Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-11

twenty.four years no such volume Of
water has filled its channel or over
flowed It's banks. The food Of 1871
wrecked the hopes Of many river towns
and changed materially the bed Of the
river in places. Large districts of bot
tom land we're engulphed, and the course
Of the river was in many places changed
TO where forests grew before. From
Omaha 10 the mouth Of the Kansas, the
changes we're remarkable. What has
been in nature is always possible-and
populous towns are now washed by the
current Of the mighty river whose sites
were once far inland. The effects Of
the food upon its subsistence is a matter
Of great interest to the people OF the
valley.
The Cincin matt Times tells this re-
garding a steamboat on the Ohio forty
years ago:
After the steamboat became a perma~
nent success on Western rivers, there
were many plans considered by which
the craft could be improved One of
these plans, which was fully carried out,
resulted in the construction Of the Su.
perior, over forty years ago, by Goodloe
Bros, who ran an extensive foundry in
tho eastern part Of the city. She wax
an oddly constructed boat, having three
engines which propelled as many wheels.
Forward she was Of ordinary construc.
ton, but aft her hull extended cut like
two prongs, between which the wheel was
worked by an engine on each side. She
also had two side wheels connected by n
shaft running abeam. which we're worked
by single engine. She did not prove
a success, as the side wheels robbed the
wheel aft OF its power, and caused It 10
assume the character of drag. HAY
ing been given a fair trial and proved a
failure, she was deprived Of her pushing
apparatus at the stern, and turned into
sidewheel steamboat. She ran in the
New Orleans trade. Her first COM
mander was Vivian Goodloe, who subse.
quently commanded the Cincinnatus, on
which he made his last trip on the river.
Captain David Written succeeded Cap
tain Goodloe on board the Superior.
A ten-pound turtle is curiosity to
the Evansville Nimrods. Over in the
bayous of Arkansas they grow to such
an immense size that they are frequently
mistaken for large stumps of trees
The Bismarck left New Orleans Tues
day with eighty-fve cabin passengers
and large number of deckers, while
her freight list was 1000 boxes OF
Havana sugar and geo tons of freight of
a miscellaneous nature.
The flags of the steamers at New Or
leans were displayed at halfmast on
Tuesday as token of respect to the
memory of Captain John Haberle, who
died on Monday.
Wednesdays New Orleans Times says:
" All that could be observed. last even
ing ofthe burnt steamer City Of Cairo was
a portion of the lower part of the jack
staff. Her bow lies in about FIVE feet of
water and her stern in about ten or if
teen feet When we left the scene Of the
wreck tugboat was there looking after
it"
The Alps is coming up with tow of
ice bsrges from Vicksburg.
As soon as the repairs to the Il. +.
Lee are completed she will start south,
and at New Orleans will be painted prior
to the fall campaign, when she will re-
sumo her old days in the Vicksburg
trade. The Katie will go to Ghicot City,
leaving New Orleans every Monday.
Captain Cannon win have charge of the
Katie, and Captain Billy Campbell will
again assume control of the old "Whop.
ping Bob"