Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-01
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the case ofthe sinking Of the Falls City
by the Garrett. rtrf
1t is wellknown fact that nothing
can prosper in live community with
out the sanction or support Of the river
men. So it is with the races. The
Cbickasaw Club selects one of the old
est salts for distance judge, and aboat
bakers dozen of clerks, captains and
other officials can be found at the track
each day enjoying the sport.
Our Bingham-he OF the White
House-went out to the races behind
the black PAGER yesterday, but failed to
catch or pass Elem Calvert's stallion.
The Fort Gibson came off the docks
yesterday fully repaired, and will go out
Friday for Pine Bluff and Little Rock.
The Celeste was taken out on the docks
yesterday.
The Emma Elliott is announced to
leave for Cincinnati tomorrow.
Southward-bound travellers, bear in
mind that the City of Helena, the new
steamer, will be down tomorrow evening
for Vicksburg.
Our friend Cobb has the Robert Burns
up for Friday, and she will on that day
leave for all points on the Ohio
A feater was found in an eddy of
Wolf river yesterday.
Ed. Crowell is about to make another
trip to the Western plains for his health.
One hoater from the wreck of the
Oceanus was seen Sunday above Column
bus, Ky by passengers on the Thomp-
son Dean, and two between Cairo and
Dog-tooth Bend by the Marble City.
None of them were secured.
The Simpson Horner left Louisville
for New Orleans Monday with twelve
boats and two barges of coal
Mr.. A. W. Robinson, river editor of
the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle, is a
passenger on the Charles Bodmann to
New Orleans and return.
Another boat has paid at Pittsburg
the license fee for the Mcmillan capstan,
but not until they were brought into
court for trial for infringement
The Charles Bodmann added at Lou
isville 500 hogsheads of tobacco and 300
tons of freight for New Orleans. Her
guards are in the water.
The Great Republic has been orna-
mented, outside, with fresh coat of
paint, since her arrival at st. Louis.
The st. Louis Times has it that the
Nile came here from that city in forty
hours. The same paper states that Gen.
Ranney announces that the Memphis
Packet company has reduced rates to Lit
tie Rock ten cents a barrel on flour, and
five cents a hundred on pound freight.
Two floaters were seen by the passen-
gers on the Arlington, near the scene
of the Oceanus disaster. Capt. Conley
has returned to the 0ceanus to look
after the bodies.
An advance in rates is expected at ST.
Louis this week.
The st. Louis Republican man thinks
If the steamers at that landing would
squirt few drops of water on the levee
in front of their landing place, it would
increase business and lay the dust at the
same time.
A St Louis exchange notes the de-
parture Of Captain Noel from that city.
de goes to close a contract for new
BOAT to be built expressly for the Vicks-
,urg aud bends trade, and to run in con-
iection with the R. e. Lee and Natchez.
She will be built either at Metropolis,
Madison or Jacksonville, and is to be
.40 feet in length, Sc feet in width, and
feet depth of hold. She is to have 3
'oilers and 2O-inch cylinders, with u
eet stroke.
The Rubicon is to be wrecked.
A two-masted schooner passed Musca-
inc Friday on her way to New Orleans,
% be used as an oyster boat. She will
pass here probably by Saturday.