Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-27

lated here and has already been signed
by about five hundred merchants and
business men. Mr.. William Dill, of the
Anchor Line, will call upon those direct
ly and indirectly interested for their
signatures.
The recent heavy rains have inundat-
ed all the low lands between jackson
and Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The John Howard took 2l00 bars of
railroad iron to Little Rock, instead Of
1900, as reported.
The Alps returns to the Illinois river
and takes second tow Of ice to Vicks-
burg.
A Vicksburg exchange has this: "The
Belle Lee is the next New Orleans and
St. Louis boat. She will pass up about
the first of September.
1t costs less now to ship grain from
Cairo via New Orleans to Europe, than
from Cairo to New York.
A Jefferson City, Missouri, dispatch to
the st. Louis Republican says; 1.-THE
commissioners in charge of the Current
river improvement, for which the last
Legislature appropriated $4,000 have
let the contract to Captain S. o. Hemen-
way, of St. Louis, and the Governor has
approved the contract.
The Crescent City sunk barge IA at
Grand Tower Thursday morning. 1t
contained $50 tons railroad iron and pig
metal, which will be recovered when the
water falls. She also left an ice barge
on the bank at Chester in a sinking con-
dition
A Shreveport paper says an effort is
being made by the owners of the boats
now running in the New Orleans and
Red river trade to form a joint stock
company and run only as many boats as
the trade will justify.
1t is probable that the r. e. Lee will
lay up on her arrival at New Orleans.
The st. Louis and Peoria Packet Com
pany have purchased the Huntsville for
$4,000.
The owners of steamers Dexter, Bis
marck and Pauline Carroll have con-
verted them into joint stock. Each
steamer is owned by a stock company,
and shares of one thousand dollars can
be bought and cold as simply as the
shares Of any bank or insurance COM
pany. The articles of association in
the case of each of the steamers named
were filed at Jefferson City, and certifi-
Gates of incorporation granted on Thurs
day.
The Sam j. Hale will be here to leave
for Cincinnati tomorrow evening.
By special telegram to this Office we
learn that the New Orleans and Cincin-
natl packet Edinburg will pass up at FIVE
p. m. to-day for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati. Captain w. W. Fenton, an
experienced officer, commands.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves at five o'clock this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker is
clerk, and a more clever river dignitary
does not exist than he. Popular at ev-
cry landing, kind and obliging to all, it
is not strange that his commander,
Crane, and himself have won a world
wide reputation for their boat.
The fleet passenger steamer Thomas
II. Allen, in command of Captain Eu-
gene Smith, leaves this evening at five
o clock for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and
all the usual way landings. Messrs.
Morrison and Willis are her clerks.
The fine steamer Alice Dean, Captain
John Skunk, will pass up this afternoon
on her way to Cincinnati and all inter-
mediate points.
The Colorado leaves this evening at
five o'clock for Vicksburg and all the
usual way landings. Captain James
Luker commands, and H. Diedrick holds
forth at the desk.