Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-31

back out at i've O'Clock this afternoon
for Belmont, Cairo. ST. Louis and all
way landings, connecting with the dii'
ferent railway trains and boats. Tom
Whilledge is the Chesiers purser
FoR MARIASEA p The steamer St
Francis will leave at O'Clock this even
ing FOR Mariana and all the usual wa5
landings. Captain r. r. Bowman com
mands. and Messrs. Paine and Franklin
are clerks.
FoR Nrw ORLEANS. The fastest
steamer in the world, the r Il. Lee,
newly painted and refurnished. will be
down on Saturday evening, for Vicks.
burg, Natchez and New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Our friend Tom Burns thought he
would take little sail yesterday, aud
went out in light sail boat for that pur
pose, but unfortunately squall struck
the jib-boom bowsprit of his tiller rope
and tipped Tom and bis little boat bot
tom upwards He was picked mp, how
ever, by friendly skia and brought TO
shore
An Evansville telegram Of the 2sth,
referring to the Jennie Howell disaster,
says "The Arkansas Belle yesterday
brought up the passengers and part oil
the Jennie Howell Mrs Springler, OF
Pittsburg, and child of Mrs Ring, OF
Vicksburg, and colored boy were
drowned. Another child of Mrs. Ring,
supposed to have been drowned, was
found sleeping on a mattress, floating IN
the state room. The body Of the drowned
child was recovered and brought here
for interment."
The officers of the Qnickstep report
the upper works of the Howell washed
of, and portion of the stem of the hull
and wheel only are visible.
The Eckert, after an examination, left
for Cairo. The Howell will prove a
total loss. Captain Reese Dugan and
brother passed through this city last
night from st. Louis, for the scene of the
disaster. They left on the Phil Sheridan.
Sundays st. Louis Times says "Sev-
eral warm friends in this city Of Captain
Parisot, Of Vicksburg. yesterday pur-
chased that beautiful oil painting on ex-
hibition at the Grand Opera House for
long time, and entitled Scenery in the
Hartz Mountains, Germany, 1t was
sent down on the City of Helena last
evening"
Captain Reub Haines, who has been
i'll some weeks, is getting along finely.
Yesterday he had his handsome resi-
dence on Poplar street photographed,
and will doubtless hang one up in his
(our) Office.
Captain Dave Campbell, the famous
steamboat wrecker, bought Of the Keo-
kuk Northern Line Packet Company at
st. Louis the New Boston for $4,000, and
sold her almost Immediately to John
Busby for $4,000 and small lerryboat
called the Flora. Campbell knows how
and when to strike bargain.
Pap Austin, one Of the fractional
owners in the Ella Hughes, has sold his
interest in that venal craft and invested
his money in drug store at Nashville.
The great aud fast Bob Lee left st.
Louis last night for New Orleans and
will be down on Saturday evening, as. a
letter to Captain Washington states.
Chris Sharpe, who is now at Saratoga,
writes that be is enjoying himself
hugely.
Jeems McMeen clerk at the elevator,
returned to-day on the City of Chester
from st. Louis.
The Cairo and Fulton locomotive,
which was dumped in the river some
time since at Little Rock, was landed on
the sand on the north bank of the river
Sunday morning The tender is still at
the bottom Of the river, and the engine
is minus smoke stack. The tender
and cars will be removed as fast as pos
sible by the Shandley Wrecking Com
pany.
The Pauline Carroll has 1900 boxes of
sugar for St Louis
Captain Johnny Harper. the cele
brated Chinese writer, is at Nash
vile acting private secretary to Captain
W. A. Byers, Of the steamer John S
Bransford.
Martin Harrigan, a marine, who has |
been on the river twenty-eight years
died with valvular disease of the heart
at the United States Marine Hospital,
Louisville, Tuesday.
Baron Cuvier, the eminent naturalist,
says, There is no doubt that whales /
have been seen at certain epochs aud in |
certain seas upward of three hundred |
feet long OF one hundred yards in
length.
Those anamiles would be consid
cred minnows by the reporters Of our
morning journals, who have an account
Of a catfish being caught at Fort Pick
ering a day or two since, in which was
found a plated fork and gold looket
The rest Of the fish story is told as
follows by the Register chap
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