Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-21

FoR ST. LoUIs.-The Belle Of Pike. Captain
Rider. leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Cairo and all way landings.
Fos CmoiSSArI.-The regular Ohio river
packet Lawrence, with Captain John Terrell
for Cincinnati and all points on the Ohio river.
Mr.. james Miles holds forth at the desk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There were seventeen boats at the landing
at one time yesterday.
The West Wind gets 700 bales Of cotton
The Arlington had 1900 bales Of cotton en-
gagged yesterday.
Captain Eugene Smith, n the wrecked
steamer Little Rock, arrived yesterday from
his boat. and reports the bellboat at her.
working TO get out some sixty bales Of cotton
left in the hull. The stern Of the Little Rock
has settled down, so that the water is even
with the hurricane, and at the bow there is
only six feet of water. Prospects for getting
her up whole are rather slim.
| Captain Walker had telegram last night
that big food was expected at Cincinnati.
They got it too, but il was 2ood of cold
weather.
1t took the Fort Gibson five days to go from
Pine Bluff to the mouth of White river. She
left the latter point day before yesterday
drawing two feet three inches.
Reese Dugan is expected over from Devall's
Bluff to-day. when he will be interviewed as
to what he knows about the raising the T. H.
Allen.
The Lawrence had to take a run. hop, skip
and jump to get over Point Pleasant when
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more water than was in the channel.
The Exporter left for Cairo at am. yester-
day with 600 bales of cotton.
Captain Elem Calvert's trotter, Nicodemus,
has nearly recovered from the epizootic, but
Flem himselfis suffering terribly from q cold
that he calls oxizootic.
There was more work done at the landing
yesterday and to-day than has been done for
q month.
The Yaeger and Mollie Moore have at last
arrived at Cairo. and won't try a trip TO 81.
Louis again soon.
The Ohio is reported gorged and frozen solid
at six Mile island. above Louisville.
Captain ]. Rice Wilson, an ante-bellum
MeCracken steamboat clerk, is running suc4
cessfully a hotel at Paducah on the Kinnikin-
nick plan.
The St. Louis Times says:
Harborms ster Doyle was engaged in blowing
up with torpedoes yesterday the barge sunk
over year ago, belonging to the Northwestern
Union Packet Company, outside Of the Barge
line wharfboat.
On the night of the 18th the bank caved in on
the steamer Indiana, at fuckers Landing,
near Island 90. breaking off about seventy
FIVE feet of her larboard guard. Some cattle
and cotton were knocked overheard.
The crew of the ST. Francis struck for high
er wages last evening, and the boat was un.
able to leave in consequence of it.
Jim McFadden, recently second clerk in the
Anchor line. has accepted position on the l.
C. R. r. wharf-boat at Cairo.
There is five feet of water in the Ohio be-
tween Cairo and Evansville.
st. Louis rates to New Orleans are again d
shade higher. By st. Louis and New Orleans
line, -four 81 30. pound lots Csc. By Barge
line, -four 81 20. pound freight Coo.
Captain j. 0. Stevens. ofthe steamer Lizzie,
had considerable trouble last trip with his
rousters. At the mouth Of Old river, while on
his way up, several Of the colored ones mu-
tined, and the Captain let drive few shots
at them, defnOraliEing and routing them.
While at Yazoo City. on her way down, the
white portion took it into their heads to have
the boat tied up because little trouble eI-
listed between the mate and them. A couple
of Limbs of the law stood by as the boat
was about to leave. and tried to prevent the
line FROM being united, when the Captain.
with pistol in hand, made one of the crew cut
the rope. thus enabling the boat to proceed on
her way down. No attachment or order Of ar
rest was served, and the high-handed meas
ures so exercised should meet with the con-
sderatiOn it deserves at the hands of the au-
thorities of that place.