Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-18

the A. j. White will be Tuesdays and
Fridays, and those Of the g. W. Cheek
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
There we're ten steamers at the land
ing at one time this morning.
The G. w. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves at five o'clock this even
ing for Friar's Point and all way land
ings fil
On Monday last the end Of the ways
at Trade Water coal mines gave way,
throwing loaded coal car on barge
below, instantly killing an old man
named James Cardwell, and causing the
suspension of work for three days.
The regular United States mail packet
Mary Boyd, Captain Reub. L. Haynes.
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all way land
ings. Colonel E. W. Outlaw is chief
secretary.
John S. Washington, for thirty-fve
years marine reporter on the Picayune,
died yesterday at New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker, the
attentive and popular secretary, will be
found at the desk to welcome those who
patronize the Belle Memphis.
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Will l.. Vischer, formerly editor of
the Richmond's Headlight, is now local
editor Of the St. Joseph Herald.
1t cost the Robert Mitchell $3.50 to go
up through the Louisville canal, besides
being compelled to lay below the locks
all night, as boats are not allowed to
make a passage after pm, thus entail
ing an additional cost of 5000. The tolls
should be reduced
The Idlewild is coming here from
Evansville.
Hereafter the Belle Lee will extend
her trips to Cairo.
Mr.. George Palmer, late of the Kate
Robinson, is second clerk of the Emma
Elliott, and Yves and Charlie Owens are
her pilots.
Louisville now has to depend entirely
for her supply Of coal upon Kentucky
and Indiana mines, all the Pittsburg
supply, except about $4,000 bushels,
held at IS per load, being exhausted.
Deck-hands are wanted badly at
St. Louis, the boats paying $50 per
month.
The Wicks is due up with 1000 bars
railroad iron for st. Louis, and small
lot of sugar for this point. The Poto-
mac, also due, has light trip for Gin
cinnati.
On Wednesday last the Belle Lee car
ried into New Orleans 3542 bales Of cot
bales of cotton, 3O76 sacks cotton seed,
and 3l49 sacks of oil cake.
Dan Rice and his circus are coming
up on the james Howard, en- route to
Mound City.
. @duICuCt OlDUOuct WIN Hdo otduOcN
two months ago, died in the marine hos
pital at Louisville Sunday. He had not
lain on bed since the fatal stabbing,
but slept sitting in chair.
Will. s. Hays, formerly river editor Of
the Louisville Democrat and known to
the musical world as the author Of some
of the most popular ballads of the day,
has been appointed Passenger Agent of
the Jacksonville, Madison and Idianap-
oils railroad, at Louisville.
Corn is being shipped from St. Louis
by the barge line in bulk for England
and France via New Orleans. This corn
is going forward on contract freight of
ten cents per bushel.
Steamboatmen at St Louis are greatly
excited over the proposed railroad bridge
at Carondelet, which will have spans of
fonr hundred feet length, with the lower
cord only fifty feet above high water.
The Glasgow, Captain Lamothe, will
be here tomorrow to leave at five pm.
for all points OH the Ouachita river.
Captain Lightburne is her agent.