Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-17

ot. Louis papers say II IS not decided
|yet where the Hesper will go.
The Baltimore Bridge Company, Smith
Latrobe Il Co., have received the con
tract to build bridge over the Missis
|sippi at Davenport. 1t is to be an iror
railroad and highway bridge The su
perstructure will consist Of FIVE perma
nent spans, one of 26O feet, one Opel
and three of 22O feet each, and one draw
span with two piers of 100 feet, and q
total length of 366 feet. u
The Olive Branch is due from below
She has $500 bars railroad iron, zoe
boxes sugar, and good lot of miscel
laneous freight
Seven lives were lost by the sinking Of
the gulf steamer, Continental, a few days
since, while en- route from Mazatlan tt
San Francisco. Those lost refused tt
cave the ship when the balance Of the
passengers did, in small boats.
An advance party of four, from San
|Barnardino, have left to visit the famous
wrecked ship in the Colorado Desert
hear Dos Palma Station. The ship,
which must have lain a wreck for over
two hundred and fifty years, is built of
teak wood, and is perfectly sound. The
bow aud stern are plainly visible, and
she is $40 miles from the Gulf of Cali
tornia. The superstition is even ex-
pressed that the vessel was Que which
escaped destruction from the original
ieet of Cortez. The wreck will be thor
oughly explored, and every effort made
to finally clear up the mystery.
Capt. J. c. Van Hook is to have com
mand of Commodore Kountz's nam
moth stern-wheeler, the II. C. Yerger.
A new Orleans exchange says Capt.
+. L. RIOTS, owner Of the schooner AnnaI
Emilia, sixteen tons burden, about al
week ago engaged in wager to go aloneI
with his schooner to Horn Island, leOI
from the Lake end, ald load nhis|
schooner himself with sand andI
come back. He loaded liza harreisl
white sand and arrived az the Lake ind
seven days, The oldest ship captains
at the Lake said that this never was done
before, and in case of storm the |
schooner unavoidably would have been
lost.
Fridays New Orleans Times says i
The rates of freight yesterday to Red
river were at various prices-commenc-|
ing with 2ac to Toe and lac per barrel tos
Shreveport and aOc., lac, and 81 toZ
Jefferson. Those who had anything to-
ship yesterday sent it to the landing. Wei
understand that the rates of freight to!
Red river to-day are to Shreveport one5
card rates, while to Jefferson it is ones
and one-fourth card rates. The reasouI
Of this upward tendency in the yates iss
in consequence of low water and theS
small amount Of freight taken on the!
water
The break IN the Anna wa2 tifty feet
long, running FROM the second binding!
streak, ave feet forward of the after end!
of the boilers, on the larboard side, in al
straight line to the main kelson, five feetI
forward Of the after hatch. A hulk
head forty-three feet long wss Lgift, and!
the water pumped oni of her hold. Very
little ofthe cargo was damaged, as It was|
removed to the barge Tom, !, will cost
three thousand dollars to place the Anna
IN as good condition as she was previous
70 the accident. The obstruction she
ali at Slim Island, was a new one-a|
og recently drifted there-which is coyI
cred with live wild grape vigea.
The New orleans Times announces
he death IF captain Alex. Norton, once
prominent steamboatman aad com
nander of the Grand BAKE, but more
ecently engaged 10 the grocery aud
commission business.
The elegant steamer Magenta. Captain;
!. Slut. Neal masterA arrived last night
rom below and is now lying at the levee
freight, at the foot of MonroeI
,reet. She takes her departure for New
orleans Wednesday evening and will
undoubtedly go fully laden. ior she, as
'ell as her officers are great fayorites!
ere and ~ tAe bends.
The regular St. Louis and New Or-1
cans steamer Commonwealth, Captain
edam, will arrive. frop above and de-
art al . Pm, to-day for Vieksharg,
'atchez and New Orleans, John H. +
elmer is clerk and Captain Washington!
gent,
HE Magenta brought to this port
o-day thirty-One bales of cotton, s96E
acks Of cotton seed, and large list OF
freight.
The Oil City came in from above this
lorning with seventy bales and eighty
acks of cotton, and twenty-five sacks of
otton seed. She also had about forty
assengers,
The MARITIME arrived with l09 bales /
nd bags of cotton, aud 2OOsacks of cot !
On seed.
The Dss Arc St. Francis and Thomas
|, Allen arrived yesterday, bringing
'gether GIT bales of cotton, 1864 sacks
cotton seed and good freight lists.
Several hundred persons, white and
lack, assembled at the levee yesterday
gening to witness the baptism Of soae
ing less than score of oolored males
nd females. Tie ceremony was per
'rIAed al the foot of Union street, and
as the. cause of much amusement to (
lie spectators, although performed in ;
he most solemn manner.
The Legal Tender came in this morn
lg with 2l5 bales of cotton, $50 sacks
'tton>seed, and good trip of people.