Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-17


give cheap rates to points East. She
has comfortable accommodations and
is in charge Of clever officers. Col.
J.. d. Moore presidesin the Office and
is assisted BY Mike Logan.
Captain Henry Cooper's' punetual
upper coast steamer OOahOma arrived
on time with III bsles cotton, 80 bags
seed cotton, and 1856 SKIS cotton seed.
She is the Lee Line packet leaving
this evening for 0sceola and way
landings, carrying the mail and at
tending promptly to all business in-
trusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson is
in charge Of the Office, assisted by
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
The John S. Bransford, having been
detained by fog and bad weather, was
late getting in this trip, but will leave
this evening for all points on White
river through to Newport, attend
promptly to all business intrusted to
her and connect at her destination
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain
John G.. Holder commands, with
George d. Marsh in charge Of the
Office.
The popular lower coast Steamer
James Lee, in command Of Captain
Lloyd Whitlow, brought in 1858 bales
cotton and 2S7 SKIS cotton seed. She
is the Ice Line U. s. mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Glen
dale, Friars Point and intermediate
landings, giving prompt attention to
business and connecting with trains on
the Mobile and Northwestern, the
Helena and Iron Mountain ann the
Arkansaw Midland railroads. Arthur
Browne presides in the Office aud is
a sisted by Platt Rhodes and VIII
Ashford.
The Hard Cash, in command Of
Captain 4. G. Postal, arrived this
morning with 29S bales cotton, 3 bags
seed cotton. 4S8 SKIS cotton seed and
129 pkgs sundries. She reshipped 40
bales at Terrene for New Orleans,
making a total of 1886 bales out of the
She is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport,
where connection is made with the
regular light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Charles and
Joseph Postal are in charge Of the
Office.
Major G.. w. Helm, of the Missis-
sippi Levee Board, and U. S. Engineer
Of the Yazoo Improvement, reports the
Lake Charles levee complete, Parker's
enlargement half done and out Of
danger, Riverton levee about complet-
ed, and Riyerton levee to Beula
enlargement out Of danger and prog
ressing rapidly. The Beula breaks
nine in all, have been closed The
levee from Bcula to Hughes enlarge
ment is considered out Of danger, and
work on the same is progressing finely.
The Hughes break is closed, also the
Wade break. Lake Bolivar levee, the
most important on the YazoO front, is
out of danger, and will be finished
by the 18th Of February next.
The Clay l. Bsgett levee to Roland is
out Of danger, and rapid progress is
reported. Roland levee to Jenkins
is out Of danger, four-6fths of
it being completed. From jenkins to
Easton's, 10000 yards, there are only
900 completed at present. Work is.
progressing slowly, but will be expe.
Longwood and Skipwith levees,
Sherry & Co., contractors, are getting
on slowly, but will be pressed. Files
lie levee is progressing slowly, but
strenuous measures will be adopted to
increase the force. The Shiloh to
Tennessee levee is progressing we'll,
and Magma Vista to Ohartard will be
by the goth inst. Besides
work the board is Gaping and
all levees in the district that
below the high water Of 1882.
Helm thinks The oHly thing to be
during the next high water will
be undeveloped crawish holes.