<ul>
 <li>Element 123</li>
 <li>Element 867</li>
 <li>Element 326</li>
 <li>Element 893</li>
</ul>

$( "#list1" ).sortable({
    helper: 'clone',
    connectWith: "#list2,#list3,#list4",
    dropOnEmpty: true
}).disableSelection();
$( "#list2" ).sortable({
    connectWith: "#list1,#list3,#list4",
    dropOnEmpty: true
}).disableSelection();
$( "#list3" ).sortable({
    connectWith: "#list1,#list2,#list4",
    dropOnEmpty: true
}).disableSelection();
$( "#list4" ).sortable({
    connectWith: "#list1,#list2,#list3",
    dropOnEmpty: true
}).disableSelection();