Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20

NlekbDufg pafseu up Win mouerhte
trip for St. Louis, and the Phil Allin ar
rived from Friar's Point with fair trip.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR WHITE RvER.-The elegant and
commodious sidewheel packet City
Of Augusta, will depart on Saturday
next for all points on White river.
,FoR ST. LoUIs.-That commodious
and magnificent railroad passenger
steamer City of Chester, Captain Zeig-
Ter, leaves to morrow evening at five
o'clock for st. Louis, Cairo end bend
landings. Mr.. Quesnel has charge Of
the Office.
For VIcKsBURG-The City of Helena
will be down tomorrow on her way to
Vicksburg.
For CNcISEATI.-To leave the foot of
Monroe street at lam. tomorrow for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, is that
magnificent packet Shannon, Hicks
King, master, and Mcfarland, clerk.
See Agent Lightburne regarding pas
sage or freight.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Henry Ames,
Captain West Jacobs commanding, and
VIM. c. Aiken clerk, will be found at
the foot of Monroe street at three o clock
this afternoon, ready to receive freight
for Cairo, St. Louis and all way land
ings, and will depart at that hour, going
through without delay, aud ticketing
passengers to all points North and East
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Cincinnati telegram last night says:
D" Advices received say that the Sam
Dodsworth stuck one barge and sunk
another at Burlington, and that the
Eagle had some trouble getting through" "
Mr.. Rice, the mate at the elevator,
was assaulted by negro yesterday and
struck on the arm with brick. The
negro afterward fed, but was arrested
and locked up.
The following accidents to the down
ward bound coal feet are reported: The
Coal Valley struck one barge at Brunot;
Blue Lodge, two at Nickees rocks; Vet
eran sank one at the same place; Ii
gress sunk one barge and grounded the
balance at Merriman, and the John A.
Wood stuck part of her tow at Merrills
Island. 1t is probable that there will be
sufficient water within the next twenty
four hours to let those aground off with
out tightening
The Natchez comes out next Satur-
day. Since her retirement she has been
thoroughly overhauled from stem to
stern, and received new guards She
has also been supplied with condenser,
a patent of Andy Pauley and - Jones,
who claim that it will not only save
fuel, but will add one more revolution
per minute to the speed of the boat.
The coal and coke that left Pittsburg
on this last rise amounted to AZ towboats
and 442 barges, with carrying capacity
of loss, 900 bushels, destined as follows
For Cincinnati, the j. A. Stone, Charley
Mcdonald, Coal Valley, Lion, Ark, Dick
Fulton No. 3 and Lake Erie No had
each lis, 900 bushels of coal in 10 barges;
the Hercules, Baltic. Resolute, Leopard
and John A. Wood had each 10000
bushels in 10 barges; the Stella and My
Choice had each 100000 bushels in 10
barges; the Hornet had 100 600 bushels
in 10 barges; VIM. Stone, barges, 90
900 bushels, and barge of 5000 bushels
coke A. Mcdonald, barges, 10000
bushels Mary Ann, IL barges, 1851
bushels Coal City, l6 barges, III 900
bushels; Little Giant, barges, 1900
bushels; Tom Rees, 8 barges, IS, 900 bush
els; George Lysle, IA barges, $4,000
bushels; and Tom Lysle, 8 barges, 49,
OOs bushels. For Louisville, the Tiger
and Samson had 10000 bushels, the
former in IL and the latter in II barges;
the Tigress No. 2, Sam Parker, Bengal
Tiger, Sam Miller and Eagle had each
$4,000 bushels, the four former in 10
and the latter in II barges; the Oakland,
l6 barges, 100000 bushels, and barges
with 10000 bushels coke; Tom Dods.
worth, l6 barges, $4,000 bushels; John
DippOld, 9 bsrges, los, 900 bushels; Dia
mOnd, l6 barges, $50, 900 bushels; Evan
Williams, 8 barges, $4,000 bushels; N. J.
Bigley, 8 barges, $4,000 bushels coke;
Charley Brown, Is barges, l35, 900 bush
els; James Gilmore, 10 barges, 10000
bushels; John Gilmore, Is barges, l4O.-
600 bushels; Tom Rees No. 2, Ia barges.
10000 bushels, and Grand Lake No. 2,
G barges, l35, 900 bushels.
The Pauline Carroll is due to day from
below.
0fthe accident TO the Lawrence, men
toned yesterday, the erJOurual
says; The Lawrence on arriving here
entered protest. Shesncceeded in stop
ping the leak and was permitted 10 pro
coed on her way to Memphis. Before
leaving, however, Captain Farrell char
tered two barges from r c. Yarble. and
loaded a considerable portion Of her
cargo on them. She had not left at