Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-20

ana turn back, arriving here Friday
night and leaving again on Saturday
her regular day.
Tue PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab +.
lishmsnt, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever
kind Of work In their llne in superior
style and st low prices +
The John B. Maude arrived this
morning with 5675 pkgs Of freight, in.
GLIDING 1923 bbls -four, 10 bbls pota
toes, 800 ks bran, 493 SKIS corn, leo
head stock, 81 bales cotton, and 900
pkgs sundries. She goes back this
evening.
The John Gilmore and barges,
while only a short distance above
New Orleans, yesterday, blew out the
head of boiler, and she was towed
back to the city. The damage to the
boat is estimated at 500. No one
was injured.
Captain j. D. Randall, Of the Mem.
phis and ST. Francis river .. s. Mail
Line, has purchased the neat light
draft steamer Ida Lee. She will be
used to run in the Sunk Lands and as
low water boat. She is suitable fol
the trade, and only two years old.
The Ohio river at Evansville and
points above is falling, and the Missis
sippi is also falling atSt. Louis. This
is encouraging news. Now, il Il g
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will
continue to recede, very little damage
viii be done in the valley below here.
A postal card from Mr.. AlbertParr,
who is in charge of the governm, mt
light at lIale's Point, states that on
account Of the overflow he has moved
the light down the river about 40
yards to the corner of the warehouse
at the point. Pilots should GOV ern
themselves accordingly.
The lllawarra levee. 50 miles below
Vicksburg, on the Louisiana side,
broke Saturday night and 800 feet is
gone. The water is running through
rapidly and is about three feet deep.
The point where the levee broke is
new work. 1t is said that mar y plan.
tations will be overAowed.
The Hard Cash arrived this morn
ing from White river with good Int
of cotton and other ireights. She is
the regular packet leaving at > nm.
to morrow for all points on White
river through to Jacksonpori, where
connection is made with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The backwater from Ten Mile
bayou has begun to overflow the low
lands back of Hopefeld, but o dam.
age has been done as yet. She uld the
river at this point rise II inCh,s more
it will stop the running of trains on
this end of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad. Arrangements are q |
ready to run boats in connection tn
trains at Madison should it lie fou d
necessary.
The Rene Mecready, in command
Of Uappia U. X. Joplin, arrived YES
te day aft,rnoo with 24O bales cotton,
80 h gs SEED clttOn, and l;46 sacks
cotton s'pd. She discharged at Hell
ena LAG ba es cotton aud l29 leu Of
stock. The Macready leaves gain
this evening for Helena, Narianna,
the Cut OFF, Wittsburg and way nd
ings on LAuguille aud S.. Francis
rivers through to Marx Tree, where
the Memphis aud Kansas City railroad
crosses. j. D. Block and Charles
Slockley are in charge of the Office.
The Anchor Line steamer John B.
Maude, which arrived here this morn
ing, came very near sinking yester>
terday. She had laid up in the log
night before last, at Hathaway's
Landing, above Gayoso, and when
backing out yesterday morning struck
some hidden obstruction, which tore
a hole in her stern, causing the
water to flow in freely. This vas nor
noticed until the boat got to Gayoso,
ten miles below, when there was fully
two feet of water in the
hold. Captain Sam Mcpheeters i'm.
mediately ordered the passengers
ashore. and the clerks took charge of
the books and valuables Of the office.
The pumps were then put to work and
the boat run on to a bar, but by the
time she reached the bar the water
was up to the guards and. by the
strenuous efforts of the Captain and
his crew, the water was pumped out
of the hold, repairs made, passengers
taken on board and the boat proceed
ed on her way to this port. There
was considerable -four in the hold,
which was damaged, and the boat
entered protest
More Than Century Old.
The McMinnville Southern Stand
ard gives an account OF the death of
Nero Griswold, cOlored, supposed to
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