Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-01

and leaves at Ave pm. for vicksburg
and the bends.
The Indiana passed down this morning
well laden.
The elegant little steamer George W.
Cheek, Capt. Mark Cheek in command,
will depart at five o'clock this evening
for Helena, Friar's Point, and all way
landings. Frank Gonterman is her sec
rotary. H
The elegant steamer Dexter will pass
down at six o'clock this evening for New
Orleans and the bend landings. Passen-
gers can secure state-rooms on applica-
ton to ]. T. Washington, agent, No. A
Madison street.
The Grand Tower will depart at five
pm. to-day for Cairo and St. Louis =
Captain Lennox commands, and the
popular James White presides at the
desk.
The Dardanelle goes out on Monday
for the Arkansas.
Captain VIM. j. Ashford will, at five
pm. to-day, back out the Thos H. Allen
for Deyalrs Bluff, Jacksonport and all
the landings on White river. She is the
regular United States mail packet, and
will make direct connection with the
Little Rock train Mr. e. W. Outlaw is
her clerk.
The good steamer Lawrence, Captain
Farrell, will depart at pm. to-day for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati She is
light draught packet, and VIII go
through without delay.
We are sorry to learn that DR.. McNeel,
recently Of the firm of Bigley, Mellersh
& Co., has disposed of his coal interests
as well as his handsome residence near
the city, and is soon to take up his resi-
dence at his former homc-Pittsburg.
The Board of Steamboat Inspectors
met at Washington yesterday, and adj
journed over to Wednesday next. Sew
eral of the committee charged with
different subjects embraced in the new
laws have not reported, and none of
them have reported in full. 1t is not
probable, therefore, that the board will
complete its labors till the middle of
next month.
Rumor says the Belfast goes to St.
Louis on her return from New Orleans.
A Pittsburg telegram Of the 9th says:
|" The river rose some fifteen inches dur
ing last night and to-day, with three
feet ten inches in the channel. The rise
was entirely unexpected, ana took every
body by surprise"
The Shannon has laid up at Louisville.
Yesterday Louisville Ledger has the
following:
Captain Story's new boat, now in pro-
cess of building, is to be propelled by
the Captains new friction power patent
The machinery, in which lies the patent,
is now being constructed by Murray &
Moore, at Portsmouth, and, together
with the hull, Will be completed about
the middle of August Captain Story
claims that should his experiment prove
successful, there will ensue an entire
revolution in steamboat navigation, for
In this invention there is vast power,
and the expense Of fuel, weight and cost
of machinery will be comparatively
trihing
The unchanged freight Of the Leoni-
das is to be towed to Cairo by the Robin.
The damaged freight will go back to
Cincinnati.
The storm that swept over Hickman
on the 9th deluged the wharfboat at that
point, and did other damage.
The Potomac made its time from New
Orleans to Cairo in 3 days and &c hours.
The dredge boat No. l, belonging to
ID. F. Kenner, took fire at Cincinnati
and was burned to the waters edge.
The chief engineer, Paul Jones, was on
board at the time of the fire, but could
give no information how it originated.
A steamboatmen's excursion on the
James Howard takes place at st. Louis
on the 4th inst. Why can't some of our
enterprising river fraternity getup some
thing of the kind here?