Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-19

last evening from st. Louis well laden. She
added here 800 bales Of cotton, and got away
during the night
The Arlington arrived from Cincinnati last
evening with 400 tons ofmiscellaneous freight
and leaves on Saturday with return trip.
The Phil Allin, Capt. james Lee, from the
lower coast. brought in So bales of cotton and
l2e sacks of seed. She leaves this evening
with return trip for Friars Point and the
bends.
The John Kilgour passed up last night for
the Ohio river.
The Lady Lee. for Red river, passed down
last night loaded down TO the guards.
The Quickstep viii arrive this evening from
Cairo. and will leave on Saturday for Chicot
City and the bends.
A terrific storm passed over Cairo yesterday
afternoon. unroofng several houses and doing
considerable damage to property.
The John B. Maude, Captain Noel, will be
found in port to. day, ready to receive for New
Orleans and the bends, and will leave on Sat-
urday. Captain Washington will make en-
gagements fer her.
The Commonwealth will pass up this after
noon for st. Louis.
The Belle Lee, from Memphis. arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The John A. Scudder left New Orleans last
evening for st. Louis.
Arkansas river is rising again.
The Clarksyille. Captain Reese Pritchard,
will be found in port to-day to receive for
Arkansas river, and points through to Fort
Smith, leaving tomorrow evening.
The Exporter left Cincinnati last evening
for New Orleans.
The Gray Eagle and Red Cloud, with tows
of coal, passed Evansville yesterday morning.
The Grand Tower for Memphis and Great
Republic for New Orleans left st. Louis yes
terday.
The Minneola for Memphis left Louisville
yesterday.
The Rover and barges, in rounding Pump
kin Patch yesterday morning. sank barge
belonging to Joseph Walton Co., Pittsburg.
containing 1900 bushels of coal. Barge and
coal are total loss.
The Thomas Sherlock. Captain Hart, will
pass down this evening for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg. Captain Rob Riley
in command. is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing this evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
She has unsurpassed passenger accommoda-
tions.
The officers of the City of Helena, which
passed up last night, reported break in the
levee three miles above Bolivar Landing.
The creyasse is $50 feet. A couple of thousand
sacks of cotton seed were used to check the
break. with fair prospects of stopping the
flow of the flood. At Montgomery's and Bass,
near Lake Providence, the water has over
flowed the leyees and is devastating several
plantations in that neighborhood.
The Mary Alice will pass down to morrow
with tow.
Two thousand persons held divine service
on the steamer Great Republic at st. Louis
last Sunday.
The Frank Forest is the Friday packet for
0sceola and the bends.
The new and staunch steamer Ella, Capt.
Cummings, will arrive in port to- day, and
commence receiving for the Ohio river and
points through to Cincinnati, and will leave
to. morrow evening. Capt. Sammy Miller will
make engagements for her.
Peter Conrad has been appointed umpire to
settle perplexing questions for the New Or
leans boats in place Of j. S. McCune, deceas-
ed.
The George w. Check. for Napoleon. had
fair trip.
John Robinson has chartered the Argosy at
Cincinnati for the circus business.
The track Of the North Louisiana and Texas
railroad, between Vicksburg and Monroe, on
the Washita river, is submerged. the last train
passing over it last Saturday.
United States Marshal Packard. of New Or
leans. on the 18th instant. at the instigation Of
one Robert Sutherfeld, says: have seized
and taken into my possession the steamboat
Charles Bodmann, her tackle, etc." and adj
monishes all parties who are interested to
appear on the first Monday of April, etc.
Another reduction has been made by the X.
N. L. company in the wages of their employees;
clerks now receive $40 and SOS; pilots, 500;
engines, 500, and roustabouts S25 per month.
Mr. Dull. of thicago, the constructor of the
Chicago tunnel and the 0swego canal, has
proposed in a bill to Congtess to build the Fort
St. Philip canal for $4,000, 900. and agrees to
give bond to complete the same within one
year from the time the final survey shall be
made. In Washington this proposition is
looked upon as a severe backhander upon the
Eads scheme.
The Davenport Gazette of Monday says:
This is the earliest opening of navigation that
has been known here for many years. There
will be lively times on the river this season,
and the commencement of it is propitious
one.
The BannOck City got away this morning
for White river with good freight trip and
fair list of passengers.
Capt. Kountz has sold one-eighth interest
in the John F. Tolle to her present comman-
der, d. NJ. Brady.
Capt. Julius C. Verhcoff. commenced load
ing the Peytona's barges 2. Evansville for
New Orleans yesterday.
The John d. Maude arrived from New Or
leans at noon with $50 tons Of miscellaneous
freight and lot Of cotton. She reshipped on
the Arlington 1913 bbls. resin. The Maude
leaves on Saturday with a return trip for New
Orleans.