Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-24

st. Louis and this city. The sooner it
is established, the better will the public
be pleased. We hope he will succeed,
and the Anchor Line get the contract.
On the 18th the Robert E. Lee, while
at Natchez, narrowly escaped confa-
grafton. The firing Of her cannon set
fire to some bales Of moss on her fore
castle, and the flames spread rapidly
and mounted high, but we're subdued be-
fore any injury was done.
We are gratifed to learn Of the re-
covery of Will 7. Power. He is again
in the Office of the City of Helena, to-
morrow's Vicksburg packet.
An enterprising iron-lifter went aboard
the little steamer Fawn at New Albany
the other night and stole both cylinders.
The Great Republic has seeded from
the combination line, and is now loading
as an independent boat at st. Louis.
The present rise will doubtless relieve
the John Overton, which boat has been
barred" above here several weeks.
The Shreveport Southwestern, of the
18th, has the following: Although
there were ten steamers in port yester-
day there was not corresponding
amount OF business doing. From a cur
sorry glance at the landing a stranger
would have thought we were in the
midst of busy season, but when you
come down to brass tacks there was
more smoke than fire. Let us itemize.
He doubtless meant, let us pray.
Two deck passengers were drowned
forty miles above Baton Rouge last
Thursday night. One fell overheard,
and the other jumped in to rescue him,
losing his own life. The boat was
stopped, but to no avail,
Hiram Hill, the submarine diver, has
gone to Louisville to take out 450 tons
of railroad iron, sunk near the falls dur
ing the last high water.
Rates from Cairo to New Orleans fif-
teen cents per hundred, and flour thirty
cents per barrel.
The citizens of Little Rock voted
solid against the subscription of $780,
900 to Clayton's bridge over the Arkan-
sas.
The regular Ohio river freight and
passenger packet Robert Burns, Captain
M. L. Verdin, leaves oday at five
O clock for Cincinnati and all way land
ings. Mr.. Andy Wilson has charge OF
the Office.
The passenger steamer A. j. White,
Captain Mark Cheek in charge, leaves
this evening at five clock for Napoleon,
Chicot City and all way landings. B.
f. Fields and Charles Sharp are her
clerks.
The U. s. mail and passenger steamer
Mary Boyd, Captain R. L. Haines, departs
at clock this evening, for Pine Blutf,'
Little Rock, and all points on the Ar
kansas river. L. W. Outlaw and Bob
Shields are her clerks.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain A. }.
Carter, leaves this evening at five o'clock
for st. Louis and all the usual way land
ings, and connecting with all railroads
and packets for up stream points. Gar
rett Hulls is her clerk.
The THOMPSON DEAN.-This magnif-
cent and unsurpassed floating palace
will be found at the landing tomorrow
morning to leave at ten o clock for New
Orleans and all the principal landings
between this city and that point. It's
needless to say that she possesses &C
commodations, and her fare is equal, if
not superior, to the frst-class hotels of
the country, while there isn't ahoat
more gentlemanly or clever list Of Off
GERS. Captain Pepper commands, and
our good locking friend Fowleris at the
desk, while Mr.. Watson, a No. | caterer,
attends to and is captain of the cabin.
The John 0verton got off the bar
above here this morning and came down
to the landing, much to the satisfaction
of our friend Patterson.
The City of Vicksburg and A. j.
White encountered severe storm above
Helena last evening, the former losing
her chimneys. Particulars in local
column.