Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-09

At ST. Louis the river has hooded the
cellars and floors on Front street and is
still rising rapidly.
Some parts Of East St. Louis are in
undated. @ nfs GRECO
The new Arkansas river steamer now
being built near Pittsburg for Captains
Harbin and NowIand will be finished in
a few days.
CsptaiH John B. Davies, a we'll known
engine-builder, ofLouisyille, has removed
to St. Louis, and is manager of the
Broadway foundry. he built the engines
of the Belle Lee. St, Francis, A J..
Waite. Katie and other well.known
Southern steamers.
The Commonwealth is due up from
New Orleans en- route to st. Louis with
$50 hogsheads aud $50 boxes of sugar
aud a lot Of suudties.
At Shreveport and along Red river the
rains have been heavy and a food is an
iticipsted at Shreveport.
The 0sceoIa's moonlight excursion
last night was a grand success and the
guests were well pleased with the enter
tainment on board,
The famous Idlswild, Captain Stack
Lee, is the Wednesday mail packet for
Arkansas City and the bends, and will be
found in port this evening ready to re-
ceive. Ed Thomas, who is so pop
ular with the bends folks, continues in
the office.
The City Fathers, at their grand coun-
oil last evening, failed to make an ap-
preparation for the repairing of the wharf
aud in consequence the boatmen will
have to suffer still further on account OF
an indiscreet board and a dilapidated
levee.
Brooks has gone down to search for
that barge Of coke on which he advanced
so much.
The heavy rains Of the past few days
have been general along the different
water courses and fears are entertained
of another rise. Such a calamity would
be disastrous to the planters in the bends,
The Ella is being put in fine trim and
will be on the track again in a few days.
The Thompson Dean. Captain William
Miller, with George Miltenbsrger in the
office, will pass up tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock for Cincinnati.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Dsrrsgh
is the regular Arkansas river packet
She will be found in port this evening
ready to receive and will leave promptly
tomorrow evening
At Pittsburg, Friday, the Grand Jur.
found three bills against McCloskey
captain, and Lewis, engineer, of the tow
boat Tigress, which blew up 3 short dis
lance below that city q few months sipce
The defendants we're charged with IN
skillfulness and carelessness.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati to
morrow evening for Memphis.
The Grand Republic and John A
Scudder are loading this week at 81
Louis for New Orleans.
The steamer Manistee was sold at Dr
luth on Thursday last by the Unite
States Marshal to parties in Chicago 70
$3.50.
The 0sceola, Captain Bowman, leave
this evening for st. Francis river and a
points through to Wittsburg, doin
promptly all way business. Captain A
Hsycock has charge of the Office, assiste
by james Salisbury.
Captain Bob Riley, with his favorit
} Anchor Line packet, leaves the elevate
/. this evening for Cairo and St. Loui
making direct connection with the raj
r roads for all points East. Chris SHARP
e is her prime minister.
The Utah, from Arkansas river, pssse
r up last night with a lot Of grain and mi
~cellsneous freight.
The John A. Wood, due from bsloV
has the hull of the Kitty Hegler in h,
A tow.
4 Captain Mark Cheek, Of the great al
good steamer Illinois, returned yeste
i day from hot Springs much improve
in health, and will resume command
d his fine steamer on her next trip.
On the last trip up Of the j. D. Parke
ID the niger barber undertook to run Il
d boat for Captain Bob Wise, but CAPITA
Bob concluded TO run her himself, al
rs in order to do 30 he landed the DO
, above Salt river and put the "nigg
n shaver" ashore, together with his chs
n and rAzOrS. The niger naturally we
before the United States authoriti,
e, made his complaint, and the result "
" that q United States Marshal went doV
be to the boat yesterday and put CAPITA
Bob under $500 bond to answer the n
ny gers charges against him before Jud
ID Ballard the first Monday in June. 7
niger iusulted a white passenger on t
er boat and made his threats against t
er lives Of some OF the officers. Capta
Bob did right in putting him ashore, a
in the niger ought to congratulate hims
70, that be got of without a good licking.
re-. BE Kind to the Living.
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