Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-30
uis. Archie Woods prcsides at the


Louis. Archie Woods prcsides at tn,
desk.
The ben Franklin, for this port
and the Golden City, for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday at noon
and should be here to morrow evening
Planters on White and Arkansav
rivers are hard at work blowing W
their fields, making preparations for {
big crop, and they have the wishes o.
all for a good season.
The sidewheel steamer Ben Frank.
lin is announced to leave here to-mor.
row evening for the Ohio river. Cap.
tain w. @. Tichenor commands and
X. w. Lightburne is agent.
The Illinois, on her way to the Hi
nois river, struck a pier of the railroad
bridge at Havana day before yester-
day, and had one wheel torn of. She
was towed back to st. Louis.
The floating operahouse steamer
Champion, which has been under seiz.
r at Shreveport for the past month.
was released yesterday, and was to
leave to-day for Ouachita river.
The Vint Shinkle departed last eve
ming for Cincinnati, with 10 bales
cotton, 10 bales paper stock, 100 bbls
oil, 800 SKIS oil meal, 60 bbls potatoes,
1000 feet Of lumber, and a fair list Of
people.
A telegram received by her agent
states that the Josie Harry passed
Devalls Bluff this morning, will ar.
rive Thursday night, and leave with a
return trip Saturday evening for all
points on White river, through to
Jacksonport.
The 0sceola Belle, in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper, is the mail
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day. for
Oseeola and all way landings, attend
ing promptly to all G. o. D. and plan
tation business. Billy Smither pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
AS the John B. Maude was passing
Carondolet night before last on her
way down, she collided with the
Fannie Tatum, bound up, striking her
abreast OF her boilers, breaking one Of
her derricks and several of her stan.
chions, but doing no material damage.
The work ofdredgiug out the Vicks-
burg harbor, as far as the present an
preparation will go, is soon to be ad.
vertised and will be let out to the
lowest and best bidder. The work
will be under the supervision of Major
w H. Fl. Benyaurd, and Captaj,
Dabney will be retained as assistant
United States engineer.
The elegant passenger steamer
James Lee, in command of Captain
Stacker Lee is the mail packet leaving
at 5 pm. to-day for Helena, Friars
Point and all intermediate landings
attending promptly to all G. 0. d. and
plantation business, and connecting al
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. Lloyd w. WhitloW
presides at the desk and is assisted BY
Plat Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash, Cav,
tain K. Q. Postal in command. arrived
yesterday, bringing out of White rive,
Bis bales cotton, l6 of which she re
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans
She is the regular packet leaving hi
evening for Devalls Bluff, Augusta
Jacksonport aud all way landings
making direct connection with ligh
draught packets for upper White an,
Black rivers. Chas. NJ. Postal pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by hi
brother, Joe Postal.
Captain Eugene Smiths splepdi,
steamer Marlin Speed came in yester
day afternoon, having brought out Q
Arkansaw river S25 bales cotton. 62
Of which she r%eshipped at Terrene f.
New Orleans. She is the regula
mail packet leaving again this evenin
for Pine Bluff and all ntermediat
landings, making direct connectio
with the light draught steamer Nav
mel!e for. Little Rock and poinI
above, Captain Charles Musselma
presldes at the desk and is assisted b
George Cunningham.
The great iron steamer and champ
on cotton carrier, Chas. P. Chouteav
is due this afternoon and leaves IL
morrow evening with a return trip f
New Orleans and way landings.
round trip on the Chouteau or Fran
at this season Of the year is very plea.
ant. The boats take their time Q
the way down and handle consider,
BILE cotton. While on their way u
they stop at quite a number Of IT,
beautiful sugar plantations along II
lower coast, the scenery surroundin
which is as pretty as that on the uppt
Mississippi or Ohio rivers. Capital
J; I. Washington is agent Of th
Chouteau.