Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-26

The following is the elevation Of the Hot
Springs. Arkansas Congress spring, the
highest in tho group, is eighty six feet above
the Hot Springs valley. four hundred and
thirty eight feet above tho high water of Ar
kansas river at Little Rock, aud six hundred
and eishty-four feet above high water at Mo
bile, Ala tfN ~ dTFhft
The .restle for the bridge over Little Red
river. on the Cairo and Fulton railroad, has
been completed. and is ready for the laying of
the iron. The bridge across White river has
also been commenced, the contractors having
driven piles for the foundation df the pier.
On Tuesday, at Cleveland, the National
Executive Committee appointed at the Louis
Vile Convention, November, 1871. reported
their proceedings in full All the standing
committees were appointed, and large dele
CATION from the soaboard. lakes and Western
river ports, was present, representing steam
vessel property to the amount of s6OO,OOO,OOO.
A permanent organization of National Board
of Steam Navigation was proposed, with local
associations in various ports.
Snew fell on the 18th and 18th instants on
the Saginaw River, and also along the Union
Pacific Railroad at Cheyenne.
stl HeiAltn's GLBAN1NGs. foll
The Governor Allen carried to New Orleans
Monday 1121 bales of cotton. 2lll sacks of
seed and 40 sacks of seed cotton @ The Katie
got up steam at New Orleans Monday, and
left there last night for Grand Gulf.....The
Nets disaster has been thoroughly investi-
gated, and the report of the inspecting officers
forwarded to Washington. The MerrilPs in
suranee was S37 500; policy for $4,000 In the
Western, of Cincinnati, expired week pre-
vious to the disaster Steamboats, are charg
ing $50 passage from Shreveport TO New Or
leans, 81 bale for cotton and 81 q head
for cattle..... The iron ore barge sunk at Rising
Sun, Ind, is to be remoyed.-..Th leading
topics under discussion at the Cleveland Con-
vention are the best methods of saving life
and property ON steam vessels......The upper
Mississippi has feet scant from st.. Louis to
Keokuk, % inches ON the rapids and from So
to 4 feet aboye,--.The Illinois is on a stand at
Peoria. with feet in the channel Captains
Bedard and Miller bought at Evansville Mon
day more barges from Captain Thomas.
making barges they have purchased to work
on the Cumberland dam. The Andrew Ack-
ley has gone on the docks, at st. Louis, and
will have her upper works remodeled for a
cotton boat in the Southern and Red river
trade. .Museatine collected last week s242
wharfage, the largest amount for any month
this season.,... Cincinnati collected S54 70
wharfage last week THE attempt, by the
different New Orleans companies to advance
rates from St. Louis. proved unsuccessful.
~ RIVER PERSONALS, 3 snlggB
The Katie's officers are Captain Cannon,
and clerks Mossop and Libano.
Major John d. Adams, President of the
Arkansas River Packet Company, returned
from Little Rock on Tuesday evening.
The following is list of the officers of the
Cleveland Convention President, Thomas
Sherlock, Of Ohio; Vice Presidents, John t.
Whiting. of Michigan, and D.. d. Smith, of
New York; Corresponding Secretary, B. s.
Osborn. editor and proprietor Of the Nautical
Gazette, OF New York; Recording Secretary,
W. L. James. of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. John Briggs. one of the proprietors of
the bar on the Cleburne. was married at st.
Patrck's church yesterday to Miss Mollie
Moran, The now happy couple have the best
wishes of their many friends.
Nat Green was in town to-day. and reluc-
family permitted himself to be crowded on a
hay scales on Front street. where he marked
2i6 lbs avoirdupois lie thought that a little
too heity for a." low pressure, and satisfacto-
rily explained to those present the two or
three pounds excess. fH