Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-04

moderate cargo from the Arkansas,
and returns tonight The Nile from
the same stream passed up light........
The Continental went down at dark
loaded very deep....."..The Julia came
down this morning after laying at the
bank above here during last nights
storm. She put out considerable freight
and passed on down.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dispatch from Paducah says the
James Howard is aground near Cave
n-Rock, below Caseyville. She had 800
tons on board and was tightening of.
Four-ffths of an inch of water fell
last night.
The Northwestern, of the St. Louis
and st. Paul line, struck rock in the
lower rapids Sunday, and sunk to her
main deck. The passengers and deck
freight were taken off. She will be
raised.
The Mohawk and barges went up late
last night.
Ike Belle Lee went through the draw
of the Devalls Bluff bridge without
scratching down either pier, and is at
Jacksonport.
Mr.. Bradford, the partner of our Mr..
E. d. Cobb, to-day received letter
from Captain Miller, of the Minneola,
stating that his boat would arrive to-
morrow or Thursday morning, and will
leave on Friday for the Ohio.
The Crescent City had 40, 900 bushels
bulk grain and three barges ice.
1t cost the officers of the New Rich
mond fifty dollars for one cord of wood
taken without leave, up Cassiday' bayou,
some days since.
ITEMs.-The Exporter has for points
on the Arkansas 1869 bars rail iron and
2400 sacks salt. The Indiana is dubbed
the Proclamation steamer" The John
T. Moon has 1900 bars rail iron for
White river. The Glasgow was six days
coming from Shreveport. The Belle
Memphis laid up above here during the
storm last night. Much of the White
River Valley has been covered by the
recent high water; Augusta was threat
ened at one time. The Kilgour has $50
tons freight and IS passengers. The
Indiana has a few passengers and 400
tons rail iron.
The Celeste passed Vicksburg Friday,
downward bound, without landing.
Under rule recently adopted by the
United States Supreme Court, all per-
sons furnishing supplies, repairs, or
other necessaries to any beat or vessel
can proceed and enforce their claims
against the boat or vessel in rem, or
against the master or owner alone in
personam, in the District Court.
Billy Haines, pilot of the Mary Boyd,
took the Shannon from here to New
Orleans, for which he gets 5000, and So
per day for all time out over fourteen
days.
The feet passenger steamer st. Fran
els, Captain 7. r. Bowman, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for Helena, Ma
riana, Wittsburg, and ell the usual way
landings. Sam Paine and Billy Dean Z
are clerks.
The feet passenger steamer Thomas
Fl. 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 City of Vicksburg Captain A. j.
Carter, leaves tomorrow at ten o'clock
for St. Louis and all the usual way land
ings, and connecting with all railroads
and packets for up stream points. Gar
rett Hulls is her clerk.
The passenger steamer A. j. White,
Captain Mark Cheek in charge, leaves
this evening at five o'clock for Napoleon,
Chicot City and all way landings. B.
F. Fields and Charles Sharp are her
clerks.
The City of Quincy, Captain Judd
West, will be up to leave at five pm. to-
day for Cairo, St. Louis, Keokuk, st.
Paul and all points North and East.
She has magnificent accommodations
and charges proclamation prices, which
are twenty per cent below regular rates.