Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-29

To New Orleans. flour. IS to Coo. to vicxs-
burg. &C.,; to Memphis, 4Oc.; pound freghts.
50 TO 400.
The Usage, Captain Davis. will leave De-
vall's Bluff tomorrow, upon the arrival Of
the train from this city, and go to Des Arc.
Augusta and Jacksonport.
The towboat Bee and barges passed down
this morning,
The Andy johnson will take the place of
the City of Cairo for one trip.
The Mary Boyd was to have left at two
o'clock pm. for the Arkansas.
The st. Joseph, Captain Corbett, is the
only upward bound boat to-day, and she will
leave promptly at five pm. for Cairo and ST.
Louis.
The river at Helena is three feet above tho
low water mark of last year, and thirty feet
below high water mark.
The mountain steamer Viola Belle struck
snag in the Missouri on Sunday night. sunk
and win prove a total loss. She was owned
by Enfort and Petering and G. Fleming, Of
st. Louis; valued at Sl6,5000, and was in
sured in the Enterprise. of Cincinnati, $500;
Peabody and franklin, Of Wheeling, S2253
each; Commercial, of Chicago, s2253; indie
pendent, of Boston, $40; Citizens, Of Wheel
ing. SOL; total, s11. 900.
Capt. Dave Hukill has taken a contract to
build something less than forty miles of levee
for the State Of Mississippi, and will employ
Celestial labor.
A race between the &" DeSoto" and "Chick-
asaw" boat clubs of this city is the current
gossip now. The DeSotos were a trife too
haax Co tla -
lose the laurels at the next contest
The Cincinnati Times states that during the
past two weeks the Ohio River Salt Company
have received by river. per fatboat, 9SO6 bar
rels Of salt, and Roots & Co. 1906 barrels.
Captain Merrillees will give the Louisville
a thorough overhauling, and thinks he will
have her ready for business in three weeks
time.
The City Council of Louisville has received
a communication from private citizen ask
ing permission to construct a safe harbor for
boats in time of storm or ice, on his own land
above the cutoff. Permission has not yet
been granted.
The Wheeling Register says: "While at
tempting to pull over the bar at Captina, on
Wednesday, the Science pulled out the cap
stan and received other injuries, compelling
her to send up to this city to have repairs
made before she can come up herself. There
is too little water in the river for navigation
by anything Of greater draught than ten
cent shinplaster."
Three feet of water is the stage reported
over the shoals in Red river.
The Julia was aground twelve hours at
Dowd's, opposite Helena, on her trip down.
Capt. John d. Elliott has gone to Paducah
to look after the interests of the steamer Legal
Tender, now on the ways at that place.
The tow-boat Falls Pilot has laid up at
Cairo, being unable on account of low water
to come home. Her crew has gone to Louis
vile.
The City of Cairo is to be laid up at St.
Louis.
Yesterdays st. Louis Democrat deprecates
the cutting" in rates, and might well COM
pare the steamboatmen referred to with some
of the provision merchants of this city. 1t
says; "We cannot see in all common sense
why it is that steamboatmen cannot work
with more unanimity than they do. They
are constantly cutting each others throats by
knocking down the prices, and then cry out,
We cannot make any money at such low
rates The rates on all the other rivers are
still firm at our last report"