Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-30

wi VITO ivy ahu hob e"eJ o''Ni ihiuhiSh'
with 63l bales Of cotton for st. Louis.
The Ada Heilman arrived from Cairo
after dark with good cargo The NJ. E
Forsythe came in from st. Louis towing
a barge, and got away for below early
this morning. Three boats arrived this
morning from below, and three from
above. The 7. H. Allen, from White
river, brought FIVE hundred and twenty.
nine bales Of cotton and a fair passen-
ger list. The Belle Lee, from New Or
leans, brought ninety-seven bales cotton,
seven hundred and thirty.nine sacks OF
seed, q fair miscellaneous list of freight
and good trip Of people. The Ada
Heilman, from Cairo, had good trip oil
grain and produce; as had also the St
Luke, from st Louis. The Mary y
Forsythe and Southwestern passed dowr
well laden. The weather is cloudy and
warm, with indications of rain,
The popular A. j. White, Captain
George Malone, leaves as above this
afternoon at 5 o'clock, for Helena and
Napoleon. Barney Barinds, clerk.
The Emile LaBarge, Captain j.
Gunsollis, leaves for st, Louis this eve
ming at ) o'clock. Will 7. Power and
Mr.. Parsons are her clerks.
The Ada Heilman leaves at 3 p. m.
to day for Cairo and the upper landings.
The st. Luke, Captain Crane, leaves
at ) p. m. for Cairo and St. Louis.
The following is the time made by the
Belle Lee on her trip up; From New
Orleans to Carrollton, twenty-five min
utes; Harry Hills, fifty-seveu minutes
Baton Rouge, eight hours and thirty-fye
minutes; Bayou Sara, eleven hours; Red
river, thirteen hours and forty minutes;
Natchez, eighteen hours and ffty-three
minutes; vicksburg, twenty-eight hours.
This, considering that she did heavy
way business, is fast time.
The Mohawk and barges passed down
this morning.
The st. Francis will be brought TO the
landing to-day to enter the Helena and
st. Francis river trade, making two trips
per week, leaving here on Tuesdays aud
Thursdays. She leaves tomorrow eve
ming on her first trip.
Several large boats are advertised to
leave for New Orleans tomorrow.
We are sorry to learn of the death Of
Mrs. I. Il. Bowman, wife Of Captain
Bowman, of the St, Francis She died
at Henderson, Kentucky, at six O'Clock
Saturday evening, and will be buried to
day. Her loss will be deeply mourned
by hosts of friends here in Memphis, as
well as along the st. Francis river
where she was well known.
The Belle Lee will depart tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg and New Orleans
Rumor says that on recent upward
trip of St. Louis and New Orleans
steamer the negro passengers were per
mitted to eat at the table, in the cabin
with the whites. We shall investigate
the report, and, if it proves correct, will
give the name of the boat and officers
The Indiana, Captain Neal, will pas
1omn 10 Cue =, m In nanrrow avauiuQ fo
New Orleans and the bend landings.
The Eort Smith, while on her way from
Little Rock to this port, struck a snal
six miles above the mouth of White
river, on Friday night last, at sever
o clock, and sunk to the boiler deck
She had on board $40 bales of cotton
and some miscellaneous freight Per
haps all of which will be saved, as the
Legal Tender was near at hand, anC
went to her assistance. Fortunately nc
lives were lost, but the boat will prove {
total loss, and was not insured. She wa
worth, perhaps, $4,000, and was bull
for the Little Rock and Fort Smith trade
Ed. S. Hawks has resigned from Thu
office of the Capitol City, to 60 in tina
of the Susie Silver. Charles Dix quits
the latter, probably to become bill clerk
Of the Great Republic. James B. White
has taken charge Of the Capitol City
Office.
Another old pilot wants to know
how many snag-boats and dredge-boat
the U. S. Government have at work il
the harbor of st. Louis, and says there il
not one to be found in the Mississippi
below Cairo. Now is the time the entire
feet should operate below and above
Memphis, as the water is lower than /
will be for months again. One mor'
disaster-the snagging of the For
Smiths reported to-day, in conse
quence of the negligence of the officer
who are in charge Of the work.
The steamer Big SunAower reports I
rise Of three feet in the Yazoo river an'
more coming.
The Illinois at Peoria is nine and on
quarter inches below the lowest waite
mark, as recorded on one of the ston
piers Of the bridge.
The Supervising Inspectors decides
that cotton carried in torn bales or bags
shall not be considered loose cotton, ant
hay carried for feeding stock on boart
shall not be regarded as loose hay. The
also decided against carrying coal oil OF
passenger steamers.
The City Council of Cincinnati ar
considering the question of leasing thu
entire landing to the railroad companies
Live city that.
The Board OF Supervising Inspectors
after adjournment last week, submitte
their proceedings to the Secretary Of tn
Treasury for approval. A number {
new rules for the government of vessel
propelled in whole or in part BY stear
have been added to the list adopted a
.La nrnx.,ona session NJ the Roard Hip