Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-20

cessively while coming up, and was at
the time suffering from an attack of
mania potu. He was in charge of the
mate, who left him for second only
when the unfortunate man rushed to the
guard aud plunged overheard, and sank
to rise no more. His baggage and effects
are on the Houston.
The r. Il. Lee on her present upward
trip made the run from New Orleans TO
this city in three days, against heavy
head winds, and did good way bust
ness, coming from Vicksburg to this
city, All miles, against a rising river, in
less than thirty-six hours. She added
some twenty or thirty passengers, among
whom were bridal party, and had a
light freight trip. Should there be water
enough she will 60 through to Louisville,
otherwise she viii load at Evansville and
Paducah, filling out at Cairo for her re-
turn trip.
There are very few people going south
ward by river just now. and it is hardly
time for the yearly exodus of the South
ern people to MOI thern watering places.
On the next trip up of the X. =: Lee,
however, her cabin will be full OF North
ern bound Orleanists, large number
over one-half-of her state-rooms having
already been engaged.
Coal forty cents box, from deck OF
covered barges, at Johnson's Landing,
Tenn, three miles above Island 30. L73
A two-masted schooner from the upper
Mississippi came down Saturday and
anchored off Wolf river. Her captain, a
woman, came ashore in yawl to pur-
chase stores, and was negotiating with
Captain Dick Lightburne for cargo OF
oil cake to New Orleans.
The Phil Allin got away from the City
of Helena coming up, and did it we'll at
least, so say the boys on the Allin:
Nearly every river man in the city will
attend the Confederate picnic this even
ing.
The Cincinnati and Memphis Packet
Company offer Cor sale the Alice Dean,
Silver Moon and Robert Burns, and ii
not disposed of by the goth ofJune they
will be put up at auction; then the line
will be reorganized and new boats built.
The Dardanelle looks festive in her
new coat of paint.
The Mohawk and barges passed down
yesterday.
On Thursday night last heavy rain
fell along the lower Missouri. Severed
railroad bridges in the vicinity of Leav-
enworth were washed away.
Several California dignitaries took a
squint at ST. Louis Friday from the tug
Creveling, which carried them up and
down the river.
High water, excc ssive tonnage, light
freights and want of confidence between
the Southern combination lines at st.
Louis, sandwiched with just little Belle
Lee, knocked the bottom out of the
freight rate market at st. Louis Satur-
day. Flour to New Orleans is now taken
at twenty-five cents and pound freight at
any price.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves at FIVE o'clock this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker is
clerk, and moreGlever river dignitary
does not exist than he. Popular at ev-
cry landing, kind and oblig.ng to all, it
is not strange that his commander,
Crane, and himself have won world
wide reputation for their boat.
JOnn mOSSOpi Clerh Vi inc ~ II. boSi
brought from fair at Natchez Dolly
Warden bouquet, which was voted to
Captain Dick Lightburne, of Memphis,
as the most popular and handsomest
steamboat agent on the Mississippi.
Mossop accompanied the present with a
speech.
The Belfast, coming up, has for ST.
Louis 600 tons of freight, including 1900
sacks OF salt 400 boxes and 100 hogs
heads of sugar.
Another heavy rise. The river is
again rising very rapidly at st. Louis,
the rise to-day to noon being twenty-five
inches.
The elegant and feet passenger
steamer, Belle St. Louis, Captain Will
liam Blake, leaves this evening at five
clock, fer Vicksburg, and all the usual
way landings. She has superior accom-
modations for passengers. Captain ALT
Grissom holds forth at the desk.
Just as we are going to press we learn
that the I. H. Allen will lay over until
tomorrow Tuesday, evening