Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-07

on account Of high water.
TIE Clinton left ST. Louis lasI
evening for this port. After the pres.
ent trip she will load at St. Louis fol
Cincinnati and run in the Wyoming
Independent liue for this port
The Rene Macready will be back
tomorrow and leaves on Saturday fol
st. Francis river, going as high as The
stage of water will permit, and taking
freight for Wlttsburg and the Sunk
Lands.
A little Of this kind Of weather at
Pittsburg would cause the Kate
Adams and Will s. Hays to remain
there until after the holidays. The
prospects are more favorable for skat.
ing than sailing.
The Sic Harry passed Devalls
Bluff at 2 o'clock this morning, with
800 bales Of cotton for this port, and
will get more below there. She will
arrive to morrow night aud leave Oh
time Saturday.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
aud blank book manufacturing estab-
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Tenn is prepared to execute ever,
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
Miss Nettie NJ. Jones, the charmint
and accomplished daughter Of Cap.
tain N. N. Jones, the Memphis Goa
king, was married last evening TO Mr.
W. d Sawrie, ahighly esteemed young
gentleman Of Nashville, Tenn.
The John B, Maude, in command
Of Captain S. A. McPheeiors, Is the
A 'chOr Line packet leaving at 5 pm,
TO day for Cairo, st. Louis and way
mail landings. Lem Carter and Sam
Van Mort are in charge Of the Office.
Tho Andy Baum, in command OF
Captain II. j. linton, leaves this
evening for all points on the Ohio river
through to Cincinnati, and will Civ,
cheap rates to points east. Captain
Wash. Thompson is 10 charge Of
the Office.
Ga "a urday afternoon last at Jack.
sOnville, Fla. the boiler Of the steamer
Volusia exploded while she was lying
at the dock receiving cargo. The
engineers had Gone up town, and were
absent when the accident occurred.
She was valued at $1,000, and insured
against FIRE but not explosion.
A dispatch from New Orleans states
that the propeller Morning Star e1-
plodsd her boiler yesterday morning,
and out of q persons on board 3 we're
killed, eight drowned and six badly.
It not fatally sCalded. The steamer
sunbeam, which was near by when
che accident occurred, went to thu
scene Of the wreck and took the
wounded to New Orleans, where they
we're sent to the hospital.
A telegram received by CLERK Geo.
diltenberger from Captain William
rhorwegen, states that the new side
Wheel steamer Helena "a transforma
,ion OF the big j. B. NJ. Kehlor) wa
oading independent Of the Anchor
Line, and would leave 81. Louis this
evening for New Orleans. She has a
capacity for 5000 bales of cotton.
Captain J. 0. Crane, it is said, will
command, with William Fitzgerald
md Glen Nolte in the Office, and Joe
Violet at The bar.
The fast and popular steamer Dean
A lams, in command of Captain Mark
& Check, is the Adams Line mail
packet leaving at 5 IN. to day for
helena, Terrene, ArkaasAw City and
way landings, attending promptly to
III bu .iness that offers and making
connection at her destination with
trains on the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and TeEas railroads. Captain
A. l.. Cummins presides in the Office,
aud is assisted by Walker Outlaw and
Lee Cummins, il.
The U. s. Signal Observer reports
rise OF 4 feet s inches at Pilt,burg
the q hours ending at | p m
yesterdy. This is surely a mistake,
rs M heavy rains have fallen in that
vicinity lately and the weather of the
past few days did not moderate sufi
iently to melt the snow. The pros
poets to day are more favorable Tor a
IreeEe up than a heavy rise. II the
Signal Observers report were true
The Kate Adams would have left there
last evening Sure,as everything is ready
for her to leave on short notice.
The great iron steamer Chas.P P. Chou
teau, in command Of Captain John o
Crane, came in before daylight With
lOl hogsheads and l22 barrels Of sugar,
1875 barrels Of molasses, and 3247 sacks
Of cotton seed. She was preparing tC
cave at noon for New Orleans, and
has engagements for fully 1000 balel
Of cotton. Passengers for New Orleans
by taking the Dean Adams this even.
ing or the Anchor Line steamer Belle
Memphis tomorrow at 10 am, viii
connect with the Chouteau at Helena,
as she will not leave there until to.
morrow night. Captain George Milt-
enberger is her polite clerk.
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Progress in Cotton Planting.
Woksburg herald.
General B. S. Ricks, one Of the
wealthiest planters on the YaEoo
riuar- il RninR aYfanaiuelu tnAn Tho