Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-04


FOR New Orleans about s:1c 49,, anu besides
the stuff she took here she gets 1900 bales of
cotton at Helena. The Capital City had
light trip.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
For ARKANSAS RIvER-The light-draught
passenger packet Fort Gibson, Captain j..
Bowlin. leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all points on the
Arkansas river.
For FRIAR's PoNT-The Phil Alin, Captain
James Lee, leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock
for Friar's Point and all way landings. W.
p. Gray Is chief clerk.
For FRIAR's PoINT--The Upited States mail
packet q. W. Cheek leaves this evening at
five o'clock for Friar's Point aud all the way
landings. Captain Malone commands and
Robert Wildberger is clerk.
FoR CNcISNATI-The Nashville will depart
for Cincinnati tomorrow.
FoR WHITE RvER-The Thomas II. Allen
goes out tomorrow evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reeves Dugan, of the Eckert, left by rail at
noon to-day for Cincinnati, and from there
goes to st. Louis.
The White took out bridal party last night.
The Eckert did not go to the II. Clay Will
son. but sent her " diver" down with Captain
Schenek to examine the hole in the Wilson'S
hull. The Eckert put out here li2 bales of
cotton taken from the wreck Of the 81. Marys,
and went back last night. Her chief officer.
Captain Irwin Dugan. reports finding the
body Of a dead negro-perhaps the missing
fireman-in the boat wedged in between the
cotton.
An Evansville telegram Of the LIST says:
"The r. c. Gray. after getting of the Hen
derson bar, struck pile of logs below Aloes
bluff at 10 o'clock last evening. lay in a sink
ing condition. near Abbot's Landing, across
log. out of fuel and with two inches Of water
over the floors. Captain Grammar thinks h
can save her If he gets fuel in time"
A gorge is reported twenty miles below 81.
Louis.
The II. Clay Wilson will. it is thought, be
total loss.
A party of gentlemen seeking rest from the
weary counting-house. dry goods store. bank
and court room have notified George Check
that they will make a trip down and back on
the A. J. White next Friday. They could MT
select better boat.
Cairo special of the first instant to the
St. Louis Globe contains the following news
items:
The Strader and Durfee are loading for New
Orleans. The Alaska is aground at Casey
Vile, in the Ohio. The pilots of the Fannie
Lewis, out this evening. report four feet six
inches water at Crawford's and Willard'sl
four feet scant at the head and three feet eight
inches in the middle of Devils Island; four
feet scaut Mt Powers Island; four feet at Wat
sons; five feet at Greenleafs and six feet at
Green6eld's. The channel is full of breaks.
She dOuble-tripped over DEVILS Island, and
left the Belle Of Pike and b0rges aground at
the head.
The Joe Fleming and barge are aground In
the middle of. and the Exporter hard aground
in the lower crossing of DEVILS Island. The
Kellogg and h. A. Babbage have tied up
above the bar, and sent their crews to Cape
Girardeau on the Fannie Lewis. The Cape
Girardeau ferry-bOat went to the assistance Of
the Belle of Pike. The Utah was at Minton's
Point, wooding.
The last season of navigation on the Upper
Mississippi has been the shortest for years.
lasting about 22o days.