Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-11

The Belle Memphis last night took
about thirty Saengerfesterians to st.
Louis. ..,,.....
Captain Billy Dill returned Hast even
ing from Pacific Place, whereyhe was
put Oft the Grand Tower by the officers
OF the Grand Tower because he could
not supply them with funds enough to
pay the half fare. They took his cream
fllly to st. Louis, where it will be ex-
changed for a box Of German soap.
In the House of Representatives, at
Washington, yesterday, proviso that
suspends for one year any existing law
or regulation requiring the use Of the
lookup safety valves and registering
steam-gauge pipes to carry steam into
the hold Of vessels, loss Of water indica-
tors and testing pumps, was added to the
Senate bill relating to steamboats,, and
the matter referred to the Conference
Committee. In the Senate, when the
report OF the committee of conference
on the steamboat bill was mentioned, the
right honorable Senator Conkling gave
notice to the world that if it should be
taken up he would spout against it fully
two hours, and rather than listen to his
harangue the Senators who supported
the bill let it go over. Conkling should
have testimonial. na.l b
GLEAEINGs.-A barge of ice for
Natchez, being towed by the Mary AL
ice. sunk above Vicksburg, and is to-
tai loss. The Lizzie Hopkins was pur-
chased at United States Marshal sale
by Captain Dan Campbell, of st. Louis,
for $3.50. Captain G. will send her to
st. Louis, and also bring up the steam
ers st. Charles and the Southern Repub-
lie, purchased at Mobile. The CONT
mental left New Orleans Friday with 200
tons, one thousand bars railroad iron,
1000 sacks salt, and 100 tons miscella-
heous freight The Shannon left at the
same time with ll25 bars railroad iron
for. Evansville. Captain w B. Donald
son and Wash Floyd are in New Or.
leans, About 1000 tons of ice for the
New Orleans market comes out of the
Illinois on the present rise. The James
Howard wanted fourteen hundred dol
lars for carrying one or two passenger
cars from st. Louis to Helena. The fire
department of the steamer City of Hell
ena surprised the natives at Helena
Says the Cairo Bulletin: The Belle
Lee chokes tree She arrived from
White river flying light, and has gone
above the elevator and laid up for the
present In the meantime her hold will
be well sailed, and the boat put in
splendid condition for next season" A
one hundred pound catfish, caught at
Cairo, is a wonder to the Cairoites. The
Church loads at Evansville.
Captain Robert Little, the missing
Nashvillian, was seen at Bellefontaine,
Ohio, his birthplace, few days since.
1t is thought that he is dead among
the living" OF his own accord.
Mr.. William r. Gupton, whose license
as pilot was revoked about six weeks
ago by the local inspectors of Nashville,
has been reinstated. US
Captain Geo. Cheek has gone to Mad
ison, Ind, to look after his steamer
Cheek, which has just been .overhauled
there.
The Bee and barges went down last
night. sir
The Northwestern has been raised and
sent TO St. Louis.
A sudden rise OF four feet is expected
at st. Louis.
The price paid for the Peninah was
was $4,000 A. II. Shaw has seven
eighths, and Jas. Greenough one-eighth.
When she leaves the Upper Missouri she
will enter the Arkansas river and New
Orleans trade.
A Peoria paper says: "The various
creeks and tributaries are pouring in i'm
mense volumes of water, and it is also
said that the backwater from the Missis-
sippi is also affecting the river. Be the
course what il may. the logs and drift
wood are floating through the bridge to-
day, going up the river with as great We
locity as ever they foated down. The
p. W. Strader sailed up yesterday morn
ing in gallant style; but the towboat Joe
on her downward trip. had
some difficulty. In turning the bend
near the mouth of the Kickapoo. the cur
rent was so strong that the steamer bat
tied with the upward rush of the waters
for more than an hour before she could
proceed" SD
The Potomac laid over several hours
at Louisville for fifty passengers for
New Orleans who gave her the slip and
went by rail-
At Pittsburg on the 9Th the United
States Marshal sold the towboat Coal