Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-25

Madrid bends.
The Illinois cleared last evening for
Arkansas City with a splendid trip Of
freight.
The Golden Grown from New
Orleans, and Andy Baum from Mem
phis, arrived at Cincinnati this morn
ing.
The Port Eads and barges from St.
Louis arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Coahoma, as usual, had a big
trip OF freight and people for Friar's
Point.
The City of Alton of the Anchor
Lane, leaves st. Louis to-day for New
Orleans.
The Golden City passed up at noon
tor. Cincinnati with a good trip of
freight.
The Osceola Belle returned to the
upper coast last evening with a good
trip of freight.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday at ii am. and will be here
tomorrow morning.
The City of Helena for Vicksburg
and Baker aud barges for New
Orleans left st. Louis last evening.
The Thompson Dean gees through
to Cairo this trip and leaves there
Thursday evening for New Orleans.
The Thompson Dean passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at noon, will arrive
here tomorrow and return Saturday
to New Orleans.
The new steamer w. P. Halliday
was uninjured in launching and was
taken across the river to Jefferson
vile to be reftted.
Later dispatches state that the Belle
Texas was wrecked in a gale near
Mosquito Inlet. The captain and
crew were all saved.
James w. Mclean, a well-known
clerk on one of the Parisott Line of
steamers running on the Yazoo river,
was marriedin Vicksburg on Tuesday
last.
The Paris c. Brown leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for New Orleans and will
be followed on Wednesday by the new
steamer Eldorado and the Vint
Shinkle.
The staunch little packet Jay Hardy,
Captain Billy Davis in command.
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
Island 81, Old river and all way land
ings.
The fine steamer Annie P. Silver.
Captain Silver, of the Anchor Line,
passes up to-day for st. Louis. She
adds here 1900 bales of Eastern-bound
cotton.
The Adams Mail Line packet Red
Wing left Vicksburg yesterday noon
and will arrive here Thursday morn
ing and leave Friday evening with a
return trip,
A bill has passed on its third read
ing in the legislature declaring Big
Hatchie nayigablo from Pocahontas,
Hardiman county, to its mouth. a dis
lance of 300 miles.
The Osceola Belle brought down
yesterday from the barge Hattie. of
the W. H. Harrison's tow, which was
sunk at Island 35 several DAYS since.
$50 bbls molasscs and 73 hhds sugar.
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The Guiding Star passed down last
night for New Orleans loaded fiat in
the water, and had over one hundred
cabin passengers, including 40 excur-
slonists-rOund trip people.
We are delighted to hear that Can't.
Rees w. Dugan, who was injured by
falling into the Eckert's hold, is ali
right again. He was imsensible ten or
twelve hours after the accident befell
him.
The H.. c. Yeager arrived last even
ing from st. Louis. She discharged
here 1882 packages of miscellaneous
freighl and added a lot of cotton. oil
cake and meal, and left this morning
Tor New Orleans.
The Henry Frank left here with a
Mardi-Gras excursion, but didn't pass
Vicksburg until 5 pm. yesterday. She
will have to do some tall running to
reach New Orleans in time for the
festivities. 0G u
New Orleans advices state that VIM
Darby, chief engineer of the Katie p.
Kountz, has been missing for several
days, some time after the boat landed.
He borroweIa lantern from the watch
man to go aft, and has not been seen
since.
The B~atesville, Captain Maumus. is
the regular mail packet leaving this
evening for st. Francis river. going
through to Wittsburg. Captain d. b.
Abrahams presides at the desk, and is
assisted in his official duties by Birdie
Banning.
The City of Vicksburg passed down
at 10 am. for Vicksburg well laden.
She discharged here 600 bbls flour.
100 bales hay, GO sacks corn, 4 bales
cotton, 5 coops chickens and II pkps
eggs, and added a large lot Of freight
for points below.
The Joe Kinney, of the Anchor
Line, with a loaded barge in tow,
passed down last night for New Or
leans with 1900 tons of freight. She
added in Madrid bend 1000 sacks of
corn, and took on here a large lot of
cotton and discharged a few pkg8 of
freight.
The Trinity river packet Stella
Black was burned at Trinity, La.
on Saturday morning last-boat and
cargo a total loss. She had Just ar
rived there with $50 bales Of cotton
from the upper Tensas. She was
owned by Sam Black, of Trinity, and
was insured. The boat and cargo WAS
valued Mt 500 ONO