Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-14

stole tho MSS. for us from Captain
Rileys safe on his boat
The latest river novelty is the fact
that the Minnesota had to take a lighter
from Keokuk on her last trip up. TO
tighten over the rapids and tow to DAv-
export her cargo Of human freight. She
had i25 cabin passengers and over 500
raftsmen.
The Cairo Bulletin has not abolished
the wharfage tar, but il has done the
next best thing il could for the steam.
boals-Abolished its river column.
The Shreveport Times Of the eth an
tici pates an0ther rise in Red river, aud
says; Several parties from the upper
river report another rise Of ten or twelve
feet out Of Little river. Thia will have
the effect to keep the river up awhile
longer and damage nobody"
The Great Republic loads for New
Orleans at st. Louis this week.
The towboat Alps is due up today on
her way TO Grafton, ILL.,, with seven
empty ice barges from Vicksburg.
Messrs. ID. w. Flowerree 4 Co., Of
Vicksbnrg. a day or two since presented
TO Captain Bowers, Of the towboat Alps,
magnificent piano for his little daugh-
ter, Miss Jessie, in tokea of the Alps
having made two round trips with tows
Of ice without meeting with single ac-
cident.
The Mississippi river is making sun
dry changes back Of Cairo. The cur
rent now strikes the Illinois shore at
the foot of Abers towhead, where it
used to run in the old time, and has al.
resdy almost entirely cut away Eliza
towhead. which formed after it left the
shore at Birds Point, and is dealing in
real estate at that point with lavish
hand. Mr.. Birds land is falling into
the river rapidly.
Captain A. u. Hart is having a new
set Of wheels made for the Thomas Sher-
lock. They are larger than the old
ones and it is thought the increase in
size will make her faster.
At Cincinnati on recent trip the
General Lyle received eighteen empty
whisky barrels for Patriot, which were
duly delivered. On her last trip up q
government official came on board at
Patriot and informed Captain David that
he had violated the internal revenue law
in carrying these barrels, owing to the
neglect OF some one to remove the fig
ures from about the bung-hole indicating
the number Of gallons contained. All
other marks, as well as the stamps, had
been scraped off. For this terrible Of
tense said official informed Captain Da-
vid that the steamer General Lyle had
made herself liable to confscation under
the laws Of the United States, and as
sured him the penalty would not be de-
layed. In addition to this, he intended
holding responsible the shipper, the
hauler and the distillery which had re.
ceived the barrels at Patriot The liza
bility Of common carriers in this respect
would make an interesting case.
Negotiations are pending at st. Louis
for the purchase of the Hamburg for the
exploration of the upper White river.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Hoekett, of St. Louis,
was awarded the contract for improv-
ing the Mississippi river at Sawyers
Bend and at Horse-Tail Bar. The bid
for the work at the former place was
$63,89O, and at the latter $90,7l0, Bids
were opened at St. Louis Wednesday for
work to be done in improving the Mis-
sissippi river between the Missouri and
Meramec rivers. The bids will be sent
10 Washington, and in due time the
award will be made.
The Robert E. Lee comes off the Car
ondelet Marine ways the latter part of
this week in fine order She is now re-
ceiving partly new chimneys and leaves.
The high stage Of water remaining, Cap
tain Cannon has concluded to paint her
at St. Louis. His intention previously
was to do the job at New Orleans. The
cost Of her repairs will amount to Sl0,-
900.