Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-12

on her cotton yesterday, and shippers were
glad to get ii through at that figure.
The John Howard came out of White river
on Sunday last with 1900 bales of cotton and
$500 sacks of seed, and on the following day,
when Eve miles above Warrenton, struck
snag. careening the boat and throwing over
board GOO bales of cotton and 1000 sacks Of
seed. and one man. name unknown, was lost.
The Belle Lee picked up 225 bales. and the
Howard expected to recover geo more. When
last heard from the Howard was leaking badly,
but expected to go through with the balance
of the trip.
A telegram sent from New Orleans to st.
Louis. leads the Democrat man TO think the
Katie is again in trouble. He says: Al
though the Katie is again in tight place, be-
ing in the hands the United States Marshal
at New Orleans, the indomitable Captain John
W. Canon. who brought her out and placed
her in the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
is not willing to relnquish that trade after
making in it one unsuccessful trip. That
this is so, is shown by his telegram to Captain
William Thorwegan. received yesterday,
which reads: What arrangements can
make with you 10 take the place of the Katie
in the Memphis trade, with the Great Repub-
lic?" If Captain Thorwegan answered this
telegram. it must have been in language an
alogous to the following: Can get her out
on account of low water, and, if / could, she
can be put in the trade mentioned without ar
rangement with you, or any boatman in par
tieular. Yours truly" How much better
would it be for the Republic to come here and
get 500 bales Of cotton at s2 bale, then go
down and pick up 5000 bales more at the same
price. than to remain tied up at the St. Louis
bank. The Democrat mathematician can fig
ure it out:
Captain ALI. Grissom came down by rail
yesterday from st. Louis.
The position of the Thomas II. Allen is the
same as when she sunk.
The Glencoe stuck at MOntezuma bar and
several other bars above there. 1t may not
probably be known that she has a government
contract (secret, of course). to butt the bars
out of the Mississippi and dump them all at
New Orleans. She is progressing finely. and
will accomplish the work if ii takes her all
summer. She failed to lay in store of pro-
visions, and run short when she mounted the
first bar below Helena. The result was that
the crew had to be fed on half rations Of
hoop poles and tarpaulins, and the passengers
were seriously contemplating a dish of boiled
officers.
The past month has been fatal to steam
boats. The following have met with disasters:
The Katie. St. Marys, Katie Hegler, St.
Johns. City of Keithsburg. Little Rock, Jen-
ME Howell R. C. Gray. II. C. Wilson, Gray
Eagle. Frank p Gracy, Emma, Thomas IL.
Allen and John Howard-thirteen in all. or
nearly one in every forty-eight hours.
John S. Sullivan. clerk of the Belle Lee
came down the river by rail to-day from
Pittsburg, bringing with him bran new wife,
formerly Miss Rachie NJ. Hays. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence of the
brides mother near Pittsburg, on Monday
last, and John, as well as his beautiful and
accomplished wife, are the happiest persons
in town.
By telegram from Helena to John S. Sui
Ivan, we learn that the Belle Lee will be up
at nine o clock tonight, and will leave at noon
tomorrow for New Orleans clerk is now
at the foot of Monroe street to receive freight.
Coal is now sold to boats at seventy-fve
cents per box--an advance Of five cents.
The Lawrence is coming down the Ohio with
barge and full trip for this city.
The Ohio was frozen over at point eighteen
miles above Louisville yesterday.