Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-13


and knowledge of the different noted
machine works of the East, we cannot
help crediting his statement.
| The Legal Tender, Capt. VIM. Elliott
commanding, with Ed. Postal, Dan Sui
Ivan and Arthur Field in the Office, is
the regular Tuesday White river United
States mail packet, leaving to-day at s
pm. for all points on White river, con-
Meeting at Deyall's Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad
Lieutenant Commander Billy Dill, of
the st. Louis Packet Company, has ready
for shipment to st. Louis, per the City
OF Cairo this evening, basket contain
ing litter of twelve sooner pups" of
the Tare-yer breed. Attached to the
handle OF the basket is card, on which
is written the following Presented to
Captain Dick Love, of St. Louis, with
the compliments of VIM. d." Captain
Love is something of dog fancier, and
will doubtless appreciate the present
The elegant little steamer George W.
Cheek, Capt. Mark Cheek in command,
will depart at o clock this evening for
Helena, Friar's Point and all way land
ings.
The City of Cairo, Capt. ]. F. Luker,
will pass up at s pm. to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The river man of the Appeal says he
has several dollars in his possession,
but does not say how it came into his
possession. " We have not heard of any
person being robbed at the landing for
several days, and can hardly account for
the accumulation of wealth the Appeal
man boasts of.
The New Orleans Picayune says the
river business there is played out and
there is nothing to report.
The Emperor was condemned by the
Underwriters inspector at Cincinnati
wdays since.
The Minneola will be due tomorrow.
She has $50 hhds bacon, 300 bbls whisky,
300 boxes starch, 300 kegs nails and 200
Dbls oil.
The new and elegant steamer Katie,
Captain j. M. White in command, will
arrive during the evening, and departs
1T ten pm. for Cairo and St. Louis.
Now is the time for those wishing a
speedy and comfortable trip to st. Louis
o obtain passage on one of the finest
steamers ahoat.
Labor is so scarce at Cairo that it is
With difficulty steamers get sufficient
orce to load their cargoes.
Harry Corbyn, at one time clerk of
he Marble City, now has charge of the
lily of Pekip, in the upper Mississippi
rade. 10
On Friday last, at Evansville, Michael
iong sold the steamer Eau Claire to
YIN. Love for $500. Love sold one
bird of the boat to Richard Long for
500.
A bridge to cost $4,000 is to be built
yer the Missouri at St. Joseph, and is
be completed by the LIST of November,
S72. The superstructure is to be SINH
n to that of the Hannibal bridge, and
ne piers are to be of masonry built on
rock bottom in the same manner as
lose ofithe St. Louis bridge.
Yesterdays Louisville Ledger has the
blowing:
Henry l.. Smith, Esq, has issued the
blowing to the Pilots Association of
incinnati; Sir: l am directed by Col.
7. Il. Merrill, United States Engineer.
l charge of the improvement of the
hio river, to request you to furnish this
lice with list of all snags, wrecks, or
her distractions to navigation which.
your opinion, ought to be removed.
Ontraets have already been made for
to be employed in this work
I'd 1t is desirable to have lists of OBJ
ructions at the earliest possible date
gu will therefore confer a favor by
nding as complete list as possible at
zee, and report from time to time any
structlons that have been omitted"