Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-19

Captain Mark Cheek, leaves this even
ing at five o'clock for Napoleon and all
way landings. b. +. Fields and Charles
| Sharpe are her clerks.
The regular United States mail
steamer Thomas H. Allen, Captain Eu-
gene Smith, will back out at five pm.
to-day and go through to Little Rock,
connecting with the Dardanelle for Fort
Smith and the stages for Hot Springs,
The Emma Floyd arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday. The report of her sink
ing was untrue.
On Tuesday the John Howard carried
to New Orleans 2l3S bales of cotton
and SOB sacks OF seed from the Arkan-
sas making over 1000 bales carried to
the same point from that stream during
the past two weeks. 1t belonged here.
The rise in Red river at Jefferson
reached to within five feet OF the highest
water of 1866. There is any amount OF
water in the lakes for steamboating or
rafting purposes.
Little river was bank full last Monday,
and the lower part of Red river is out of
its banks.
The 0ceanus was insured for $4,000,
but not against explosion, and her own
ers will have to bear the entire loss. The
destruction of the Silver Bow and Lock
wood by ice, short time since, makes
three vessels totally destroyed for this
line inside of three months.
The Edinburg and Frank Pargoud had
a slight collision near Delta, Thursday
night The wind was blowing somewhat
at the time, and but fer the efforts used,
both steamers might have been Sc
riously injured. AS it was, the Edn-
burg only had her jackstaff knocked
down and the guards were slightly az
fected.
The Belle Lee will pass down to-mor-
row for New Orleans.
The r. P. Walt is the regular Satur-
day White river packet.
The Colorado blew plug out of the
mud drum at Vicksburg OBTAINING her
few hours.
The Nellie Thomas pulled her piston
rod in two and broke cylinder head
in Yazeo river few days ago.
The Falls Pilot, having fifteen barges
of coal for New Orleans, burned two OF
her boilers on the way down, and leav-
ing her tow at the head of ScufletOwn .
reach, went to Evansville to repair dam
ages.
Captain R. c. Mason has sold his in
terest in the Katie P Kountz to Captain
VIM. j. Kountz, terms private. Captain
Dave Haney takes command of her.
The steamer Mountaineer is to be sold
on her arrival at Kansas City to Wilson,
McCulloch & Co., of that city, who will
run her in the New Orleans and Kansas
City trade. 1t is said that $4,000 is
the price paid. The Mountaineer is
owned by the Missouri River Packet
company and was built at Metropolis in
1861
The town of Rochester, on Green river,
is reported to be under water.
Early Navigator" writing to the st.
Louis Republican in regard TO boiler ex-
plosions, says:
When / was steamboat captain |
watched my engineer to see that he dis
charged his duty. In high water sea-
sons ordered him that when the water
in the boilers was getting low to ring
two bells for signal to the pilot at the
wheel to instantly run the boat to the
bank; when made fast, to pump up by
hand sufficient supply of water. In
high water, | laid up four hours each
night to cool off and clean out the boil
ers of mud and scales, so that they would
not get burned and be liable to burst.
The water in the boilers was to be often
tried by the engineer on watch, and kept
in them in sufficient volume to guard
against accident and secure safety.
EARLY NAVIGATOR"
The well-known and favorite steamer
Sam j. Hale, Captain Hambleton, will
back out at five pm. to-day for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati 'and all interme-
date points.