Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-12
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instead OF landing the three hundred
tons OF iron for the Mobile and North.
western railroad opposite Helena as w..
reported, the Pauline Carroll carried !,
to St. Louis. She, however, nut ont
four hundred tons at Helena for Inc
Arkansas Central road
The Helena World of the 9th has the
following: Wednesday night the wharf
boat of Burke & Co. came very near
being the scene of drowning spectacle.
A Swede with his wife we're rowing a
skiff down stream with full force toward
the boat, and instead of checking up as
the wharf was approached, the unso-
phisticated fellow, for so he proved to be,
ran headlong into the guards, which
forced the skif to roll over on one side,
causing the female to be precipitated
into the river. Fortunately the colored
men employed on the wharf boat were
near by and succeeded in rescuing the
woman from watery grave. No dam
age, with the exception of ansunadulter-
ated Mississippi bath.
AS the Mallie Ragon was on her last
down trip, the pantryman, negro named
Wilson, who lived in Little Rock, Ark,
attempted to draw a bucket of water
while the boat was rounding to at Shaw
neetown, lost his balance, fell overheard
and was drowned before assistance could
reach him.
The James Howard is at st. Louis,
where she lays up for two or three weeks,
during which time she will undergo
thorough overhauling, renovation and
painting.
Captain N. B. Hatcher, clerk of the
Tom Jasper, well known and popular on
both the upper and lower Mississippi, was
married July 29th in Leavenworth, Kan
sas, to Miss Julia Belle Oldham, the
belle of Kansas.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Thurs
day says:
Captain Barrett contemplates con-
tracing for new propeller of larger
dimensions and more power than the
Hiram Campbell. The directors of the
Board of Trade yesterday approved the
plan of the joint committee on the Red
river trade to raise guarantee fund Of
100000. Mr.. John Simpkinson was
appointed trustee of the guarantee fund,
as recommended in the report of the
joint committee.
Harry Smith, a well known pilot, de-
parted from the paths of celibacy and
was catenated in the holy links of mat
rimony to Miss Josephine Mahea, of St.
Louis, at the Delmonico Hotel in this
city August 7th. So says the Cairo Bull
letin.
A few days ago the snagboat Albert .
succeeded in getting hold of the log on
which the Leonidas sunk. She raised
it some twenty feet out of the water,
when it slipped, knocking man over
board, who was afterward rescued. She
is now prepared to grapple it again.
A Vicksburg exchange of the 9th says;
"We learn that the J. Fl. Bigley, with
coal tow was aground about eight miles
below Greenville, at last accounts.
Yesterday morning while the dredge
boats of the canal company were at
work removing the Golfer dam at the
upper basin of the canal at Louisville,
Mr.. Murray, United States Marshal of
Kentucky, appeared on the spot, and
ordered the dredging stopped. The
boat hands complied with the order, and
the boats were tied up for the rest of the
day. New developments are expected
to-day or tomorrow.
The Shamrock for this city left Louis
vile last night.
The st. Francis goes to Helena and
st. Francis tomorrow, and the Mary
Boyd to Arkansas river.
The city of Cairo picked up snag
fifteen miles above Helena, night before
last, that carried away portion of her
guard and cook house. She also ran
coal fiat under and left it at the banks
Full of water. The fiat can be raised.
st. Louis rates to New Orleans will be
advanced to-day.
Last Fridays Cincinnati Times has
he following:
1t is reported that W. G. Mccoy is
engaged in organizing stock company
% be incorporated under the name and
ltyle of the Cincinnati and Red River
transportation Company" with CAPT
al limited to 100000. o. A. Maginnis
md others from Texas closed a bargain
or the Bette Gilbert yesterday, and the
ale will probably be consumated, $4,000
icing the price She will be taken to
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