Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-09

in 1873 bales cotton and 24l sacks seed.
The Frank Forrest came in from 0ceola
with IA bales cotton and 273 sacks seed.
The Emile LaBarge, Virginia and st.
Luke are due from above. The Phil
Allin is reported aground at Reeves.
The weather is clear and warm.
The Mollie Moore and Glencoe are due
from below.
The Indiana will leave Cairo to-day
for this port, and departs for New Or
leans on Wednesday.
Bacon Rock, at the mouth of the Ohio,
is out of water for the first time in fifteen
years.
Navigation in the Ohio, between
Evansville and Cincinnati, is virtually
suspended.
Three hundred dollars reward is offer
ed for the recovery of the body of young
Magevney, drowned on SATURDAY evening.
Captain Hambleton, of Cincinnati, was
in the city on Saturday last.
The Summer Koon was sold at Evans
vile few days since by the United
States Marshal for $570. John j. Sin
zich was the successful bidder
An exchange says the ancient mari
ners of Cincinnati, such a Commodore
Jim Wise, Captains Gus Brown, Con-
versation Chenworth, John Skunk, Lew
Hates, George Alcoke, Henry U. Hart
and Andy Robinson are all engaged in
writing out new codes of steamboat laws
or submission TO the next session of
Congress. Jim Wise proposes to make
it penal offense for any man to drink
water on or contiguous to the Ohio river
when there is less than three feet on
the bar.
A St. Louis paper informs us that
James Fl. White, late of the Dexter, etc,
has accepted the position of second clerk
of the Belle Lee
P. P. Manion, the Village Black
smith" received the first premium at
the St. Louis Fair for anchors and
chains.
w. c. Blake, late of the Julia, has
shipped as second clerk ON the St. Luke,
and Mr.. Charles H. Dix has assumed
charge of the office of the Susie Silver,
Mr.. Dix is a popular young clerk, and
was formerly on the Pauline Carroll and
other fine steamers
Captain Armstrong, late of the Susie
Silver, who died on board that boat, had,
it is said, a policy of $4,000 upon his
life in favor of his daughter. His re-
mains were sent to Ohio for interment
The mail from Wheeling to Marietta
has lately been transported in skiffs.
Cumberland river is still falling with
less than fifteen inches on Harpeth
shoals.
The freight damaged by fire and steam
in the hold of the Southwestern, at Cairo,
a few nights since, comprises the follow
ing: tierces hams, 1910 bbls -four, l42
bbls meal, % bbls peas, 81 tierces lard,
% bbls lard oil. 4s4 bbls of potatoes, 80
bbls onions, $50 cases of lard, 600 sacks
of oats, l2O sacks bran, 81 sacks corn,
and 100 bales of hay. The fire had
caught twenty feet aft of the boilers, on
the larboard side, at the middle bulk
head, just aft tier of -four, from a can
die, probably, burning a large hole
through the bulkheadi several wooden
hog-chain braces were charred, and the
bulkhead for thirty feet, and the deck
badly for about sixty feet Tierces Of
hams and barrels Of -four were cooked
nicely by the steam.
The new Thompson Dean was awarded
the first premium at the Porkopolis Ex-
position.
The Emile LaBArge, Capt. Gansalles,
leaves as above to-day at pm, for
and all way landings.
The St. Luke leaves to-day, as adveI-
Used, at.5 pm, for Cairo, St. Louis and
Ill way landings. Capt John Crane
The A. ]. White, Captain George Ma
Ione, leaves to-day at pm, as above,
for Napoleon and all landings. Barney
Barinds has charge ofthe Office.
The fine steamer Cleburne, Captain |
Tom Berry, leaves as above this even
ng at 5 o'clock, connecting at the mouth |
Of White and Arkansas rivers with light /
lraught steamers for Little Rock and
points on White river. J