Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-15

100000.
George Cayton went out as pilot
on the Phil Allin last night.
Oh, for q little rain or dampnessl
The 0sceola Belle for the upper
csast had an excellent trip.
The J. w. Garrett and barges are
en- route from New Orleans to the
Ohio river with 600 hhds Of sugar,
15e bbls al rice and so tonso of mis-
cellaneous freight.
The Ella is aground in st. Fran
els river. She has on board over
800 bales of cotton.
The Utah succeeded in getting
over Horsetail bar, and is now in a
safe harbor..
The woods on both sides of the
river south of here are still on fire,
and on the river it is so smoky that
it is with great difficulty that steam
ers can run.
The Maumelle, Captain James
Reese, is due from Arkansas river
with a big list of cotton, and leaves
tomorrow evening for Arkansas
river.
The A. J. White and Geo. W.
Cheek were towed to the bone
yard to-day to await the disposition
of the courts.
The OSceola Belle, Captain An
drews, is the regular Saturday
packet for the upper coast.
The sinking of the Red river
packet Horner, at Payne's landing
a few days since, caused the loss of
the lives of ten deck passengers.
The Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, will leave the wharf
tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Elliott Miller is her purser.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Nat
Green, is the regular Saturday
packet for Friar's Point.
The Bismarck passed up at noon
for St. Louis. She put off at the
elevator a lot of cotton and other
stuff.
The ferry dock was moved this
morning up to the foot of Jefferson
street.
Several old steamboatmen lost
heavily BY the great confagration
at Little Rock last night.
The Ashland is due up for the
Ohio. The following are the prin-
CT al items of her cargo 1863 hhds.
sugar, 1477 bbls. molasses, 400
bbls. rice, 100 bbls. oranges, and
sundries.
Tallahatchie and Pearl rivers
were stocked a few days since with
salmon by the United States fish
commissioner.
The Carl Schurz, which sunk at
the'landing yesterday, lies straight
and can be easily raised. Captain
Kehoe with his diver and force of
men are working on her to-day, and
will probably have her adoat by this
evening or tomorrow.
Captain Glenn's wharf-boat will
be dropped down this afternoon to
the foot of Union street. 1t is the
best location that could have been
selected, as the foot Of Union and
Monroe streets has always been the
regular landing for transient boats.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, will leave
the elevator this evening for Vicks.
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
Freight will b? received for her at
the elevator.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route
to Cincinnati with 500 tons Of
freight, principally sugar and mo.
lasseS, and which has been aground
IN PRESIDENTS Island bend for 30
hours, arrived here this morning.
She will lay up here until naviga-
ton is fully resumed in the Ohio.
The Anchor Line packet John
B. Maud, Captain VIM. Blake,
will leave. the elevator Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, doing all bend business
and connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and
West.
The Rnth, Captain Milt Harry,
is due to-day from White river with
anothar bio t,ip of oot4on or1 otbo,