Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-18

For ST.. LoUIs.-The elegant steamer Emma
@. Elliott will BIO down to-day to return at Ave
o'clock this evening for Belmont. Cairo and
st. Louis, making all the railway and packet
connections. She is adeservedly popular boat,
and being Of exceedingly light draught goes
through without delay.
For CNcIssATI.-The Andy Baum, Captain
Vinton, departs this afternoon at five o'clock
for Cincinnati and all points on the Ohio.
FoR CIScNsATI.-The Arlington will be
here TO leave on Saturday.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are 5000 bales Of cotton here awaiting
shipment to New Orleans by boat, and 1900
bales are ready for shipment to the Ohio
| river.
Rumor has il that there are 10 600 sacks Of
corn at Madrid bend to come South at 10 cents
per 100. The Exporter goes up to-day to get
| few thousand sacks.
OF 1907 bales Of cotton received yesterday
652 bales came By river.
The Jas. D. Parker leaves Cincinnati 10 day
with full trip for this city
Mr.. William Rowe, for eight years past en-.
gi\ueer on steamers Of the St. Louis and Mem
phys Packet Company, and late on the City Of
HELENA. has quit the river.
CAPTAIN u. n. Corbett, of the steamer
Emmak c. Elicit died on board that boat
Yesterday. of appoplexy. and his remains
brought here. where they will be prepared for
shipmenN TO his relatives at Nashville. The
AaRs Of the boats in port were displayed at
half mast to-day in respect to his memory.
The ClarkSsville's pilots report only five and
a half feet on water. with the stick, at Horn
Lake as they came up.
A dispatch ftom 0wensboro states that the
new steam ferllyboat, built by Captain j. II.
Triplett and others, and named in honor Of
Commodore Rollingpin. of St. Louis made
trial trip on 1hursda-. and her machinery
worked like charm.
Albert Gazlay, sr., the recent purchaser Of
the Andy Baum. IL not lawyer, but profess
sional steamboatmsn.
Captain Robert Brown, one Of the Ben.
franklin pilots. haS a son. aged fifteen years,
born, raised, and now residing in Rising Sun,
Ind. and weighs one hundred and sixty
pounds. He's a whopper. Cincinnati COM-
mercidl, 18Th.
That does very well, but our Captain Dave
Hukill, the well-known passenger agent, has
little son-Dave, jr.- that was born and
raised here, is not yet fifteen years old stands
Eve feet eleven and three-quarter inches in bis
stockings, and weighs just one hundred and
ninety-two pounds. He is now clerking in
one of our fashionable dry goods stores. ard
is a great favorite, especially with his lady
customers. as he is rather good looking.
1t will be 6fty years on the 10th day of June
next since the first steamer went up the Mis-
sissippi river and landed at Fort Smelling. 10
was the steamer Virginia, and Mrs. General
II. p. Van Cleve, now residing in Minneape-
| lis, is probably the only woman now living
| who witnessed the arrival of the steamer.
Fifty years ago!
A Cairo telegram ofthe 18th reports the Sam
j. Hale over Hanletsburg bar, but the Nash
vile is still lying at the bank below the bar.
| Ed Young is second clerk on the Tom Jasper.
| The Niagara ship canal will be about six
miles in length and sixteen feet deep, to ac-
| commodate lake vessels, and will cost from
S12, 900, 900 to $751; 900, and can be com
pIeted within two years from the commence
ment Of the work.
Natchez paper says there will be no need
Of a ferryboat there if the river falls much
more.
The House amendment, which extends lite
operations to the entire country and which
was offered by Mr.. Conger. of Michgans pro-
vides that for one year after the passage Of
Y the act there shall be suspension OF any
:Neamboats of lookup safety valves, recording
=. am gauges, pipes to carry steam into the
~, ts of vessels, low-water indicators and
test; \1g pipes.