Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-17

at one o'clock this morning and after
patting out few small lots here, leii for
st. Louis with 500 tons, including 300
hogsheada and 500 boxes Of sugar for
the Belcher refinery. The Richmond
came down at midnight, and, after coal
ing and adding twenty cabin passengers
left at two o'clock this morning with
23OO tons, including $4,000 sacks Of
grain, 500 casks Of bacon and 5000 bar
rels Of -four and meal. She got 5000
sacks Of corn below Cairo, and 1000 at
Cairo.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FoR FRfGRs PoIxr.-The regular
coast packet, Phil Allin, Captain James
Lee, will leave this evening at . o'clock
for Friars Point and all usual way land
ings. Stack Lee and Wynne Cannon
are clerks.
FoE ST. LOUISVILLE Belle Memphis,
Captain John Crane, leaves as above
this afternoon at 5 o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis. Mr.. William Blenkor is clerk.
For vIcKsBUEG. The City Of Vicks-
burg, Captain A. j. Carter, leaves this
afternoon at o'clock for Yicksburg
and all the bend landings.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Mary Houston,
Captain Charles Miller, leaves to-day at
4 o'clock for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile and all points on the Ohio river
Mr.. Elliott Miller is chief clerk.
For New ORLEAYs.-The City Of
Cairo will be down this Afternoon to leave
for New Orleans.
For NEW ORLEAYs.-The Henry Ames
will pass down at noon tomorrow.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The Great Re-
public, Captain Thorwegan, leaves at 4
D. m. tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Alex Hart, well known
steamboat passenger agent Of st. Louis,
is wanted. His father died in New Jer-
sey and left him $4,000, which his
friends wish him to take charge Of
The Burlington papers say that the
river there and above was never known
to break up so suddenly and with such
volume Of water. The river is high and
full Of ice, which is doing great damage.
Lumber men especially are suffering. 1t
is estimated that more logs and lumber
went down the river ON Thursday last
than in all spring openings for twenty
years.
The Richmond had quite number Of
Northern excursionists on board when
she passed down this morning, among
them the well known steamboat painter
of st. Louis, VIM. A. Thornberg, with
his family; Adam Sproule, of Sproule
& McCown, and family; Mrs. E. Scott,
Miss Einsman, all of st. Louis; Rev.
Mr.. Carr, of Chicago; Miss Nettie
Houston, a daughter of Ex-Governor
Sam Houston, Of Texas; Mrs. Owens,
Alfred Cheesebro and Mr.. Livingston,
Of Detroit, and others. Mrs. Captain
Nat Green and Mrs. Richardson Joined
the party here for trip to New Orleans,
The William Cowen came down from
st. Louis to Cairo in twelve hours. That
is fast time considering the stage of the
river.
The j. W. Garrett and barges went
down last night.
The river at Cairo on Thursday was
stationary, the level being within eleven
feet four and half inches Of the high
water mark Of 1862.
The Economist sank in Bayou Bar
tholomew on Monday last and will prove
total loss. She had cargo Of 500
bales of cotton most of which will be
saved. She was owned by Captain
Whyte, and was about four years old.
The boat was valued at $40, 900, ana was
insured in New Orleans.
Nashville is a healthy town for steam
boat trades. Last week six or seven
we're bought and sold there, and on Fri
day, says the Union and American,
lively skirmishing and much shelling
the woods was done about the Rankin.
Two parties, represented by prominent
boatmen, wore industriously figuring
and fRanciering for her purchase. I'm
sold, however, she departed for Evans
vile.
The Crescent City and barges are due
up and the J. W. Garrett and barges
down.
Captain Sam Houston, ex-Supervisor
Of this District went up on the Idlewild
Saturday night to look for boat to put
in the Little Rock and Pine Bluff trade.
The Al. White came up this morning
with $40 bales cotton, $50 sacks seed
and goes back to Napoleon tomorrow.
The Esperanza and c. H. Durfes are
both due from Red river, on their way to
st. Louis.
The St. Luke, from the 0uachita river,
went up light this morning to go in the
Missouri river trade.
The Mary Miller, from the Arkansas
river, arrived this morning with ia bales
cotton for this city, and goes to Cincin-