Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-20

making two trips q day 10 Marion,
some four miles back Of Mound City.
She leaves at I'm. and Ppm. An
..cursion trip will probably be given
Sunday afternoon.
Billy Smither, chief clerk of the
Osceola Belle, was complaining when
the boat arrived last night, and to-day
word was sent in that he was quite
sick. Hope he will be back at his
post in a few days.
The Charles Morgan passed down
Yesterday from Cincinnati bound for
New Orleans. She was ouly II hours
out from Cairo, including four hours
lost by fog, and brought st. Louis
papers here six hours ahead of the
railroad. She had a fine trip Of both
freight and people.
Captain Henry Cooper's splendid
sidewheel packet 0sceola Belle leaves
at 8 pm. to-day for Osceola and all
way landings, carrying the mail and
paying prompt attention to all business
entrusted to her. Billy Smither pro-
sides az the desk, and is assisted by
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
EA large volume of water, deep
enough for a steamboat to navigate, is
running back Of H~opefeld, and were
it not for the trees in the way doubt
less some boat would give us the go-by
and take this short cut, which would
let them into the Mississippi river
just a short distance below the point.
The James Lee is the mail packet
leaving at 5 pm. to-day for Helena,
Terrene and all intermediate landings,
attending promptly to all G. 0. ID. and
plantation business, and connecting at
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. Captain Stacker Lee
commands, and the office is in charge
of Lloyd w. Whitlow, assisted BY
Platt Rhodes, Arthur Brown and viii
Harrell.
Colonel Will s. Hays, river editor
of the Louisville Courier Journal has
been called upon to become a candi-
date for mayor of that city. He has
the matter under advisement, and in
a day or two will publish his answer,
which will undoubtedly be a letter of
acceptance. River editors do not
generally aspire to office, hut are al
ways ready to accept if the Office is a
fat one, and forced upon them on ac-
count of their qualifications.
The Hard Cash, Captain Il. G. Pos
tai in command arrived yesterday. She
brought out of White river $40 bales
of cotton, los of which was reshipped
at Terrene for New Orleans, and 224
brought to this port. She is the reg
ular packet leaving this evening for
Devall's Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport,
and all intermediate landings, making
direct connection with light-draught
packets for upper White and Black
rivers. Charles M. Postal presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Joseph
Postal.
The Splendi steamer Marlin Speed,
in command Of Captain Eugene Smith,
arrived yesterday. She brought out
of Arkansas river 504 bales of cotton,
337 of which was reshipped at Ter.
rene for New Orleans and 1G7 brought
to this port. She is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan-
saw river through to Little Rock,
making direct connection with pack
els for upper Arkansaw river as far as
Fort Smith. Captain Charles Mus
selman presidcs at the desk, and is
assisted by George Cunningham.
The Cons Millar, in command of
Captain G. B. Russell, arrived last
SIGHT with about 300 tons of freight.
She has fine weather to unload, and
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
%cinnati and all principal landings on
the Ohio river, paying strict attention
to all business entrusted to her, and
giving passengers through tickets to
all points east at very low rates. The
accommodations Of the Millar are
first class, and her officers polite and
sociable. James Voris is in charge
Of the Office, and is assisted by LATE
Robinson.