Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-15

Louis for replirs. The Salvor made
short work Of her as soon as she got
her pumps going.
Pilot Charlie Brown, who took the
Billy Ezell to New Orleans with a
tow OF slaves, returned and left yes
terday on the Grand Tower on visit
to his sister in st. Louis.
Captain Amos Day, late of the Plow
Boy, came up yesterday on the Katie
Hooper and goes out this evening as
one Of her clerks, thus relieving Will
Lash, who contemplates visit to the
watering places of Arkansaw.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
to morrow at 10 am. are the City of
Grecnville, in command OF Captain
Joe Bryan, and the City OF .Vicks-
burg, in command Of Captain r. X.
Reilly. Both are new and elegant
packets, in charge of experienced
officers.
The Dean Adams leaves Vicksburg
this evening and will come through to
this port tomorrow, to receive little
painting and brushing up. Her mail
and other business will be attended to
by the Anchor Line during her alb
sence.
A dispatch from Baton Rouge. dat.
ed Saturday, says the Laura Lee is
sunk in the middle Of the river, head
down stream. The hole in her hull is
fifty feet long, with fourteen feet of
water on the boats main deck, and
the Eckert ALONGSIDE at work, with
slight prospects Of raising her.
Captain Williamson's go-as-you-
please steamer, Bedford, left st. Louis
on Thursday last with cargo OF 1900
packages Of wheat and sunk at Tower
Island. The Bell Boat, Sqlvor No. 2,
went to her relief Her freight was
to be re shipped at Cairo by the Low
rey Line. The Bedford was bnilt at
Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1878, at cost
of $4,000 and measures 408 tons.
She is badly sunk but may possibly be
raised.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Rene Maeready, in command
of Captain Henry Cooper, is the regu
lar mail packet leaving at pm. to-
day for Osceola and all intermediate
landings, giving strict attention to all
business entrusted to her. John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson, couple
Of clever young men, are in charge of
the Office.
The pet of our local packets, the
fast and elegant sidewheel steamer
James Lee, in command of Captain
r. p. Order, leaves this evening for
Helena, Friars Point and all inter-
mediate landings, carrying the mail
and paying prompt attention to all
Z. U. ID. and plantation business, and
connecting at Glendale with the Mo
bile and Northwestern railroad. Her
accommodations are superb, her table
fare equal TO that of the best hotels,
and her officers polite and attentive to
the wants of their patrons. Captain
Lloyd W. Whitlow presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Platt and John
Rhodes.
The Grand Lake No. 2, with four
model barges containing 100 tons of
freight, passed up yesterday morning
on her way to st. Louis. She stopped
here short while to procure some
material for the repackiDg of cylinder
which was getting loose. The warm
weather Of the past few weeks has
caused an improvement to be made in
the cabin of the boat, which adds
greatly to the comfort of the crew.
Several long fans have been suspended
from the roof of the cabin, and are
kept moving day and night, the motive
power being small donkey engine
below. Since the improvement has
been made the crew enjoya good rest
as they sleep in the cabin.
The Adams mail line packet Katie
Hooper came in Yesterday sith a good
trip OF both freight and people, and
leaves again this evening with a re-
turn trip for Helena, Terrene, Arkan-
saw City and all way landings, attend
ing promptly to all business entrusted
to her, connecting at Terrene with the
light draft steamer Plow Boy for all
points on Arkansaw river as high as
Little Rock. Also making close con-
nection at Arkansaw City with trains
on the Little Rock, Mississippi river
and Texas railroad. Captain Ed.
Rowland commands, and the office is
in charge of Captain j. N. Thompson
assisted by Amos Day and A. Bank
smith.