Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-19
BUSINESS

The Laura, from Stockley's, came
down yesterday with so bales cotton and
s75 sacks seed. The Helena took 255
bales of cotton for reshipment at Cairo
and st. Louis. The Cheek, White and
Phil Allin had good trips out, and the
Emma Elliott left for St. Louis light.
There was but little done to-day, the Ce-
leste being the only arrival. She brought
ll3 bales cotton, lib bags seed cotton,
and 754 sacks cotton seed.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis. Our friend White
presides at the desk, and is, as usual,
always obliging and attentive to the
wants of passengers.
The Mary Boyd goes to White river
this evening at FIVE o'clock.
The elegant steamer Colorado, Cap
tain Luker, is the Anchor line steamer
for the south to morrow. She goes out
at ten am, making all landings to
Vicksburg.
The lightdraught passenger steamer
Little Rock, Captain Smith, leaves this
afternoon at FIVE o'clock for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all way landings on the
Arkansas river.
The Pat CleburDe, Captain James
Lee, ST., in command, leaves at FIVE
o'clock this evening for Friar's Point
and the usual way landings James c.
Harris and Neil Booker are her clerks.
The excellent low water passenger
packet Jennie Howell, Captain VIM.
Ashford, leaves for Jacksonport and all
landings on White river this afternoon
at FIVE o'clock. A. Buskirk is clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Belle of Pike has gone to the
Mound City ways for repairs.
A heavy fog enveloped the river last
night, and did not clear away until late
this morning.
The Marcella left New Orleans last
night for this port.
A slight error in the calculations of the
stage of water at Cairo, as reported by
the signal kilograms for the past few
days and corrected last evening gave as
a result a rise of twenty inehss there,
when the river declined one inch.
When she passed Vicksburg on Tues
day last, the LaBelle had 1927 bales cot
ton, 5000 sacks seed, and 200 tons oil
cake.
Our telegraphie column to-day gives
the particulars Of the longshoremen' S
strike at New Orleans, resulting in the
death Of Joseph W. Barnes by the riot
ing strikers.
The st. Louis Globe of yesterday says
The unfortunate collision at Cairo on
Wednesday evening, between the Henry
Ames and Belle of Pike, was freely dis
cussed yesterday. That there was gross
carelessuess on the part of one or the
other, is evident, but as to who was in
fault, the particulars received up to this
writing warrant no conclusion" And
referring to the collision between the
Lake Superior and the Northwestern,
the same paper says: Both parties
have made their statements, and Of
course, they conflict. We propose to
give the opinion of the proper authOri-
ties, who will, no doubt, investigate the
affair in . very short time"
The Dictator came near losing one Of
her barges, in passing up the bend above
Cairo Thursday. Meeting steamer
coming down, she aanked, and a log
sticking out from the bank struck one OF
her barges aud broke several timbers,
and knocked overheard large number
Of walnut logs, with which she was
loaded. The barge was repaired aud
she proceeded with her trip.
The Emma c. Elliott was sold 10 the
Anchor Line, yesterday, for something
less than S50000-rumor says $4,000
and left for ST. Louis last night
The City Of Fioksburg and Grand
Tower, both overdue from ST. LoHis. had
not arrived at one pm.
Capt. Lightburne SsesiSed a dispatch I
from Helena. dsied noon, that the Jen. i