Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-25

Cons Millar.
The Chas. Morgan, with splendid
trip of freight and about forty cabin
passengers, passed down last night for
New Orleans. She put off 300 pckgs
and added 600 SKIS cotton seed meal
and 800 SKIS peas.
The swift current which prevents
boats from approaching the lower
mouth of the canal at Louisville is
caused by a bar found above the
mouth of the canal, the result of one
Of the dam nuisances.
Mrs. Hannah A. Elliott, widow of
the late Captain William Elliott. a
well known river commander, diod
yesterday. Her funeral took place
this afternoon from her late residence
In the northern portion Of the city.
The current of the river at the foot
Of the Louisville tails has been SO
swift that ascending boats encounter
great difficulty in getting up to the
mouth of the canal. The sand bars
above the moGth of the canal still
present formidable barrier, bnt are
gradually cutting away.
The Plow Boy arrived last night,
and brought out of Arkansaw river 46
bales of cotton, 81 bales of which she
reshipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
She leaves tomorrow at 5 pm. with a
return trip for Pine Bluff, where con-
nection is made with the regular
packets for Little Rock and points
above.
The Rene Macready, in command
of Captain 0. X. Joplin, is the regu-
lar packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Mariana, the Cut Of, Wits
burg and intermediate landings on
L'Anguille and St. Francis rivers,
making close connection with the
light draft steamer Advance for the
Sunk Lands. A. L. Banning is her
chief clerk.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
from White river, having brought out
of that stream " bales of cotton. "a
bales Of which was reshipped at Ter
rene for New Orleans. She leaves
with return trip tomorrow at 5 pm.
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, jackson
port and all way landings, making di-
rect connection with light draftsteam-
ers for upper White and Black rivers.
Marcus Collins, engineer of the
upper st. Francis river steamer Ad-
vance, was knocked from the fantail
of the boat into the river by the limb
of tree. He went around with the
wheel, but jumped off on to the pitt
man and was helped in by some of the
Grew. The large bone of his right leg
was broken. 1t is thought he will
recover and be ready for work in about
six weeks.
| The Cons Millar, in command Of
| Captain Charles B. Russell, is receiv-
ing to leave at 5 pm. to day for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and principal
way landings on the Ohio river, con
Meeting with the different railroads
centering at Cincinnati and giving
through tickets to points East at low
rates. Her accommodations are sec.
ond to none in the line, aud her off.
GERS polite and sociable. James w
Voris presides at the desk.
The Oakland came up this morning
on one engine, having broken a piston
head yesterday at noon. at a point
about $50 miles below here. She wal
on her way from New Orleans to St
Louis, and her tow consists of 5 barges
containing 1000 tons of iron, l empty
model barge, 2 ice barges and fuel
boat, all OF which she left at the foot
OF Island 66. 1t will require about
As hours for her to make repairs.
Another bridge accident to a steam,
boat is reported from Hannibal, Mo
The towboat Little Eagle, while at
tempting to 60 through the draw
bridge yesterday with raft. was car
ried against the pier by the strong
current and broken in two near The
Thoilers. Three persons named james
| Vallam, Silas Cooper and Henry
Houseman were drowned. Vallam'l
body was recovered. The wreck O
the boat still lies piled against the
pier. Had this been passenger boat
the loss of life would have been fear
full.
| Will S. Hays, river editor, pilot
steamboat agent, railroad agent anC
candidate for Mayor of Louisville
will soon reach the hight of his am.
bition. Captain James Rees, of Pitts
burg, is going to build an elegant
| sidewheel boat for the Cincinnati and
| New Orleans trade and name it the
Will S. Hays" Like the late
steamer j. B. M. Kehlor (''Will'f
pet }, the children all along the Ohio
and Mississippi river, for distance Of
| 1900 miles, will be learning to spell
his name.
The stave and timber business is
booming at the present time, and all
the tugs and small boats have all they
can do. The Night Hawk arrived
here yesterday with 5 barges of slaves
for New Orleans, and is repairing a
broken shaft. The Vanderburg went
up to Hickman Sunday after raft o.
| timber. The Tilda is getting together
a tow Of slaves for New Orleans. The
Laurel is expected down to day with
a tow of slaves. The Fulton arrived
yesterday with timber, and the Clar'
ence was moving about the harbor
yesterday,