Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-08
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landings. fails fs
The regular United States mail packet
Clarksvillc. Captain Sam B. Adams. leaves at
five o'clock this afternoon for Pine Bluff.
Little Rock and all points on the Arkansas.
The Pink Varble, commanded by expert
enced officers. will back out at FIVE pm. TO-
day for Helena and Chicot. making all plan
tation landings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
While the transfer boat. II. G. Mutt, was
bringing over the passenger cars from the Lit
tie Rock road. last night, and when about to
enter Wolf river. a man, supposed TO be a la
borer, walked overheard, and was drowned be-
fore yawl could reach him. 65r
The Ada Heilman has gone to Cape Girar
deau. ,,o....-
Quite large number Of negroes went up on
one of the local packets last night.
{ Paul Morton, the wharfboat proprietor at
Friar's Point, was shot on Saturday and pain
fully wounded by young lawyer named
Matthews. ss.
Amule and dray were swamped in the river
at the foot of Monroe street.
The Little Rock railroad commenced trans
ferring their trains by ferryboat yesterday.
Application has been made to one of our
courts for another elevator charter. The in
oorporators are w. w. Guy, Alfred Harris, r.
V. Rambaut,iJ. M. James, CIV. Goyer, E. 7.
Keel, NJ. Gavin, John +. Titus, R. W Light
burne and Charles James. 1t is to be incor-
porated under the title Of the Memphis Ele-
vator Company. with capital stock of $780,
dfvtdad int aha rao of Q1n0 aa oh. ord ,,o.t-
is to begin when $4,000 is paidi in.
buoy has been placed on Bacon Rock that
can be seen at all hours when there is light
enough for a steamboatto run. On yesterday
| the Northern Line Packet Company advanced
| its rates from Dubuque to 2s cents on grain,
and IS cents on -four to st. Louis. There was
also an advance of cents per one hundred
pounds on pound freight.
The arches of the bridge building across the
Kaw river, at Wyandotte gave way last Fri
day. killing the superintendent, named
Walker.
Concerning Saturdays departures. the New
Orleans Times Of the following day says: 1.-THE
Bismarck received about 60 tons Of miscella-
neous freight. and repaired to the iron pile,
where she filled out her cargo in that commo-
ully. 1Ho nhu y idiI Huie
the Charles Bodmann managed to obtain $40
tons Of sugar. 200 tons Of salt and about 60 tons
of miscellaneous freight, making total of
500 tons.''
Immediately after the William ]. Lewis left
Vicksburg, a difficulty occurred on board be-
tween q couple Of rousters. One Of them, by
the name of John jackson. received three
cuts about the left shoulder and side, causing
the boat to put back to port, in order that the
wounded man might receive surgical atten-
ton.
The Evansville Journal says: "The follow.
ing steamers are now in retirement at the bone
yard below the city. repairing and awaiting
business: Sandy Tin the docks, Peytona and
barges, Mary Ament, Red Fox. Commercial,
Bermuda, Charmer. LeClaire No. 2, Hoosier.
Buckeye, Florence Lee, Liberty No. 8 and
Umpire
RIVER PERSONALS.
Captain Sam Shock was an outgoing passen-
fer on the Belle Memphis last night. He takes
in the ST. Louis Fair.