Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

The ST. Francis, Captain Bowman. de-
parts at Eve o'clock this afternoon for
Helera, Mariana, Wittsburg. and all
way landings on the St. Francis river.
Messrs. Paine. Chamberlain and Frank
lin are clerks.
The regular semi.weekly bends packet
A. J. White, with Captain Mark Cheek
in command, leaves at five O'Clock this
evening for Napoleon and all way land
ings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The White, st. Francis and Boyd were
the only boats at the landing this morn
ing.
The Halliday Brothers Of Cairo have
two salt wells at Duquoin, Illinois, which
they expect will yield two hundred bar
reIs Of salt per day. They have spent
$4,000 in experimenting with them, and
will soon now begin to realize upon their
Investment.
To morrow at ST. Louis bids will be
opened at the United States Engineers
office for work on improvements to the
Mississippi river at Sawyer Bend and
Venice Bend. The sum of 1870, 900 will
be expended in the immediate vicinity
Of st. Louis. Work will commence
early in August and be vigorously pros
ecuted.
A St. Louis exchanged says that the
new hull for the City of Alton will be
begun in few days, and will be built
for fast time aud large carrying capac-
ity.
1t is more than probable that Cinciu-
matt will have another rise ofseyeral feet
in the Ohio to-day as it rained there
heavily last night.
Captain Parisot's new Yazoo river
boat leaves Louisville on Saturday for
Vieksburg.
The first bale Of cotton raised on the
Rio Grande was received at Brownsville,
Texas, on the Sd.
NJ. W. Joyce was the purchaser Of the
Ora at Algiers on Saturday last.
The boats in port display their flags at
half mast to-day in respect to the men,
DRY of George A. Clark, recently In
spector of Hulls at this port, who died
very suddenly at his residence, No. 55
Fourth street, Chelsea, last night, OF the
disease. 1t was not known
to any of his friends that Mr.. Clark was
i'll, and the announcement of his death
will pain them as sad and unlocked
for event. By his demise, faithful and
devoted wife is made widow, and three
little ones are left fatherless.
The serrow-stricken family have the
sympathy of host of friends in their
sad bereavement Mr.. Clark's remains
will be taken to Illinois for interment.
The rules and regulations prepared
some time since for the government of
steam vessels by board appointed for
the purpose have been finished and are
now in the hands of the government
printer. They are made to conform to
the law Of 1871 to insure greater safety
on steam vessels, and will be ready for
distribution among the local steam
boards of the country in about two
weeks. There is no change of organiza-
lion. The only marked alterations be-
tween the old and the new rules is in the
outfits required upon all vessels carry
ng steam. 1t is the intention of the
supervising Inspector General to have
each local board generally supplied with
he new rules for gratuitous distribution
among those interested, so that hereaf-
.er there will be no grounds for the
usual story Of violation of the laws re-
ating to steam vessels, that they did
not know what the rules were in their
instance Of negligence Tho
'isit Of personal inspection in different
parts of the country by the Supervising
Inspector General will be followed by a
'igorous enforcement and application of
he law as set forth in the rules now
nearly ready.
Buffalo has the "quakes' terribly, and
Jairoites are regular attendants at
hurch once every week.