Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-06

A new boat is to be built at Little
Rock this summer for the Arkansaw
river trade. She will be completed in
time for the fall business.
The Annie P. Silver, four days out
from New Orleans, with 700 tens of
freight, passed up last night, putting
off about $50 pckgs freight.
The Dyersburg got away Saturday
for ObiOn and Forked Deer rivers,
and upon arriving at her destination
will probably lay up for the summer.
The Marlin Speed will arrive to-
morrow, and is the mail packet leay-
ing Wednesday evening for all points
on Arkansaw river through to Little
Rock.
The Gold Dust passed down on
time yesterday for Vicksburg. She
put off a small lot offreight and added
about 8 tons for Vicksburg and way
landings.
The new levee below the wharf
boat is being used by the Anchor line
boats, though the dirt on it is quite
thick and should be washed into the
river.
The bride of Clerk John G.. Wyckof,
accompanied by Miss Lee Cornell and
Mrs. Rosa Marshall, took passage on
the Josie Harry Saturday and will
make the round trip.
The james D. Parker is due this
afternoon, and leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for the Ohio
river. Captain r. w. Lightburne,
her agent, will make engagements for
her.
The Grand Tower, in command of
Captain C%arvell, passes up to morrow
at lOa.m. for Cairo and st. Louis. At
the same hour Captain Bob Riley's
fast City Of Greenyille passes down
for Vicksburg.
The New Mary Houston passed
down Saturday night and filed out
here and at Hopefeld by taking 678
SKIS Of oil meal, 79 bales cotton and a
lot ct other freight. She had also a
good passenger trip.
In the United States circuit court
at New Orleans, Messrs. Brown &
Jones the coal dealers, got judgments
against Captain Thomas P. Leathers
in three cases for the following
amounts: $578, 1872 and 1852.
Lively times on the Ohio this week.
The Ariadne, the Sidney, the Silver
Cloud and two packets of the Mem
phis line will run between Cincinnati
and Evansville, all Independent of
each other. The people along the line
will be accommodated, and soon
freight and passengers will be taken at
a nominal sum.
Captain Geo. Vicker's splendid
Anchor line packet Ste. Genevieve,
came in at an early hour this morning
with a fair trip and leaves again at
5 p. m. for Cairo, st. Louis and all
way mail landings. John Z. Messen-
gale is her polite clerk.
Mr.. B. H. Flake, a well known river
mail agent, accompanied by his bride,
formerly Miss Annie NJ. Bannon, ar
rived Saturday evening on the City of
Helena. They were married on Thurs
day last at Vicksburg. and will proba-
bly, make the Bluff City their home.
The Lee line upper coast packet
Osceola Belle, in command of Captain
Henry Cooper, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Osceola and
all way landings, carrying the mail and
attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her. Billy Smither, John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson are her
gentlemanly clerks.
The Rene Macready, in command of
Captain 0. X. Joplin, leaves at 5 pm.
tomorrow for Mariana, the Cutoff
and all way landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers through to
Wittsburg, where direct connection is
made with the light draught packet
Advance for the Sunk Lands, BERTHE
and Ed Banning are her polite clerks.
The elegant passenger steamer Jas.
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, leaves this evening at her regu1
lar hour for Helena, Friars Point and
all way and plantation landings, car
rying the mail and giving strict at
t%ention to all G. o. D. and other bust.
ness, and making close connection al
Glendale with the Mobile and North.
western trains. Captain Lloyd W.
Whitlow presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Willie
Harrell.
The fast, safe and punctual steamer
Idlewild, in command of Captain
Mark r. Cheek, is the regular mai
packet leaving this evening for Helena
Terrene, Arkansaw City, and all in.
termediate landings paying prompt
attention to all business entrusted t.
her and connecting at her destination
with trains of the Little Rock, Missis
sippi and Texas railroad, also with the
swift mail packet Dean Adams fol
V~ickshurg. She has f~rst-class accom-.
modations and sets an excellent table.
Captain A. l.. Cummins presides al
the desk and is assisted by Lee Cum.
minis, ir., and A. Banksmith.