Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-27
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purser.
The Colorado will pass up at five pm.
to-day for Cairo and ST. Louis.
From the morning dispatches we learn
that on yesterday morning the steamer
Leonidas, on her way from Cincinnati
to New Orleans, with barge in tow,
while backing out from the New Albany
wharf, ran upon log and hung some
time, finally breaking in two, near the
middle, and careening over, filed with
water and sunk. She caught FIRE I'M
der her bows soon after striking the
log, and the alarm created great confu-
sion among the passengers on board,
who were soon safely removed to the
barge and towed ashore by the ferry,
boat. Some Of the cargo will be saved,
but the boat will be total wreck be-
fore morning. She lies in fourteen feet
of water. The Leonidas is insured in
Cincinnati for 1000, which the con-
panies claim to be reduced to about
$4,000, on account of deprecated value.
She was valued last January at $4,000
She left Cincinnati Saturday last for
New Orleans, with a valuable cargo of
Cincinnati freight, part of which was on
the barge
The Lady Lee and Potomac passed up
this morning, the former for st. Louis
and the latter for the Ohio, with fair
trips.
A new and valuable invention for
hosting and placing on shore stage
planks by steam has been on exhibition
at the Chamber of Commerce for several
days. 1t has already been adopted by
the large boats on the lower river, and
is success. The Natchez saves eight
hours time on each trip.
The Missouri rose two feet at Omaha
on the 22d.
We learn that the II. c. Yaeger paid
the Shannon 5000 for her services.
A large wharlboat was launched at
Evansville Friday.
The Mary Miller, from Evansville,
passed down this morning well laden.
The Richmond passed up this morn
ing full of people and freight. Nat
Green, her commander, thinks that with
his pet, the great low-pressure, he can
make money during the dull season
when other folks would starve. Shouldn't
wonder.
The Government snagboat Greenback
commenced last Saturday to remove the
wreck of the j. P. Webb, sunk at the
head of Sand Island over two years ago.
The Fort Smith News says:
The steamer Little Rock, now making
regular trips between Little Rock and
this place, will extend her trips to Fort
Gibson as soon as the Kansas, Missouri
and Texas railroad reaches that point,
which is expected to take place in about
month. This will be of great impor-
lance to this community, as we will then
have direct rail communication with
the outside world with the exception of
short and pleasant steamboat trip
through one of the most pleasant and
romantic portions of this continent.
The St. Louis Times says;
The report circulated by a Memphis
paper, that the Great Republic on her
last trip lost two, and the Natchez FIVE
thousand dollars, is pronounced by the
commanders of those steamers to be UNI
true.
The Missouri rose fifteen inches at
Sioux City last Tuesday.
At meeting of the directors of the
Merchants Southern Line at St. Louis a
few days since the following officers
were elected: j. F. Baker, President;
B. R. Pegram, Vice President; Charles
Scudder, Superintendent; Thos Morri-
son, Secretary and Treasurer.
Two deck hands on the steamer Nellie
Peck, who were discharged on the arri-
val of the boat at Fort Benton, secreted
themselves in the hold of the boat, pre-
vlous TO ner departure, arrived at Sioux
City in good condition. One of the
roustabouts on the boat, friend of the
two unfortunate roosters in the hold,
furnished them regularly with eatables
during the voyage.
The Missouri rose rapidly at Kansas
City on Saturday.
The New Orleans Republican of Fri
day says
Business remains at a dead stand,
nothing hardly doing, except the dis
charging of the Katie, Richmond and
Potomac The Katie, after making the
round trip to st. Louis and not finding
it very profitable, has concluded to tie
up to the bank and await better times.
In the meantime she will be fully over
hauled ready for the fall campaign.