Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-27


AT Napoleon business is carried on with
skifEs.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, backs
out this evening for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending to all way business.
The United States Senate passed a bill yes
terday appropriating $780, 900 for the immedi-
ate use Of dredging the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi.
Tho diminutive sternwheel packet Econ
omy, built last summer by Captains Main
gault and Mat Tremel to ply between here
and Presidents Island, in ascending the ST..
| Francis river ran against the draw of the rail-
| road bridge at Madison, on Monday last and
| was capsized and sunk. All on board escaped
by jumping on the draw, except the cook who
had to take to tho water to save himself. The
Economy was sixty feet long with twelve feet
beam. She was valued ats250O. and not injured.
At the time of the accident she was en- route
from Memphis to the sunk lands on upper St.
Francis river. Her cargo was valued at ZOO.
and with the boat was lost. The Memphis
and Little Rock railroad will have to foot the
bill of damages, rs the accident occurred
through the negligence Of the bridge tender at
Madison.
Gus. 0'Neal, late chief clerk Of the Fort Glib
son arrived in the city yesterday from Little
Rock.
The Bannock City. Capt. Milt Harry, will
arrive to-day from White river with 400 bales
of cotton. and leaves tomorrow evening for
all points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, carrying the United States mail. W.
T. Butler is her prime minister.
Geo Knight and IL. w Bates have purchased
! a three-quarters interest of the steamer Fan
ME Dugan.
Admiral David Gibson has purchased the
side-wheel steamer City of Portsmouth for the
upper Ohio river trade.
The st. Francis, Captain Basket. is the reg
ular Saturday packet for Helena. the bends.
and Mariana she will be in port to-day to
receive, and leaves tomorrow evening.
The Frank Forest. Captain o. X. Joplin,
leaves this evening for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast, attending to way
business. D. G. Rhodes is her purser.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Rube Haines' IL
receiving for all points on Arkansas river
to Fort Smith, leaving tomorrow evening
carrying the United States mail.
Tho magnificent passenger steamer Belle
Lee, Captain Frank Hicks. leaves promptly
tomorrow evening for New Orleans ana TN
bends. She is safe and good carrier. ant
has unsurpassed passenger accommodations
Messrs. John Sullivan and Jee Spears, TIVE
efficient and accommodating omcers' nav
charge of the office.
Colored laborer Jumpers on the leVee al
plying their vocation AGAIN sen. lena
here from Arkansas river nau ehsaseu nun
labor broker thirty laoore,s, payins wv Nv. :.
lars ana ni'y cents per neau toi 'nVn ~, % W.
delivery on the X. W. pugan' Ano none
was paid over ana transportation seculeu ~
them. Tickets ana rauons were iuin'sno'
to them by the planter ana al, "en' On "o'
until the boat commenced backing out lrOn
the wharf. wnen 'he on''re nuin1si 'ump 1's
on anu ie,' 'n' - a. -
49, n@n 80 Iost ,ninrs ninstv dollars and n
ia. Thav will doubtles, attempt III
nrn - hrs;nsss ON other planters.
~. .o'rhoot Fut,r. C;tv which passe
~ ,Sas, III - hor aeet borge flor
Nv" 80, 80 wa ,ooaad WITH On m
merry 'u1 s 1'e ,VSFi
ousho's VI Jun Hnsat
J Inc VaPllol City, Captain o'Neai, arrive
last night from Vicksburg with fair trir
She is the regular Anchor Line packet leaVln
the elevator this evening Tor cairo anu %
Louis. Jimmy Thompson, a clever gentle
man. does the honors of the office.
The Nick Longworth, Captain Lew Rates
leaves this evening for Cairo. Louisville an
Cincinnati. Captain Eugene Bowers is he
petite and worthy purser.
The Frank Forest brought down raft q
logs to-day from Island 81 and towed ther
into Wolfri
Tho Angusta will take the place ofthe Legs
Tender nevt Tuesday In tho White rive
t,oda 1baJ,eoal Tender goes 10 Cincinnati
,r.ot 10 load for white river direct.
&C C'.s;n II Saliorg of the lower Obi
0%p'.'.- i.a.as Co.. hon,e o.p,orrov on III
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evening for New orleans ene Is soou "os'
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nhuing near .ne VICE. ~ 'ne -,
tne oooies Oh rioe 1iunay auu
fourteen years oi ago WIN ,ee n% On. -
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