Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18

brought in 9O5 bales cotton.,.,. The Frank For
est from Fulton came in with ninety-one bales
cotton and 3i2 sacks seed......The Colossal
passed up last night without landing. The
Silver Bow from Red river came in with 1874
hhds. sugar, 200 sacks seed and lot sundries.
She took 200 tons freight for above......T The In
diana arrived from above at noon. and de-
parted for New Orleans with good trip.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ice has made its appearance at st. Louis,
The makeup Of the river column of the
Appeal in to-day's issue might we'll be termed
one Of the seven wonders. Boats Leaving
To-day" River and Weather" River In
telligence," Arrivals" and Departures"
are all conglomerated under one caption. and
it would puzzle Philadelphia lawyer to get
any information from it regarding steam
boats. A friend at our side suggests that it
was gotten up by young Kiekapoo Indian,
brought here from the plains by Tom English
few days since If this be the case we will
look for rapid improvement in his getup.
The Silver Moon will leave here tomorrow
for Cincinnati.
The Belle Lee leaves here on the 18th inst.
for New Orleans, and again on February 7th
for the Mardi Gras festivities.
A telegram from New Orleans reports the
loss Of the steamer Solado by sinking. She
had 300 bales of cotton on board. No lives
were lost.
THE IMPoRTER SuNK.-A dispatch from Lit
tie Rock. received late last night reports the
loss of the Importer at Horsehead Lake, be-
low Van Buren,, by sinking, and states that
she will prove total loss. She was on her
way to New Orleans with 1000 bales of cotton.
The lower portion of the levee is filed With
produce boats.
The repairs 10 the landing above Jefferson
street are progressing.
A dispatch from Washington states that the
Steamboat Inspectors convened in that city
yesterday. and will likely continue two weeks.
Several new devices for machinery applicable
TO steam boilers will likely be presented for
consideration. and some amendments to ex-
isting regulations may also be made.
Sundays Helena CInrion reports two cases
of smallpox in that village.
The work of clearing the mud out Of the
new locks Of the canal at Louisville is going
forward. and the gates will be re-opened at
an early day.
The Cincinnati papers are giving our new
Wharfmaster pretty boost on his increased
agency facilities.
Pittsburg coal dealers claim that in eonse-
quence of accidents to the coal feet they will
not realize what the last run of coal cost
them. In other words. they will lose money.
The decline in the Ohio river has exposed
some two feet of the sunken steamer America,
opposite Madison. She is thought to be
broken amidship, and will probably become a
total loss. Captain Dugan and Diver Hill
left Cairo by rail saturday for the America,
and work will commence on the wreck at
once.
Yesterdays St. Louis Republican gives a
graveyard moan over the prospects of that
port, winding up Gs follows:
Yesterday navigation was practically sus-
pended, and there was really no freight rates
from here to Memphis, Vicksburg and New
Orleans. Lets than four feet of water re
ported from here out to Cairo.
The Belle St. Louis goes through to Natehez
this trip. She leaves tomorrow at Eve p. N.
The G. W. Cheek Captain George Malone,
leaves for Friar's Point and all coast land
inRs at five clock.