter.
mediate landings, paying prompt at
%tention to all G. o. D. and plantation
business, and connecting at Arkansas
City with the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and Texas railroad also with
the G. W. Cheek, for Vicksburg.
Captain A. L, Cummins presides at
the desk, aud is assisted by Amos Day
and Mike Logan.