Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

added 100 bales cotton, and left for the
Ohio.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Ruby was carried over the Welt
gel dam at Louisville yesterday and was
in critical position for an hour but re-
ceiyed assistance and was towed back
in safety.
The n. M. Jones and Charley Nc
Donald, with coal for this port, passed
Cairo yesterday, and will be here tonight
or tomorrow.
It. is rumored in steamboat circles that
negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of the Pat Cleburne by parties
from st. Louis, who, il the trade is con-
cluded, will place her in the Illinois
river and st. Louis trade.
The announcement in O morning
contemporary Of an injunction restrain.
ing the wharf-master from collecting
wharfage taxes, is news to us. An order
restraining that official from paying the
wharfage collected had been served and
the recent injunction by the United
States Supreme Court forbiding the sale
of city property by the Nicolson pave
ment contractors will also cover this
case, and the moneys collected by Cap
tain Lightburne will be paid into the
city treasury as heretofore.
The Mary Boyd goes to the Arkansas
tomorrow. lDH
The Richmond, City of Helena and
Bdinburg are due from below.
The Indiana has a lot of race stock
and good list of passengers. She will
arrive tomorrow, perhaps.
By reference to an advertisement in
another column it will be seen that
Messrs. Dill & Galloway have chartered
the water floor of the elevator, and will
60 into an extensive fish trade. They
can supply the country.
The Nick Longworth's cargo from
Louisville to New Orleans, consisted in
part of 1900 barrels pork, $50 hogsheads
tobacco. 400 barrels lime, 400 barrels
cement, 200 barrels -four, l25 tierces
hams, and at least 200 tons of miscella-
neous freight and 80 passengers.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis.
The PASSENGER steamer City of Vicks-
burg, Captain A. j. Carter, leaves this
evening at five clock for Vicksburg
and the usual way landings. Garrett
Hulls is clerk.
Shippers of corn in the bends below
Cairo have pony express between each
landing, to notify each other Of any
change in freight rates. The rate at
the first landing below Cairo runs all
the way down to Point Pleasant, and a
steamer refusing one, expecting to do
better further down, comes out short.
Clear or fair weather reported at points
Of observation above and below to-day.
The White and Arkansas river packets
will do lively business until the water
subsidies so that the trains can run regu-
larly.
The tow-boats Tigress and Ella, col
lided near Georgetown, in the Ohio,
Sunday Very little damage.
The John 0verton went up Wolf river
this morning on an excursion.
1t will take about four weeks to repair
the Check and put her in frst-class
order.
1t is rumored that a further decline in
the price of coal is about to take place.
Before " fly time is over it will preba-
bly, be sold for fifty cents per box.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the
23d has the following items:
The Cincinnati, Big Sandy and Pomeroy
Packet Company's wharf, boat being aground
ON ig-iron pile at the foot of Main street,
the Champion No. attempted to pull it off
the obstruction yesterday morning. The
Champion pulled the lower end out Of the
wharf boat, causing it to fill with water and
sink. The wreck will soon be removed, and
its place supplied with q new wharfbOat now
building at Manchester. The new craft is
nearly 100 feet long. with all modern facili-
ties. Captain Mccoy will soon have his new
mammoth wharfboa here ready for business.
The proprietors of dramatic company have
been negotiating with Commodore James s.
"lse ioI .ne PuIV .h VI 'ne nan IN tioyu.
contract had not been closed.