Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-10

follows: For 9mithland--2 Jars snake
eggs, for Bea Egan; cases cross-eyed
speoks, for d. G, Leach; 5 jugs soft-soap
and quart Of sperrets, for Sam Piles;
package song-book containing but one
song each--g John Browns body lies
moldering in the grave, y for Charley
Webb; patent rightifo making Bologna
sausages, and a history of the late war
in Europe, for Bob Ferguson. and one
package sous-bones for Jay Wee Syster.
For Paducah-5 cases frogs mocco and
1000 patent paddles, for Joe Fowler.
AT moonlight excursion on the Eek
ert, at Cairo, last Thursday night, two
rowdies became involved in quarrel
with an attache Of the boat, and during
the quarrel pistol in the hands of one ,
OF the rowdies was fired, inhicting Sc
we're wound in the leg Of telegraph
operator The excursionists took the
matter in hand, and, after compelling
the rowdies to run the gauntlet" they
handed them over to the authorities.
The rumor that the Illinois would be
raised several feet by the volume Of
water that would pour in from Lake
Michigan is all myth.
Captain Nat Green, of the Richmond,
is due, he having left St. Louis for this
city on Tuesday. ~ b..
The Cairo Sun gives the particulars Of
the sinking of the towboat Odd Fellow,
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by which -four. lives were lost: .i.i.l
We, regret to announce that the tow
boat Odd Fellow struck a snag near
Greenleafi's point in the Mississippi
river last night at about ten o'clock, and
sunk in five minutes, carrying down with
her the cook and the mate, Mr. Charles
Clyde, who was also part owner. When
she struck there were seven persons on
bosrd, five of whom sprang into the
river, and one, q colored man, into the
barge. The cook, colOred woman,
wanted to save something, and went
down in the boat Mr.. Clyde and two
or three others tried to getinto the yawl,
but he and young Crawford caught it by
the side, when the boat careened as she
went down, and carried them both under
the water. Clyde was not seen again,
but Crawford, with the others in the wa
ter, managed to reach the barge, where
they were pulled in by the colored man.
The four had a very narrow escape.
They were brought home on the tug
Cache, which went to their relief This
is very sad accident Mr. Clyde was
well known in our, community. We did
not learn the name of the eolOred wo-
man. At the time of going to press the
bodies had not been recovered.
Captain Dugan, of the Eckert has Sc
cured the services of Capt. John Guyer,
who stands at the head of his profession
as a submarine diver. ay al
Capt. Alex Lamont has bought the
Arkansas for himself and other parties
of the upper Mississippi and will take
her over the rapids on first rise. The
price is 5000, and the parties making
the sale are A.. NJ. Shaw, Alex McCon-
nell; John Atkins, John Shannon and
Allen, Captain Lamont will run her be-
tween st. Paul and Fulton, a'.t
Tuesdays Louisville Ledger says:
The towboat New Uncle Sam, lying
at the foot Of Clay street, received some
damage last Friday night in the wind
storm that prevailed here, and com
menced sinking In spite Of all that
conld be done with the pumps the water
has steadily gained upon them, and yes
| terday she went down. She can be
raised, and the work OF putting her ahoat
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