Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-18

Ores lcb and later manager ola zoolog-
ical garden in Europe, and a celebrated
tiger hhnter, bought three cages Of Back
enstose s wild beasts at the landing yes
terday for S4i5.
A Cairo telegram of the 10TH refer
ring to the collision between the Henry
Ames and Belle Of Pike, says;
AS the Henry Ames was STRENGTHENING
ND to come through a narrow chute IN
the Mississippi river just above Cairo
Point, the Belle Of Pike, which was fol-
lowing close behind, hanked down
against her stern, which caught the Pike
forward of the wheel, knocking her
cook house into splinters and damaging
her wheel house SO that the wheel fell
overheard lust after she landed, but was
saved. The Ames' rudder is broken,
her afterguard injured, aud large hole
knocked in her hull above the water
line. No stock or freight was lost or
damaged. Just before the collision, the
Bell of Pike had whistled twice to pass
the Ames on the larboard side but the
pilots of the Ames did not answer, be-
iieying that the channel was so narrow
that the Pike would not attempt to pass.
The Pike will no doubt repair here,
which will detain her about four days
Capt. Switzer and Charles Leeds return
to st. Louis tonight.
Yesterdays St. Louis Globe contains
the following encouraging item; Five
steamers for New Orleans will hereafter
leave weekly, and they are crowded with
freight and cabins full Of passengers.
The annual skedaddle Of Hibernians for
levee work in the South has commenced,
and large numbers Of deck passengers
are on every boat. Freights firm, with
a decided upward tendency"
The Utah has been chartered by the
Anchor Line to run to Vicksbufg.
The H. s. Turner coming down
grounded at Horse-tail bar, but was
pulled off by the Cowan.
Special probabilities for to-day Clear
weather, with southerly winds probable.
The telegraphic report of heavy rise
in the Rio Grande river-the heaviest in
years-leads us to hope and believe that
there is heavy rise at the head Of Red
river, as both rivers head in the same
or nearly the same region Of country.
Billy Wilkerson, ut the news depot on
Main street just south of Poplar, has
our thanks for late st. Louis papers.
DEVILS Island is reported the worst
place between Cairo and st. Louis.
William Garig, prominent and we'll
known steamboat agent at Baton Rouge,
La, was married at that place on We'd
nesday evening to Miss Eliza Dougherty.
j. S. Barnhurst, editor of the Vicks-
burg Times, has returned home after
writing up the fair at St. Louis.
Says the st. Louis Republican: &c.
W. Scott, pilot for the last five years on
the tug Gregoire at Dubuque, has re-
signed for position on steamer run
ming between Memphis and Hatchie
river T. Dobson is his successor"
A New York dispatch says that capt.
talists are considering new project for
tunneling the North river and bringing
trains into the city near the foot of
Thirtieth street. Soundings and borings
are being made, aud estimates of the
cost will soon be published.
Will Visscher, formerly river man,
is lecturing in st. Joseph, Mo.
St. Paul is to have an elevator of
l 100000 bushels capacity.
The Pargoud passed Vicksburg Tues
day with $500 bales of cotton and 1000
sacks of seed for New Orleans.