Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-17

Batesville. She had cargo Of some 300 bales
of cotton, which was, We learn, nearly all
lost No lives were lost.
The United States mail steamer Legal Ten
der, John d. Elliott in command, will depart
at her usual hour, five PM, to-day Tor De
Wallis Bluff and all points on White rive. Joe
Elliott and Dan Sullivan are clerks.
The favorite light-draught passenger packet
| Oil City, Captain Randall. gets away at five
D. m. to-day for Shawnee Villnge. Simpson
Landing and all way points. Mr.. Wolf is hel
secretary.
The elegant St. Francis, Captain Bowman
gets away at five o'clock this evening fol
/ Helena, Mariana and all intermediate land
ings. Sam G. Paine and W. B. Berry are hel
obliging secretaries.
The Mary Boyd goes out for the Arkansas
tomorrow.
The Tom Jasper is all right again and on hei
way to New Orleans.
! Navigation has been fully resumed to all
points on the Ohio. The rise at Pittsburg will
increase the depth of water over the falls al
Louisville sufficient to permit the passage OF
the largest boats.
The Utah is now lying at the levee, and will
depart at pm. for Pine Bluff, Little Rock
and Fort Smith direct. making all way land
ings. Captain VOORHEES, commands, and Mr..
Graves is clerk.
The owners of the Phil Allin and A. j.
White have, il is said. effected a compromise,
the Allin WILL after this week, leave here on
Tuesdays and Saturdays, and, as usual, at
tend promptly to the Helena and Friar's Point
trade.
The Phil. Allin was invaded yesterday by a
host of her friends, who carried with them,
as present to that popular boat, an elegant
Chickering piano. worth $3.50. The present
was made by a number of friends and COM
rades of the late Major Allin, and was fit
ting and appropriate testimonial to the beau
tiful vessel hOnored with the name of that
gallant soldier.
Additional particulars Of the disaster to the
7. L. MeGill will be found in our local coli
umns. From information derived from the
officers and crew Of the II. c. Yeager, which
boat was lying at the bank several hundred
yards below the McGil at the time the fire
broke out, it is ascertained that Of the one
hundred aud fifteen souls on board ffty-seven
were saved. making the total loss ffty-eight
persons, including five women. The Yeager's
officers report that soon after the FIRE broke
out, three negro deck hands, one white deck
hand and passenger put out from the Nc
Gill with the life boat Of that steamer and made
directly for the shore, where they abandoned
the life-boat and could not be prevailed upon
to return to the burning steamer to assist IN
saving the lives Of their comrades. The sec
ond clerk Of the Yeager then manned the life
boat, and, with the yawl belonging to the Yea
ger. made numerous trips to and about the
burning boat, and succeeded in picking up
and saving those whose names have already
been published, and carried them TO the
shore, where nearly dead with col and ex-
haustion they were kindly cared for by the
balance Of the Yeager's crew and her passen-
gers. On one Of the trips the second mate Of
the Yeager found floating in the water bun
die Of papers belonging TO and identifying the
German and wife cabin passengers who were
lost as Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Sehmirlein. Of
Quincy, Illinois. Among the papers were sew
eral photographs. life insurance policy. an
express receipt and several receipts for money
paid on the policy, which are now in the pos
session of the officers Of the Yeager. and viii
be turned over to the relatives Of the unfor-
tunate eouple on application.