Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-23

o'clock for Helena, st. Francis river and
the bends. The Augusta has superior
accommodations. Messrs. Ed Postal
and Dan Sullivan have charge of the
office.
The st. Joseph, Captain Ed Gray, is
the Anchor Line packet, leaving this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The recent overflow in the Wabash
river damaged considerable corn that
was on the banks awaiting shipment to
market.
The elegant steamer Pat Cleburne,
Captain William Ashford, is the regular
Wednesday, Chicot City and the bends
packet She will arrive this evening
and leave promptly tomorrow evening.
The H. G. Yaeger, Captain Ike Van
Hook in command, will leave this even.
ing for New Orleans and the bends.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this even.
ing for Vicksburg and the bends.
Captain Bob Wise will attend the mas.
querade tonight. He has imported
costumes to represent Beauty" and
the " Beast" He and the Modoc chiet
will lemonade together.
The last of the steamer Natoma,
which was formerly a popular lower
bend packet from this port, was washed
away from the Covington wharf few
days ago.
The Joe Kinney passed up for St.
Louis this morning after discharging
here GO bales of cotton.
The Crescent City and barges will
leave here Thursday evening fer New
Orleans direct. Barges Nos. 81 and A
are now receiving at the elevator for
New Orleans.
The Julia, from st. Louis, had AIS
tons of freight. She puts off here l25
tons of miscellaneous freight, and backs
out this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The John A. Scudder viii pass down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Scudder, Indiana and H. G. Yea
ger will fill out here to-day with cotton.
There are over three thousand bales here
awaiting shipment to New Orleans, and
near 1000 bales at Helena.
The Bismarck is due up, bound for the
Ohio river.
Charley Schultze, Waterman on the
towboat Kellogg, fell overheard at Cairo
and was drowned
The brig sunk by the Belle Lee at
NNew Orleans has been raised and the
cargo saved in an almost perfect condi-
ton. The cotton with which she was
loaded was compressed, and injured only
slightly by contact with the water. Both
the brig that was sunk and the one dam
aged by the collision will probably have
to 90 in dock, and it is thought possibly
the Belle Lee will also have to lose trip
to undergo necessary repairs.
There is a great deal of corn in Madrid
bend awaiting shipment south.
The Falls Pilot, from the Ohio river,
landed her barges safely last evening
and met with no accident, as has been
reported. She brought here for the st.
Bernard Coal Company 10, 900 bushels Of
Pittsburg. coal, and II 900 bushels Of st.
Bernard coal They have a good stock
of coal on hand now for steamboat and
city trade.
The George W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, is the regular Tuesday Napoleon
and bends packet, leaving this evening
at o'clock for Napoleon and all way
landings in the bends Lee Cummings
does the honors OF the Office.
The Louisville passed up last night for
the Ohio river with fair trip.
Al wishing a safe and speedy jour
ney up the Ohio river viii do well 10
take passage on the Pat Rogers.
Vicksburgers are afraid that the river
will make a cutoff through the PENN
sula opposite, and leave that historical
point cut in the cold with but poor va
ter facilities. The point is said to be
caviug away at the rate Of an acre a
day.
The Texas and Pacifc railroad has
Just been finished from Chic0t City
through to Pine Bluff. Arkansas. and