Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-27
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Memphis.
1.-THE Katie Hooper returned to
Arkansas river Saturday evening
with q splendid trip.
The Cotton Valley, which left
Cincinnati on Wednesday last for
Memphis, arrived at Cairo yester-
day and reshipped there, returning
to Cincinnati.
The st. Genevieve leaves st
Louis on Wednesday for Memphis,
and will be the Saturday packet
from here.
The Savannah, bound for st.
Louis, arrived at Bismarck on the
Goth from the Yellowstone with
two barges and the hull and ma
chinery Of the 0sceola in tow.
The Centennial passed down this
morning for New Orleans well
laden, adding 40 packages of mer-
ohandise here. She lost seven hours
by grounding at Island 81. Her
pilots report s feet by the stick in
the channel at 0sceola bar and 8
feet at Island 40.
The Capitol City passed down
yesterday noon for Vicksburg with
an excellent trip. She put off here
1873 bbls and 80 half bbls -four, so
bbls apples, S0 bbls potatoes, 26
crates cabbage, 81 SKIS oats, 59l
pkgs lard, II pkgs eggs and butter,
and added 60 tons of miscellaneous
freight and a good number of peo-
pie.
The Phil Allin, Captain Mark
Cheek, came in last night from
Vicksburg with 4 bales cotton and
a lot of seed and sundries. She had
also a good passenger list. The
Allin is receiving for a return trip
and leaves tomorrow evening at six
O'Clock for Vicksburg and the bends,
giving special attention to all way
business and making direct connec-
ton with the R. E. Lee for New
Orleans and the YazoO river pack
cts. Captain Rees, Joe Spears and
Marlin Jones, a trio of clever gen.
tlemen, have charge of the Office.
The Hattie Rowland, Capt. Jas.
Rees, arrived at noon from the Ar
kansas with IA bales cotton, 67 bblS
oil, l bag cotton, IL SKIS seed, and
sundries, and will leave tomorrow
with a return trip for Little Rock
and all points on the Arkansas,
taking the mail and giving special
attention to all way business. Billy
Butler presides at the desk.
Pittsburg advices Of Friday last
state that Captain ]. A. Wood, the
well. known coal man, had a pretty
rough encounter with a burglar
Thursday night, who had succeeded
in getting into Captain Woods bed
room. In the scuffle the burglar
struck Captain Wood a severe blow
on the head with a piece Of iron.
inhicting an ugly but not danger.
GUS wound, and then making hi
escape. There were two burglars
one of whom, named Daniels, had
been in Captain Woods employ il
taking care of coal-boats, has beer
arrested. The burglar, in his hurry
to get out, left his hat in the bed
room, and it has been identified as
belonging to him.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas
Yore, came in this morning from
st. Louis with 1916 bbls and 8 hal
bbls flour, 200 bbls meal, 266 bale
hay, 14O sacks bran, "a sacks corn
112 bbls potatoes, Z bblS whisky,
bbls lard, 500 rolls bagging, 3.
crates cabbage, 9 boxes eggs, 81
boxes crackers, Is boxes pears, 81
cases pickles, 20 boxes soap, 300
feet lumber, Asa pkgs sundries, an,
has for reshipment by rail 7O7 pkg
mdse. She leaves this evening a
five o'clock sharp, for Cairo and 81
Louis, attending to all bend bus
ness and making direct connectio
with the principal railroads for a
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