Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-27

A1hru OaSn.
Five hundred dollars will cover the
damage sustained to the harbor tug
DeSoto yesterday morning by the ex.
plosiOn of her niger" boiler.
The City Of Providence took on a
lot of Eastern bound cotton at the
compress this morning and passed up
on time for st. Louis
The Charles P. Chouteau and Belle
Shreveport, both bound for New Or
leans, passed Vlcksburg yesterday.
The Golden Crown is overdue from
the Ohio river. She is two weeks out
from Cincinnati tomorrow.
Only six inches on the gauge at
P~ittsburg and falling, with business il
the steamboat line suspended.
The Carrier, from Vicksburg, and
the Centennial, from New Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Clinton, under the auspices of
the Anchor Line, will be in to-
morrow morning, and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Ida Darragh brought in ~ bales
cotton and 236 SKIS cotton seed. She
leaves tomorrow with a return trip
for Pine Bluff and way landings on
the Arkansaw river.
The Belle Memphis added about 30
tons, and passed to Vicksburg this
forenoon.
The Cons Millar is due from the
0hio,and will leave to-morrow evening
with a return trip for Cincinnati,
Captain r. w. Lightburne is her
agent.
The Hard Cash departed last even
ing for White river with a good trip,
and will be back to leave on her regu
lar day-next Wednesday.
The Paris G. Brown is the next
packet Of the Southern Transportation
Line due up.
The St. Louis and Huntington
Towboat Company have purchased
the steamer Silas 2. Coe for $4,000.
The Ste. Genevieve returned to st.
Louis last evening with a tair trip.
The Annie P. Silver, from St.
Louis, passed down last evening with
HOO tons Of freight, after adding
about 20 tons for points below.
The New Orleans U. S. local in
spectors, in regard to the burning of
the r. h, Lee, have decided that mo
cause can be assigned to the origin Of
the fire" which will no doubt remain
a mystery.
That ugly snag just below the wharf
boat at Aurora, which has given
steamboatmen considerable trouble,
has been removed by the steamer
Hornet.
The marine fraternity was well rep
resented last night at the jubilee ball,
and the boys enjoyed themselves.
The Tom Means, with her tow, is
hard aground at Flint Island, and is
an obstruction to the packets, she
being in the channel with but 3 feet
Of water on the bar.
Captain N. B. Fowler's late pur
chase, Welcome, is the only boat
advertised to leave Cincinnati to
morrow for the South. She goes to
upper Red river.
The Vint Shinkle is on the docks at
Cincinnati, but will be off in a few
days in good repair.
Mr.. John Patterson, second matO
of the Mary Houston, was married on
Wednesday last to Miss Lizzie Web
ster.
On Wednesday night last the steam
er Digger, belonging to Captain VIM.
Kindrick, was burned at Chattanooga.
She had on board a valuable cargo,
which is almost a total loss. The
boat was worth $4,000, and not in
sured.
The R. R. Springer, which passed
up day before yesterday, making the
run from Helena to this port in seven
hours, and the river at a very low
stage.
The Rene Macready, in command Of
Captain o. X. Joplin, went out yes
terday in the place of the Dean Adams
for Arkansaw City. She had a
splendid trip Of both freight and
people.
A dispatch from the Josie Harry
states that she will be in tonight, and
leave positively to morrow evening for
all points on White river through to
Jacksonport, where she will connect
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
Ca Monday morning last, as the
steamer Ida Darragh was ascending
the Arkansaw river, and when near
Ralleson's woodward, William Taylor,
a roustabout, accidentally fell over
board and was drowned. He hailed
from st. Louis, but had a mother
living at Sedalia, Mo.
The new steamer S. II. Parisot was
expected at Vickburg last highland a
party of citizens with a band went
up the river to meet her. She has a
full load engaged, including several
hundred bales Of Yazoo river cotton.
Captain Jack Porter the we'll known
White river pilot, is lying i'll at his
residence in Fort Pickering. Bud
Nixon, son of Hugh Nixon, yesterday
received his first license and went out
with his father, taking the place Of
Jack Porter. Bud is said to be 8
sober, industrious and well posted
young man. l a
The fast and elegant steamer, james
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular packet leaving thi
evening for Helena, Glendale, Friar'
Point and intermediate landings anC
makes connection with trains on th.
Mobile and Northwestern, the Helen.
: and Iron Mountain and the ArkansaV
Midland railroads, Lloyd W. Whit