Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-11

The Mollie Able and Viola Belle arrived
from below with good trips.
The Bismarck was to have left at 2 p m. for
New Orleans. She added considerable freight
and a good passenger list here.
The new steamer Phil. Allin. James Lee
master, departs at pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all the way landings. Stack
Lee is purser, and Messrs. Harris. Shackel-
ford and Booker are clerks.
The r. j. Lockwood struck a reef yesterday
morning at the foot of Island "a, which sprung
her timbers and opened her seams to such an
extent that she shipped about two feet Of
water, and in order to keep her ahoat it was
found necessary to throw overheard abOnt 400
sacks of corn and Is cords Of wood. She was
pumped out and the necessary repairs made,
after which she came here. entered protest,
| and resumed her trip last night. The cargo in
her hold consisted chiefly of supplies, and was
badly damaged.
The United States mail steamer Celeste.
Capt. John Hardin, backs out at pm. to-day
( Pine Bluff. Little Rock, and all landings
on the Arkanias, going through to Little Rock,
where she connects with light drausht ackets
for Van Buren, and Fort Smith. She has just
come of the docks, where she was repaired
inside and out, and. with a new and com
plets cabin outfit. offers superior aecommoda-
tions to passengers. Harry Hall and William
Knuckles are her clerks.
The John Kilgour came up this morning
with 800 seeks of salt and a small miscellane-
Gus freight list for this port, and good cargo
for the Ohio river. She viii doubtless reship
her Louisville freight at Cairo.
The Pat Cleburne came in this morning
from the Arkansas with sos bales of cotton and
a good trip of people. Sh' discharged 300 bales
of cotton at the mouth of White river for re-
shipment to New Orleans.
The pilots of the Cleburne and Kilgour re-
port from six and half to seven feet of water
over Shoo-Fly bar. The Kilgour was drawing
six feet nine inches, and came over without
difficulty.
The Bismarck added here 300 bales of cotton
for New Orleans at two dollars a bale.
gorge is reported in the Ohio from Halves
willie to Leavenworth, distance Of sixty
miles.
A difficulty between two deck hands on the
steamer Marble City, at Belmont, few days
since, resulted fatally to one of the parties.
The murderer made his escape.
It is reported that the Ohio river is frozen
over at Bogg's Island. and that teams are
crossing ON the ice.
The first bOat-not Of Robert Fulton, but Of
the Goodrich brothers. from Arkansas, built
at 0seeola-came into port this morning to
a. FIX up as a coaster. She is the handiwork
Of one man, who has been for the past two
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a live steamboat. She will receive the name
Of Undine, called. in compliment, after one
of Queen Vic's fayorite yachts" born Of the
sea-" When it is recorded that she was given
totlle river from the hand Of one man, success
should greet him. Her model is perfect, suck
an one as Prime Emerson would not condemn.
If labor based on limited means entities her
owners to be good rich. then fortune awaits
the 0sceola one man steamboat built of
Arkansas oak. Alone" would be more ap-
propriate-but what's in a manner Coming
down the river. under difficulty. from Pacific
Place, IS miles above. an Arkansas traveller
gives in his experience. and is out-and-out
for POrter's railroad;
Left Charley Norris at 9 am. yesterday on
the Undine, with three and half feet of water,
grounded at Bradley's. and camped with
mine host" Pennington, who is a" host IN
himself" Left his port at Z am. on the hur-
ricane deck Of a mule for the steamer
Laura, Her tubulars were out Of FIX, and she
dTifted from her wharf, pilotlees and steam
! S. The Undine. sgain ahOat, came 70 her
rescue. in the absence Of tug which had been
sent for to tow her into port. The Laura will
soon be under repairs, and resume her Mound
City trips regularly
Yesterdays st. Louis Times says:
No more FREIGHT will be received al this
point by the New Orleans Packet Company
for Southern ports until the river rises IL II
also uncertain whether the Merchants South
ern line will send out boat from Belmont.