Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-05

II is said that TIE Natchez, Robert Il.
Lee and Belle Lee have cleared from
$4,000 to 100000 each this season,
business and rates having been very ia
vorable. We can't see it.
steamboatmen intending TO carry ex-
cursion parties this summer are referred
to section ls of the steamboat laws,
which prescribe that such persons shall
procure a permit from the local in
spectors, Failure to comply with the
law will subject the offendert to a penalty
of ten dollars for each passenger above
the number allowed who shall be car
ried by the boat.
Yesterday we mentioned that Gus
Hodge was the postmaster at Vicksburg.
and was a passenger up on the Richmond
with Collector Casey, Of New Orleans.
Captain-for such hc is-Hodge dropped
us the following note, which explains
the error;
River Editor Ledger
see in your paper Of this evening and
date you announce me as being on the
Richmond, postmaster at Vicksburg.
Will you do me the kindness TO make
the correction thus: Mr.. Peter Casey is
the postmaster at Vicksburg, and the
undersigned is an honest steamboatman
Of New Orleans.
Yours respectfully, Gus HODGE.
Silas Adkins and Captain John p.
Keiser have constructed a model con-
trivaace for removing sand bars and
providing a uniform depth of water. 1t
consists Of a number of hatboats, to
which are attached, on one side, aprons
Of timber. Two sets of datboats or pom
toons are placed at the head Of the bar
in such way as to leave the two lines
Of aprons funnel shaped expanse. The
aprons or deaectors, which can be in
stantly lowered to proper depth, are
let down. A large body of water is de.
hected so as to run with great velocity
through the marrow mouth Of the funnel,
and in short time from one to five or
eight feet additional depth, as required,
is procured for the passage Of vessels.
The continuance is very simple, and may
prove valuable for the Mississippi river
between St. Louis and Memphis during
low water seasons.
DnFTwOoD.-The Joe Flemming is
due here tonight with tow of ice
containing 200 tons of the cooling stuff
.........The short trade boats above Cin1
cinnati are playing hob with freight
rates.........There being some diversity
of opinion as to the relative power Of the
r. E. Lee and Natchez, we give the d.
mansions of the machinery of each boat:
The Natchez has 8 boilers, "a feet long,
40 inches diameter; Aues; 2 cylinders,
10 feet stroke, "a inches diameter;
water.wheels, AZ feet diameter, l53 feet
length of buckets. The Robert L. Lee
has boilers, fues 20 inches long, AZ
inches diameter; 2 cylinders, 10 feet
stroke. 4Oinches diameter; water-wheels,
"a feet diameter, l64 feet length Of buck
ets.........The flags of the boats at st.
Louis were halfmasted Tuesday in re-
spect to the memory of Captain Leaven-
worth, mention of whose death was made
in this column yesterday. Captain
Leavenworth commenced his career as a
steamboatman in 1862, and remained on
the river until 1870, being during that
time commander of the Champion, War
ner and Mollie Able, and clerk of the
John j. Roe, Uncle Sam and many
other steamers. At the time Of his de-
cease he held the position of United
States gauger, which place he filed to
the utmost satisfaction of all concerned
.........The rattle for Honest Joe takes
place at the Peabody Saturday night