Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-15

meet, going and coming, with the Little
Rock train for Deyall's Bluff. Tom
Berry is her master, and B. P. Fields
clerk.
The swift-sailing packet George W.
Cheek backs out at 5 pm. to-day for
Helena, Friar's Point and all way land
ings She brings crowds of people every
trip to trade in our city, in return for
which our merchants should keep her
well supplied with freight on every trip
down. She, as usual, carries the U. s.
mail and makes all way landings Mark
r. Cheek commands, and Messrs. Con
terman and Briggs are her executive
officers.
The immense freight and passenger
steamer Thompson Dean, will, we learn
by a telegram to Captain Washington,
be down to-day to leave at six pm. for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
The Belle st. Louis, Zeigler master,
will be in port to-day to leave at five
pm. for Cairo and st. Louis.
The gay City of Alton departs at FIVE
pm. to-day for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Mary Alice for New Orleans,
Falls Pilot and R. c. Gray for Arkansas
river, Nick Wall for Red river, and snag
boat DeRussy for White river, passed
Cairo yesterday.
The Cornelia and NJ. L. Forsyth left
New Orleans last night for st, Louis.
The Longworth, Mohawk and barges
for New Orleans and Grand Tower for
this port left St. Louis last night.
The Carter line steamer Nick Wall,
Thomas Poe, master, will arrive from
above to-day, and leave this port at
p m, for Jefferson, Shreveport and all
landings on Red river and
the Mississippi. The Nick Wall is a
fast-sailing craft, and will go through on
time. Captain j. I. Washington, No. AZ
Madison street, is her agent.
The interest in the Henry Ames pur-
chased by Captain Jacobs, her future
master, amounts to three-eights. He
has placed her on the marine ways,
where she will be heightened forty feet,
making her 300 feet long; the beam is
AZ feet, and will not be increased.
The Southwestern ran from New Or
leans to the mouth Of Red river in "a
hours.
The Phil. 7. Allin will be launched
Saturday evening.
The Bandy Moore struck a snag in
Muscle shoals, in the Tennessee river,
last, and sunk. The most
of her freight was saved. She can be
raised.
A Louisville telegram says Southern
bound freight is fast accommodating there.
The number of drays that can be OBJ
tanned is insufficient to transport the
freight to Portland fast enough, and thus
a regular blockade is made. The road
to the lower wharf is miserable, and, on
this account, together with the knowl-
edge of the necessity that the freight
must be sent forward, the draymen de-
mand higher price than the usual rate,
which causes much delay and vexation.
The levee pedestrian of the St. Louis
Republican mentions the purchase of
the Crystal Palace saloon, and says
thereof:
Alasl how have the mighty fallenl
Poor little " Jeemes." There was once
promise in that boy, but alas it staid
with him long-it stays with him still
it will be buried with him 1t is won
der that the stars don't bend weeping
over this ill-star-red youth. And he so
young, and an orphan! and forlorn
voyager up Salt river Where are the
embattled hosts of Pinch? Pleading at
the bar with "Jeemes2" Poor Durfyl
A riot occurred on the 4th inst. be-
tween some white men and negroes en-
gagged at work on different sections Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, on Loup
creek, near the falls of Kanawha, growing
out of difficulty between a negro and
a white man, in which the former was
While on his way home, the
white man and some of his friends were
overtaken by larger crowd of negroes,
and, being the weaker party, were forced
to capitulate ON the best terms they
could procure, They, in turn, securing
some additions to their number, renewed
the battle, and completely routed the
negroes But the matter was not to rest
here. The negroes procured reinforce
ments to the number of fifty or sixty,
and after arming themselves with guns,
pistols, axes, stones, etc, took up their
line of march with the avowed purpose
Of cleaning out DIR. Lewis men. They,
being apprised of their danger, mustered
their forces to the number Of twenty-five
Or thirty men. armed the best they could,
aud marched out to receive the expected
attack. The negroes advanced in regu-
ar line of battle, under command of a
gigantic black, who Kept calling to his
men to Close upl close upi' as they
advanced. Whom within range the ne
groes fired volley, which was returned
~ the white men, who then charged on
he black brigade with a yell. This was
more fight than the negroes bargained
for, and they broke in dismay, the white
men following about a nile, killing and
vounding several of the negroes. After
returning to camp and calling the roll it
vas found that none Of The white men
we're missing and no one hurt. The next
lay DIR. Lewis organized force of sixty
men aud arrested all concerned in the
riot.
The r. E. Lee met with a grand re-
,eption on her arrival at New Orleans.
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