Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-18


pass up this forenoon on her way to
st. Louis.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and passes here Sun
day on her way to st. Louis.
The Mark Twain, for Dyersburg,
and the Ida Stockton, for Hatchie
river, departed last evening.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, and the James ID. Parker, for
this port, left Cincinnati last evening.
Messrs. Brown & Jones new tow
boat, Billy Ezell, was looked for this
morning. She has a tow of coal for
this port.
Mr.. A.. j.. Banning, of the Rene
Macready, left his boat at Madison,
and came over by rail on a visit to his
bride.
The Grand Tower is lying straight
but entirely out of water. A ten foot
rise at Cairo (Which is not probable
just now would float her off.
The Paris c. Brown, of the South
ern transportation line, is announced
to pass down at 4 pm. to-day for New
Orleans Captain Ad Storm, at the
wharfboat, is her agent.
The Virgie Lee got away during the
night for Cincinnati with 400 bales cot
ton, 200 barrels oil, IL bales rags, 20
hogsheads and Is barrels scrap iron,
q sacks bones and a fair list of people.
The owners of the iron steamer John
7. Moore we're at New Orleans during
the week. and it is said will take their
boat on Red river as an independent
packet.
Several large pumps have been sent
to the sunken Poitevent. Steam was
raised on her day or two ago, and as
soon as the water falls a little more,
she will be pumped out and brought
here for repairs.
An iron steamer, building for the
Brownsville, Texas, and Rio Grande
railway company, was launched at st.
Louis on Monday last. She will be
completed there. and when ready,
steam to her destination.
The Josie Harry brought out $50
bales ofcotton, reshipped 1879 bales at
Terrene, for New Orleans, to be taken
by thee. B. Chouteau, and brought
oil bales to this port, also a good trip
OF seed and sundries.
$40
The Katie Hooper will be found in
port this afternoon receiving to leave
at 5 pm. tomorrow for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansaw river,
making direct connection with the
Light draught packet Maumelle for
Little Rock and points above.
The Rene Macready will be in TO-
morrow morning and leave in the eve
ming for Mariana, the Cut of and all
way landings on L'Anguille and st.
Francis rivers, making direct con-
n%ection with the steamer Mike Davis,
which leaves Helena for the Sunk
Lands.
The splendid Lee line packet,
0sceola Belle, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, leaves at 5 p m.
this evening for Osceola and all way
landings, carrying the mail and pay
ing prompt attention to all business
entrusted to her. Billy Smithers pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted by
John Haley and Hugh T~omlinson.
The towboat John Means, from
New Orleans, with several barges in
tow, left here day before yesterday,
after doing some repairing and clean
ing out. At six o'clock last evening,
when opposite Osceola, her boilers
exploded, causing a total destruction
of the boat. Several of the wounded
we're picked up and taken care of
Full details of the accident will bC
found on the local page,
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer James Lee, in command o
Captain Stacker Lee, is the mai
packet leaving at 8 pm. to-day fol
Helena, Friars Point and all inter
mediate landings, attending promptly
to all G. o. D. and plantation bushes.
and connecting at Glendale with thu
Mobile and Northwestern train. Cap
tain Lloyd w. Whitlowi presides a
| the desk and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
The Josie Harry arrived last night
bringing out of White river $50 bale
of cotton, 139 of which she reshippec
at Terrene for New Orleans. She i
the mail packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Devalls Bluff, Augusta
Jacksonport and all intermediat'
landings, making direct connection
with light draught packets for uppe
White and Black rivers. Captain M
r. Harry commands, and is assisted il
the Office by John c. WyckOf ant
Fred Jones.
The r. r.. Springer, in attempting
TO go out at the head Of the canal a
, Louisville yesterday morning, wa
caught by the current aud carrieI
partly through the break in the dan
q where she remained hard agroun.
. until late in the evening when she wa
p pulled off by the harbor boats. Sh
q had a small hole knocked in her star
o board side and about the wheel, takin
=. about two feet of water in her stern
q and damaging a small lot of freight i
! her hold. She got away during tn
{ night for Cincinnati.
3 The John A. Wood, with a bi
z tow of coal, passed down last eyenin
e for New Orleans. On board wer
IS Mr.. Q. Z. Muller, river editor of tn
n Pittsburg Telegraph and John "
t Alexander, artist. They came dow
the Ohio on the Harry Brown, as IA
c as Cairo, when,they changed over o
the Wood, which was ready to sa
south. These gentlemen are Illus
s.. t~rofing and writing nm scenes cor