Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-14

and corEespondingly low prices on other
stun, and resulted in the withdrawal nc
the two boats named and their shbse.
quent sale to other cities. Another
thing we might add, and that ia that the
price of all kinds of produce here, as
well as at points below, is governed to
considerable extent by the rates Of
freight, and in nearly all cases the salei
of produce is governed by the freigh
rates from St. Louis and other up-rive
cities; yet opposition is the life Of trade
consequently our advice to the "grum
bIers is trot out your mule, and
when a line of boats is established upon
firm basis that in the present low
stage of the river will bring our st.
Louis freight at less than 25c per barrel
on -four and meal, 40c on pork, 81 20
on whisky, l79c per cwt. on corn and
oats, l72c on bacon and lard and 25c
per cwt. on hay, we will give them a
fair share Of patronage.
The j. H. johnson came up last night,
putting cot small amount of freieht
here. She discharged at Helena 1921
bars railroad iron and had moderate
freight list for points above.
The Pink Varble goes into the Louis
vile and Cairo trade as a weekly packet.
The Vicksburg Times learns that Cap
tain Cannon has purchased the steamer
Katie, and will, ere long, place her in
the New Orleans and Vicksburg trade,
making a Monday packet of her.
Lighters will soon be in demand be-
tween Cairo and st. Louis. Boats are
now loading at st. Louis to seven feet
and barges to six feet.
The John Kyle follows the Henry
Ames to New Orleans in the Merchants
Southern Line.
Emmons, the popular newsdealer on
Jefferson street, has our thanks for late
st. Louis and Louisville papers in adj
vance of the mail.
The Mississippi Valley towboat At
lantic made trial trip at St. Louis Mon
day with number Of steamboatmen on
board to test new patent water circu-
lator which connects with the fore and
aft mud drum, which, it is said, will pre-
vent scales from settling in the boilers.
She may probably take the trip Of the
Bee to New Orleans this week to give
the patent severer test and which will
more satisfactorily show what benefits
can be derived from it,
The E. H. Durfee has laid up at st.
Louis.
The snagboat Albert has removed the
log that sunk the Leonidas at New AL
bany. 1t is thirty-fve feet long and
eighteen feet in circumference.
A convention of all the business men
from all the towns on White river was to
have been held at Des Arc yesterday to
make fair rate of tariffs from one town
to the other, to be charged by the White
river packets, also to secure packet
company as public carrier on White
river and tributaries all seasons of the
year. So says an exchange.
Boats won't load to over seven and a
half feet. Birds Point, near Cairo, is
called the worst place at present, and
soundings find only seven and half
feet; others say seven feet.
On her last trip down the Belle Mem
phis was aground seven hours at Bird
Point, and helped off by the Helena.
Only seven feet reported also, at Balm
bridge. The Belle was loaded to seven
feet scant.
The Louisville canal troubles do not
as yet seem to be settled. The follow
ing letter, written by Sheehan and Loler,
contractors, gives some new light upon
the subject. 1t is dated August 9th, and
says:
,, The contractors OF the canal here are
partially filing up the canal to the de-
struction of navigation. Allow me to
inform you that this is not so. We are
building cotfer-dam in the basin above
the upper guard gate, leaving the canal
free to steamboats,, and even wider than
the canal proper. The suit in court yes
terday was an application by the Canal
Company for an injunction against us.
When it came to trial, Colonel Wharton,
the United States District Attorney,
moved to transfer the case to the Federal
Court. After some discussion, the Canal
Company agreed, provided we would give
bond to the amount of 100000. This
Mr.. Wharton thought excessive, and the
Judge finally decided to transfer the case
to the Federal Court on our giving bond
of $1,000 for the transfer of the papers.
Whereupon Mr.. Speed, attorney for the
Canal Company, dismissed the suit.
To-day l have learned that they intend
putting their dredgeboats to work NOV
ing our coffer-dam. They wish to force
us into heavy bond or lawsuit. How
they will make out, do not know. We
will continue oar work without any OBJ
struction to navigation whatever.