Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-01

Shreveport and Annie p. Silver run
regularlyin the line. Two more new
boats are now being built by the How
ards at Jeffersonyille and will be com-
pleted and running in time for the
heavy fall business. These boats pass
here regularly three tines week thus
aitording passengers and shippers the
advantage ola daily packet between
this port and 81. Louis. During the
past year the Anchor Line boats have
brought to this city upward of 100, 900
tons Of freight besides about S000bales
OF cotton, and have taken from here
for reshipment at Cairo for Eastern
points about 10000 bales ofcompressed
cotton. The advantage Of this line to
our commercial interests is great, and
with their new and elegant steamers
to be added during the ensuing season
their business will be largely in
creased.
MEMPHIS TO DYERSBURG.
During the business season only do
we have a line Of boats running from
this port to the 0bion and Forked
Deer rivers. 1t is a rich and fertile
country but these streams do not fur
nish a sufficient depth of water
for a boat to run the entire
year. The Mark Twain, Dyers-
burg and Aft Stevens have
made irregular trips, but have done
tolerably well and doubtless all
will again run during the ensuing
season.
MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS
This line of boats is composed of
two large and capacious steamers
built expressly for the cotton trade
and run during the cotton season.
They are the iron hull steamer Chas.
p. Chouteau and the Henry Frank,
both stern wheel steamers with a carry
ing capacity of $4,000 bales ofcotton
each. They are better adapted to the
wants Of the trade than the famous
line of admirable vessels that ran in
the same trade many years previous to
the war.
WHITE RIVER PACK ETS.
This trade is supplied semi weekly
by the two steamers Josie Harry and
Hard Cash, built expressly for the
river, their days Of departure being
Wednesdays and Saturdays. The
Josie Harry has just been thoroughly
Oyerhauled and reprinted and presents
a beautiful appearance. The Harry
through the coming season will leave
here every Saturday and connect reg
ularly at Newport with the steamer
Milt Harry for all points on Black
river; also with the steamers Alberta
and Whitewater for all points on up
per White river. The Hard Cash
leaves here every Wednesday and
make direct connection at Newport
with the Goodrich Brothers line Of
steamers navigating Black river, the
Wild Boy and John Ii. Williams, also
with the steamers Alberta, Winnie
and Whitewater for Batesville and
points on upper White river.
ARKANSAW RIVER LINE.
The boats belonging to the Memphis
and Pine Bluff River Packet Company
are expected to u as follows: Katie
Hooper and Marlin Speed to leave
here semi-weekly, days OF departure
being Wednesdays and Saturdays. The
Maumelle, a eupernumary boat, will
ply between Pine Bluff and Little
Rock, and the mouth ofthe ArkAnsaw
river C irrying out cotton for reship-
ment to New Orleans.
ADAMS U. s. NAIL LINE.
Since our last river review two boats
of this line have been lost. First the
0uachita Belle in November last was
sunk and totally lost, at Fox Island
sixty miles below here. Major Adams
then purchased the Idlewild, a speedy
and elegant boat, which he brought
here and ran regularly without acct.
dent or trouble, and was we'll received
by both the travelling and shipping
public. In the early part Of July she
was sent to Paducah for repair. She
returned here in fine order and was to
have resumed her trips on Monday
August LIST. On the evening previous
however, she was destroyed by FIRE
while lying at the landing. The Katie
Hooper which was running temporarily
in the trade has continued there
during the past month. Major Adams
has secured a fast and elegant side.
wheel boat to staIt out from here on
Monday next and will be kept in the
trade throughout the season, leaving
here every Monday and Thursday
evenings. The patrons Of the line can
rely on their business being promptly
and properly attended to in the future
as in the past. The old favorite Cap
tains Mark Cheek and Lee Cummins
will be retained on the boat which is
strong assurance that the good reputa
ton earned by the steamers 0uachita
Belle and Idlewild will be sustained
on the new boat.
ACCIDENTS ON THE RIVER, ETC.
In this district which comprises the
Mississippi river between Cairo, Hi
nois, and Greenville, Mississippi, in
Guiding the tributaries between these
points, the following accidents have
occurred during the year just ended.
On September 10th the sternwheel
steamer John G. Fletcher, running in
the upper Arkansaw river between
Little Rock and Ft. Smith, struck a
snag just below Rossville, and sunk,
but afterwards was raised, mourning a
damage Of $4,000. On October 18th,
the regular mail packet Batesyille,
running 10 the st. Francis river trade
from this port struck a hidden obstruc
ton near the mouth of the st. Fran.
els and sunk, proving a total loss. She
was valued at $1,000. On October
18th the small steamer Trader, while
lying at our landing caught fire and all
her upper works were destroyed. loss
amounting to about $1,000. On Novem-
Der Bird the Oaachita Belle, OF the
Adams Mail Line, struck a hidden
obstruction at Fox Island crossing and
sunk. She was valued at 10000 and
proved a total loss. On the same day
and near the same spot the sidewheel
steamer Robert Mitchell struck an
obstruction and sunk. After hard
work she was raised and her damage
estimated at $4,000. She was taken