Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-21

Of muddy banks. rain. snow and other slight
inconveniencies.
The Dardanells goes to the Arkansas to-
morrow evening.
An upstream correspondent sends US the
following:
Captain Mark Davenports little Tom Nor
gan, which grounded at the Devils Elbow,
resting from her labors for two weeks on her
voyage TO hatchie river, yesterday was hoated
adrift by the waves Of the kilgour. The Nor
gan was left land mark neal. the wreck Of
the lamented Silver Spray. and all the toll
ers of the river" thought she was stuck and
sanded for the season. But her boys -four Of
9sr Southern nS RoS e5ewhSe hs Herring
plus lumber aboard, raised steam. and she
| now lies all " o. X" at Pacific Place await
ing the return of her. absent master from Rip
is due her crew. who stood by her in her las.
trial without rope. spar or derrick.
The Silver Moon left Cincinnati last night
with a full trip for this port.
private telegram announces the sinking
of the steamer Anna Tuesday, sixty miles be-
low Jefferson. La, where she struck an OBJ
struction and now lies with one guard under
water and the other out. She was owned in
Cincinnati. valued and insured for $1,000 in
the Andes company. and was engaged in
the Cincinnati and Red river trade.
The new steamboat bill. introduced two
months ago, has been agreed to by the GEM
mittee on commerce, with slight amend
ments. The bill is very lengthy, going into
the details Of the subject. and is intended to
regulate the entire system. The liability act
Of 1851 is extended, SO as TO cover vessels
engaged in the inland trade. By this act it
Is provided that in case Of the wrecking of
vessel. and the consequent loss Of the cargo.
the owners shall not be liable to suit beyond
the actual value of the vessel.
The Richmond is to be appraised with q
view to bonding.
The Belle Ida and w. f. Curtis are ordered
sold, after ten days advertising, by the
United States Circuit Court at New Orleans.
The Westfeld explosion law suits threaten
TO ruin the Staten Island Railroad Company.
the owner of the Staten Island Ferry. The
widows and other relatives of the one hun
dred persons who were killed by the explo-
sisn of the Westfeid's rotten boiler have
been awarded thus far from $500 to $500
each, and the sherifs of New York and Kings
have seized three of the boats. The craft are
suffered to run as usual, but deputy-sherihs
stand at the ferry gates and keep an account
Of the entire receipts. The chief stock-hold-
ers are transferring their property, in antici
patton Of suits pending and yet to be insti
tuted.
Cincinnati sends a committee to Washing
ton to epdeavor to secure the abolition Of tolls
on the Louisville canal, and further appro-
priation IF S40O. geo to complete the work, and
asks the cooperation Of this and ether large
cities on the river.
The Batesville continued her trip from
Louisville to Madison, where she goes on the
ways fer a thorough overhauling.
The r. A. Babbage took 5000 barrels of &C.
ment at Louisville night before last and left
for st. Louis. On her arrival at Cairo she
will test her towing power and fuel-consuming
capacity with the Look Out, on which de-
ponds a bet Of 500 between Captain David
Hiner, of the Look Out, and the owner Of the
Babbage. The bet was made to decide which
boat could do the most towing on the smallest
amount of fuel.
The Vicksburg Times states that there Is
over 100000 bushels Of coal there. Here
there is not one-tenth Of that amount left.
and steamers will have to use wood exclu-
sively, unless some arrives in day or two.
The libel taken by Martin Kelly against the
steamer II. S. Turner, at New Orleans. has
been dismissed at cost of libelant, neither he
nor representative being present when the
exception was called.
The upper Mississippi has about four feet to
Keokuk, and the Keokuk packets are having
all they can do in the way of freight. They
also have large passenger travel. The
Northern line and Northwestern Union steam
ers are anxiously awaiting an opening above
Keokuk. They have everything in readiness
in anticipation of brisk trade this season.
So says the St. Louis Republican.