Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-23

Yesterday James Howard a Company
launched from their ship yard the largest
barge that has ever been built in the
West. This barge is for the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company. aud
has the capacity to carry 1900 tons. Her
dimensions are, 2l2 feet long, Il feet
breadth Of beam and 81 feet depth Of
hold.
The last Congress appropriated the
sum Of 100000 to be expended in car.
rying forward the work upon the canal
now in process Of construction around
the Des Moines Rapids Of the Mississip-
pi river at Keokuk. The proposals for
this work were opened in that city Mon.
day at the office Of Major Stickney,
United States Engineer in local charge.
They we're seven in number, aud ranged
from SIG, 200 to 1902 500; that Of l.. L.
Hne, was the lowest, and that OF w.
johnson, Of Fulton, New York, the high
est. With the exception of Mr.. John
son, the bidders are all residents OF Keo-
kuk. Work on the improvement will be
resumed in the early part of next month.
Says Mondays St. Louis Globe.
Steamboat captains must look out to
save themselves trouble. Captain j.
Percy Sedan was arrested yesterday for
alleged embezzlement. The circum-
stances OF the case, as we learn from
one Of the clerks Of the Belfast, are
these: Some time in March last, Messrs.
Green 4 Clark. Of this city, shipped on
the Belfast ten barrels Of cider to nine
different consignees, with G. o. ID.
drafts. Some of these consignees re-
fused to receive the goods, and they
we're stored with Messrs. Stacy & Pol
lard, Of Shreveport. The amounts re-
ceived on those delivered were paid to
the clerk, according to his own state
ment. Captain Sedan, so the clerk says,
never received any Of the money. What
disposition was made Of the funds SO
secured is not known. Captains do not
often attend to collections or payments
OF same"
DRIFTwooD.
In accordance with the recommends
ton of Chief Engineer McComb, the
War Department has decided to apply
$4,000, three -fonrths Of the sppropria-
ton Of the last Congress for the improve
ment of the Illinois river, to the CON
struction Of the dam at Copperas creek
.........The r. L. Lee came or the Car
ondelet Marine ways yesterday in thor
ough repair, and with her bottom
smeared with castor oil for a 4" tilt " with
the Natchez when she overhauls that
boat.........The Mary +. Poe took on 700
bars Of railroad iron at East st. Louis
1.-THE Bee and three barges have
for New Orleans, 1900 tons of freight
and 1000 bushels Of bulk grain.........
The Pittsburg and Cincinnati daily
packet line in l949 was composed of the
following boats; Monday - Mononga-
hela, Captain c. Stone. Tuesday-Hi
hernia No. 2, Captain John Klinefelter.
Wednesday-New England No. 2, Cap
tain S. Dean. Thursday - Brilliant,
Captain r. j. Grace. Friday-Clipper
No. 2, Captain N. Crooks. Saturday
Messenger, Captain s. j. Reno. Sun
day = Isaac Newton, Captain A. G.
Mason. OF the above captains the only
ones that survive are Captains Klinefel-
ter. s. Dean and R. J. Grace....~...
Messrs. Bofnger 4 Pegram have pur-
chased one-half of the Maria Louisa and
one-third of the Southwestern, with a
view of establishing a line between New
Orleans and Shreveport, and St. Louis
and Shreveport. They already own
three other boats in the Red river trade.