Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-23
all principal way landings. William
Mason is her polite clerk.

all principal way landings. William
Mason is her polite clerk.
A decision in regard to the Smith.
field street bridge a at Pittsburg
was rendered Monday by Judge Stowe,
who orders hat the new stru,ture
must be built twenty feet higher than
the old one. The bridge com
pany will probably appeal to the Su-
preme Court.
The punctual and reliable upper
coast mail packet Coahoma, Of the
Lee Line, in command of Captain
Henry Cooper, leaves this evening for
Osceola and all way landings, giving
strict attention to all business en-
trusted TO her. j. W. Smither is in
charge of the office. and is assisted by
John Haley and Will Lash.
In our advertising columns will be
found the announcement of the new
steamer Fulton for Hatchie river.
She was built by Captains j. q. Oates
and w. II. Walker at the dry dock at
Fort Pickering, is of very light draft
and well suited to the trade for which
she was built. Captain John Deering
will be placed in command.
The Wabash river has been rising
rapidly for the past week, and farmers
who were caught by the food of last
winter axe now moving their live stock
to places Of safety. The Cairo 4
Vincennes bridge across the Wabash
at st. Francisville, Illinois,
which was washed away last Friday is
not yet repaired and no trains on that
road can reach Vincennes.
The Marlin Speed brought out of
ArkanSaw river $50 bales Of cotton,
2l8 Of which she reshipped at Terrene
for New Orleans. She is the regular
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day
for Pine Bluff and all way landings,
making direct connection with light
draft packets for Little Rock and
points above. Captain John j. Oar.
ragh commands, with the Office in
charge Of Charles Musselman and
Charles Cunningham.
The Hard Cash arrived last night.
having brough out of White river 563
bales cotton, liz of which she re-
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
She leaves with a return trip at 5 pm.
to-day for DevalIs Bluff, Augusta,
Jacksonport, and all way landings,
making direct connection with light
draft packets for upper White aud
Black rivers. Captain e. G. Postal
commands and the Office is in charge
of Charles NJ. and Joseph Postal.
Up to Monday night the coal ship.
ments from Pittsburg footed UP TO-
T3,0O0, of which 3,8S9,000 bushels
were for Cincinnati, 6,784,0OO for
Louisville and 100000 for Madison.
This was to be considerably in
creased, there being a very large
amount of coal in the pools ready to
move. Several boats are reported as
having struck ono of the piers of the
Smith6eld Street Bridge, and the Abe
Hays is reported to have lost a loaded
boat in Pool No. /.
The fast and elegant Lee Line
United States mail steamer James
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Friar's Point and
all intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all G. 0. d. and other
business entrusted to her, and making
close connection with trains on the
Mobile and Northwestern Railroad
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
Passengers and shippers for the
Ohio river should bear in mind that
Captain w. G.. Tichenor's elegant
passenger steamer james D. Parker
will leave promptly at 5 pm. for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings, making close
connection with the different railroads
centering at Cincinnati and giving
through tickets to all points East at
reduced rates. The accommodations
Of the Parker are first class and her
off GERS keep an eye to the pleasure
and comfort Of their patrons. Robert
Mccoy prcsides at the desk and is as
sisted by Lowell lines and Charlie
Vinton.