Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-09
Wednesdays New Orleans Times

1; Wednesdays New Orleans Time.
says: ''"'eS
J Inc steamer Robert f. Lee, on leaving
Tue iahulhg iast evening, backed down
I the stream as far az the French Marks,
when she reversed her wheels and PASSED
the city in fine style There were a
large number of spectators on the hurri-
cane decks of the various steamers at
the landing to witness her departure,
while the numerous tug boats, lying at
the wharf, foot of Girod street, gave her
a parting salute by using their steam
whistles, keeping the blow up for some
tine.
The bids for the construction of dams
at Glass House, Charters Creek, Wheel
ing, Burlington, Evansville and Cumber-
land Islands, and the removal of Bacon
Rock, at the mouth of the Ohio, were
opened at Cincinnati by Colonel Mer-
rill. Some thirty proposals were opened,
most of tie parties sending in bid for
all the work to be done. Bacon Rock
seemed to be the least understood, the
bids ranging from $4s43 to $2l 900.
Brown q Jones are selling coal to
steamers here at 65 cents per box for
Pittsburg, and so cents per box for
Grand Tower and Shotwell coal.
The clipper ship City Of Helena will
be found at the elevator to-day, receiv-
ing for st. Louis and all way points. The
Helena is very deservedly the pride of
the Anchor Line of packets, and passen-
gers may rest assured of the most ceur-
teous attention from Captain Mckee and
his urbane assistant, Powers, who drives
the quill. She leaves at five pm.
Edward Finnerty, a laborer, was MUIR
dered at New Orleans last Wednesday
by being thrown overheard from barge.
VIM. Short, engineer of the Ella Wood
who is accused of the crime, is now in
jail.
A Vicksburg exchange says: Austin
Lynde, engineer OF the Wild Boy, has
been arrested for picking her COM
mander's, Captain Vincent pocket of
$l28."
The Wild Deer, lying at Hazleton, on
White river, has her rudder post and
tiller lever made out of solid block of
timber, which must be a curiosity.
The Arkansas river at Fort Smith is
reported falling fast, with every pros
pect of being soon closed to all kinds of
navigation, and below there only three
feet is reported at Rob Roy and Fourche
bars.
Mr.. Jake Thompson, clerk at the
canal informs the Louisville Courier
Journal that the Louisville and Port
land canal would be closed in about ten
or fifteen days to continue the repairs
that were begun last season. 1t will re-
main closed FIVE or six weeks.
The Pine Bluff authorities got into
triangular fight the other day as to who
should retain possession Of the money
found upon the person of the old gentle
man named Mcguire, who died on the
Dardanelle. The coroner kept the
money one night, and the next day when
a count was made, limitations were
made that he hadn't ''toted fair"
The John Kyle, for St. Louis, has as
freight nine hundred tons, including
three thousand FIVE hundred bars rail
road iron.
The Belle Rowland is 30. X" again.
The repairs to the Boyd will be COM
pleted to-day, and she will leave St.
Louis tomorrow with cargo for the
Arkansas river.
Captain Ben Merrilees has sold his
interest in the Louisville to Captain
Alex Power, his chief clerk.
The attorneys in the injunction suit
of the Canal Company against Shehan
and Loler, contractors, was argued at
Louisville Wednesday.