Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-21


of Augusta will depart on Saturday mex
for all points on White river
FoR ARKANSAS RIVER. fast anC
reliable mail steamer GAINESVILLE, Barrett
master and Outlaw purser, will leave OF
Saturday for all points on the Arkansas
FoR VIoKsBURG. = The magnificent
high-pressure Anchor Line steamer City
of Helena, of which Captain Mckee il
commander, will be down to leave al
6 o'clock this evening for Napoleon,
Greenville and Vicksburg. Mr.. George
o. Walton is her purser.
For ST. LoUIs.-That commodious and
magnificent railroad passenger steamer,
City of Chester, Captain Zeigler, leaves
this evening at 8 o'clock for st. Louis,
Cairo and all bend landings. Mr.. CUES.
mel has charge of the Office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The West Wind arrived at New Or
leans yesterday with her entire tow.
The John Kyle left New Orleans last
night, and will be here on Sunday even
ing on her way to St. Louis.
The Pauline Carroll left New Orleans
two days behind the Henry Ames, and
may overtlke her before she reaches
Cairo.
The Henry Ames went up last even
ing with $500 sacks salt, 300 hogsheads
and $50 boxes sugar, and about 100 tons
miscellaneous freight. She had fair
passenger list, considering the late sea-
son, and among the names registered on
her we find those of Captain Buckner
and family, who 60 on short visit to St.
Louis, and from thence to the healthy
region around st. Paul, Minnesota.
The pilots on the upper Mississippi
have struck for living salary. They
want $3.50 a month, and if the RESPONSE
bility that rests upon them in the care
full guiding of the boats and their edu-
cation of the river, channel, etc., is not
worth that much money to the steamboat
lines, they had better make canal out
of the Mississippi, and drag their boats
along with mules, by means of tow
line, la Erie.
The Pauline Carroll met the Susie
Silver Shreveport and Republic going
down all right.
A Pittsburg telegram of the 18th says;
{" The Fox succeeded in raising one of
the barges she sunk at McKee's Rocks.
The other one is reported total loss,
having been washed to pieces. The
Oakland grounded four barges at Rae
coon, but with the aid of the Acorn, sue
ceeded in getting three Of them off. The
remaining one is uniDjured. The Blue
Lodge was delayed by the sinking of one
of her barges at Glass House. Conse-
quently. by the time she got her tow in
shape, the water was too low for her to
proceed, and she has laid up to wait for
another rise.
The Lawrence knocked hole in her
hull while aground at Rising Sun and
made eighteen inches of water, damag-
ing lot of nails. The bulk of her cargo
on deck was way freight, none of which
was damaged.
When the Bastrop came down past
Island 30, the James Howard was at the
head of the Island, drawing six inches
more water than there was in the chan
mel, the depth of which was seven and a
half feet.
A Washington telegram Of the 10Th to
The St. Louis Republican says; "The
Wawassett investigation was not con-
,luded to-day, as had been expected.
The officers desire to adduce additional
testimony to show that they performed
heir duties. Their bravery is undis-
'uted, but the testimony of each addi-
ional witness shows that there was an
liter lack Of discipline, and that the
BOAT was, to a great extent, left to itself
The officers and owners have not sue
contradicted the statement that
he engineer was accustomed to act as
assistant barkeeper."
PERSONALS.
Jim Franklin, one of the cleverest sec
nd clerks that ever sharpened a Faber
10. 2 or checked in cotton seed, was out
pom the street yesterday for the first