Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-24

little. She proceeded on her voyage
without further trouble, until near Swan
sons landing, when she struck stump
which made her timbcrs crack consid-
eraby. But there was trouble yet ahead
which was to damage her worse than all
the other troubles combined. She came
in contact with stump in Shirt Tail
Bend, which knocked considerable hole
in her bottom, causing her to drink
water pretty freely. The hold being
rammed and jammed with freight, it was
impossible to get at the fracture readily,
SO the pumps we're freely used to keep
her ahoat She was very heavily laden,
and most of her freight being damaged
by this accident, was delivered at Jeffer-
son under protest. The officers of the
Belle Rowland report that there is only
about twenty inches in Bots Pass, and
two and half feet across Albany Point.
The case of Case & Co., Rapids i'm
provement contractors VS.. the United
States, involving the payment of over
$50 900 by the government to the plain
tiffs for work done on Rock Island Ra-
pids, is now being tried at Rock Island.
Among the prominent witnesses in the
case are Hon. William T. McAlpine, for
merly State Engineer Of New York, and
now Engineer for the Austrian govern
ment; also Daniel G. JENNIE, State En-
gineer of Illinois.
The Belle St. Louis came up soon
after midnight, and left for St. Louis
about seven clock, with fair trip.
Colonel John Hinton, of Rocheport
Missouri, formerly clerk on the st. Louis
and New Orleans packets Ruth, Allan
tic, Olive Branch and others, is candi-
date for Judge of the Probate Court of
Boone county on the Greedy and Brown
ticket.
The James Howard, favorite steamer
with favorite master-Pegram-will
pass down this afternoon, and leaves at
5 p m. for Vicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans. So says telegram to our
friend James Franklin, who, during
Captain Washington's absence, is acting
as agent. Passengers and shippers will
make note of the TACT, as the Howard
is the only boat that will leave for New
Orleans for several days.
ITEMs.-St. Louis rates to New Or
leans, 35c. per barrel and on -four
l7lc. per 100 pounds. The Illinois
river has risen two feet--fve feet of
water now to Naples. Billy Dill opens
the campaign tonight with a speech
in Pinch. The James Howard
had 1900 tons freight when she left
Cairo. Garrett Huls, clerk of the City
of Vicksburg, has taken trip to Hot
Springs, and Mr. VIM. Goebel is acting
in his rlace. The City of Alton Trans
portation Company of st. Louis has
been incorporated at Jefferson City,
Missouri. The incorporators are: E. A.
Sheble, Horace E. Bixby, P. w. Sheck-
ley and Ed. Sheble Captain Boardman,
Of the iron steamer, has gone from st.
Louis to Cincinnati, upon invitation of
prominent parties busted in getting up a
Cincinnati and Red river line. Cincin-
natl is in earnest about this enterprise,
and they want to own half interest in
the iron steamers. The undertaking
season is we'll over on the Upper Missis-
sippi tributaries. The Chippewa, the
Wisconsin, the Black, Wolf and St.
Croix rivers are reported to be very low,
though heavy rains have fallen on the
regions Of the Upper Missis-
sippi, and there may yet be an opportu-
nifty to make run of lumber from the
upper streams before the year closes.
The John T. Moore is loading at St.
Louis in the Carter Line. The Legal
Tender goes on the Carondelet ways at
st.. Louis, and after repairing will take a
Dad for White river.