Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-18

N.ANA OlOAhi duu 10 dsbloIeu ny re-
ter Writ.
The idea of raising the sunken
steamer, Hattie Rowland, has been
abandoned, and Capt. Darragh, with
the diver, Howard, is wrecking her.
Her cabin outfit will all be saved, and
her machinery, which is almost new,
will be used for another.
The Maumelle will be found in
port this evening receiving to leave
tomorrow evening for Pine Bluff.
Little Rock, and all way landings on
the Arkansas river, connecting with
light draught boats for Fort Smith,
and intermediate points. Charlie
MusSelman is her polite clerk.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop.
I'm, came In yesterday afternoon from
st. Francis river with II bales cotton.
20 SKIS cotton seed, 8 SKIS wool, and
sundries. She is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana
and the Cut off. Birdie Banning and
Will Lash are her polite clerks.
A scheme is now on hand at St.
Louis to build a small boat for the
accommodation of about fifteen drum
mers to travel to all the river towns in
the south, so that they can be enabled
to visit many places that cannot be
reached by rail or team. The boat, as
now contemplated, will cost about
FIVE or six thousand dollars, and is to
draw about twelve inches.
Boats drawing 6 feet have hard
work rubbing through on the falls at
Louisville. There is 4 feet 6 inches
in the pass at the foot Of the falls.
Between Sand Island and Portland
shore an immense sand lump has
formed, with only 6 feet in the channel.
The current up the rifles between
Sand Island and the mouth Of the
canal is as swift as a millrace, and
navigation is extremely difficult.
The R. R. Springer, II. U. Hart in
command, will pass up tomorrow at
am. for the'Ohio, giving passengers
through tickets at the following rates.
To Evansville. So; Louisville, IS; Gin
cinnati, 81; P~ittsburg, $14; Baltimore,
so; Philadelphia, so so; New York,
$24, and all other points cheaper than
any other frst-class line. The Springer
is a first class sidewheel steamer.
Captain James Carr, her passenger
agent, Office No. 5 Madison street,
will give any further information de-
sired. N
While the Batesville was backing
out from Wittsburg on her last trip,
a white mar came aboard for the
purpose of taking passage to the
mouth Of the St. Francis river. He
was intoxicated and had not been on
the boat but a few minutes when he
was seen to tumble headlong into the
river. The yawl was gotten and every
effort made to rescue him but without
avail. AS be had not registered, no
one on board knew him, but supposed
him to be a rattsman.
The pilots of the Mary Houston,
which steamer passed here yesterday,
report the following, which will be Of
interest to star-gazers generally.
Twenty-four feet at Fletcher's; stem
a little above the white warehouse to
the head of timber below Fletcher
field. This goes to the left of two
snags and to the right of one. Two
more snags In the bend about the
head of the timber. Bulletin tow
head Is feet, about the same shape as
last year, but little lower down. The
snags referred to should be reported
when next the snagboat makes a
cruise down the river to exhaust an
appropriation, d.
The "old reliable" steamer Hard
Cash, Captain Il. 9. Postal, arrived
last night, bringing out of White
river GS bales cotton, q pckgs butter,
some sundries and a big list Of passen-
gers, among whom was Nh. Harry
Silvermau, OF Indian Bay, Arkansas,
a bridegroom elect, who will, tonight,
be joined in wedlock to Miss Esther
Harris, q charming belle in Jewish
society, Mr.. SilysFRan is a success
full merchant Of Indian Bay, has many
friends in that section, about twenty
of whom have accompanied him here
to be in attendance at the ceremony.
The party return home tomorrow
evening on the steamer Hard Cash,
and Charlie Bostal her polite clerk,
will see that every attention is GhpWn
them.
The Firgie Lee, Captain Wash
Thompson in command, arrived at s
am. from the Ohio, with about $50
tons of freight, comprising $50 bbls
meal, 200 bbis cement, 700 bbls salt,
60 bbls -four, 80 bbls whisky, 1852
SKIS corn, 16l SKIS bran, 800 bales hay,
800 pieces sever pipe and a big list Of
sundries, also q big lot Of reshipping
treights, The Virgie Lee leaves to-
morrow evening for Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landings, Civ.
ing passengers through tickets to all
points east at very low rates, She has
excellent passenger accommodations,
her tables are supplied with the lux
urles of the season, and her officers
wall be found polite and sociable. MI.
James burtees presides at the desk,
and is assisted by Harry Millar.
Earnest In the Cause.
The compliments of every one con-
nected with tho nral;,n;,onu