Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-10

From ak I'm. yesterday 10 II an.
to-day tho rivar rose four inches, The
water will begin swelling rapidly a..
night,
Mr.. Matthews. the owner Of the Col
liers bargss, is in the CITY. The Falls
Pilot brought down her coal baTges las,
night and went back for the freight
barges.
One dark night, several summers ago,
the A. l.. Davis was coming over Har
psth Shoals, in Cumberland river, draw
ing all the water in the channel-about
fifteen inehes-when her passengers
we're alarmed by the cry Of IMAM over
boardr' Captain Stronghold caney
Fork-stopped his boat, and was man
ming the life boat-a oanoe-when he
heard the man eYclaim; go on with
your derned old steamboat. I'm in q
hurry, and am going 10 wade ashore and
walk through TO Nashville
The Evansville journal, speaking OF
the Charles Bodmann, which stopped at
that port on Sunday, has the following
CAPTAIN o. p. Shinkle was in fine
feather, except for the torment OF a
small carbuucle on the back Of his neck,
which he expects 10 be well before the
Humane Society Of Louisville hang him
for cruelty to animals.
Referring 10 the Ella Hughes, the
Courier.Journal says: She is certainly
not the finest passenger steamer ahoat'
Her sleeping accommodations are lin
tied 10 A few shelves, with curtains sus.
pended in front. A paper Of pins used
10 lie on the Office desk Of that fractional
steamer, and whenever a person would
ask for a key 10 his room, Johnny Har-
per. the clerk. would blandly smile and
politely offer the applicant a pin.
1t is reported that the new Supervising
Inspector Of steam vessels intends TO
make a general overhauling Of the en-
Moves OF that bureau, and cause the
removal of those who are unified for the
position. Il is also stated that the
amended rules and regulations, adopted
by the Beard Of Supervising Inspectors
of steamboats at its last meeting, have
been approved by the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and have now the force OF law.
The latter information is Of considerable
importance to the steamboat owners OF Of
this section, and they will doubtless hail
with unfeigned satisfaction the former
report should it fortunately turn out 10
be true.
DRIFrwooD. Some OF the freight,
saved from the wreck Of the Pink Var
bic was sold at auction here to-day,
Some parties at st. Louis who had
been using the wharf as a warehouse
had a lot Of -four damaged yesterday by
the rapidly rising river. Wonder II the
rising river will melt that salt pile on the
river here?.. .......The Katie 2. kountz
and May Lowry both loaded at st Louis
for the mOuntains...."...The John hyie
has one item Of $500 barrels pork for
Nav Orleans. The Muscatine Jour
nal saws: "Cabin fare from Muscatine
Is the same this year as LASTS 90 to
St. Louis; $l2 so to St. Paul; 50 % to
Keokuk; SIS rs to Quincy. ......... The
Miner left Sioux City for Benton Mon
day. The John I. Moore took 70
Shreveport 200 tons Of the sunken Glas'
COWS cargo, fshed out by the Submarine
i4....The Emile LaBarge was at Rol
Roy bar yesterday taking the balance oil
the iron left there by the Susie Silver
INIT is expected that the wreck Of
the Brill will be cleared out OF the lower
locks at Louisville this week.