Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-30

ameed 10 many Of its sections In elaborate de-
tail. These are familiar already to the West
ern steamboat interest.
A two-inch rise at Keokuk Thursday.
Labor is abundant. but wages high, at St.
Louis.
The pumping out of the Lockwood began
yesterday. Several holes were discovered by
the diver, which had to be battened before
the attempt could DO made.
The Sucker State was sold at 81. Louis
Thursday by the Northern Line Packet Com
pany for $500. She is to be changed to a
wharfboat
The action of the Missouri Legislature re-
lisves the steamboat interests Of a taxation
burden of nearly 100000 per annum at St.
Louis alone.
Two sleighs with passengers, that we're
crossing the river on the ice at Davenport
Tuesday. were swamped by the breaking up
of the ice. but were near the shore, which
they reached in safety.
Heavy freshets have occurred in the inte-
rior of Georgia, and much damage has been
done to railroads.
The river reporter of the Evansville Courier
dubs himself biped. Whew
Eighty dollars was the difference between
the sellers and purchasers of the Mallie RAJ
gon. Nine thousand dollars was to have
been the purchase money.
The last damage suit reported at New Or
leans is $50, recovered from the steamer Irene
by Henry Tricon.
The Dexter. coming up, has 400 tons of rail-
road iron. and the G.. B. Church has good
miscellaneous freight.
The Seminole, for White river, left New
Orleans Wednesday with 200 tons railroad iron
and 500 sacks salt.
The Minneola leaves Cincinnati to-day. and
will follow the Hale, leaving here on Friday
next for Cincinnati.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio river men are
after the Tripartite Bridge Company with
sharp stick. It is claimed that the bridge
company are endeavoring to get bill through
at Harrisburg that would enable them to put
up structure that would be prejudical to
the interests of navigation.
The Chesapeake ran away from the Fannie
Dugan. in their recent race on the upper Ohio.
The decline since our last report was six
inches, and at all other points above. save St.
Louis and Davenport, the rivers were reported
falling, the rise at the former point being
from the Missouri. The changes are as fol-
lows: Evansville. fell one inch Cairo, four
inches; Cincinnati six inches; Leavenworth,
four inches Louisville, four inches; Omaha
two inches Shreveport, two inches; Little
Rock and Pittsburg stationary. At Daven-
port it rose sixteen inches; Nashville, ten
inches New Orleans, two inches; st. Louis,
four inches; Vicksburg, three inches. with
fair weather reported at every point but Lou
isville. rise Of one inch occurred at Quincy
day before yesterday, and at Dubuque the
river was still closed. but the ice moved several
rods. The Illinois is stationary. and. except
two inch swell at ST. Paul day or two ago,
there is not the slightest probability of high
water either above or below. The weather Is
clear and beautiful.
How strange 1t is that there are so few
papers along the Mississippi advocating the
abolition of the wharfage tax. When that is
accomplished. however. they will all come
forward in this manner: "It is grand
achievement and we are glad that we were
the first to advocate it," Steamboat owners
and steamboat men can easily discern who
are and who are not their friends in this
movement, and ought 10 govern their actions
accordingly.
The owners Of the A. ]. White and Geo. W.
Check were notified yesterday by the city au-
thorities that they must take out a license as
steamboat agents.