Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-16
Ohio, destined for this port, with 5000
barrels of potatoes.

Ohio, destined for this port, with 5000
barrels of potatoes.
A patent has been awarded Captain
w. E. Dugan, of the Eckert, for steam
generator, invented by him some months
since, and which, by its peculiar con-
struction, removes the possibility of ex-
plosion. If it proves to be of practical
utility, it will doubtless be one of the
greatest inventions of the age.
The Sallie V. will leave Devall's Bluff
tomorrow evening on the arrival of the
Little Rock train from this city, and
goes to DesArc, West Point, Searcy and
other points on White river.
The recent rise in the Cumberland
river was two feet.
The Edinburg has gone to the bank
at Louisville to choke a stump until the
water rises.
Alex. Stewart, clerk of the steamer
H. S. Turner, left Louisville for Frank
Island, Monday, to look after the inter
ests of the boat. 1t is thought that the
present swell in the river will 1oather of.
The following gentlemen will compose
the officers and crew Of the Mary Hous-
ton during the coming season: L. B.
Durham, commander Charley Miller,
chief, and Elliott Miller, assistant clerk,
both late of the Indiana; Perry South
and VIM. Warren, engineers; Dan Barr,
mate; VIM. Burgen carpenter; and Fred
Hartman, steward.
The Little Rock Gazette says it is
currently reported in river circles there
that our old friend Capt. Lou Stow
bridge viii be candidate for Mayor at
the November election, and adds; I'VE
might go further and fare worse"
The T. f. Eckert left Cairo a day or
two since to find the wreck of the Odd
Fellow, sunk at Greenfeld's, and will
then proceed to Grand Tower, to search
for barge Of nails, $500 kegs, sunk
eighteen months ago by the towboat
Hope.
The Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road Company purchased few days
ago from Halliday & Bro, of Cairo,
their mammoth wharf boat recently To-
Gated at Columbus, Ky, and will bring
it here at once to adorn the river front of
Hopefeld. The price paid was $4,000.
The ST. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company have once more raised
their rates to seventy-fve cents per bar
rel on -four, fifty cents per one hundred
pounds on hay, one dollar and twenty
cents per barrel on pork, and forty cents
per one hundred on pound freight.
The John Kyle will go to Cairo to
load as soon as she comes off the docks
at St. Louis.
Colonel Albert, who has in charge the
survey and removal of Instructions in
the Cumberland river, received instruc-
tons yesterday to have the FIVE or six
hulks sunk during the war in the chan
mel at Ingram shoals, one hundred and
forty eight miles below Nashville, and
four miles below the Tennessee rolling
mills, removed We understand that
the removal of these distractions will
make the river navigable from Clarks-
vile to the mouth of the river almost
during the entire year, which will be Of
immense benefit to GAINESVILLE in com
mercial point of view. The barges were
sunk in such a manner that person
not acquainted with their character
would, on seeing the piles Of rock upon
them, be led to believe that they were
weighed down and had been sunk en-
tirely with this material. But such is
not the case. They were at first heavily
loaded with frewood noated TO the
channel and dropped by piling rock on
top, which prevented both the wood and
the boat from rising. 1t will, therefore,
be an easy matter to remove them. 1t
is believed that on taking the rock off
the frewood will rise to the surface,
leaving the hulks of the barges alone to
be gotten out.-NaShUille Banner.