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

The Phil Allin, st. Francis. Cheek and
Forrest yesterday brought 4S2 bales of cotton
and 2O45 sacks of seed all told, that being
about e-quarter of a trip for each boat.
Each of them report the horse disease as the
cause of the falling off in the cotton receipts,
and say but few people are travelling. The
LaBarge went down yesterday with 600 tons of
freight for Vicksburg, that being the only de-
parture. There were but two arrivals this
morning. The Cleburne came up with 100
bales of cotton aud 1877 sacks Of seed. The
Idlewild. from the Ohio, brought light trip
of furniture and produce. The Bismarck is
reported double-tripping over Point Pleasant,
where the Carrie V. Kountz is aground, and
the James Howard and Glencoe laying above
them. The Ames, with her two barges.
worked over Reeves and has gone on down.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FOR Arkansas RIvRR.-The steamer Fort
Gibson will leave tomorrow evening.
FoR WHIrE RIvRR.-The Mary Boyd backs
out tomorrow at FIVE pm.
For CIScINNATI.-The "0ld Reliable" line
steamer. R. C. Gray, departs Tuesday at FIVE
pm,
For ST. LoUIs.-The popular Anchor Line
steamer Emma c. Elliott will leave the eleva-
tor at five o'clock Tuesday evening for Bel
mont, Cairo and st. Louis. making all the
usual landings.
FoR CINoNNATI.-The Mallie Ragon. Capt.
Ballard. departs at five O'Clock this evening
for Cairo, Evansville and Cincinnati, and will
20 through without detention.
For FRIARs PoNT.-The Phil Allin, Capt.
Stack Lee. leaves this evening at five o'clock
for Friar's Point and all way landings. Gray
and Cannon clerks.
FoR FRIAR' 5 POIST.-The United States mail
packet G.. W. Cheek leaves this evening at
Eve clock for Friars Point and all the way
landings. Captain Malone commands and
Robert WildbeFgeF is clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Shippers will observe by q card elsewh here
that the Anchor Line will not receive freight
for st. Louis until the Zoe blockade is raised.
They will, however, receive all freight for
Helena. Napoleon. Vieksburg and the bends.
The steamer Little Rock. worth SIS, 900. and
insured for $4,000 in st. Louis. struck snas
and sunk in the Arkansas at Kimhrough's.
sixty-6ve miles below Pine Bluff. on Friday
evening last, She will. it Is thought, break
in two, as her bow rests on bar in shallow
water. and under her stern there are thirty
feet of water. She is owned by the Arkansas
River Packet Company. The wrecker, Shar-
ley, and the Oil City have gone to assist her.
She had $50 bales of cotton on board.
The Katie, so rumor says, has been tied up
at New Orleans for the wrecking bill aud
other claims, amounting In oil to nearly 500
600.
The Rason has 600 bales of cotton engaged
to go out this evening for the Ohio.
Heavy ice was running at Cairo on Satur-
day.
The Kittie Higlor, sunk near Middleport a
few days ago, has been raised and taken to
MiddlepOrt for repairs.
There is only four feet Of water lathe lower
Ohio.
The "Rsoeeedings Of the National Board Of
Steam Navigation" are about 70 be issued,
and Secrstaries Of local Organizations are re-
Quested to send in their orders. All steam
vessel Ovnsys will have copies mailsd 70 them
upon application 70 3. S. 0sbon, CoryesponqN
ing Secretary. P. o. Box 4T7s, New York City.