Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-06
up Into Williams face and Saidi "only
for you, Mister, I'd been a'goner."


up Into Williams face and saidi "only
for you, Mister, I'd been agoner."
/ Mr.. Ed. 7. Gilleland, well known
telegrapher of Cincinnati, and nephew
of the Hon. VIM. orion, President Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
has constructed very novel and useful
invention, in the shape of river gauge.
It's action is brought about by the rise
and fall in the river, and registers either
way one inch. Its adaptability to navi-
gable streams is the subject of its Pc
culiar merits, and by it may be known
at any time in twenty-four hours the
exact stage of water. This gauge was
invented and constructed by Mr.. Gill
land for the United States Signal Ser
vice, and, of course, after seeing its
general utility, the Government will un-
doubtedly adopt it. Itacts by floats and
counterpoise, and in connection is an
electrical attachment to register. No
matter how remote the register may be
from the river, its workings are the same.
Mr.. G. has also in contemplation various
Improvements for instruments used by
the Signal Service.
An Evansville telegram Of the I'd inst.
reports the Nashville aground at Yves
ton, Umpire at Golconda, Allegheny
Belle at Cottonwood, and the Iron Noun
tain and barges still aground at Casey
vile, one of them broken in two.
The Belfast will probably be up to-day
or tomorrow from the mouth Of White
river, as her shaft went down on the city
of Vicksburg day before yesterday.
OF the recent purchase made by the
Louisville Towing Company, Cairo
pencil singer says: Varble & Co.'S
recent purchase, the tug Magnolia,
passed on Saturday for Louisville, but
halted long enough to lay in stores,
which Captain Pink Varble carried on
board under one arm. They consisted
in two newspapers, and something with
a cork in it. The tug was delivered to
Captain Varble at LaSalle, and left Chi
cago last Tuesday week. She is fifty
FIVE feet long, about seven inches depth
of hold and runs like scared deer.
She has excellent machinery, and has
power enough for much larger tug"
Referring to the canal troubles, the
Louisville Commercial of Wednesday
says: 1.-THE refusal of the directors to
accept the appropriation for completing
the work, on condition of the reduction
of tolls, is based upon the best legal ad-
vice, after a thorough investigation into
all the bearings of the question, and as
there is no power to change Congress
sional enactments outside of Congress,
we may say, with great deal of GER
tainty, that no work will be done upon
the canal this year; nor will any reduc-
ton of tolls be made until the entire in
debtedness of the canal, about 81, 100000,
is paid, either by the Government or the
company The debt was incurred under
legislative enactments, and the canal,
with all its resources, is mortgaged for
the payment of the bonds, and hence all
talk of reducing the tolls without the
Government taking control Of the canal
is idle"
The Legal Tender, Captain Ashford
departs this evening at five o'clock for
Devall's Bluff, Jacksonport and all
points on White river. Ed G. Postal
and Dan Sullivan are clerks.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. White is clerk.
This is one of the best boats in the An
Choir Line and makes all railway connec-
tons.
The Darlanelle came in this morning
from the Arkansas with 1886 pieces of
oil stone for reshipment East. The
Cheek brought up fair trip, and the
Grand Tower, from st. Louis, brought
$50 tons Of produce and general mer-
chandise.
The G. W. Cheek, Captain Malone,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Helena and Friar's Point. R. H. Wild
berger clerk.
The fine steamer Belle st. Louis,
Captain Aft Grissom, will pass down
this evening on her way to Vicksburg,
stopping at all intermediate points.
Being favorite steamer, and frst-ciass
in every respect, she offers especial in
ducements to passengers bound down
tba rivar