Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-24

several coats of fresh paint, dropped
down to the wharf yesterday, and is now
loading for all points on White river, for
which stream she departs at D p. m. to-
day, with the United States mail for
Augusta and all intermediate landings
The Walt is an immense freight carrier
and has passenger accommodations un-
surpassed by any boat coming to our
landing. She makes close connection
at Devalls Bluff with the train for Little
Rock, and also connects at Augusta
with the Fort Smith for points above.
W. J. Ashford commands, and W. T..
Butler is chief clerk.
The regular line steamer Colorado,
Mckee, master, is due from above, and
will depart at pm. for Vicksburg and
all intermediate landings.
The new side-wheel steamer, Pat Gle
burne, goes out as the regular Monday
packet for the Arkansas river. Reese
Pritchard goes in command.
The Indiana, Rube Neal, master, and
Charles Miller, clerk, will pass down
Monday, at pm. for Vicksburg and
New Orleans.
The Wauanita, Capt. Rees, backs out
tomorrow at p M for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati.
Capt. Jim Lees new boat, the Phil. T..
Allen, will be launched Monday next at
pm.
The Edinburg was raised and brought
to, this port yesterday, dashed to the
vrecker 7. f. Eckert The damage
to the E6inburg is slight and will be
easily repaired. Three of her timbers
and the clamp on the starboard side
were broken, and six or seven timbers
badly sprung. A large portion of her
freight was removed to barge, the crew
working in water nearly up to their
waists for nearly "a hours to save all
they could. About half her cargo is
damaged Agents Of the Cincinnati
Underwriters we're expected this morn
ing, and would decide whether to dis
charge and sell the cargo here, or send
it to its destination.
The George W, Cheek, with Mark R.
Cheek on the roof will leave on Friday
next for the mouth of White river, Beu-
lab and Eunice, entering the trade be-
tween this city and the points named as
regular semi-weekly packet.
The new and elegant side-wheel steam
er A. J. White, George Malone, master,
will back out to-day at the usual hour
for Helena, Friar's Point, and all way
landings. She carries the United States
mail, and is about the neatest steamer in
the lower trade. Charlie Smither and
the Granger brothers-Walter and An
dy-attend to the Office and freight de-
partment. a. OF
The Oil City will arrive tomorrow
and departs Monday at pm. for
Shawnee Village and all way landings.
Bob Goode will call upon his river
friends in a day or so for any small
change they may wish to donate to aid
his French brethren across the big
pond.
The Grand Tower, Capt. Lennox,
master, will leave at o'clock this even
ing for Cairo and St. Louis, making all
railway connections at the points
named for the different cities North and
East.
Capt. VIM. C. Newton has sold one
half of the New Orleans and Red river
packet Tidal Wave to Capts Jno. Kouns
and W. 7. Scovoll the latter taking
charge of the boat.
A paragraph is going the rounds of
the up-riyer papers that the Henry Ames
is to be heightened forty feet at this port,
1t may be true, but as yet the Dry Dock
Company have received nothing confirm
ing the rumor.
A Cairo telegram says the Cairo and
Paducah opposition daily packets have
reduced the passage to fifty cents each
way. A number of citizens having leis-
ure remain on board all the time. The
total expenses are one dollar per day.
Repairs upon the New Orleans levee
are about completed. A space of two
blocks is to be devoted exclusively to
the Red river steamers bringing cotton
from that region.
Geo. Clark, well known and highly
esteemed Ohio river pilot, died very sud.
denly of apoplexy, at st. Louis, on
Thursday.
The extraordinary stat e Of preserva-
ton in which the timbers of the Indiana
we're found to be, has induced the Inspec
tor, Captain John Shellcros, to write tc
her builders at Madison for particulars
as to what season of tho year the timber
was cut, and on what kind of soil it grew
and facts may thus be obtained which
will be invaluable to steamboat builder,
in future.
The strike of the iron puddlers a
Wheeling ended in an inglorious defeai
to the strikers. The nail and iron mill
are in full blast, all the employees having
returned to their work at the old rates
the managers making no concessions.
The physician at the Cairo Hospita
has recently had as patients two negroes
both Of whom had been struck on tn,
head with sticks Of wood. One of then
had his skull broken and pieces Of i
driven into his brain, and is, with the
other, in a fair way TO recover. The
doctor now says negroes cannot be killed
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