Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-22
Hight Of water above
low water mark.
Stations.
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| lOf1ciall 5. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service, U. s. A.
Captain Tom Berry, wealthy planter
in Walnut Bend, and not long since a
steamboat captain, came up to the city
on a visit. He looks exceedingly well.
Major Howell in charge of the q. s.
Engineer Department at New Orleans,
is now engaged in preparing an elabor-
ate report ON the ship canal below Fort
st. Philip. He will prepare such doc
ument as will place all the facts of the
case before the country, showing that
the proposed canal is feasible, and can
be constructed at comparatively small
cost, and depth of twenty-seven feet
of water obtained.
The cargo of the John f. Tolle, 400
tons, was discharged at New Orleans in
seven and half hours. The best time
yet made.
The Robert Mitchell left Louisville
with 800 hogsheads of tobacco, 1000 bar
rels cement, $50 barrels whisky, 100
tierces hams, 100 barrels potatoes, and
large quantity of miscellaneous
freight for New Orleans.
The Exporter has laid up at St. Louis,
Captain Williams having sold his turn
for Little Rock trip to Captain Voor-
bees for 81 374.
Efforts are being made to procure a
tug for permanent police service in the
harbor at st. Louis.
The Richmond Headlight has been
revived by Captain Nat Green, of the
Richmond, Mr.. Q. A. Palmer being in
charge. The first issue was printed just
previous to the arrival of the Richmond
here this morning and is a neat little
sheet.
At Louisville Tuesday the canal was
monopolized by the coal fleet. Upward
of one and half million bushels were
going through, including the Smoky
City, Captain Packer. with twelve boats
and six barges; Baker, with eighteen
barges Gilmore, for Memphis, with q
eighteen barges; Mary Ann, with twenty
barges. Captain Brown has purchased
nearly all the coal afoat there for the
South and St. Louis Captain Wade re-
fused to pay the heavy toll of the canal.
The towboat Crescent City is coming
down with 1000 tons in 3 barges, includ-
ing 35, 900 bushels of bulk grain.
Thomas Townsend, second engineer
Of the Mcdonald, who was killed by the
explosion, was cousin Of Captain JAS
Townsend, of the Marble City.
| Charles Lenouri, collector CT the An
| Choir Line, was sun-struck Wednesday,
and laid very low Thursday.
1t is said that the Cincinnati and Red
River Packet Company are negotiating
| for an interest in feur boats, plying from
New Orleans to Red river, one of which
is the John T. Moore.
| The Richmond went up before noon
to-day with 400 tons of freight, and
nearly hundred cabin passengers for
st. Louis.
The Shamrock from Cincinnati, ar
rived this morning well laden. t
The st. Joseph, from St. Louis to-day,
brought 500 tons of produce.
The Legal Tender goes out at FIVE
p, m to-day for all points on White river
The City of Vicksburg leaves this even
ing at five o'clock for Vicksburg and all
the usual way landings, including Hele-
ma and Friar's Point. A. j. Carter is in
command, and Garrett Hulls is purser
The fine passenger steamer Pat Gle
burne, Captain Reese Pritchard, departs
at five o'clock this evening, sharp, for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all points on
the Arkansas river. W. H. Kennedy
and Bob Shields are her secretaries.
The St. Joseph, Captain Lenox, leaves
this evening at five o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The gay and festive steamer Sham
rock, now at the landing will back out
at five O. clock Monday evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati.