Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-15

rising slowly and the Arkansas is dechn-
ing. The weather is variable. Business
at the wharf is moderately active.
The St. Francis, Captain Bowman,
backs out at pm. to-day for Helena,
Mariana, Madison, LAnguille and all
points on the st. Francis river to Wits
burg.
The elegant passenger and freight
packet Robert Burns, Frank Skunk in
command, gets away at five o'clock this
evening for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville
and Cincinnati, making all the way land
ings The Burns has an elegant cabin,
and is furnished splendidly throughout.
The P. w. Strader, Captain ALT Stein,
leaves at p. m. for New Orleans and all
way points. She is No. l steamer.
The Belle Lee will back out at s pm.
for New Orleans and all way landings.
She will be in the Crescent City day or
two before the Mardi Gras carnival, and
leaves there on the Thursday following,
taking passengers at $40 the round trip,
including the Inequalities of the boat in
port. Capt. J. Frank Hicks commands,
and her chief clerk is Mr.. John Sullivan,
who is ably assisted by competent and
popular gentlemen.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston,
L. B. Durham master and Harry
Walker clerk, will leave this port on
Thursday, thesl6th, at 10 am. for Vicks-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans, arriv-
ing at the latter city one day previous
to the commencement OF the Mardi
Gras carnival, thus affording those who
contemplate visit to that city an ex-
cellent opportunity of securing passage
on a splendid steamer at an expense of
$35 for the round trip.
The Batesville goes out on Friday for
all points on White river.
The freight of the Sam. j. Hale will
be transferred to and brought here on
the Alice Dean. The Hale returns to
Cincinnati for repairs.
The U. s. mail steamer Thos. H.
Allen, Capt. John WOODBURY. master,
will depart at s. pm. to-day for Pine
Bluff, Little Rock and all landings on
the Arkansas river, connecting with the
Fort Smith packets, and doing general
way business. J. A. Butler and Aleck
Waddell are clerks.
Marsh Miller did not go on the A. j.
White as star-gazer, as reported.N He
remains on the Phil Allin.
1t is estimated that five locks and
dams on the Illinois river will make it
navigable for frst-elass boats through
every low water stage, and that the ex-
pense will not be above two millions of
dollars.
Three steamers arrived this morning
from the Arkansas river: The 7. H.
Allen brought 557 bales cotton, and dis
charged 2l0 bales at the mouth of White
river. The Utah brought 206 bales, and
discharged seventy-fve bales at the
mouth of White river The R. G. Gray
discharged here ninety-four bales, and
had 500 bales for reshipment at Cincin-
natl.
The Illinois river has again been
closed by ice.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday
says:
Last Saturday night the large side
wheel steamer St. Charles, Capt c. A.
bravo, bound from Pittsburg to Cincin-
natl, with 200 tons Of Pittsburg manu-
features, struck the rocks at Duff bar,
seven miles below Pittsburg, and sunk
in four feet Of water. Captain bravo
telegraps her bottom is badly broken. A
towboat and barges have been sent to
her assistance, and will remove the
cargo, which is on her deck. The st.
Charles was built at New Albany, Ind,
by Capt. ]. B. Ford, in 1864, and sold to
the Peoples Line, together with the st.
Nicholas, for $l00,000 each. She was
last valued st S27 900, aud is insured in
offices for $4,000.
A Cairo telegram Of the 18th says:
The Bismarck struck a wreck at
Devils Island this morning, causing her
to ship eighteen inches Of water and
damaging considerable freight in her
hold. Her own pumps were sufficient
to keep her aAoat until the hole was
stopped. As the Bismarck did not ask
assistance from the Putnam it is sup
posed she is all safe.
The elegant steamer Chas. Bodman,
Capt. o. P. Shinkle in command, de-
parts at pm to-day for Cairo, Evans
yilIe, Louisville and all way landings.
She is a frst-class packet, and will go
through on time.
In its answers to correspondents the
asst issue Of the Railway Record has
his: General Grant-We cannot pass
Tou from Memphis to Hope6eld. In
'eply to a question from Natchez the
anne paper says: No, sir. Our knoWl-
,dge Of the construction and operation
Il steam engines was not obtained from
i'm Bludson