Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-14

The Commonwealth went up before
p m. to-day with 1000 boxes and 275
hogsheads sugar and 60 caLin passen.
gers. She put out here lOl packages
wine, etc.
A Cairo telegram Of the 10th says;
The pilots Of the William Cowen came
down on tho Belle Memphis. They say
that in twelve minutes from the time the
fire was discovered tho chimneys fell
down, and the boat was entirely con
sumed. Nothing was saved with the
boat, and the crew had all they could do
to get OF alive Nothing is visible but
part Of her wheel. The fire originated
some place over the boilers, but from
what cause no one can tell.
Sundays Cincinnati Commercial has
the following:
Southern freights have been scarce
during the past week. The Sherlock,
the only steamer loading for New Or
leans, only received 1875 tons in FIVE
days, departing last night with less than
400 tons, at 30 10 3jc per hundred, while
she has capacity for 1900 tons. AS
prominent shipper remarked on Change,
There is no margin on bacon and
pork, and with the complicated state OF
affairs in New Orleans, the next news
we shall hear is that the city has been
burned. Who expects us TO ship while
the present state Of affairs exists in New
OrleansY
"0ur ancient friend Joe Able" says
the Cincinnati Commercial, "muehIy
sighs-he was always heavy on size
and is sadly exercised about the de.
parted marine glory Of the Egyptian
Capital. In the olden and golden time,
he says, steamers were wont to announce
their arrival by the firing Of cannon, the
ringing Of bells, the sound Of the whis-
tie, and the display Of c0lors. But now
all this pomp and'circumstance has adj
journed. The artillery is silent, the
bell is muflled, the whistle shrouded in
an old gunny bag. and the colors droop'
ingly hang suspended at halfmast. The
Captain, as quietly as possible, lands
his boat alongside the wharfboat, and
goes down from the roof to receive Duke
Ensminger, the sheriff and his creditors
with their bills-enough to load the
boat. 10 will feel better if he will take
a trip up to Nashville, on the bully Ty-
rome, and buy fractional interest inthe
Ella Hughes"
The Smoky City and barges, Common
wealth, Kellogg and barges, Richmond
and Colorado are due from below.
DRIFTwooD.-The Government of
Louisiana has offered David Campbell
100000 for the three monitors he re-
Gently purchased at auction from Uncle
Sam .........Captain Jake S. Sedan is
bathing in the Arkansas Hot Springs.
.........B But for the sinking of the John
Kyle on the 7th, two steamers would
have changed hands the following day.
The price for the Kyle was to be $50, 900
and one fast St. Louis and New Orleans
steamer-the City of Alton,........The
Kyle will not have to he docked.........
All of the wreck of the Brill has been
removed by torpedoes, but portion of
her pigiron has not yet been removed,
owing to the mud. ......The Comet is I'm
quod at St. Louis for sinking the barge
Maude Lowry. The Great Republic
excursions" the Congressional Conven-
ton at St Louis to-morrow.........The
City of Vicksourg leaves st. Louis for
this city to-day, and makes two trips in
place of the Grand Tower........The
United States marshal of New Orleans
advertises the Bannock City for sale
Kellogg will bay it.