Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-21

rett left last evening on a business
trip down the river.
At an expense Of $18, 1000 a fine
bridge is to be built over the Yazoo
river at Yazoo City.
The levee railroad is finished from
its northern terminus to the south
side Of Court street.
The Red river packet Bonnie Lee
is a total loss, lying in 45 feet of water
with g strong current.
The City of Helena brought down
300 rolls of bagging from the wreck of
the City of Vicksburg.
The Montana leaves st. Louis this
evening in place of the Anchor line
packet W. P. Halliday.
The health of Pilot Barney Given
is failing and he does not expect to
pursue his profession much longer.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here Monday evening with a return
trip.
The Vint Shinkle, just off the docks
and with a pair Of new cylinders,
leaves Cincinnati this evening for this
port.
The James Lee, for the lower, and
the Osceola Belle, for the upper
coast, departed last evening with fair
trips.
All the first bales" have arrived !;
the balance of the crop will be charged
for at so much per bale for transpor.
tation.
The City of Greenville, from Vicks-
burg, and the w. P. Halliday, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
Captain Charles NJ. Postal, of the
Hard Cash, is home again. His boat
will be here in a few days to receive a
new coat of paint.
The City of Helena, from st. Louis.
passed down last evening, putting off
1872 pckgs freight and adding about
30 tons for Vicksburg and the bends.
At Pittsburg, day before yesterday,
the Golfer dam for the shore pier of
the Smithfeld street bridge collapsed
after the work of pumping out had
been commenced.
The Katydid arrived at Cincinnati
on Thursday last and was purchased
by Captain Ward TO make a test of his
new patent coal boiler. The exhibi-
ton will be given at Cincinnati for the
benefit Of steamboatmen.
The prize offered fifty years ago by
the marines of the Mississippi valley
for the first good joke found in a river
column, was this forenoon awarded to
Colonel ricketts,, of the Avalanche.
The Cincinnati and Memphis packet
company are now sending out two
boats per week. The James w, Gaff
left Cincinnati on Wednesday last,
and the Vint Shinkle leaves there
this evening.
The glittering Gold Dust, Captain
j. G. McCord in command, is the An
Choir line packet passing down to-
morrow at 10 am, enroute to Vicks-
burg and the bends. Charlie Dietrich
presides at the desk.
The st. Francis river low water
packet, Mariana, which has been
beached for some time, receiving a
general overhauling, was pulled into
the water on "Wednesday last by the
B~atesville, and is now ready for bust
ness.
The following boats compose the
st, Francis river fleet, of which Cap
tain j. D. Randall is superintendent:
Rene Macready, Batesyille, Mike
Davis, Marcus Collins, Mariana, and a
small light draught boat just launched
the other day.
The iron steamer John T. Moore
arrived at 2 I'm. with 81 bbls mo
%lasses, 800 sacks salt, 250 bbls rosin,
II bbls rice and % pckgs sundries.
She has her colors up to leave this
evening and hereafter regularly on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Picayune, of New Orleans,
says that KountE has sold two of his
boats to merchants on the upper Yazoo
river, and that the boats will run to
Vioksburg. We think it is a sort of
q joint stock company, with Kountz as
the leading feature.
The beautiful Anchor line packet,
City of Providence, Captain George
nennox in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving from the com.
pany's wharfboat at 10 am. to-mor-
row for Cairo and st. Louis. Frank
Perkins is her petite clerk.
The NATIONAL steam launch which
left here a few days ago with a couple
Of floating hospitals in coy, grounded
at Ship island, near Helena. jim
Warman, the oldest pilot in active
service, was at the wheel and we feaI
the tow became manageable for SC
small a tug, she being but a pleasure
craft.
The Batesyille, Captain AL. Smith
. in command, is the mail packet leay
ing this evening for Mariana, the
Cut Of, and all intermediate landings
: connecting with the low water packet
Marcus Collins, for Wittsburg and the
Sunk Lands. A. L. Banning presides
at the desk, aud is assisted by Viii
Lash.
! The venerable Captain Bird Paris.
who used to pilot some of the finest
boats to this port before the war, in
the palmy days of steamboating, when
such men as G. B. Church, Booker,
and others, were In the trade between
this port and New Orleans, came VI
on the John 7. Moore this morning