Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-19

TO leave at noon tomorrow for Cairo,
ST. Louis and all points above.
FoR Sr. LOUIS The good steamer
Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs master,
will arrive from New Orleans tomorrow
in time to leave here at p. m. for Cairo,
St. Louis and all intermediate landings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Grey Eagle is hard aground in
the Ohio at Templetown.
John Angel. second mate OF the City
Of Augusta, died on the recent trip Of
that boat to White river. and was buried
at Indian Bay.
The Katie went into New Orleans on
Monday with 100 bales Of cotton, 1000
Of which was the new crop
We see by the morning papers that
Tom kirnan has been appointed passen-
ger agent of the Memphis aud Charles
ton railroad. This is good selection,
aud one which will be advantageous to
this route. Tom has been a popular
agent for years. Aud is known the en-
tire length Of the Mississippi river and
its tributaries. He is fully acquainted
with the wants of the travelling public,
and is always on hand at boats, railroads
and hotels to give information and gui-
dance.
On Tuesday the Natchez left Vicks-
burg with 600 bales Of cotton for New
Orleans.
Says the Cairo Bulletin: THE
steamer James Howard is still at Com
merce. She will probably be out to.
day. She has been employing the past
two or three days since the fire in clean
ing out the rubbish accumulated by the
FIRE. The damage to her is compare
lively light compared to what the first
reports stated" The same paper has
the following: For some time past a
bar has been forming in the Mississippi
river directly opposite where Greenfeld's
ferryboat made its landings on the ILL
nois shore. On Sunday last it filled up
90 fast as to preclude all possibility of
the ferryboat crossing it, and the Mis-
sissippi is now in such condition as to
compel the ierryboat to come round the
point, and make its landings on the
Ohio levee opposite the foot of Fourth
street.
The prevalence of yellow fever a.
Memphis may compel our authorities to
quartine boats from that port Cairo
Bulletin, 1874.
Wouldn't it be well for our authorities
to hold the Cairo boats at the Hen and
Chickens " day or two2 it's reported
that Cairo has the cholera, or some kind
OF biliousness that seriously affects
her citizens, especially the ink.slingers.
Captain F. Ford, of the Liberty No.
4, has invented and patented an ice
breaker, a false bow to be placed on the
head of steamers to be used in break
ing up ice in harhors. 1t can be built
Of either iron or wood, and is very sim
pie in its construction. 1t somewhat re-
sembles the cow.catcher used on a loco
motive.
The Shreveport Times Of Sunday last
says: The rumor on the streets Fri
day, that the Durfee met the Carrie A.
Thorn aground below here and all on
board sick, is not true. Captain Aiken,
of the Durfee, says he met the Thorn
sixty miles below here, when the follow
ing note was thrown from the Thorn to
the Durfee: All well-Lindsay.
New Orleans has the scare and talks
about quarantining the Red river boats.
Referring to the John B. Maude,
Wednesdays st. Louis Dispatch says:
The John B. Maude will have her load
by tonight. but will not leave before ear
ly in the morning, on account of the bad
condition of Horsetail bar, which is
risky to pass after dark She was load
ed in less than three days, success no
other boat has met with fer many weeks
past, and this without the assistance of
any line at this place. This is evidence
abundant that her officers are the most
popular gentlemen on the western waters.
Captain Noel is well known as an affa-
BILE and experienced officer, and he al
ways takes freight through with dispatch,
and shippers say he delivers it in better
order than any other man on the river.
Alf Grissom, her congenial and accom-
modating clerk. is as well known as
Columbus and a great deal more popu-
lar. He is an able caterer to the comforts
of passengers and the satisfaction Of
shippers. The Maude leaves for. New
Orleans direct, and Notwithstanding the
prevalence of yellow fever in the South
large number of passengers have en-
barked on her. She will probably make
no more trips from this port TO New Or
leans before entering the Southern
troda