Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-03

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/ The Potomac, downward bound, has
1900 barrels malt, 800 boxes starch, and
large lot of furniture for New Orleans.
The Republic turns back at Cairo.
The Continental, Strader, Illinois.
Harry johnson and Andy Johnson will
do St. Louis by excursion tomorrow.
The little steamer Ida Norvell. sunk
at the Evansville wharf several days
ago, has been raised,
The st. Louis Republican of yesterday
says: "There is an abundance of water
in the Missouri, which stream it is likely
will furnish sufficient volume of water
to keep the Mississippi at good navi-
gable stage from here down until late in
the season. On the landing yesterday
everything was very quiet. Movements
of freight are by no means brisk. There
is slight falling off in the Southern
demand for Western produce, and we
may reasonable expect season of mac
tiyity liz shipments in that direction.
Captain Dave Hiner was the recipient
of a pension from the government yes
terday, allowing him SIS month from
June IL, 1867, for services rendered the
United States during the war, as pilot
of the gunboat s. Tyler, in the years
1861, 1862 and 1863 He drew his back
money last evening, which amounted to
almost a thousand dollars. He has his
invalid pension certificate now in
his possession.
The towboat Mary Ann went up last
evening.
The Dardanelle goes to the Arkansas
on Friday.
Fort Benton is town of one street,
containing two stores and ninety-six
drinking saloons. 1t is full of strange
sights.
Captain Brady says the speed of the
John F. Tolle is all owing to the twelve
feet three inches of engineers the boat
has.
Captain Frank Hicks of the Belle Lee
is in the city.
1t now transpires that George Cheek
was the gentleman that left the telegram
to Grant lin which he offered to barter
his yaller dog for the postofice) in the
telegraph Office a day or two since
and published in the LEDGER. George
will, of course, deny it if questioned as
to its writer.
Barney Hughes, the Railway Record
editor, will soon deliver humorous
lecture at the Memphis Theater.
The City of Chester goes out to.mor-
row evening for St. Louis.
The City of Vicksburg will be down
tomorrow to leave at pm. for Vicks-
burg Helena and all way landings.
Regarding the muddle between the
United States Government and the Louis
vile Canal Company, our Louisville dis
patch of to-day says: General Weitzel
in communication has officially mott
fed the Canal Company that the appro-
priation for completing the enlargement
of the canal was made on condition that
the rates of tolls be reduced to FIVE cents
per ton. In reply, the Canal Company,
through their President, positively re-
fuse to accept the appropriation, or per-
NIT it to be used on the canal under the
condition of Holman amendment. The
company claim that the amount Of tolls
collected at the rate Of FIVE cents would
be wholly inadequate to pay the actual
expenses of the canal, and, if made,
they would virtually acknowledge the
right of the Government to fix the rate
of tolls, which would simply be giving
them control of the canal; that the Gov
eminent cannot get control of the canal
until the provisions of the act of the
Kentucky Legislature prescribing the
conditions upon which the canal is to be
turned over to the Government are fully
complied with. The debt of the canal
must first be paid, and the engagements
completed. There will be no more work
on the canal this year at least. So says
the Canal Company"