Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-22
FORT NEWS.

The weather yesterday was cool but pleas
ant, and to-day 1t is clear and seyeral degrees
warmer. Business is fair at the levee. the
arrivals and departures will show......The de-
clining river gives our citizens better view
of the bar opposite the city, and undoubtedly
we shall see several feet more of it before
rise comes .. Traffic Saturday was fair......The
st. Marys got off for New Orleans at dark
with $50 bales of cotton .... The Belle st. Louis
passed fer Natchez. adding 100 tons here......
The Elliott went to White river with nice
trip. Yesterday business was more active
1.-The Ii, S. Turner. from Louisville, ar
rived with 100 tons OF freight for this port. and
departed for New Orleans, drawing six feet
...... The Mary Houston. Ave days out from New
Orleans, discharged 100 tons of freight here,
and departed with 400 tons of freight for the
Ohio...... The st. Francis, from Mariana. came
in with AS bales Of cotton and 2iSI sacks Of
seed The Commonwealth, from New Or
leans, five days out, put of here 1893 bales Of
cotton. 2s2 barrels of molasses and has go
tens for above.....The Columbia passed down
for the Arkansas river with a good trip......
The Armadillo, from Cincinnati. brought in
a large cargo of gas pipe.....The Champion,
from Cincinnati. passed down. bound for Red
river, with splendid trip...-..The Frank
Forest, from Falton, brought in g. bales cot
ton, ~ bags seed cotton and 800 sacks seed......
The Batesville arrived from White river with
7lg bales cotton. ....Tho G.. W. Cheek came
in from Friar's Point with s. bales cotton, l69
sacks seed. and a lot of sundries to order.......
The James Howard passed down for New Or
leans early this morning........Ths Armadillo
departed for Arkansas river drawing five feet.
The A. J. White. from Napoleon, brought
in sos bales cotton, 1000 sacks seen and q lot
of sundries to order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Minneola goes out tomorrow for the
Ohio. and the Legal Tender leaves for White
river.
On Thursday the Richmond leaves for New
Orleans in place Of the Belle Lee.
A spocial telegrom to the LEDGER to-day
from Cincinnati says; All boats are now COM
pelled to pass under the main channel span
of Newport bridge, and packets are shorten
ing their ehimneys. The Warner and barges,
for New Orleans. Laid over till this week,
Weather clear and cold.
Atwo foot rise is reported in the Arkansas.
The Thompson Dean viii pass up to-mor-
row, Captain Pepper, her commander, has
faculty of making his passengers feel at
home that few commanders possess. and We
commend to him and his new boat all those
desiring a pleasant trip up stream,
The regular United States mail passenger
steamer A. J. White. Captain Mark Cheek
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for Napo
leon and all way landings. Mr.. B. P. Field
and Charles Sharpe are clerks.
The elegant passenger steamer Pat Gle
burne leaves this evening at five o'clock TO
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all points on tn
Arkausas river. Captain Reese Pritchar'
commands, and John Hardin is clerk.
A Louisville telegram Of yesterday says;
The Leelaire, in descending the falls las;
night for Tennessee river with barge stuei
on reef at the head Of Big Eddy, but 90
of at ten o'clock and went on. As the hooit
was descending the falls this morning wiz
a barge. her tiller got out Of order, ana "a
footed broadside through the bridgo, khoe
ing loose Der ruadeT, she got through, %
was considerably damaged, and was taken u
the canal docks for repairs.
Pilot Dive Thomas and his partner ver'
both At the wheel Of the Importer when shI
struck the snas at Horse Head. in the Arkan
sas. one mile above Patterson's Bluff. on Mon
DAY morning last. The steamer struck in dee
water, and her stern is in ten feet Of waite
/ and hsr how on the bar. She Is breaking Il
nieces and will prove total wreck. She hal
| isoo bsles Of cotton aboard. which will n
doubt be saved. She was owned BY Jane
Rees. Of Pittsburg. and is probably insured I
tbaccity for some $4,000. She hasrun a prot
t.bIe career in the Arkansas and New o.
leans trade, and with her profits Captain job
A. williams and other owners have con
structed the Exporter. 4 larger and bette