Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-11


which Capt. Reese Dugan. Of the wrecker
Eekert, figures conspicuousIy as vender of
nails. 1t stoo lengthy for publication, how
ever.
The Bee and barges and II. s. Turner are
due from below.
The St. Louis boat and barge rates to New
Orleans will be advanced to-day.
On her arrival at Cairo Yesterday. the Belle
Memphis reported the Susie Silver and Walt
aground-the former at Turkey Island and
the latter at Hackers. The Utah reports the
May Lowrie aground at Harculoneun. and
| the st. Joseph and St. Geneyieye.
The Sallie V will leave Devall's Bluff to-
morrow evening on arrival of the train from
this city, and carry passengers to all points
on White river below the Bluff.
The Mary T.. Poe is due from below.
Our handsome young friend. Barney Bar
inds, purser of the A. j. White, returned to-
day from trip to Louisville.
The Colorado. Capt. Mckee in command,
will pass up this evening, taking the trip of
the Belle Memphis. She leaves at Eve n. m,
for Cairo and st. Louis.
There is but eighteen inches of water in the
channel at Quincy, the lowest stage known
for several years.
We have already given space to several Of
the new rules adopted by the Supervising In
spectors at Washington. and shall each day
hereafter publish such portions of them as
will be of interest to our river friends:
| RULE "a. All steamers on Western rivers
which have their boilers so situated that
sparks from the fires may be driven back
ameng the freight or other combustible ma
terial, shall have sheet-iron fender extend
ing forward from the tire-doors, not less than
tw9 Ieet AT the night OF the furnace fronts,
and connecting with the same.
KuLR ~. After applying the hydrostatic
test to boilers, the strength Of which is owing,
IN part, to the internal bracing. the inspector
shall careful y examine the interior thereof.
10 ascertain the character and condition of
such braclng. and to see what weakness or
fracture, If any. may have been disclosed by
said test.
huLE IS. Whenever steamers use pressure
upon their boilers exceeding sixty pounds to
the, square inch, they shall be inspected as
such.
The st. Louis Democrat of Saturday says:
The river continues falling slawly. Hence to
Cairo the river is in worse condition than Mt
any other time this year, as evidenced by the
number of low water boats aground at usually
and unusually bad places Weather hot and
shipments active. A slight rise is announced
at Dubuque. Elsewhere the upper rivers CON
tinue. declining. Captain Boiey backed out
the May Lowrie. drawing four feet. with two
hundred and twenty tons, all for Red
river !; Barney Arnold and John Bays pilots.
The GAINESVILLE was loaded 10 her guards,
drawing four and q half feet. Captain Hard
wick bought one-third Of his cargo. He calls
it a " terrible trip
An Ohioriver exchange announces tho death
Of Capt. Peter Dohrman, the venerable uncle
of Capt. Henry A. Dohrman, at Steubenvile,
Ohio. on the 9TH inst. aged seventy five years,
and says; " The deceased was pilot in 1894
on the steamer Pike, plying between Cinein-
natl and Louisville. He was pioneer keel
boatman, and visited Arkansas river in 1922
on the steamer Robert Thompson, the first
boat that ever assembled the Arkansas abovs
Little Rock
The Little Rock Journal says:
The river has nearly run out--only twenty
two inches in the channel below, and still de-
Ginning. Navigation is attended with Difficult
ties; and if the stream thus continues to dry
up Little Rock will soon be left alongside Of
a sandbar.