Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-26

urbanity and uniform kindness, have charge
Of the office.
A barge of coal foated down against the
Kittie Hegler yesterday and was kept from
sinking through the cxertions of Captain VIM.
Maingault of the tug 0riel.
The City of Alton and II. O. faeger for New
Orleans. and Grand Tower for Memphis, left
st. Louis yesterday.
The towtoats Oakland and Grand Lake.
with tows of coal for New Orleans, passed
Cairo yesterday.
The Louisville for Cincinnati, and Glencoe
for st. Louis. left New Orleans last evening.
The Pat Rogers for Memphis left Louisville
last evening.
The City OF Chester, Captain Vickers, came
in this morning from ST. Louis with $50 tons
of freight. She leaves the elevator again this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. She has
good and comfortable passenger accommoaa-
tions.
The Fort Gibson was towed to the bone
yard last evening.
The Cleburne and Phil Ailin, out last night.
had good trips.
The Mary Boyd will be auctioned of on
Monday, March 2sd, to satisfy claims Of her
creditors.
Professor William barnes, leader Of the
superior string band on the Belle Lee. enter
tanned few Of the river fraternity on board
last evening with some ine selections of mu-
sic. The Professor is not only an expert in
handling bow. but has composed some
fine pieces Of music.
The City Of Helena. Captain Mckee, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving tomorrow at 10
a. m. for Vicksburg and the bends. Billy Dill
will secure rooms for all wishing pleasant
trip down the river.
The GAINESVILLE. Captain Reese Pritchard,
is receiving for all points on Arkansas river
through to Fort Smith, and leaves this even
ing. carrying the United States mail. Messrs.
Walt and John 0'Neil are her gentlemanly
clerks.
The palatial and unsurpassed passenger
steamer Belle Lee, Captain Frank Hicks in
command. will leave this evening for New
Orleans and the bends. The Belle is not only
a good and safe carrier, but has superior pas
senger accommodations, and her officers are
gentlemen who are recognized for their uni
form kindness and attention to guests. All
wishing comfortable and pleasant trip down
the liver will do we'd to take passage on her.
Messrs. John Sullivan. Joe Spears and Capt.
Jim Kerr, jr,, a trio of clever gentlemen and
attentive officers, run the clerical depart
ment.
The excellent passenger steamer Andy
Baum, Captain Ninton in command, leaves
this evening Tor Cincinnati and all intermedi-
ate landings, attending to all way business.
Charley Woodbury., genial and clever gem
tlcman, prcsides in the office.
Joe Locke. the well known and popular
news dealer. has assumed control Of the com
mereial and river departments of the Regis
ter. We commend him to our river friends,
and wish them to deal with him kindly and
aid in making him good Registerian.
The new and elegant steamer Ella, in com
mand of a popular and courteous officer,
Captain John Edison, will leave this evening
for all points on White. Black and Little Red
rivers, attending to all way business. Mr..
Kineare, an agreeable gentleman, oficiates in
the office.
The Nashville will arrive to-day from Ar
kansas river, and will leave on Saturday with
! return trip. Sammy Miller will make en-
for her.
Mr.. Dickinson, pilot of the Check. which
arrived this morning, reports that the pilot
house and cabin of the sunken steamer Mo-
lawk had parted from the hull and foated
Town the river.
The Belle Lee gets here 1000 bales of cotton
ind 100 tons of oil cake. and has engagements
n the bends for $500 bales.
M i. 1 ~. -. w l.
geo. Malone in command. is the Thursday
Napoleon and bends packet. leaving at 5D.m.,
md attending to all way business. Lee Cum
nings, courteous and attentive gentleman,
las charge ofthe office.
The Secretary of War has asked for an APP
,ropriation for the improvement Of the mouth
If the Mississippi for the next fiscal year, and
or the improvement Of the banks Of the Rio
irande at Fort BIown. of $4,000.
The superb passenger steamer St. Francis,
captain Basket in command, leaves this even
ng for Helena. the bends and Mariana, at
ending to all way business. Geo. Grifing is
Ter popular and courteous clerk, assisted by
hat prince of good fellows, Jim Franklin.
The large stern-wheel steamer Belfast. en-
route from st. Louis for the upper Ohio, with
100 tons of pig iron and other freight. in as
sending the falls late Tuesday night became
by some drift interfering with
he rudder. and struck some hidden obstruc-
ion which knocked hole in her hull forward
If the boilers. causing her to sink. She was
-un on to the bar. but settled so rapidly that
The slided of and settled in forty feet of
water. The officers and crew. with the excep-
ion Of one roustabout, escaped uDinjured.
The books. papers and money Of the boat
we're saved. The cabin separated from the
iull at the stern. and at last accounts her
,abin was being broken up by the rapid cur
-ent The Belfast was a good boat, and
,wned by the Belfast Transfer Company. She
vas valued at $40 900. and insured in Cincin-
iati and Wheeling fices for so 900. She will
lrove q total loss.
The IroHsides passed up this morning with
i've barges in tow for tire Ohio river.
The City Of Quincy will pass up this evening
or St. Louis.
The St. Francis brought in 90 bales and IS
bags cotton and a lot of other stuff. She had
llso good passenger trip, and had pleasant
lop on board last night
The West Wind. Captain j. G.. Andrews,
anne in from the upper coast with ll6 bales
otton. g5T sacks seed. and lot Of cattle and |
uudries. She leaves this evening with a
eturn trip for New Madrid and the bends, |