Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-22

now about four and a half feet only
The next few boats, /. is thought, will
not be able TO make more than two trips
through; therefore II is likely that the
line will shortly be divided into sections
to run below the lower rapids, and sec.
ton above"
The Richmond and Republic will re-
main at St. Louis a month or so yet,
The Mary Il. Poe, for Red river, has
700 tons of railroad iron on board
The Richmond got ten cents per cwt
at New Orleans on her 400 hogsheads Of
sugar and other freight.
The towboat Greyhound arrived at
Cairo Saturday evening with the hull OF
the New Orleans and Arkansas river
steamer. Fannie Tatum, and the new
barge. No. 40, for the NJ. V. 4. company.
The Greyhound also had to Cairo ~. %
900 bushels Of coal in II barges belong
ing TO Commodore Dick Gray Of Pitts
burg, and destined for different points
on the Mississippi.
The Lioness has gone to the mouth of
White river with her tow of coal, and
after delivering it will enter the towing
business between Cairo and st. Louis.
taking the place Of the Sam Brown, while
the latter goes oufon dock at Pittsburg
to receive extensive repairs.
Captain Boardman, of the Jno. 7.
Moore, has chartered the steamer Royal
George, at New Orleans, as connect
ing boat to Meriden.
The locks OF the Louisville canal we're
closed Friday, aud the water drawn of
to take the model and dimensions of the
new gates They we're opened again
Saturday.
Sundays New Orleans Times has the
following; Among the freights shipped
on various boats yesterday, we learn that
Messrs. jackson, Fitzpatrick & Hender-
son shipped 10, $50 sacks of salt, as fol-
lows: Garryowen, 500, for 0uachita;
John T. Moore, $50, for Red river; Hen
ry Ames, 1900, for St. Louis, and Mis-
sissippi Valley Transportation Com
pany barges, 1000 for St. Louis.
DRIFTwooD.
There will sson be trouble in the Lower
Ohio, owing to low water....... Daven-
port is full Of harvesters, who went up
the river too soon. Some have left town
for down the river, and others have been
driven out to prevent robbery and VIC
lence.........A San Francisco dispatch
says: Spectators from all parts of
Oregon and Washington territories are
aocking to Tacoma, the western termi-
nus Of the Northern Pacific. The
steamer Eliza Anderson has been taken
to Tacoma to be used as hotel.
The Belle Of Shreveport had 800 tons on
leaving, lacking 400 tons Of her full
capacity.........The Commonwealth was
libeled at Cairo for the rent of the
barges Clarinda and Red Stocking,
amounting to $2lOO, and not for the loss
of the barges. Charley Dix is rusti-
eating at the Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Gen. d. d. Smith, inspector of steam
boilers, was due in Pittsbnrg, Thursday.
He will at once proceed to experiment
with steam boilers. Several sites have
been suggested for the experiments, but
as yet none have been decided upon.
.......Hiram Hill, the diver, is recover
ing the iron ore sunk by the Grand Lake
last winter at Golconda.........The three
men run over in skiff by the Tom Rees
at Desdman' s, bywhich two were drowned
and the other rescued, were not from the
towboat Comet. The rescued party had
large amount of money on his person,
and told several different stories about
it. He quit the boat rather suddenly.