Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-04

Bluff, Little Rock and all way points on
the Arkansas river. Mr.. Pat Morrison
and Billy Willis are clerks.
The Belle st. Louis, with Captain
Blake commanding, leaves at five o clock
this evening for Vicksburg and the usual
landings. Passengers will find the Belle
St. Louis first class in every respect.
ALI. Grisson is her secretary, assisted
by Mr.. Thomas.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves this evening at FIVE clock for
Cairo and St. Louis. w. c. Blenker
and B. Brannick, both worthy knights of
the pencil, are her clerks, and Billy Dill
her passenger agent.
The Minneola, Captain VIM. Miller
commanding, will leave port tomorrow
evening for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati Her agent, Mr.. Cobb, will un-
doubtedly have full trip for her.
Nearly every boat that arrives from
above puts off from twenty-five to one
hundred head of stock here.
, Morse Brashear, the engineer of the
Belle Memphis, is curious genius. He
is called Old Morse because he is the
Oldest engineer in the service of the st.
Louis packet company, and, we believe,
was the builder of the first engine used
by that company. Besides being q
strictly temperate man, he is genial,
whole-souled gentleman, and always has
a ready and pleasant answer for any
passenger who invades his engine-room
seeking information regarding ma
chinery.
Captain McCord, of the Richmond, is
a passenger on the Great Republic.
The second engineer of the Durfee
was lost overheard on her last trip up,
the first night from New Orleans, near
College Point. The boat was instantly
stopped, and every effort made to rescue
him, but without effect. On arriving at
Vicksburg telegram was received from
the gentleman announcing his safe arri-
val at New Orleans upon the roots of
large gum tree that he caught floating
by.
Nearly all of our Northern exchanges
anticipate an early spring rise.
The steamer Petrolia was sold at Pitts
burg one day last week to Messrs. John
Mahan and Peter Car for $4,000, Also
the towboat R. ]. Grace to Captain JnO.
Bigler for So, $50.
Four young men of Dubuque are max
ing preparations to start on trip from
that place to Cuba in boat twenty-five
feet long and six feet beam.
A telegram from Pine Bluff, Ark, to
the st. Louis and Arkansas River
Packet company, at st. Louis, an
nounces the loss by sinking of the
steamer Sallie on Saturday, near Swan
Lake, fifty miles below Pine Bluff,
where she struck snag and sunk to the
boiler deck. She will doubtless prove a
total loss, as will also great portion Of
her cargo. The boat was owned by the
company named above; was rated at
$4,000 by and insured for two-thirds
that amount in Pittsburg companies.
Her freight list was partly insured, and
her cargo, valued at about $4,000, was
fully covered in st. Louis
The towboat Crescent City, that
passed here on Thursday last for 81.
Louis, towing 1896 tons in of the NJ.
V. 7. eompany's largest barges, lost 2
hours in fog, and yet was only 2 days,
II hours and so minutes from New Or
leans to Vicksburg. The Katie Kountz
left New Orleans before her, and the
Crescent City got within 200 yards of
her before she arrived at Vicksburg.
About $50 hogskeads of sugar, the
cargo of the John Kyle, was damaged
BY the sinking of that boat