Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-05

passed down at four o'clock this morn
ing for Red river. The G.. w. Cheek
arrived at a. m. from Napoleon, with a
moderate trip; and the Belfast with a
moderate trip passed up about the same
hour, drawing FIVE feet. The st. Luke
lost thirty hours at Island Is, and passed
here drawing six feet
BOATS TO LEAVE.
FOR CINCINNATI. = The James ID.
Parker, Captain Bob Wise, will be here
to-day with four hundred tons Of freight,
and returns to the Ohio tomorrow.
For New ORLEANs.-The high-Ayer,
Henry Ames, Captain J. W. Jacobs
commanding, and VIC. Aiken in the
office, will be down tomorrow morning
on her way to New Orleans.
For VIcKsBUEG.-The elegant City Of
Vicksburg will be down tomorrow after
noon on her way to Vicksburg.
For ST.. LoUIs.-Tke only boat for the
upper country to-day is the favorite
Julia, Captain W. Fl. Blake, of the An
Choir Line. She leaves the elevator
building this evening at FIVE o'clock,
and will entertain travellers in good
style. Mr.. John Blake is the we'll
known clerk.
For ST. LoUIs.-The John B. Maude
is the Sunday packet for Cairo and St.
Louis. In solidity, compactness and
general outfit, the Maude is unsurpassed
by any steamer aAoat in our waters,
and will, in the future, meet the best an
ticipations Of her builders, owners and
friends.
For NAPoLEoN.-Th Geo. W. Cheek
is the regular mail boat to leave the
landing to-day at five o'clock in the
evening for Helena, Friar's Point, Ma
poleon and all way landings. George
Malone commands, and the gentle
manly trio, Charles Smithers, Neil
Booker and William Smithers are the
clerks.
For VICKsBURG. The fine Anchor
line steamer Colorado will be found at
the elevator this evening, ready to re-
ceive for Vicksburg and authenticate
points, backing out at six o'clock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A part of the Edinburg's machinery
was sold at auction yesterday by that
jolly steamboat auctioneer, FARMLAND.
Captain VIM. Ashford returned yes
terday from St. Louis on the City of
Chester. He reports business decidedly
dull at the future great city.
The Carrie A. Thorn carries with her
small howitzer, with which she mott
fies the Red river towns of her approach.
The Kittie Hegler left Cincinnati last
night for this place. She is, we learn,
in the good "Old Reliable line" The
Shannon left at the same time for New
Orleans.
The Commission of United States En-
gineers recently appointed by the War
Department, says st. Louis dispatch,
to examine the bridge in process of con-
struction at that city, and report
whether, when finished, it will be a
serious obstruction to navigation, held
their first session there yesterday. The
Commission consists of General James
II. Simpson, General G. X. Warden,
General Godfrey Weitzel, Colonel VIM.
E. Merrill and Major Charles R. Suter.
all engaged in river and harbor improve
ments. John S. McCune, President Of
the Keokuk Northern Packet Company,
E. W. Gould and Captain Silver made
statements to the Board on the part Of
the river interests, pronouncing the
bridge serious obstruction, and Colonel
Flood, engineer of the bridge company,
gave testimony in behalf of the bridge
interest. The Board will not confne
themselves TO the statements by those
sl0duUOdthicu VIM OPpOs0 tnO DAAuSSi
but will listen to all, both for and
against. They will also invite mer-
chants and others to give their opinions
and to furnish statistics of river and rail
road commerce Of the city, and will
visit and thoroughly examine the bridge
themselves. Their sessions will proba-
bly, continue several days.
One item Of the Shannon's freight for
New Orleans is 1000 kegs of nails. The
Hegler has $50 kegs for this city.
The Cincinnati Times pays the fol-
lowing merited compliment to a gallant,
worthy and efficient officer: Colonel
w. E. Merrill, U. S. A., Engineer-in-
charge Of the improvement Of the /
Ohio River is doing more for the per
manent benefit Of the commerce Of
Cincinnati than any government officer /
ever stationed here. The modest little
hero Of Knoxville never does anything
By halves"
John Britton, the mate Of the Great
Republic, has surrendered TO the New
Orleans authorities, and in their Gus