Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-12

nineteen bales Of cotton and lotof sundries.
She added one hundred tons of way freight
and good passenger list, and departed for
New Orleans, drawing six and q half feet,
with a lighter in tow......The towboat ALLIE
gheny Belle and barges passed down yester-
day afternoon. She was reported hard
aground at Reeves bar at dark last night.
The John Kiigour. Minnie. Champion, Anna,
Armadillo. Groesbeck and Columbia will
probably get up steam and depart to-day for
aboye,yr.The Mallio Ragon, from New Ma
drid. arrived this morning, with good cargo
Of corn......The Cheek arrived at noon with
good trip Of freight and people.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Belfast will be due up tomorrow
The different gorges in the Ohio are melting
rapidly. and navigation will, should the
weather continue mild, be open to all points
during this week.
The river fell sixteen inches at Cairo yester-
day, in consequences of the giving way Of the
gorge at Columbus. which occurred about six
O'Clock in the morning, and by noon the chan
mel was sufficiently clear to permit the passage
of boats, all of which escaped without injury.
The LOngworth was able to round to, and
took position in the bend until the leo
passed. when she started South. All the other
boats got out uninjured. The Great Republic
went to Cairo. The transfer boat St. Louis
was crowded on shore, but was relieved un-
harmed. All the boats at Belmont had left,
except the Dexter and Emile LaBarge. The
latter has broken shaft, which will be ship
ped to St. Louis for repairs. Among the boats
that arrived at Cairo we're the Great Repub-
lie, Robert Mitchell. Indiana, Mollie Ebert,
Charles B. Church and the Capitol City.
The Arkansas Belle and Katie P. Kountr
are the first boats due from Cairo.
The fine passenger steamer Thomas IL. Ale
len, Captain Eugene Smith, leaves this even
ing at o'clock for Pine Bluff. Little Rock
and all way points on the Arkansas river.
Mr.. Pat Morrison and Billy Willis are clerks
The St. Joseph, Captain Corbitt, leaves this
afternoon at o'clock for New Madrid, Cairo
and the coast landings. Mr. Hewitt is purser-
The passenger steamer A. j. White, Capt.
Mark Cheek. leaves this evening at o'clock
for Napoleon and all way landings. Messrs.
b. P. Fields and Charles Sharpe are her
clerks.
The james Howard, with the dueal party,
arrived at New Orleans this morning.
There is some talk of a combination of those
steamboatmen who have bought the Clark
patent steam gauge Chat indicates from II to
20 pounds of steam when the water in the
boilers is frozen to compel the board of SUI
pervising inspectors to refund the money paid
out for those gauges.
The grand duke sighted the village Of
Helena, situated some ninety miles down the
river. The Clarion, Of Friday, says The
grand duke passed down last night on the
steamer James Howard. She landed some
distance below. and the grand duke appears
to have slightened our suggestion that he
should inspect our baek-aetion levee. and get
enlightened on the question of injunction
and that twenty-five dollar map"
The steamer Roda is fast ON a snag up the
st. Francis river. 1t Is feared that she will
break in TWO and sink.
The recent rise in the Cumberland river,
with the mild weather, occasioned the
break" at Columbus.
The steamer Sabine, from 0uachita river
with sixteen hundred bales of cotton, colided
with the steamer Richmond at Twelve Mile
Point, early Saturday morning. The Sabine
sunk in a few minutes. The Richmond was
considerably damaged. but rendered all the
assistance possible. taking all the passengers
and some three hundred bales Of cotton of
the Sabine. The Sabine will probably prove
total loss. The Richmond was so badly
damaged that she had to return TO New Or
leans for repairs.
Mr.. j. f. Byrne, formerly agent for The
Louisville Short Line railroad in this city has,
we learn, been appointed general freight agent
of the Cincinnati and Louisville mail line Of
steamers. A better selection for the position
could not have been made.
The following Boats were laid up at Cairo
Glasgow. Alaska, Collier st. Luke. W. j.
Lewis. Geo. W. Thomas. Idlewild, Tyrone.
Arkansas Belle. 7. F. Eckert. Crescent City,
Lookout, Katie p. Kountz, II. C. Yeagei,
Commonwealth. Storm. Joe Fleming. William
Cowan. A. Baker Aid. Mary Forsyth. Mary
Z. Poe, Louisville, Sam Orr, Bismarck. w. II.
Brown. Ike Hamit, Argonaut. Marble City
and Samson.
A letter from New Orleans last week says
Ed Ryland. brother of Stanley Ryland fell in
a cellar last week and broke his knee cap.
Clark's patent steam gauge cost seventy
dollars each. Thanks to our local inspectors,
Messrs. Clark and Rolston twho saw through
the huge mill stone), few, if any, were forced
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