Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-08


Green Shields in the Office.
The river is declining steadily, and
will soon drop quite rapidly. The
ferryboat OyertOn has ceased her
trips to Marion until the next high
water. Planters below need fear no
further trouble by high water.
Messrs. j. D. Randall, o. K. Jop.
lin, W. A. Joplin, 4, @. Buchanan
and j, D. Block applied yesterday for
a charter for the St. Francis River
Transportation Company, to build,
purchase and ply steamboats,.
The heaviest tow ever aosted south
is being brought out of the Ohio by
the fast and powerful towboat Joseph
B. Williams. The tow comprises 20
boats and 8 barges of coal aud | boat
of hay, amounting to $4,000 bushels,
or 26,852 tons.
Captain Tobih, it is said, will build
new boat this season for the Frank
Pargourd's machinery. The Par
gourd has lived the full time allotted
a steamboat, and has been successful
both in regard to speed and finance.
She has beea quite popular with the
lower river people ever since she came
out.
Captain 0. K. Joplin received mo-
tice to-day from the P. 0. department
at Washington stating that he had
been awarded the contract for carry
ing the mail between Memphis and
the Sunk Lands, one trip week each
way, abe same to take effect from July
l, 1888, and continue three yea RS end.
ing June 30, 1886.
The splendid steamer Ida Darragh,
in command of Capitals e. B. Smith,
is the mail packet leaving this even.
ing for Pine Bluff and way landings
on Arkansaw river, giving strict at
tention to all business that offers and
connecting at her destination with
the pool line boats for Little Rock
and points above. Captain J. N.
Thompson presides in the Office,
assisted by Amos Day and Lon Hud,
son.
The Hard Cash came in st mid
night from White river with 62 bales
cotton, 50 SKIS cotton seed and 159 SKIS
corn. She reshipped 16 bales cotton
at Terrene for New Orleans, making a
total Of 78 bales out of the river. The
Hard Cash leaves again tomorrow
evening for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport, where cons
nection is made with the regular light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers.
The sidewheel steamer Rene Ma
Cready, in command of Captain 0. K.
Joplin, is the mail packet leaving at
8 this evening for Mariana, the Cut
OF, Wittsburg and intermediate land
ings on L'Anguille and St. Francis
rivers, attending promptly to all bust
ness that offers and connecting at her
destination with the light draft
steamer Advance for the Sunk Lands.
j. D. Block presides in the Office,
assisted by Chas. Stockley.
Captain W, Il. Longnecker, a we'll
known stave man and owner of the
tug Vanderburg, is lying veryill atshis
boarding house on Second street near
Jackson, Sons of his immediate rel.
atives have been telegraphed for to
come here and look after his business.
A tow Of slaves is lying at the mouth
of Wolf river all ready to be taken
South as soon as Captain Longnecker
can talk about business and make the
necessary arrangements. Captain
John B. McCune has been placed in
charge Of the tug.
The James W. Gaff, from Cincin-
natl, arrived yesterday afternoon with
$50 tons of fseight comprising 1920
pkgs, She discharged at the elevator
and leaves from the foot of Court
staeet at A pm. to-day for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and way landings on
the Ohio ricer, giving through tickets
and cheap rates to principal points
East. The accommodations of the
Gaff are second to none in the line,
and her officers are courteous and &C.
cOmmodatihg. Captain G. B. Russell
commands, with James Surteeg in
charge OF the Office, assisted by Geo.
Hendrickson.