Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-30

The Belle Vernon passed Louisville
yesterday for this city.
Two negroes-Joseph Hodges and
james Runnels-were publicly executed
at Helena, Ark, on Friday last, for the
murder Of n fat5oa.man named Cum.
mings, at Walnut Bend, some months
since.
The New Orleans and Red river pack
cts are now carrying salt for ballast. On
their last trips out, Friday and Saturday.
the Durfee took $50 sacks, the Lotus No.
3 100 and the Lessie Taylor 1850.
Joe Locke, the great newsman on
Main street, has our thanks for late pa.
pers that are from forty eight hours to
one week in advance of the distributing
department Of our postoiiice.
Mr.. James Sheppard, an old and we'll
known ship carpenter, died on Thursday
night at st Louis.
The Great Republic will make two ex-
cursion trips on the 18th of July at St.
Louis.
Captain J. j. Darragh, Of Pittsburg,
has contracted for a large sternwheeler;
length 2GO feet, beam As feet cylinders
20 inches, with feet stroke. She is TO
be completed about the LIST Of October
and will engage in the Arkansas river
and New Orleans trade. Captain Jim
Rees, jr., will have charge Of her office.
Captain w. p. Lamothe, of the i'll
fated steamer Glasgow, is energetieally
improving his large plantation, in St.
Charles county, Mo.
The st. Louis Democrat says: at
may, perhaps, with confidence be pre-
dicted that the next grain elevator built
at New Orleans will be erected by the
Memphis and st. Louis Packet Com
pany, to whose enterprise Memphis and
Vicksburg are indebted for the only ele-
vators there are at those points. New
Orleans MOULD have had long ago ten or
twelve elevators right on the river
banks"
Captain John Cannon is at his coun-
try homo, at Frankfort, Ky.
Ben 4. Cougar left st. Louis yester-
day for his home on the upper Missis-
sippi.
The Kansas City Times of the 24th
says: The rise in the river yesterday
was fifteen inches, and the raging Mis-
souri, is now eleven inches higher than
at any other time during the year.
Above Harlem the water has overAowed
the banks, and there is an apprehension
that the waters will flow down upon the
lower lands Of Harlem and drive out
the inhabitants.
The 0nawa Gazette says: 1--WE learn
that the Missouri river has made cut
off four miles southwest of this place,
making an island of what has been
known as the Big bend. containing about
1900 acres Of timber. 1t is probable the
old channel will now fill up and the land
become part of Nebraska.
The elevator company's latest &C.
quirement is Mr.. Henry C. Lowe, who
left here few weeks since for Barry,
Illinois, where he persuaded the hand
some and accomplished belle of that
city, Miss Mary Luzette,' to share his
joys and sorrows through life, all of
which transpired on the 10Th instant.
Mr.. Lowe returned to his post this morn
ing on the Belle Memphis.
Captain A. L. Fesher has rechar-
tered the Argosy to Dan Rice to trans
port his circus for another six weeks.
A late St. Louis paper says:
Jim McFadden, mail agent on the Belle
Memphis, will take unto himself as wife,
Miss Eliza Black, of Memphis, on the
return of the boat to that place. Prep
arations are going on among the crew to
give him grand banquet on his bridal
tour up.
The affair was to have taken place
this morning on the Belle Memphis at
ten o'clock, but owing to the unexpected
interference of Chief of Police Athy,
the dusky bride. was not present, or TO
make long story short, she was sent to
Jail yesterday for stealing some under
clothing that had been left with her by
gentleman To wash.