Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-29

The wharf boat at Delta burned night before
last with considera BILE cotton.
The Jennie Howell is hard aground at Ash
ley's. and her freight is being taken off by the
little steamer Webster.
The st. Francis broke her doctor below here.
consequently had to lay over for repairs.
The Exporter has at last got over HorsetaiI
bar, and is coming down. She would do we'll
to reship her Arkansas river freight here.
| OF the burning of the II. NJ. Shreve. the
particulars Of which were given in Wednes-
days LEDGER. the st. Louis Republican of
the 9th says:
| There is very little more to be said of the
| burning of the II. NJ. Shreye than what we
| had yesterday All her freight is a total loss,
| with the exception of 400 bbls flour, couple
| hundred bbls whisky. and 200 or 800 casks OF
bacon, which Is in her hold. The underwri-
tiers will shortly send bell poat 70 her % re-
cover her machinery and the above freight.
| Captain Barnard left New Orleans yesterday
| for the wreck. Her freight list was insured
| for 5000. The bar on her was owned by Capt
| John G.. Prather, who purchased II about one
month ago from the owners Of the boat. for
about 1920 for the lifetime of the boat. DE
| had il insured for $1,000. The crew Of this
steamer arrived yesterday on the st. Joseph.
The injury to the Belle of Shreveport is
more serious than at first reported. there be-
ing over one hundred floor timbers broken on
the starboard side. which causes her to leak
badly. She will go on the ways at Mound
| City if the river is not too low for her TO be
hauled out, otherwise she will go on the Ca
rondolet marine ways for repairs. Her freight
| list is probably half insured for $3.50 in New
Orleans Offices.
| The Belfast's repairs cost $1,000.
Six-sevenths of the towboat Eagle was sold
at Pittsburg by the Iron City Coal Company
to William Mittenzwey for $1,000.
The John Howard went up White river on
Tuesday, and passed Devall's Bluff with
cargo Of salt, sugar and general merchandise.
The river is closed by ice at Davenport.
| The Barge Line stopped receiving freight
last evening to be sent by boat from st. Louis.
All their freight goes hereafter to Cairo by
rail- So says yesterdays st. Louis Republi-
can.
| A private telegram states that Holiday
Bres., of Cairo, have purchased the Merchants
wharfboat recently sunk and raised at Vicks-
burg, which they will use at Cairo in conneC-
ton with their other one. They will have her
lowed to Cairo, where she will be locked and
thoroughly repaired. to be at once placed on
duty. The price paid was Sl2. 900, but after
repairing her and all, the cost will amount to
$40, 200.
Messrs. Carter Conn and others. owners
of the steamer Oceanus, exploded near Cairo,
and the steamer r. J. Lockwood, sunk by the
ice at the wharf and wrecked, have made
clear showing that their boats were lost bgob'
structions, and will probably receive their in
surance at an early day. The former boat was
insured for s2i 900. and the latter for $4,000.
A rumor was current this morning that the
Phil Allin and Fort Gibson collided below
here last night. but no particulars were OBJ
tanned. The Allin does not look much the
worse for the - collide"