Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-17


Steward Ike Bsc%n has taken charge
OF the Hudson's cabins, which boat is
to run In opposition to the Fannie
Tatum in the st. Louis and Paducah
trade.
|. The John A. Scudder passed down
last evening with near 1000 tons of
freight. She added here 1856 SKIS cot
ton seed cake, 80 SKIS peas and a lot Of
miscellaneous freight.
The Andy Baum departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 257 bales
cotton, l8 bales rags, 800 SKIS cotton
seed meal, $50 SKIS bones, 10 bbls oil.
81 head cattle, $1,000 feet lumber and
a fair list of people.
The old Thompson Dean is being
towed up from New Orleans and will
be taken to Pittsburg to be dismantled
and her cabin placed on a new hull.
She is being towed up by the s. L.
Wood.
The Granite State will arrive to-
night, and leaves Friday at 5 pm.
with a return trip for the Ohio. She
is a splendid boat, with good accom-
modations and in charge of clever
officers.
A cable running along the bottom
of the river now connects Natchez,
Miss, with Vidalia, La, the tug J. B.
O'Brien having laid the same on Fri
day last, accomplishing the task in
nine minutes,
A dispatch from Shawneetown states
that the river continues to rise, and is
spreading over a large tract Of bottom
land, a large part of which has been
planted and the corn up. This will
cause heavy loss to farmers.
A Camden, Ark, special Of the 10Th
stated that that section of the country
was witnessing one Of the greatest
overHoWs known to the oldest settlers,
the Ouachita being 45 feet above the
low water marks and rising 2 inches
an hour; plantations being under
water, crops ruined, and stock for sew
eral miles east all drowned.
"The river here rose seven inches
yesterday and is still rising, with 81
feet 2 inches on the gauge, lava.
lanche. The figures above are taken
from the Signal Observers report,
which shows how much the river is
above the lowest water known, and II
inches more than the correct reading
on the gauge.
The Coahoma brought in s bales
crtton and leaves this evening with q
return trip for Osceola and way land.
ings on the upper coast, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to al
business entrusted to her. Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with the
Office in charge of Hugh Tomlinson
and John Haley.
The Katie Hooper, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, leaves this even.
ing for Pine Bluff and way landing.
on Arksnsaw river, carrying the mai
and making direct connection will
the light-draft steamers for Littl,
Rock and points above. Captain
Chas Musselman presides at the desl
and is assisted by Will Darragh.
Captain Postal's reliable steamer
Hard Cash, is the regular packet leav
ing at 5 p. m. to day for Duvalls Bluff
Augusta, Jacksonport and way land
ings, attending promptly to all bushes
that offers, aud making direct connec
tion with light draft steamers 70
upper White and Black rivers. Chas
and Joseph Postal are in charge @
the Office.
The large Anchor Line steamer "
P. Halliday, arrived at midnight fror
New Orleans only three days an
seven hours out, and that against
rising river and heavy current. Sh
made 81 landings, at which she lost
hours, her actual running time bein
2 days and q hours. She has ON han
200 tons Of freight and a fair list {
: people. The Halliday cleaned gu
boilers here and proceeded this fore
noon on her way to st. Louis.
A steamboat officer has been foun
whom the new license law don't sui
He says Congress ought to have mad
the license one dollar and then thos
at a distance, could send a dollar in a
envelope to the Inspectors. A By
stander explained that was what
0 cost under those circumstances, 9
they had to 20 and take a so help m
i God" fifty cent oath before a justic
and send a postal order for fifty cent
to the Inspectors. The fellow ha
nothing more to say.
The James Lee, in command @
Captain Stacker Lee, arrived las
night with q bales cotton and a goo.
list of people. She is the mail packe
= leaving this evening. with a return
trip for Helena, Friars Point and wa
. landings, making connection at Glen
, dale with trains on the Mobile AM
Northwestern railroad. The accom-
modations of the Lee are elegant, ant
her officers courteous and polite
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow preside
at the desk and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Browne.