Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-30


road 300 yards long, four miles from
Belmont, having occurred, passengers
from Mobile and Ohio are taken Il
Cairo from Columbus by boat.
A dispatch from Jacksonville sayi
there are 100000 pounds of iron anc
stone on the bridge to weight it down
and it will be almost impossible tC
move it. The houses that HOated
against the bridge have been towed
ashore and new looks like large
sized village. A great deal of pneu
monia is prevailing among the people
driven from their homes BY the food.
The officers of the Josie Harry Dc
not confirm the report that their boat
was aground at CarsOnas, but say they
were anchored in about Is feet Of wa
ter repairing rudder when the Belle
Memphis passed.
Captain Elem Calvert's popular
Anchor Line steamer City Of Helena
is the packet leaving promptly at s
pm. to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and
all principal way landings. George
Walton is her polite cleak.
The Mike Davis will leave to-mor-
row at 5 pm. for all points on st.
Francis river through to Wittsburg,
taking the place of the Rene Macready
while the latter is running in connec.
ton with the Memphis & Little Rock
railroad.
The Josie Harry. having been de-
tanned at work at the Sherlock did not
arrive until last night but will leave
this evening with a return trip for
White river going through to New
port and returning in time to 20 out
again on Saturday next.
The James D. Parker, will be in this
evening and leaves with return trip
on Wednesday at pm. for all points
on the Ohio river through to Cincin-
natl. She offers special inducements
to passengers or shippers by giving
through rates to points east.
Arrangements have been made with
the Rene Macready and Kate Hooper
to leave here daily at 4 pm. for St.
Francis river connecting at Madison
with the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad. The former to leave here on
Monday Wednesday and Fridaw and
the latter on Tuesday Thursday and
Saturday.
The reliable upper coast steamer
Coahoma, of the Lea Line il the
regular mail packet leaving this
evening for Osceola and all interme-
date landings, attending promptly to
all U. y. D. and other business en-
trusted to hOr. Captain Henry Cooper
is in command, with J. W. Smitber
in charge of the Office, assisted by John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
A meeting of all those who claim to
know anything about zero, low water,
danger lines, overflow and high water,
should be called at once and q com.
promise be made so thai the public
will hereafter know Officially the
truth in regard to the condition Of the
river; also the government guage
should be showed down into the water
II inches, SO that it can be read cor
rectly.
The fast and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command Of Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and all intermediate landings, giving
strict attention to all business en- :.
trusted to her, and making close con
neotion at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile q Northwestern railroad.
Captain Lloyd w. WhitIow presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The Dean Adams, in command Of
Captain Mark r. Cheek, is the mail
Jacket leaving at 5 pm. to-day for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and
all intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all business entrusted to
her and making close connection at
her destination with trains on the
Little Rock, Mississippi river and
Texas railroad. Captain A. L. Cum
Minis presides at the desk, and is
assisted b. Walker Outlaw and Lee
Cummins, jr.
The Thomas Sherlock grounded
Friday afternoon on the bar opposite
Friars Point. where she remained q
hours. The Josie Harry came up soon
after and took 400 tons. and the James
Lee also worked eight hours. SIZE was
relieved from her perch Saturday
evening, and by midnight was ready
to continue her trip south. This acct
dent to the Sherlock will cost her
owners several thousand dollars. She
probably entered protest upon reach
ing Arkansaw City